North Sea, Nature Untamed / Nàdar Fiadhain A’ Chuan a Tuath
Dir: Mark Verkerk, 2024, Netherlands, 1hr 10 min, Language: Dutch with English subtitles. HIFF Classification: PG
North Sea, Nature Untamed highlights the immense biodiversity of the North Sea, urging viewers to value and protect it. By illustrating the complex ecosystems and potential of marine life, the film advocates for conservation, offering a hopeful vision for sustainable practices. Tha Nàdar Fiadhain A’ Chuan a Tuath a’ togail an iomadach gnè-bith a tha sa Chuan a Tuath. A chur iompaidh air luchd-amhairc, luach a chur ann agus a dhìon. Le bhith a’ dèanamh dealbh air na eco-siostaman ioma-fhillte agus na cothroman a dh’ fhaodadh a bhith ann, tha am film air taobh glèidhteachas, agus togarrach mun àm ri tighinn.
Winner of Grand Prix Jury Award and the Audience Award at the Wildlife Film Festival Rotterdam
The Little Brown Bird/ an t-Eun Donn Beag
Dir: KT Bryden, 33 min
Once down to 80 in the wild, the Florida Grasshopper Sparrow is at risk of extinction. Biologist Fabiola ‘Fabby’ Baeza-Tarin and an unexpected team work together to protect the sparrows, their shrinking habitat, and the headwaters of the Everglades. Aon uair, chaidh na àireamhan sporaig Grasshopper am Florida air a dhol sìos gu 80 san fhàsach. Tha e ann an cunnart a dhol à bith. Bidh am bith-eòlaiche Fabiola ‘Fabby’ Baeza-Tarin agus sgioba nach robh dùil aice ag obair còmhla gus na sporagan a dhìon, an àrainneachd a bhios a’ teannachadh, agus cinn-uisge nan Everglades.