Who would have thought certain animals and forests do more for us than we could ever imagine! Captivating and educational stories of the bison, the harpy eagle and an old growth forest, and how their well being and our survival correlate.

We are existing in an extremely pivotal time in human evolution. Keystone is a story about the land, humans, flora and fauna. A story about the co-habitation that we must embrace as humans, in order to create planetary abundance for future generations. About the Director:<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/a8daee4cb6b00b3ab41ed958d8829e39.jpg" width="182" style="display: inline; margin: 0px 0px 1em 1em; float: right;">This is Maggie O'Dea's first film. She is interested in the role ecosystems play in our economic system and how we need to perceive ecosystems as a place to invest, not merely extract resources. She's currently a hedge fund manager at CotyledonFund.com. Film Contact: Maggie@inspiredlifeproject.comwww.keystone-bison.orgwww.inspiredlifeproject.com

Keystone

A story about the co-habitation that we must embrace as humans, in order to create planetary abundance for future generations.

Indigenous-led conservation efforts aim to bring back the endangered Harpy Eagle to the remote Darién Gap rainforest in Panamá. The Emberá tribal community of Playa Muerto live here, in one of the last untouched rainforests in Central America, the only break in the 30,000-mile Pan-American Highway, which passes through 14 countries as it winds from Alaska to Argentina. The film is an exploration of a renewed relationship between the tribe and the great raptor, in the face of threats to the species and its ecosystem from deforestation and encroachment from loggers. About the Director:<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/7ad422bd280b624c1d16f8f1cb2bf687.jpg" width="144" style="display: inline; margin: 0px 0px 1em 1em; float: right;">Daniel Byers is the Director of Skyship Films. As a documentary filmmaker, he's tracked cartels along the rivers of Honduras, chased the elusive snow leopard through the mountains of Afghanistan, and rafted through the icebergs of glacial lakes in the shadow of Everest. His documentary films have been featured at numerous international festival screenings, events, and museums including the Smithsonian, Dallas Museum of Art, UN Climate Change Conferences, Banff Mountain Film Festival, Environmental Film Festival, and International Wildlife Film Festival. Film Contact: Marga Varea: marga@twinseasmedia.com www.harpyeaglefilm.com @HarpyEagleDoc on FB

Aguilucho: Dance of the Harpy Eagle

The discovery of a rare Harpy Eagle nestling on their land reawakens a relationship between an EmberÃ¡ community in the remote DariÃ©n Gap in Panama and the endangered raptor species.

Understory takes us deep into Alaska’s Tongass National Forest, the largest remaining temperate rainforest on the planet. Three women set sail on a 350 mile expedition through the Tongass to explore how clear-cut logging in this coastal rainforest could affect wildlife, local communities, and our planet’s climate. About the Director:<img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/92009a0cae259cfe1476f820a32e87a2.jpg" width="201" style="display: inline; margin: 0px 0px 1em 1em; float: right;">Colin’s cinematic storytelling as a non-fiction director focuses on outdoor culture, backcountry recreation, ecology, conservation, wild foods, and rural communities. His impact filmmaking synthesizes complex topics into compelling human stories that breathe with visceral experience. Colin’s work as a director has been acclaimed by Outside Magazine, nominated for Vimeo’s coveted “Best of the Year” Award, and can be found touring internationally with numerous festivals, including Telluride Mountain Film, Banff, Wild &amp; Scenic and 5 Point. Colin is the founder of Wild Confluence, a production company whose clients include REI, NBC, CBC, Columbia Sportswear, Yeti, Audubon and the Wilderness Society. Colin’s roots are in Vermont, but these days you’re most likely to find him in Alaska.

Understory - A Journey Into The Tongass

Three women set sail on a 350 mile expedition through Alaska’s vast Tongass National Forest to explore how clearcut logging in this coastal rainforest could affect wildlife, local communities, and our planet’s climate.

Maggie O'Dea (Director, Keystone), Elsa M. Sebastian (Producer Understory: A Journey into the Tongass), and Daniel Byers (Director, Aguilucho: Dance of the Harpy Eagle) discuss their short films with Graham Zimmerman.

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