CONVERGENCE
Directed by Perry Gershkow
USA, 2022, 43 minutes
The latest film from 805 Beer unites surf icons Conner Coffin and Nate Tyler alongside Greyson Fletcher from the gilded Fletcher surf and skate family.
"Convergence" is a captivating story of passion, perseverance, and family. The film follows Conner, Greyson, and Nate as they travel up the coast of California to surf, skate, share cold ones, and reflect on the journey their passions have taken them on. It is the story of three extraordinary individuals whose lives have been shaped by their love for surfing and our Californian way of life.
SILENT SKIES
Directed by Matthew Troy and Casey Hogue
USA, 2022, 17 minutes
Silent Skies follows the groundbreaking journey of three Pennsylvania college students who orchestrated and piloted the first ever fully electric airplane stadium flyover. Stunning fans with a whisper-quiet show, this event signaled the dawn of America's transition to electric aviation. The students completed a record breaking trip flying the airplane from its base in Hartford, CT to the stadium in Easton, PA, recharging at enroute airports directly from a fleet of electric F-150 trucks.
KARIBU NYUMBANI
Directed by Matthew Williams-Ellis
USA, 2021, 11 minutes
“Karibu Nyumbani” translates as “Welcome to my Home” in Swahili. Guides in the Maasai Mara have a deep-rooted pride, knowledge, and love for wildlife. This film encapsulates that passion from the perspective of George Osono, a guide in Mara North Conservancy, who completely embodies this spirit of caring for nature.
FUNGI:WEB OF LIFE
Directed by Joseph Nizeti
Australia, 2021, 13 minutes 9 seconds
Much of life on Earth is connected by a vast, hidden network, that we are only just beginning to understand. Out of sight, between the world of plants and animals, another world exists - the kingdom of fungi.
Through the eyes of passionate biologist and writer Merlin Sheldrake, join us on this brilliant round-the-world journey into the secret world of fungi. Through dazzling images of fungi under the microscope, and all around us in the forest, Merlin unravels the many secrets of these essential organisms in the web of life. So much more than mushrooms, not only do fungi shape the weather and support life on land, they are at the cutting edge of medical research and even have the power to break down plastic waste.
Finding Hetch Hetchy
Directed by James Q Martin and Chris Burkard
USA, 2022, 9 minutes
FINDING HETCH HETCHY: Yosemite Valley is well-known as the epicenter of American climbing. Its sister valley to the north, has long been left in the shadows of Yosemite’s reputation. The Hetch Hetchy Valley, similarly home to towering granite walls and the majestic beauty for which the Sierra is known, stays well out of the limelight despite being part of Yosemite National Park. This is in part because of the controversy surrounding The Hetch Hetchy Reservoir and it being the source of San Francisco’s water supply. Follow veteran Yosemite climber Timmy O’Neill, as he discovers the beauty and conflict of Hetch Hetchy.
Indigenous Resistance: Now and Then
Directed by 'Wáats'asdiyei Joe Yates
USA, 2022, 14 minutes
We explore how it was for our people to go through statehood, blood quantum, ANCSA, boarding schools, stripping our language and dance away, and all that has done to our mental health. With that, we try to have a hopeful spin on this narrative and show how resilient our people are.