EFFA presents:
Summer of Change.
An online festival, brought to you by Bank Australia
EFFA presents: Summer of Change.
21 January - 4 February 2021
An online special event.
Presented in partnership with Bank Australia, and with support from our Festival Friends, City of Darebin and the High Commission of Canada.
What’s happening.
'EFFA presents: Summer of Change' is an online mini festival, celebrating the visionaries, innovators and disruptors currently fighting to protect and preserve the integrity of our environment.
With a program full of hope, we present to you the stories of the individual heroes and communities who are using the power of Action, Progress, and Resistance to cultivate change, showcasing what lessons can be learned from these activists and how the post-COVID world could be a catalyst for bringing about positive environmental impact.
That things will be markedly different is a certainty. Through coming together around the medium of film, with documentaries, First Nations voices, short packages and even an animation featuring talking dogs, this online program is designed to galvanise our community by providing a platform for those striving to make a difference.
All films are available On Demand.
In recognition of Survival Day and the national day of mourning, the festival will not run on 26 January.
Watch the trailer.
Listings poster.
Talks
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The Last Ice Panel
Join Inuit youth activist Maatalii Okalik, Climate and Earth Sciences Academic Shawn Marshall, SEED Mob legend Tishiko King and Director Scott Resler as they come together for a powerful discussion of First Nations Rights and the fight to save Inuit communities and their homes. Joyous, confronting, and truly inspirational - not to be missed!
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Opening Night | Wild Things Panel: Youth in Action
Join us for the live streamed EFFA presents: Summer of Change Opening Night special event, exploring youth climate activism in Australia and beyond!
Join Wild Things Director Sally Ingleton, star of the film & youth climate activist Harriet O'Shea Carre, and SEED youth activist Jacob as they discuss the current political arena surrounding climate activism and climate justice.
This event is Auslan interpreted.
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Warrior Women Q&A
EFFA and Bank Australia are excited to present this exclusive Q&A with Director Beth Castle and stars Madonna Thunderhawk and Marcy Gilbert, as a companion piece to the Warrior Women feature film.
Marcy Gilbert shares EFFA's questions with Madonna and Beth and they all three discuss their thoughts on the issues highlighted in the film and their thoughts for the future.
Features.
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Jacob, Mimmi & The Talking Dogs
2019 | 70’ | Latvia | Edmunds Jansons
When her local park and favourite tree come under threat from some big city construction, Mimmi joins forces with her cousin Jacob and a pack of talking dogs to protect the park; proving that anyone, no matter how small, can stand up and make a difference.
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Citizen Nobel
Stéphane Goël | 2020 | Switzerland
This charming documentary gives rise to your new favourite eco-warrior: 78-year old Nobel Prize winning scientist Jacques Dubochet. It's the activism story you didn’t know you needed.
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Climate Exodus
David Baute | 2020 | Spain
An artfully composed, unflinching insight into the plight of climate refugees, sharing the very personal stories of three women across three continents as they fight to keep their home, land and community safe.
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Smog Town
HAN Meng | 2019 | China
China has declared war on smog, and Li, the devoted director of the local environmental bureau in the city of Langfang, leads a crucial battle. But what if the defence of blue skies can only be achieved at the expense of the country's most impoverished citizens and workers.
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That's Wild
Michael Thomas | 2020 | USA
Blending the majesty of the Colorado landscape with the excitement and adventure of grappling with extreme rugged terrain, That's Wild offers up a story that is both genuinely soulful and inspiring.
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The Edge of Existence
James Suter, Charlie Luckock | 2020 | South Africa
Uncovering the untold story of human-wildlife conflict in Africa which threatens the survival of both local populations and animals-alike, The Edge of Existence is pressing, visceral and important
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The Last Ice
Scott Ressler | 2019 | USA
Following young Inuit leaders Aleq and Maatalli as they step up to save their Artic homeland from the threats of Big Oil, tourism and over-fishing, this urgent documentary is a vital, intimate glimpse into what it takes to protect the planet.
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Warrior Women
Christina D. King, Elizabeth A. Castle | 2018 | USA
Renowned Native American Rights activist Madonna Thunder Hawk and her family explore what it means to navigate leading a movement, motherhood and legacy while under the rule of a colonizing government that meets your resistance with violence.
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Wild Things
Sally Ingleton | 2020 | Australia
Four years in the making, Wild Things shares the stories of the young activists across Australia who have been mobilising against forces more powerful than themselves, declaring that enough is enough.
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X-Trillion
Advanced Screening. Eleanor Church | 2020 | United Kingdom
At the intersection of adventure, science, and impassioned call to action, X Trillion journeys alongside 14 women as they embark upon an epic month-long research voyage to tackle one of the most daunting challenges faced by our planet: how to solve the plastic crisis.
Shorts.
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Elders & The Earth.
A specially curated program of shorts celebrating the power of First Nations voices and the custodians of the lands, across the planet.
7 Hectares Back | Dorota Migas-Mazur | 2019 | Poland
Nibi Walk | Keely Kernan | 2019 | USA
Swimming Yesterday | Damian Kane | 2020 | Australia
The Man of the Trees | Andrea Trivero | 2018 | Italy
To Keep As One | Katie Basile | 2020 | USA
Voices on the Road | Bethan John, Eilidh Munro | 2019
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Animation
Ranging from the gentle and fantastical, to the brutal and honest, this collection of ten short animations probes the most pressing of environmental issues. Recommended for ages 15+
Amucha | Jesús Sánchez Fuentes | 2019 | Chile
Euphoria / Algeria | Katalin Egely | 2018 | Hungary, Argentina
H2O | Fathima Shanaz | 2018 | Sri Lanka
Hudson Geese | Bernardo Britto | 2018 | USA
Petrichor | Shirin Shakhesi | 2019 | Australia
Red Fin | Celia Campos | 2019 | France
Swiss-Made | Sophie Wietlisbach | 2017 | Switzerland
The Birds | Joe Chang | 2019 | Canada
Wade | Upamanyu Bhattacharyya, Kalp SanghviIndia | 2020 | India
Winter in the Rainforest | Anu-Laura Tuttelberg | 2019 | Estonia, Lithuania, Mexico
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Experimental
Explore the other side of environmental cinema, with this groundbreaking selection of experimental shorts. Recommended for ages 15+
A Demonstration | Beny Wagner, Sasha Litvintseva | 2020 | The Netherlands
A Mordida | Pedro Neves Marques | 2019 | Portugal
All, or Nothing at All | Margit Lukács and Persijn Broersen | 2019 | The Netherlands
Hella Trees | Ayo Akingbade
The Pit | Jona Gerlach | 2019 | USA
Wishing Well | Sylvia Schedelbauer | 2018 | Germany
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