SHORTS PROGRAM #1

Out of Deepwood

This is the story of precedent-setting environmental law, the reclamation of land, and a neighborhood’s fight for justice

Slow Season - Mini Competition

As the effects of the BP Deep Water Horizon oil spill linger in Louisiana’s bayou country, a way of life begins to slip away for a crab fisherman and his sons.

Broken Landscape - Mini Competition

Mine owners and villagers clash in this moving examination of the cost of unmonitored industrial development.

Omid - Mini Competition 

The story of a young boy washing cars next to the US Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, reflecting on the US military withdrawal while providing rare access to the war-torn streets of Kabul.

Controversies - Short Competition

In the 1980s, the popular Action Line talk show was a colorful record of Winnipeg caller reactions to hot-button issues of the day.

Growing Home - Short Competition

Samer, a displaced Syrian barber, has taken refuge along with his young family in the Zaatari Refugee Camp in Jordan. Despite filling his time with meaningful work, caring for his family and improving his living conditions, such daily distractions cannot diminish his desire to return home.