Free to watch nature & environmental films
A while ago I shared some information about our freshly launched YouTube channel, Wild Commons, which only had a few films on it at the time. Well, I'm very very happy to report that a lot of filmmakers were extremely enthusiastic about the project and have contributed numerous films that we're currently working our way through and releasing every fortnight.
There's films about rights of nature, LGBTQIA+ representation in marine science, a 92-year old man who spends his entire retirement saving bluebirds, artists recreating 100-year old glacier paintings, human-mountain lion conflict, and a LOT more. I just wanted to reshare in case there are any documentary fans out there, or any filmmakers who might want to contribute a film.
Our YouTube channel is here: https://www.youtube.com/@WildCommons
Website and Film Freeway here: https://www.youtube.com/@WildCommons
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I started my conservation career as a researcher/author for the Arkive online natural world encyclopedia, before managing the Wildscreen Exchange project which gives 350+ organisations across the world access to free photographs and videos for their communications. From working on this project, I developed a keen interest in conservation communications and began researching impact and technique.
I also ran the public section of the Wildscreen Festival, Witness the Wild, which is an event programme that includes a travelling bicycle-powered wildlife film cinema, the world's largest recycled and recyclable photography exhibition, and a nature-themed street art gallery. Since then, I have been running my own conservation communications business, Song and Dance Communications, but split my time 50/50 between this and field work, which mostly centres around ecosystem restoration and short-term contracts in the ecotourism industry. I also produce a seldom updated blog, which I hope to spend more time on at some point in the not-too-distant future!
