Wildscreen 2018: Day One

The public screening programme of this year’s Wildscreen Festival kicks off today at three venues – the Arnolfini, Watershed and the festival’s own hub in Millennium Square. Tickets are £5 (£3.50 concessions) across all venues. Scroll down for today’s full programme and go here to book.

An Ocean Mystery: The Missing Catch
16:30 – 17:40
Arnolfini

Is the world running out of fish? According to an unconventional and comprehensive study by marine biologist Dr. Daniel Pauly, we have drastically underestimated the true number of fish caught globally and must change our ways soon or face disaster. Follow Dr. Pauly and his team around the globe as they talk to commercial fisherman, charter boat operators, and even seafood restaurant managers to determine just how much fish we really catch, and what we must do to help us save our seas.

Jane
17:00 – 18:50
Watershed

Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker Brett Morgen, whose credits include Cobain: Montage of Heck, trawls through hundreds of hours of previously unseen footage that’s been locked away in the National Geographic archives for more than 50 years to build up a profile of pioneering British primatologist Jane Goodall.

This archive material is interspersed with a new interview with Goodall, who’s now in her eighties, and set to music by Philip Glass. “Goodall shows such a refreshing absence of ego that it’s a pleasure to hear her speak of her professional achievements, and she discusses her private life with a similar relaxed openness, giving the film a quite intimate feel,” reckoned an impressed Hollywood Reporter. “She’s an inspiring subject, honoured here in a truly stirring legacy portrait.”

The Lions Rule – Death in the Glade + Q&A
17:00 – 18:10
Wildscreen Festival Hub, Millennium Square

‘The Lions Rule’ is the saga of three lion families linked together by a strange, charmed place called the Glade: a beautiful oasis in Ruaha National Park where there is always water. Before this day is over, a horrible event will leave one pride in exile, one victorious and another waiting for the next disaster to unfold.

The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Walter Koehler, CEO of Terra Mater Factual Studios.

My Congo + Q&A
18:30 – 19:50
Arnolfini

Wildlife cameraman Vianet Djenguet returns to his beloved Congo to explore the extraordinary wildlife of this remarkable country. Far from being the dark heart of Africa, he reveals a vibrant, wonderful place full of surprising landscapes, incredible people and amazing animals.

The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Doug Hope Head of Development, BBC Natural History Unit.

Naked Molerat – Nature’s Weirdest Superhero + Q&A
18:45 – 20:00
Wildscreen Festival Hub, Millennium Square

Despite its appearance, the naked molerat should be envied. It lives to a very old age, never gets sick, and is practically impervious to pain. Scientists want to know why.

The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the film’s producer Claudia Zenkert and director Herbert Ostwald.

Norway’s Magical Fjords
20:30 – 21:45
Arnolfini

The Norwegian Fjords are one of the most dramatic landscapes in Europe. The cold, dark waters are home to a surprisingly rich and colourful underwater world: vast reefs of cold-water corals, sea pens with feathery arms and flashing lights, and strange sea slugs that glow in the dark. Diving below the surface Jan Haft reveals the extraordinary diversity of life hidden within the deep waters and captures behaviours that have rarely been seen.

Mountain: Life at the Extreme + Q&A
20:30 – 21:50
Wildscreen Festival Hub, Millennium Square

The Andes is the longest and most diverse mountain range in the world. This film takes the audience on a south-to-north journey to experience the many different worlds that make up the Andes.

The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the film’s composer Will Slater and producer Matthew Wright.