Trees and Seas Film Festival 2025

Trees and Seas Film Festival 2025

Our international film festival initiative uniting local events using film to foster community engagement, resilience, and impactful, localized solutions and real-world impact through storytelling.

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Trees and Seas Film Festival 2025
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  • Between Foam and Clouds

    On the windswept coast of Cape Carteret, shaped by millennia of marine erosion, nature reclaims its ground. This cinematic portrait follows the return of the peregrine falcon and the great raven—two ancestral rivals—to a landscape teetering between wilderness and encroaching city. As their secret...

  • Bhutan : Green Paradise in Danger Bhutan

    Tucked between towering Himalayan peaks, Bhutan stands as a global beacon of environmental leadership. With constitutional forest protection and 100% hydro-powered energy, it absorbs more carbon than it emits. But even this green paradise is under threat. Bhutan: Green Paradise joins scientists o...

  • Black Water

    In the heart of the Congo Basin, Lake Mai Ndombe is vanishing—and with it, the way of life for countless families. Black Water uncovers the unintended consequences of aid-driven solutions, as mosquito nets become tools for overfishing, endangering fish stocks and livelihoods. Amid this crisis, a ...

  • Clean-Up Sayu

    In the small surf town of Sayulita, Mexico, Chilly-Willy—environmentalist, waterman, and grandfather—leads a grassroots campaign to restore the community’s natural beauty. This short, intimate film captures one man’s unwavering commitment to keeping his hometown clean for the next generation.

    Gr...

  • Drowning

    As sea levels rise and climate change accelerates, Martha’s Vineyard faces an uncertain future. Drowning captures the devastating effects of erosion and extreme weather on this iconic island, offering a sobering glimpse at what may lie ahead for coastal communities around the world.

    James Hutchi...

  • El Pulmo

    Once a struggling fishing village, Cabo Pulmo has become a global model for marine conservation—thanks in large part to Mario Castro, a former fisherman turned guardian of the sea. El Pulmo traces Mario’s extraordinary journey and the ongoing fight to preserve this marine sanctuary in the face of...

  • Full of Life

    Marine biologist Dr. Diana Pazmiño is on a mission to inspire the next generation of Galapagos conservationists. After discovering that many island children didn’t know how to swim, she co-founded Chicas con Agallas (The Gills Club), giving young girls hands-on marine science education in the sur...

  • Here the Wild Things Are

    In an ambitious global citizen science initiative, thousands of people race to document urban wildlife—often revealing rare or entirely new species. In Aotearoa New Zealand, this playful competition sparks a deeper reflection: can capturing nature through a lens help conserve it? Here the Wild Th...

  • Mauri Moana

    An ecological crisis is quietly unfolding beneath the tranquil waters of Aotea, Great Barrier Island, in New Zealand’s Hauraki Gulf. Caulerpa brachypus, an aggressive invasive algae, is rapidly overtaking the seafloor—threatening marine biodiversity and the ancestral fishing practices of the loca...

  • Portrait of a Ranger: Connie

    Constance Mwandaa broke barriers as the first female ranger at Kenya’s Kasigau Corridor REDD+ Project. Today, she is one of a growing team of women redefining conservation. Portrait of a Ranger explores how female rangers like Constance are safeguarding biodiversity, empowering communities, and s...

  • Salmon Secrets

    As wild salmon populations decline, industrial fish farming in British Columbia continues to push these iconic species to the edge of extinction. With a federal promise to remove open-net pens by 2025 under increasing pressure, Salmon Secrets follows Clayoquot Action’s underwater surveillance tea...

  • Salt Cured Life

    Set in Key West, the southernmost point of the U.S., this film explores the deep connections between food, water, and community. Through the story of local chef, waterman, and community leader Paul Menta, Salt Cured Life offers a heartfelt portrait of island living—and what it means to prepare fo...

  • Seeds of Sovereignty

  • Taste of Honey

    In the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest, Shorbanu Khatun—a resilient “tiger widow”—battles climate change, rising salinity, and deep-rooted social stigma. Taste of Honey offers an intimate portrait of survival and tradition, as she fights to provide for her family while preserving ...

  • Team Ocean Quest - The Impossible Journey

    In an inspiring story of perseverance and innovation, a group of junior high and high school students take on the $7 million XPRIZE Ocean Discovery competition. Filmed over three years, this high-quality documentary captures their journey from a humble classroom to the global stage in Monaco. Fac...

  • Territory of Puloui

    Territorio Puloui follows Carmela’s journey to La Guajira, ancestral home of the Wayuu people and her father’s birthplace. As she witnesses firsthand the environmental toll of coal mining and climate change, the film explores the deep connection between water, identity, and survival. A powerful r...

  • The House by the Sea

    When a powerful earthquake sends young Pip’s seaside home into the ocean, he embarks on a surreal journey through memory, nature, and the spirit of survival. Set against a futuristic cityscape and the vastness of the sea, The House by the Sea is a poetic tale of transformation and reconnection wi...

  • The Illusion of Abundance

    In the face of corporate greed and state repression, three women—Maxima, Bertha, and Carolina—lead fierce resistance movements to protect their land and communities. The Illusion of Abundance is a gripping portrayal of modern-day environmental defenders who refuse to remain silent. Despite threat...

  • The Inga Tree Model

    Now in its 13th year, the Inga Alley-Cropping pilot in northern Honduras has transformed steep, degraded land into thriving agroforestry systems. Supported by an all-Honduran team, 500 smallholder families have planted over three million native nitrogen-fixing trees, capturing or avoiding 876,000...

  • The Last Dive

    In the waters of Mexico, legendary diver Terry—former Navy SEAL, Hells Angel, and the first person known to ride a giant manta ray—formed an extraordinary bond with a two-ton manta named Willy. For over two decades, the pair explored the ocean together. In the wake of a tragic manta massacre, Ter...

  • The Red List

    Narrated by Welsh naturalist Iolo Williams, The Red List follows botanist Dr. Kevin McGinn and his team as they race to save 25 endangered Welsh plant species. Set during the hottest year on record, this urgent documentary chronicles the challenges of conservation amidst climate change, bureaucra...

  • The Shot List

    In the heart of Katmai National Park, two wildlife photographers set out to capture powerful images of Alaska’s brown bears during the Great Salmon Run. The Shot List is a breathtaking journey into the wild, offering a rare and intimate look at one of nature’s most misunderstood predators.

    Aaron...

  • To Tatou Wai - Our Water

    New Zealand is facing a water crisis. With 60% of Aotearoa’s rivers deemed unswimmable, the nation’s clean, green image—and the health of its people—is at risk. While political solutions remain stalled, Māori-led initiatives are rising to the challenge. This documentary follows the powerful grass...