Event Category: film

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A Plastic Ocean is an adventure documentary shot on more than 20 locations over the past 4 years. Explorers Craig Leeson and Tanya Streeter and a team of international scientists reveal the causes and consequences of plastic pollution and share solutions. Note: Reserved for school screenings Trailer Website plasticoceans.org In association with:

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Éire Fhiaín Ireland is journey along one of the 1,600km of rock and ocean that make up our island’s Atlantic edge. Featuring enchanting wildlife set against stunning land and seascapes under the moodiest skies in Europe, this film is a compelling portrait of the wild creatures that inhabit our amazing coastline. (Irish Language: Subtitled) Reserved […]

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For thousands of years, songbirds were regarded by mankind as messengers from the gods. Today, these creatures have woven inextricably into the fabric of our environment and are vanishing at an alarming rate. Under threat from climate change, pesticides and more, populations of hundreds of species have dipped dramatically. As scientists, activists and bird enthusiasts […]

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Natura Urbana – the Brachen of Berlin The vegetation of Berlin is a silent reminder of its turbulent history. Post-war rubble landscapes and the wasteland of the former border between east and west Germany are home to an extraordinary variety of spontaneous vegetation that spread from all over the world. Long seen as blind spot […]

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Two of Ireland’s foremost Nature Filmmakers’ will tell their individual stories of living and working as an environmental filmmaker in Ireland. Ken O’Sullivan and Vinny Hyland will share personal insights into the aspects of their work that they are most passionate about, presenting examples of their work.   Ken O’Sullivan Ken O’Sullivan worked as freelance […]

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The story of Voyager spaceships is an epic of human achievement, personal drama and almost miraculous success. Launched 16 days apart in Autumn 1977, the twin Voyager space probes have defied all the odds, survived countless near misses and almost 40 years later continue to beam revolutionary information across unimaginable distances. THE FARTHEST celebrates these magnificent […]