Director Jason Nardella and tree planter Corey Crysler in at...
Films by Program
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All Films
All films in the 2012 Planet in Focus Environmental Film Festival
78 Days
A Sea Turtle Story
This charming stop-motion animation vividly depicts the life cycle of a sea turtle. &nb...
An Evening with Jennifer Baichwal with Edward Burtynsky and Nicholas de Pencier
Pay What You Can Moderated by Adam Nayman Plane...
As Above, So Below
Shedding light on local and global acts of alchemy, As Above, So Below is a deepl...
Bay of All Saints
Seated atop the sullied waters of Brazil’s Bay of All Saints, rows of palafitas...
Bitter Seeds
$5 Screening Motivated by personal tragedy, aspiri...
Bones
A split-frame collage of Super 8 footage pans and mirrors decaying tree trunks scattered a...
Bunty’s Tree
A childhood carving jolts a logging executive back to his earliest bond with nature in thi...
Canary in the Mine
Director Danielle Heifa and Producer Steve Henderson in atte...
Canícula
Director Jose Álvarez in attendance With his thou...
Cerro Rico, Tierra Rica
Two distinct mining communities in southwestern Bolivia are portrayed in this haunting ele...
Closing Night Gala: Chasing Ice
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Colosse – A Wood Tale
When a giant wooden puppet accidentally cuts his lifeline, a woodpecker finds a creative w...
Crown of Life (Chevelure de la vie)
Director of Nanameshkueu, awarded Best Short Film at the 2011 Planet in Focus Env...
Dead Ducks
Director Brenda Longfellow in attendance Darkly hu...
Dolime Dilemma: Water Proof?
Director Kristy Neville in attendance The global f...
Ecoloshe & The Green Revolution: “Be Sexy”
This short film was created by the participants of the ...
Ecoloshe & The Green Revolution: “Chips ‘n’ Roses”
This short film was created by the participants of the ...
Ecoloshe & The Green Revolution: “The Birth”
This short film was created by the participants of the ...
Eyes in the Forest: The Portraiture of Jim Lawrence
Director Miriam Needoba in attendance ...
Feathered Bullets
Director David Fyfe in attendance The Peregrine Fa...
FREE Children’s Program (ages 5–12)
Join us for an exciting day of fun and engaging programming ...
Future Weather
When her single mom runs off to California to pursue her dream of becoming a make-up artis...
Hanging Around
Perched in a jungle tree, a playful leopard attempts to wake a sloth from its slumber. ...
Heart of Sky, Heart of Earth
$5 Screening As the end of the ancient Mayan calen...
Home Grown – Local Filmmakers Speak Out!
This program showcases short films about local issues made by Toronto-based emerging filmm...
Hot and Bothered
The “telly” sells the answer to a couple’s struggle with intimacy in the midst of an...
In Organic We Trust
$5 Screening In Organic We Trust is an ey...
Just Do It: A Tale of Modern Day Outlaws
Making a cup of tea is just one of the strategies for change that Marina Pepper, a classif...
Keep on Rolling: The Dream of the Automobile (Sobre Ruedas: El Sueño Del Automóvil)
In just over a century, the automobile has revolutionized our way of life. We allocate as ...
Manufactured Landscapes
$5 Screening Award-winning filmmaker Jennifer Baic...
Maori Boy Genius
What if some shrewd filmmaker had recognized Barack Obama’s boyhood promise and docu...
My Brother
Filmmakers Frederick King and Rochelle Chambers in attendan...
Northwords
Director Geoff Morrison and Shelagh Rogers will be in attend...
Occupy Love
Director Velcrow Ripper in attendance A profound s...
Opening Night Gala: Lost Rivers
Director Caroline Bâcle and Producer Katarina Soukup in att...
Orange Witness
Sickened after visiting severely disfigured children who were born from parents and ...
Passive Passion
$5 screening Tracing the roots of the Passive Ho...
Rainforest: The Limit of Splendour
Director Richard Boyce in attendance Kwaxsistalla,...
Raising Resistance
“Soy is like a ticking bomb to me,” says Geronimo Arevelos, a campesino (farm...
Remains
Bourque’s elegiac hand-processed film reflects on the tenacity of the human spirit, even...
School Program: Chasing Ice
James Balog, National Geographic photographer and founder of the Extreme Ice Surv...
School Program: Ecoloshe & The Green Revolution: “A Romantic Dinner”
This short film was created by the participants of the ...
School Program: Ecoloshe & The Green Revolution: “Be Sexy”
This short film was created by the participants of the ...
School Program: Ecoloshe & The Green Revolution: “Chips ‘n’ Roses”
This short film was created by the participants of the ...
School Program: Ecoloshe & The Green Revolution: “Funny Games”
This short film was created by the participants of the ...
School Program: Ecoloshe & The Green Revolution: “Heal the World 1″
This short film was created by the participants of the ...
School Program: Ecoloshe & The Green Revolution: “Heal the World 2″
This short film was created by the participants of the ...
