For twenty years, Patrick Dykstra has dedicated his life to travelling the globe, following and diving with whales. Over the years, Pat has learned how whales see and hear, how they perceive other creatures in the water and how they behave at close quarters. He has a finely tuned sense and knows how to act when within touching distance of a whale – what to do, what not to do, and when. This allows him to consistently get closer than anyone else alive – a truly unique skill.

Patrick recently experienced a life-changing event. In Dominica in 2019, he had a close encounter with a female sperm whale. She seemed to be curious about him, coming within touching distance, pulsing him with her sonar. She studied him as he studied her. Patrick felt an overwhelming sense that she was genuinely trying to communicate.

In PATRICK AND THE WHALE, we follow Patrick as he travels to Dominica once again to find this special whale he has named "Dolores", so she can help him show us the hidden world of her species. Using stunning underwater footage, Patrick will explore the fascinating nature of the sperm whale, attempting to shine a light on its intelligence and complexity, as well as highlighting its current and past relationships with humankind.

The film also follows his personal journey and explores the psychology of a man who has sacrificed everything in his single-minded quest to connect with, and understand, the biggest creatures in the ocean.

FOLLOWING THE FLOW tells the story of the once-mighty Macquarie Wambool River, one small part of Australia's greatest inland water system: the Murray-Darling Basin. A river detached from its natural ability to self-regulate, completely in the hands of humanity. A river that is somehow both the soul of the towns it passes through and an oft-forgotten footnote to their story.

To explore that relationship we meet with people. And if there’s one thing the Macquarie River has in spades, it is people with a passion for it. Historians, First Nations people, ecologists, small business owners, water managers, farmers and fishers all with a story to tell.

FOLLOWING THE FLOW sets out to tell the story of the river, shaped by humans, but instead found the story of humans, shaped by the river. With a cast of outback characters and stunning cinematography the film gives context to broader conversations about climate change, production, ecology and finding a way forward in a less than certain world.

In 2014, the citizens of Toledo, Ohio, had to go without running water for three days when a bloom of toxic algae entered the drinking water plant from Lake Erie. This should have been a wake-up call for politicians, big agriculture, and citizens everywhere that freshwater resources are at risk of becoming toxic worldwide. THE ERIE SITUATION explores the confluence of science, public sentiment, politics, and the powerful farming lobby as Ohio wrestles with how to confront the drivers of toxic algae. What's at stake? Who's at risk? And will volunteer measures be enough to confront this growing crisis, both in Ohio and beyond?

FLYWAYS: THE UNTOLD JOURNEY OF MIGRATORY SHOREBIRDS explores the world’s migratory shorebirds and their epic flyways that are under threat. Scientists, in search of answers, race to map their journeys.

West African waters have been overexploited for more than 40 years, largely by foreign fleets from Europe, Russia and Asia. The collapse of fish stocks threatens fishermen and their families, an important part of Senegalese society.

In SHIP HAPPENS, a "toxic relationship" unfolds between a 656 foot capsized ship loaded with 4200 vehicles and the small town residents of Saint Simons Island, Georgia, who bear helpless witness to a two-year salvage project gone awry in their otherwise idyllic island paradise.

From Award Winning director Matthew Wagner comes When Hope Breaks Through, the inspiring story of Mike Shoreman, a disabled paddleboarder who attempts to become the first person with disabilities to cross all five Great Lakes. In 2018 Mike was diagnosed with a neurological condition that left him paralyzed, with vertigo, hearing and vision loss, ultimately leading to depression and a mental health breakdown. This riveting documentary explores the current state of the mental health crisis in Canada and our relationships with our own mental health. The film immerses the audience in Mike's epic five crossings, encompassing over 300 kilometers of open water paddling with his dedicated crossings team. Together these strangers come together and form an inseparable bond as they face and conquer obstacles from boats breaking down, medical emergencies to hallucinations and everything in between.

For years Nanna Kreutzmann worked as a photojournalist, documenting disasters and conflict around the world. Eventually the enormity of wars, tsunamis and bloody revolutions created an inner trauma, and forced her to leave her former life behind. But when Kreutzmann discovered freediving, she found her sanctuary. In the underwater world of peace, she began documenting the community that embraced her, at the time of her distress.

UNDERSEA is an inspiring portrait of an extraordinary woman’s inner life, rich with beautiful footage from the underwater world where she has finally found a home.