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The Festival Program
16-30 May 2009, Palmerston Nth, NZAll films are shown at Downtown CinemasThe Reel Earth 2009 Screening Program here Reel earth is an environmental film festival consisting of a Gala Opening [buy tickets] evening on 16 May followed by a two week program of over 62 documentary films and animations from 13 countries. These films will all make their big-screen premieres in New Zealand during the 5th season of the Reel Earth Environmental Film Festival. The films cover a range of genre ranging from hard hitting social justice through to journeys of breath-taking natural beauty. The budget of these independent films has dramatically increased this year, topping $50 million, with a corresponding increase in quality. Heading the big budget titles is the $10M Wild Oceans, shot on large format off the wild southern coast of West Africa. Another high profile title is Sundance nominee Crude, the latest offering from award winning director Joe Berlinger, taking the viewer front and centre in the high-stakes chase to bring big oil companies to justice in the Amazon rainforests. A number of films have strong connection with New Zealand including the epic new adventure of Tara, formerly Sir Peter Blake's ship, in Tara - Journey to the Heart of the Climate Machine. You can view synopses of all the films here and the award winners will be posted here. |