Wild Prairie Man is an intimate look at the life of a man enthralled with the exotic and endangered lands of Grasslands National Park.
Located in the Northern Great Plains of Canada, Grasslands has been a 20 year odyssey for wildlife photographer James R. Page.
For James, critters are more interesting than people and in this documentary he shares some of his iconic images and experiences from this endangered ecosystem.
Nominee
The Stage of Golden Beach
In a local slaughterhouse in southern China, Bin, a female worker who stopped dancing after a sexual abuse in her childhood, was known to all in the small town. Before the Spring Festival this year, now as young single mother, Bin was forced to dance in a show that was intended for local government's funding. During the rehearsal, she fell into the clutches of her male dance teacher's assault. She had no option but to decide on a self-destructive counterattack against toxic patriarchism.
The Eternal Chaos of Allan Andre
Allan Andre, an artist and muralist, is working on a stunning new public mural while simultaneously speaking about the challenges of finding inspiration and working through ADHD. In the past summer, his work has taken on a whole new significance, as he and others attempted to capture the public’s imagination in the wake of 2020’s BLM protests.
Reset
South Korea’s worst maritime disaster traumatized a nation while simultaneously sinking the country’s emotional spirit, resulting in the death of 304 passengers.
Florian’s Knights
As the Florian’s Knights full patch motorcycle club, the freedom felt on two wheels inspires North American firefighters to speak truth against the stigma of first responder mental health and outlaw biker culture.
Love Death and Everything In Between
Experiencing their son’s life after his unnatural death while navigating their failing marriage; mourning parents Mira and Pradeep cannot overcome their grief but start to build their lives around it.