Mill Valley Film Group teams up with Robert Redford to highlight environmental heroes – Global Focus VII – The New Environmentalists

Narrated by Robert Redford, Global Focus VII –The New Environmentalists is an Emmy Award-winning series, featuring portraits of six passionate and dedicated activists. These are true environmental heroes who have placed themselves squarely in harm’s way to battle intimidating adversaries, while others are creating partnerships with unlikely allies. The New Environmentalists share a common goal, safeguarding the Earth’s natural resources from exploitation and pollution, while fighting for environmental justice in their communities. These stories feature:

Lynn Henning | USA – A courageous family farmer, who boldly exposed the polluting practices of livestock factory farms, gaining the attention of the federal EPA.

Humberto Ríos Labrada | Cuba – this visionary agronomist promoted sustainable agriculture by working with farmers to increase crop diversity, encouraging Cuba’s shift from agricultural chemical dependence.

Randall Arauz | Costa Rica - led the campaign to halt the environmentally catastrophic practice of shark finning in Costa Rica. Arauz’s awareness campaign and political actions have spawned a powerful movement to stop the massive slaughter.

Tuy Sereivathana | Cambodia – Tuy Sereivathana worked to mitigate human elephant conflict in Cambodia by introducing innovative low-cost solutions.

Małgorzata Górska | Poland – led the fight to protect Poland’s Rospuda Valley, one of Europe’s last true wilderness areas.

Thuli Makama | Swaziland – Thuli Makama, Swaziland’s only public interest environmental attorney, won a landmark case to include environmental NGO representation in conservation decisions.

Global Focus VII illustrates how ordinary people are affecting extraordinary change. The New Environmentalists employ a formidable array of weapons to wage their battles. Picket signs, guitars, legal briefs, chemistry labs, the press, and sheer determination are among their many resources.

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Global Focus – The New Environmentalists

Film Festival Screenings & Awards

Awards

Emmy Award, Outstanding Achievement Current Affairs Program

Catalan International Environmental Film Festival (Sol d' Or and

Ciutat d’ Tortosa Awards)

Earth Vision International Environmental Film Festival,

Katherine Knight Award

EcoVision Palermo, Special Award of Merit

Mion Environmental Film Award

My Hero International Film Festival, First Place “Series”

Orinda Film Festival - Audience Award, Best Short Documentary

Santa Cruz Film Festival – Environmental Award

SIDA Environmental Conservation Award, Vatavaran, India Environmental Film Festival

Woods Hole - Best Short Documentary

Screenings

Aotearoa Environmental Film Festival - New Zealand 2006 - 2008

Bell Museum of Natural History, Minneapolis

Bioneers

Blue Ocean Film Festival and Conservation Summit, Monterey

Catalan International Environmental Film Festival, 2004 – 2009

Cinema Verite, Paris and Geneva screenings

CMS Vatavaran Environmental Film Festival - New Delhi, India

Council on Foundations Film Festival, Washington, DC, San Francisco,

Earth Vision International Environmental Film Festival

EcoVision International Cinema Festival - Palermo, Sicily, 2007 - 2009

Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capitol

FESTROIA International Film Festival – Portugal

Greenfestival - Washington, DC

Green Film Festival in Seoul, Korea

Half Moon Bay Film Festival

Hazel Wolf Environmental Film Festival, Seattle

Kona Environmental Film Festival

Maui Film Festival

Mendocino Film Festival, 2006 - 2008

Mill Valley Film Festival Special Youth Project Screening, 2009

Mill Valley Film Festival, 2010

My Hero International Film Festival, Los Angeles

Mountain Film Festival in Bulgaria

Orinda Film Festival, 2004 – 2005

Palm Springs Short Film Festival

Phangan Film Festival, Thailand

Sacramento Film Festival

San Francisco Ocean Film Festival

Santa Cruz Environmental Film Festival 2007 - 2008

Short Shorts Film Festival, Tokyo, Japan

STEPS International Rights Film Festival - Kiev, Ukraine

Telluride Mountain Film Festival, 2005 – 2010

Trento Mountain Film Festival, Italy

United Nations Film Festival, New York

Vermont International Film Festival, 2006 - 2007

WDC Green Festival, Washington, DC

Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival, 2007 - 2011

Woods Hole Film Festival, 2006 - 2011

MountainFilm Telluride World Tour, 2006 - 2010

Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival World Tour, 2007 – 2011

Contact:

Will Parrinello – 415-225-3910, willmvfg@gmail.com

John Antonelli – 415-225-3909, mvfg@aol.com