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Environment & Nature

Coal Ash Chronicles

For years, independent investigative journalist Rhiannon Fionn traveled the country collecting stories about coal ash, America’s second-largest stockpile of trash. What she discovered is that it’s likely making people sick,

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On Coal River

At the heart of America’s hope for a “clean coal” future lies the decimation of West Virginia’s richest landscapes. More profound still is the heavy toll on human lives playing

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EVE’S GARDEN

A love story to the people of New Orleans and the Saint Roch neighborhood. While unique to St Roch, many of the stories of this area echo common histories of

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RODENTS OF UNUSUAL SIZE

The fragile wetlands of Louisiana are under relentless attack by legions of 20-pound semi-aquatic invasive rodents known as nutria, which have greatly accelerated coastal erosion and made the bayou much

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Refuge in the Bay

Refuge in the Bay is a meditative yet pressing documentary about Chesapeake Bay communities fighting to hold onto their homes, cultures, and way of life as the land around them

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MOMMA

Some say that grief is love that has nowhere to go. This film explores grief as love that’s begging to be repurposed. Momma intimately displays a mother’s love and her

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HOMELAND/WETLAND

Local filmmakers lay out the past 100 years of man v. nature in the Louisiana Homeland/Wetland and extrapolate into the future both grim and heroic possibilities. Director | Daneeta Loretta

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HOLLOW TREE

HOLLOW TREE is a feature documentary that tells the interconnected stories of three young women coming of age in Louisiana during a time of rapid climate change. As they learn

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Bringing It Home

A father’s search to find the healthiest building materials leads him to the completion of the nation’s first hemp house. Hemp with lime is a non-toxic, energy-efficient, mildew-resistant, fire-resistant, and

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