School Program: Le Noël de Walter et Tandoori
In the midst of the Christmas shopping season, the picturesque mountainside village of Har...
School Program: The Green Mind (À l’an vert)
Director Linda Desormeaux in attendance “If we ...
School Program: The Pipedreams Project
In May of 2010, Enbridge Inc. submitted an application for the construction of a network o...
School Program: The Water Brothers
The Water Brothers will be in attendance ...
School Program: World’s Saviours 3.0
They’re young and they’re plugged in. They Skype, they post, they Tweet, and they have...
Seeking the Current (Chercher le Courant)
Director Alexis de Gheldere will be in attendance $5 scree...
Semper Fi: Always Faithful
$5 Screening Marine Corps Master Sgt. Jerry Ensmin...
Silent Skies
$5 Screening Su Ryna...
SNAP
Itching for a meal, Snap the Water Haggis looks to another species to learn the ancient ma...
Spoke
Director Lulu Wei in attendance Cycling to work an...
Spotlight on Renewable Energy and Sustainability
In the UN’s International Year of Sustainable Energy for All, we have decided to spotlig...
Switch
$5 Screening What will it really take to wean an e...
The Buffalo Wolves
$5 Screening Established in 1922, Wood Buffalo Nat...
The Carbon Rush
Director Amy Miller and Producer Byron A. Martin in attendan...
The Girl and the Fox
A young girl’s empathy is rewarded when she is saved by the very same fox she had set ou...
The Joy of Living (La joie de vivre)
Eleven-year-old filmmaker Jérémy Vassiliou divulges how taking care of his three turtles...
The Little Bird and the Leaf (Der klein vogel und das blatt)
When winter winds whisk away fall’s lingering foliage, a young bird is determined to res...
The Polar Explorer (School Program) – 2011 Film Festival
Director Mark Terry and Dr. Pete Ewin, ...
The Slug and the Snails (Limaçon & Caricoles)
A curious slug tries to find his place among the snails. Subtitles will be re...
The Zen of Rowing
Director Kevin Caners in attendance A solo sculler...
Transformed
Directors Hanieh Taghizadeh, Krishna Bhatt and Punit Gandre...
Trashed
Academy Award-winning actor Jeremy Irons pulls up his wellies to cross littered beaches in...
Up on the Farm
Diane Nerwen in attendance. A meditation on urban...
Wavumba
Director Jeroen van Velzen will be in attendance ...
What’s up James (Qué tal James)
A man made out of plasticine comes to life one night as his young creator sleeps. As he tr...
Wild Lilly (Uitgekraakt)
Born into a community situated deep in the woods, Lilly enjoyed boundless freedom to roa...
You Are What You Eat
Directors Audrey Fang, Maurice Loraine and Sohrab Rehzai wi...
$5 ScreeningsWe’re pleased to offer the first screening of each day at a discounted rate of $5.
Bitter Seeds
$5 Screening Motivated by personal tragedy, aspiri...
Heart of Sky, Heart of Earth
$5 Screening As the end of the ancient Mayan calen...
In Organic We Trust
$5 Screening In Organic We Trust is an ey...
Manufactured Landscapes
$5 Screening Award-winning filmmaker Jennifer Baic...
Passive Passion
$5 screening Tracing the roots of the Passive Ho...
School Program: Chasing Ice
James Balog, National Geographic photographer and founder of the Extreme Ice Surv...
School Program: Ecoloshe & The Green Revolution: “A Romantic Dinner”
This short film was created by the participants of the ...
School Program: Ecoloshe & The Green Revolution: “Be Sexy”
This short film was created by the participants of the ...
School Program: Ecoloshe & The Green Revolution: “Chips ‘n’ Roses”
This short film was created by the participants of the ...
School Program: Ecoloshe & The Green Revolution: “Funny Games”
This short film was created by the participants of the ...
School Program: Ecoloshe & The Green Revolution: “Heal the World 1″
This short film was created by the participants of the ...
School Program: Ecoloshe & The Green Revolution: “Heal the World 2″
This short film was created by the participants of the ...
School Program: Le Noël de Walter et Tandoori
In the midst of the Christmas shopping season, the picturesque mountainside village of Har...
School Program: The Green Mind (À l’an vert)
Director Linda Desormeaux in attendance “If we ...
School Program: The Pipedreams Project
In May of 2010, Enbridge Inc. submitted an application for the construction of a network o...
School Program: The Water Brothers
The Water Brothers will be in attendance ...
School Program: World’s Saviours 3.0
They’re young and they’re plugged in. They Skype, they post, they Tweet, and they have...
Seeking the Current (Chercher le Courant)
Director Alexis de Gheldere will be in attendance $5 scree...
Semper Fi: Always Faithful
$5 Screening Marine Corps Master Sgt. Jerry Ensmin...
Silent Skies
$5 Screening Su Ryna...
Switch
$5 Screening What will it really take to wean an e...
