Sustain Your Brain
EarthDance
Short-Attention-Span Environmental Film Festival
Celebrating humans and nature, one short film at a time.
UH Mānoa Art Auditorium, Free
Sunday, July 26 at 3:00pm (for families)
Saturday, August 1 at 7:00pm (for grown-ups)
"EarthDance is brilliant with a distinctive style – it's smart, full of hope and laughs…"
– SF Chronicle
EarthDance (www.earthdancefilms.com) is a juried compilation of comedies, documentaries, animations and adventures — from Italy, India, Canada, Germany, Japan, the UK and US — that celebrate the natural world, one short film at a time. Originally presented by the Oakland Museum, this unique blend of eco-tainment brings messages of inspiration, celebration and action. Screenings are held in conjunction with the Hawai‘i Conservation Alliance during Hawai‘i Conservation Week.
EarthDance for Families!
Sunday, July 26 at 3:00 pm
Total Running Time: 90 minutes
Carpa Diem Italy, 3 min.
Dir: Sergio Cannella
Family Drama. Best Short, Vatavaran Film Festival; Best Spot, Festival International Du Film Sur L‘Énergie de Lausanne.
Goldfish USA 12 min.
Dir: Joe Wein
Two girls. One mission. A lot of fish. Audience Award, Austin Film Festival; Grand Jury Award and Audience Award, Chicago Film Festival.
Balancing Point USA 5 min.
Dir: Danny Brown
A meditation and manipulation of gravity and time through reverse motion. Banff Mountain Film Festival Award Winner.
Zoologic USA, 4 min.
Dir: Nicole Mitchell
Animation Comedy. A fussy zookeeper is taught a lesson by an unconventional penguin. Student Academy Award.
Once Upon a Tide USA, 9 min.
Dir: Sea Studios Foundation
A project of the Center for Health and the Global Environment at the Harvard Medical School. Best in Show, Santa Barbara Ocean Film Festival; Special Jury Selection, Wildscreen International Wildlife and Environmental Film Festival.
Girl Stars: Suryamani, The Forest Activist India, 7 min.
Dir: Umang Bhattacharya
Documentary. Suryamani fights for the right of her community to live in the forest of Jharkhand. Winner, Colorado Environmental Film Festival; Winner, Vatavaran Film Festival.
Roberto the Insect Architect USA, 11 min.
Dir: Galen Fott & Jerry Hunt
Animation based on the best-selling book. A termite named Roberto pursues his dream of becoming an architect and travels to the big city where he hopes to find success. Funny, inspirational and winner of many awards. Narrated by Sean Hayes.
Badgered UK, 7 min.
Dir: Sharon Colman
Animated tale of a grumpy badger who just wants the world to let him sleep. Best Short Animation Oscar nomination; British Animation Award; Best Film on Mountain Environment, Banff Mountain Film Festival.
Riddle in a Bottle USA, 30 min.
Dir: Laura and Robert Sams
Shares how life on earth is connected through moving water. Funded by Save Our Seas Foundation. Best Children’s Film, Wild and Scenic Film Festival.
EarthDance for Grown-ups
Saturday, August 1 at 7:00 pm
Total Running Time: 95 minutes
Our Wonderful Nature, Germany, 5 min.
Dir: Tomer Eshed
3D animation of the mating habits of the water shrew. Jury Prize, antiBoom Awards; 3D Award, Bitfilm Festival; Best Animated Film, Leipzig International Festival
Heather & Goliath, USA, 8 min.
Dir: Thea Mercouffer
Humorous and inspiring documentary about a whistleblower and a group of kayakers who saved the L.A. River.
Balancing Point, USA, 5 min.
Dir: Danny Brown
A meditation and manipulation of gravity and time through reverse motion. Banff Mountain Film Festival Award Winner.
Key West Cock Tales, USA, 22 min.
Dir: Christa Carnell
Documentary Comedy about a town divided between chicken-lovers and chicken-haters and the barber caught in-between.
Loop Pool, Japan, 3 min.
Dir: Daiki Aizawa
Animation depicting the eternal tale of life. Winner, Earth Vision Award; Best Short Film Award, Festival Film Indonesia; Finalist, Japan Media Arts Festival.
Homegrown Revolution, USA, 14 min.
Dir: Jules Dervaes
Documentary about an urban homesteader family in downtown Pasadena.
Cheat Neutral, UK, 12 min.
Dir: Beth Stratford
Satire about offsetting infidelity and carbon offsetting. Both are jokes. Short Film Award, Aotearoa Environmental Film; Audience Award, Colchester International Film Festival; Audience Award, Cambridge International Film Festival; Best Documentary, Heart Of Gold International Film Festival; Best Documentary, Canary Wharf Film Festival; Best Documentary, Rushes Soho Shorts Environmental Film Festival.
One of the Last, Italy, 10 min.
Dir: Paul Zinder
Documentary. Mauro, a 78-year-old Italian farmer has never severed his relationship to the land throughout the rhythm of his days. First Prize-Jury's Choice Award, Black Maria Film Festival.
Trial & Error, Canada, 8 min.
Dir: Bjorn Enga
World-renowned mountain biker Ryan Leech pushes his skills on an incredibly challenging forest trail in British Columbia slated for clearcut logging. People's Choice Award, Radical Reels Canada.