The documentary"Canary" explores how global warming is endangering the history contained in glaciers. returns for its fifth year on Thursday. The four-day event encourages attendees to think about how climate change affects our planet.
It is also dedicated to showcasing films that raise awareness about the preservation of the planet and that discover, innovate and support the next generation of environmental filmmakers from all over the world. This year, the festival will screen 44 features, shorts and animated films from around the globe.Opening night will be Jean-Albert Lievre's"Whale Nation" at the Museum of Photographic Arts in Balboa Park.
In the film Thompson noted:"These glaciers are our canary in a coal mine, our early warning system for the planet, and they're telling us there's serious danger here." "I was one of these people who'd go to the ends of the earth, kind of just seeking adventure," Rivest said."And as far off the map as I would go — I would always see people a little further off than I was. And those people were always scientists. These people are in these most beautiful, remote, and insane locations, and they're there just because of their curiosity. Curiosity can allow you to be an explorer. And for me, that notion just stuck with me.