Yarun Ecoflix

Come and enjoy an afternoon at the movies, as BIEPA presents a 5 films curated with the assistance of EFFA (Environmental Film Festival Australia).

Before the show and during intermission, mingle at our ecotables and learn how you can make a difference in our community, thanks to the BIEPA Teams & Project Groups, and our friends at Moreton Climate Action Now. 

Light Refreshments will be available.

YARUN ECOFLIX PROGRAM

2:00pm DOORS OPEN (Mingle and learn at the ecotables)

SHORTS

Nest 38 (13 mins)

Tegan Good, New Zealand, 2020

A pair of Banded Dotterels (New Zealand Plovers) attempt to defy the odds to raise their chicks on a surprisingly hostile New Zealand beach, as their self-appointed guardian Ailsa watches on. Can the vulnerable Nest 38 survive or will the pressure be too much?

Outpicker (14 mins)

Le Luo, Australia, 2023

An environmental poem and documentary about Jing, who finds a sense of belonging in the Australian landscape, through litter-picking and community-building in Victoria.

Rivertree  (30 mins)

Matty Hannon & Gary Parker, Australia, 2023

When lifelong mates Hayley Talbot and Dan Ross set off on a long-distance paddle from the headwaters of the Clarence River to the surf, they find astonishing landscapes, eccentric locals and epic river time adventures. They also discovered some big bad plans to mine the hills behind their home. A story of friendship, community and the fight to save the mighty Clarence River (Biirrinba, Boorimbah), set on Bundjalung, Gumbaynggirr and Yaegl Country and narrated by Aunty Lenore.

Bird Drone (9 mins)

Radheya Jegatheva, Australia, 2023

A heartfelt story of unrequited love between a seagull and a human-operated drone with a limited battery life. Beautifully animated, funny and powerful.

INTERMISSION (Mingle and learn at the ecotables)

FEATURE

Where the Water Starts  (71 mins)

Mandy King, Australia, 2021

Australia's Snowy Mountains are the birthplace of some of our most iconic rivers - including the Snowy, Murray and Murrumbidgee - but the delicate alpine ecosystem that supports these vital water sources is being threatened.

Hard-hoofed animals are trampling and endangering the viability of the headwaters of three iconic rivers. After seeing the destruction of the fragile alpine ecology first hand, Richard Swain, with the support of his wife Alison, decides to speak out.

Where The Water Starts brings together respected Aboriginal community leaders, as well as business people, a local farmer, a scientist, a former parks officer and a social historian, highlighting the importance of connection and country when it comes to protecting our planet.

5:30pm PROGRAM ENDS