Watch films from the 9th annual New York WILD Film Festival – available online. These curated WILD watchlists feature selected films from the 2023 festival!

Full list of previous festival films found here

Beavers About Town

Directors: Yaz Ellis and Jack Mifflin
Austria, 2022
9 mins
Finalist, 2023 

The city of Vienna is home to over 230 beavers, including one special beaver family who are the stars of this film. We follow them as they navigate the urban world they have made their home. From living in an unexpected ‘lodge,’ swimming past humans everyday and using empty boats as places to relax. You’ve never seen beavers like this before.

Available on Vimeo

The Power of Pollinators

Director: Neil Losin
USA, 2022
6 mins
Finalist, 2023 

Join entomologist and insect evangelist Dr. Samuel Ramsey for a closer look at North America’s wild, native bees: their diversity, their beauty, and the critical roles they play in our ecosystems.

Available on PBS

O’o: The Last Voice of Kauai

Director: Hanah Cincotta
USA, 2022
4 mins
Student Finalist, 2023 

“O’o: The Last Voice of Kauai” is an environmental film about human-caused extinction, featuring a bird known as the the Kauaʻi ʻōʻō, which was once endemic to the Hawaiian island of Kaua’i.

Available on director’s website

The Sea Turtle Arribada

Director: Jordan Miller
Mexico, 2022
11 mins
Finalist, 2023 

Witness an arribada – a mass nesting of sea turtles on an Oaxacan beach – that ocean conservation group WILDCOAST protects, and see how a small group of dedicated people have a massive impact on an endangered species survival.

Available on WILDCOAST’s channel

Wild Waters

Director: David Arnaud
France, 2022
86 mins
Best Adventure Film, 2023 

Wild Waters follows Nouria Newman as she prepares to become the first female to run a 100ft waterfall. She is one of the greatest kayakers of all time – male or female. Running some of the world’s hardest whitewater isn’t Nouria’s biggest life challenge however, as she has to overcome expectations placed on her as an athlete and as a woman on her lifelong path to greatness. 

Available on Red Bull TV

Reel Rock: Cuddle

Directors: Peter Mortimer and Nick Rosen
USA, 2022
34 mins
Finalist, 2023

The tireless duo Tommy Caldwell and Alex Honnold face several setbacks when ascending 17 peaks in the Colorado mountains. Tommy’s childhood friend Adam Stack comes to the rescue in an epic adventure.

Available on Red Bull TV

Ismael – With the Wind

Director: Liam Saint-Pierre
Tanzania, 2021
4 mins
Finalist, 2023

Ismael, a local kitesurfer from Zanzibar who overcame a humble background sets up the first kitesurf school for locals.

Available on director’s website

Fuel

Director: Iz La Motte
USA, 2021
6 mins
Finalist, 2023

Madison Rose Ostergren has been encouraged to fit into certain molds her entire life. Now, as she comes to the stage of professional big mountain skiing, she is determined to show up as her true, authentic self and learn how to embrace her own personality in a world that often convinces individuals to fit into certain boxes.

Available on director’s website