“In May 2010, Enbridge Inc. made an official application to build twined crude oil and condensate pipelines that would connect Alberta’s Tar Sands to Kitimat, BC, and for the first time bring crude oil super tankers to BC’s North Coast. In the fall of 2010 three kayakers paddled B.C.’s pristine c...

This film is the story of several civic and individual initiatives which consists of collecting waste, at sea and on land, to preserve the environment. We start by portraying these committed characters with the personal initiative of Emmanuel Laurin, “The Great Saphir”, who combines athletic achi...

Water Flows Together elevates the importance of acknowledging Indigenous land in outdoor recreation through the voice of Colleen Cooley, one of the few female Diné (Navajo) river guides on the San Juan River. In sharing Colleen’s perspective, we are given a glimpse into native views on issues of ...

Although they can seem far removed from our lives we have an innate connection to the animals we share the earth with. The relationship between us is complex, ever changing, and unique to each species. The Wild Connection seeks to understand the link between us at a time when the future is uncert...

AQA is a long journey to discover the coasts of Europe. 7 Months to tell, between poetry and information, the health of the Atlantic, Baltic and Mediterranean coasts. 7MML H2O Planet – Europa is the first of 7 adventure / solidarity trips designed by the 7Milamiglialontano Cultural Association an...

Yūgen is a 3-year borderless mountain-based documentary film that explores the connection we as mountaineers and environmentalists share with the natural world. Following the journey of snowboard mountaineer Rafael Pease and crew as they travel throughout the corners of the world, trudging gear i...

Skiers and snowboarders from the Picture Family join Val and Tim, who define themselves as “a modern nomad couple”, for a road trip through Europe. Aboard their retrofitted American school bus that they have entirely renovated into a big eco-friendly campervan, Val and Tim travel the world and ch...

In the high desert of South America, winter takes hold, devouring bleached bones and abandoned shacks. Into these most inhospitable of lands, a handful of drifters emerge from the whiteout, ready to cast their lot on forsaken peaks both merciless and magnificent. Venturing beyond the frontiers of...

I, Mediterranean is a story told from both inside and outside the immense and ever changing Mediterranean sea. Narrated by Remo Girone, the film tells the story of the havoc being wreaked on the Sea by climate change and tries to predict what the long term effects on this ancient sea will be. It ...

Stories underpin our societies and our relationship to our environment. Frustrated with their impact from behind a desk, Rosie Watson and Mike Elm are running and cycling from the U.K. to Mongolia to tell the stories of people living the changes we need to make in a time of climate crisis, and to...

Hondar 2050 – Our Waste, Our Problem. Carlos, a Basque plastic artist, likes surfing on his own beach. When he gets out from the water, he used to pick up some pieces of plastic litter, which he finds between the rocks, and brings it to his workshop. One day, he realizes he has accumulated a lot ...

In Summer of 2018, The Inertia traveled to El Salvador with Kassia Meador, Leah Dawson, and Lola Mignot, three outstanding women who are inspiring the next generation of ocean lovers through their alternative approach to both surfing and life. Each has developed a strong voice as a leader in surf...

Through four stories, Food Rebels tells the life of small food producers, their enthusiasm and their difficulties, between minimum every day targets (in short, economical survival) and a very high ambition: changing the world of food, dominated by large retailers and low quality food. The microco...

What is the future of the longest river in Italy? A journalist and a filmmaker embark on a cycling trip along the Po River, driven by the desire to understand how much climate change and human intervention are affecting its waters. The result is a story of a river forgotten by the state authoriti...

Of the Sea is a female-driven surf film that follows a mother and her entrepreneurial efforts to raise awareness of the world’s plastic consumption. Of the Sea follows Katherine’s notable life as an entrepreneur, Vietnam-war refugee, and loving mother. Katherine’s life began in the ocean. At age ...

In the mountains behind the sleepy coastal town of Powell River, BC, a small group of rock climbers has spent decades quietly pioneering routes on some of the largest granite walls in Canada. As the last stands of old-growth trees harboured in these valleys come under threat of logging, the climb...

STAND takes viewers on a journey through the waters of British Columbia’s west coast. Under threat by the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline and tanker route is a coastline of immense beauty, pristine ecosystems, and a way of life rich in culture and history. Through the efforts of exped...

An awakening of civic conscience in the time of climate change. Looking Forward (“Avenir” in French) is the charming and uplifting portrait of a collective in search of meaning, in the shadow of global warming. This 26-minute documentary tells the story of a group of people who get politically in...