Bloomberg Green Docs Film Festival
The inaugural Bloomberg Green Festival is coming to Seattle July 10-13, 2024. Innovators, policymakers, entrepreneurs, artists, activists, musicians, and more will convene to explore climate solutions. The festival will feature programming from world-renowned experts, performances, installations, cultural experiences, community excursions, and film!
Join us on Friday, July 12 at the Bloomberg Green Docs Film Festival:
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM PDT – Bloomberg Green Docs Film Festival Afternoon Program
2:00 PM PDT – Welcome
2:05 PM PDT – Bloomberg Green Docs Presents: Between Earth & Sky by Andrew Nadkarni
Renowned ecologist Nalini Nadkarni studies the effects of disturbances in the rainforest canopy. After surviving a life-threatening fall from a tree, she must turn her research question onto herself to explore the effects of disturbance and recovery throughout her own life.
- Andrew Nadkarni, Director
- Moderator: Jill Tidman, Executive Director, The Redford Center
2:45 PM PDT – Bloomberg Green Docs Presents: Chasing Time by Sarah Keo & Jeff Orlowski-Yang
Photographer James Balog and the team behind the Emmy-award-winning Chasing Ice reunite for one final mission to close out the Extreme Ice Survey project, a 15-year photographic record of melting glaciers. It's a beautiful tribute to the power of images and the importance of mentorship.
- Sarah Keo, Co-Director
- Moderator: Alec Turnbull, Co-Founder & Executive Director, Climate Film Fest
3:40 PM PDT – Bloomberg Green Docs Presents: A New Kind of Wilderness by Silje Evensmo Jacobsen
In the Norwegian wilderness, the Payne family seeks a wild free existence. A tragic turn of events shatters their isolation, compelling them to adapt to the demands of contemporary society. Winner of the World Cinema – Documentary Grand Jury Prize at Sundance 2024.
5:10 PM PDT – Bloomberg Green Docs Presents: A Symphony of Tiny Lights by Dominic & Nadia Gill
In 1971, John Francis witnessed an oil tanker collision in the San Francisco Bay. The sight of oiled birds on the shoreline caused him to give up motorized transport and speaking, convinced that listening was the way forward. He spent the next 17 silent years earning the name Planetwalker. Over the many miles, his idea of environmentalism was changed by the people he met. At 77 years old, Francis recounts his journey. Directed by the winners of the inaugural Green Docs competition.
- Dominic Gill, Director/Producer/Cinematographer
- Nadia Gill, Director/Producer
- Moderator: Aaron Rutkoff, Executive Editor, Bloomberg Green
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT – Bloomberg Green Docs Film Festival Evening Program
Join us as we screen Bloomberg Green Docs' five finalist films and announce the competition’s $25,000 grand prize winner. Meet the finalists, the jury, and a community of fellow climate enthusiasts and filmmakers. It will be an evening of film, Q&As, networking, and cocktails.
6:00 PM PDT – Networking & Snacks
6:30 PM PDT – Opening Remarks
6:35 PM PDT – Climate Storytelling Spotlight
More and more scripted films and TV shows are tackling climate change. Hear from the team behind the Apple TV+ series Extrapolations and the founder of Good Energy Playbook, guide to portraying climate change on-screen.
- Scott Z. Burns, Screenwriter, Director, Producer
- Dorothy Fortenberry, Screenwriter, Playwright, Essayist
- Anna Jane Joyner, Founder & CEO, Good Energy
- Moderator: Lindsay Firestone, Film & Special Content Projects Lead, Bloomberg Philanthropies
6:50 PM PDT – Bloomberg Green Docs Presents the Five Finalist Films:
- Life with Bats by David Luff
- Saving Glaciers by Ciril Jazbec
- Finding Home by Maria Stanisheva
- Grove of Giants by Bree Sanders
- Climate Diaries; Heather's Story by Berit Anderson and Ali Scattergood
7:35 PM PDT – Q&A with the Finalists:
- Berit Anderson, Co-Director, Climate Diaries; Heather's Story
- Ciril Jazbec, Director, Saving Glaciers
- David Luff, Director, Life with Bats
- Bree Sanders, Director, Grove of Giants
- Ali Scattergood, Co-Director, Climate Diaries; Heather's Story
- Maria Stanisheva, Director, Finding Home
- Moderator: John Fraher, Senior Executive Editor, Bloomberg
7:45 PM PDT – Grand Prize Winner Announcement, Featuring a Q&A:
- Grand Prize Winner
- Moderator: Aaron Rutkoff, Executive Editor, Bloomberg Green
8:00 PM PDT – Reception