The Buffalo Wolves
$5 Screening Established in 1922, Wood Buffalo Nat...
Children's FilmsFun and engaging films specially programmed for children. Free and open to all.
A Sea Turtle Story
This charming stop-motion animation vividly depicts the life cycle of a sea turtle. &nb...
Bunty’s Tree
A childhood carving jolts a logging executive back to his earliest bond with nature in thi...
Colosse – A Wood Tale
When a giant wooden puppet accidentally cuts his lifeline, a woodpecker finds a creative w...
FREE Children’s Program (ages 5–12)
Join us for an exciting day of fun and engaging programming ...
Hanging Around
Perched in a jungle tree, a playful leopard attempts to wake a sloth from its slumber. ...
SNAP
Itching for a meal, Snap the Water Haggis looks to another species to learn the ancient ma...
The Girl and the Fox
A young girl’s empathy is rewarded when she is saved by the very same fox she had set ou...
The Joy of Living (La joie de vivre)
Eleven-year-old filmmaker Jérémy Vassiliou divulges how taking care of his three turtles...
The Little Bird and the Leaf (Der klein vogel und das blatt)
When winter winds whisk away fall’s lingering foliage, a young bird is determined to res...
The Slug and the Snails (Limaçon & Caricoles)
A curious slug tries to find his place among the snails. Subtitles will be re...
Wild Lilly (Uitgekraakt)
Born into a community situated deep in the woods, Lilly enjoyed boundless freedom to roa...
Home Grown: Shorts Program
Dolime Dilemma: Water Proof?
Director Kristy Neville in attendance The global f...
Ecoloshe & The Green Revolution: “Be Sexy”
This short film was created by the participants of the ...
Ecoloshe & The Green Revolution: “The Birth”
This short film was created by the participants of the ...
Feathered Bullets
Director David Fyfe in attendance The Peregrine Fa...
Home Grown – Local Filmmakers Speak Out!
This program showcases short films about local issues made by Toronto-based emerging filmm...
My Brother
Filmmakers Frederick King and Rochelle Chambers in attendan...
Spoke
Director Lulu Wei in attendance Cycling to work an...
The Zen of Rowing
Director Kevin Caners in attendance A solo sculler...
Transformed
Directors Hanieh Taghizadeh, Krishna Bhatt and Punit Gandre...
You Are What You Eat
Directors Audrey Fang, Maurice Loraine and Sohrab Rehzai wi...
School Program FilmsEnriching and informative films for elementary, middle, secondary and French immersion students.
School Program: Chasing Ice
James Balog, National Geographic photographer and founder of the Extreme Ice Surv...
School Program: Ecoloshe & The Green Revolution: “A Romantic Dinner”
This short film was created by the participants of the ...
School Program: Ecoloshe & The Green Revolution: “Be Sexy”
This short film was created by the participants of the ...
School Program: Ecoloshe & The Green Revolution: “Chips ‘n’ Roses”
This short film was created by the participants of the ...
School Program: Ecoloshe & The Green Revolution: “Funny Games”
This short film was created by the participants of the ...
School Program: Ecoloshe & The Green Revolution: “Heal the World 1″
This short film was created by the participants of the ...
School Program: Ecoloshe & The Green Revolution: “Heal the World 2″
This short film was created by the participants of the ...
School Program: Le Noël de Walter et Tandoori
In the midst of the Christmas shopping season, the picturesque mountainside village of Har...
School Program: The Green Mind (À l’an vert)
Director Linda Desormeaux in attendance “If we ...
School Program: The Pipedreams Project
In May of 2010, Enbridge Inc. submitted an application for the construction of a network o...
School Program: The Water Brothers
The Water Brothers will be in attendance ...
School Program: World’s Saviours 3.0
They’re young and they’re plugged in. They Skype, they post, they Tweet, and they have...
Spotlight: Renewable Energy & SustainabilityThe films in the 2012 Spotlight examine the challenges and changing perspectives on building a safe and ethical sustainable energy future.
Dead Ducks
Director Brenda Longfellow in attendance Darkly hu...
Keep on Rolling: The Dream of the Automobile (Sobre Ruedas: El Sueño Del Automóvil)
In just over a century, the automobile has revolutionized our way of life. We allocate as ...
Passive Passion
$5 screening Tracing the roots of the Passive Ho...
Seeking the Current (Chercher le Courant)
Director Alexis de Gheldere will be in attendance $5 scree...
Spotlight on Renewable Energy and Sustainability
In the UN’s International Year of Sustainable Energy for All, we have decided to spotlig...
Switch
$5 Screening What will it really take to wean an e...
Tour FilmsFilms selected for the Touring Program
The Polar Explorer (School Program) – 2011 Film Festival
Director Mark Terry and Dr. Pete Ewin, ...











































































