Handful of Films

05/08/2024

Batty Banks keeps the realness with how much queerness there is in nature! Keep it coming, girrrrl! This is Nature’s Coming Out Story...

22/07/2024

This is Nature’s Coming Out Story...

08/07/2024

observes Connel Bradwell in his natural habitat on Vancouver Island, BC. He's is a British born Canadian who works as a and communicator. He hosts, directs and produces content focusing on the natural world and well... he guides us around the world as we search for and learn about - A CBC Docs original for The Nature of Things - Animal Pride: Nature's Coming Out Story...

20/06/2024

It's 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Let us take you on the adventure of a lifetime! our upcoming documentary film features naturalist Connel Bradwell exploring queerness and sexual diversity in nature and asking why we’ve been missing it all along? Happy Solstice!!

01/06/2024

It's 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Let us take you on an adventure of a lifetime! is our upcoming documentary film featuring naturalist Connel Bradwell exploring queerness and sexual diversity in nature and questions why we’ve been missing it all along? Directed by Produced by DOP Ryan Wilkes - Filmmaker & Photographer Editor Danny Cox Composer Co-written by Executive producer

29/04/2024

Academia Film Olomouc in the Czech Republic is the world's oldest science film festival, and definitely one of the best! I absolutely love bringing our films to this celebration of science and ideas, and the thousands of students who attend and volunteer make it a special event. "Hunt for the Oldest DNA" won both the Special Jury Award and the Audience Award - every filmmaker knows that no award is sweeter than "audience favourite". Niobe Thompson Ondřej Kazík HHMI Tangled Bank Studios PBS

20/02/2024

Follow the quest to recover DNA millions of years old for the very first time. Watch the premiere of our latest documentary “Hunt for the Oldest DNA” on tomorrow, February 21 at 9pm! https://to.pbs.org/49zmjUA

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Follow the quest to recover DNA millions of years old for the very first time.

13/03/2023

Niobe Thompson made "The Long Today" in 2021. It toured the world, won a bunch of prizes, and now it's time to share it widely/freely.

Magical thinking can get you in trouble. Especially in the wilderness. Enjoy the film!

https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/451935385?fbclid=IwAR3O1ICEeWk73WVZeEHxlZmxX94x1r76uKkJJxg06w5ViaDaaIUqIzwRiPY

08/03/2023

Composer Jonathan Kawchuk and Canadian Director Niobe Thompson took part in a unique composing masterclass, with live performances of select music from "Carbon - The Unauthorized Biography" with orchestra and choir at Toronto's Revolution Recording. The full event is viewable here:

03/03/2023

We are holding an event tonight in Toronto to showcase Carbon - The Unauthorised Biography and you are invited.

We will have an orchestra and choir perform select cues from Carbon at a large recording studio in the city. The event is sponsored by the Screen Composers' Guild and the Directors' Guild, and there will be a Q&A with Jonathan Kawchuk and Niobe Thompson. Hannah Epperson will perform the final cue! Think of this as a live version of the film we made, Sound of Carbon.

Here is a streaming link to the live event:

Live Scoring Carbon Invitation: This unique event will feature an orchestra, choir and a conversation with Niobe Thompson Jonathan Kawchuk

24/02/2023

We are incredibly proud of the beautiful, educational and entertaining film that True Survivors has become. Thank you to all who have made it possible, we could not have done it without you.

Premiering at 9:00 pm tonight on CBC The Nature of Things, “True Survivors”.
Watch The Nature of Things on Fridays @ 9 pm, Saturdays @ 3 pm and Sundays @ 1 pm on CBC Television or stream on CBC Gem https://gem.cbc.ca/media/the-nature-of-things/s62

Directed by: Rio Mitchell
Written and Hosted by: Sarika Cullis-Suzuki
Produced by: Carolyn Whittaker
Executive Produced by: Niobe Thompson

23/02/2023

We're thrilled to be nominated for the highest honour in science and nature filmmaking in Canada! The Rob Stewart Award for Best Science and Nature Documentary will be announced at the 2023 Canadian Screen Awards on April 11th.

23/02/2023

Carbon - The Unauthorised Biography receives the premier award - "Best Documentary or Reportage" at in Pamplona, Spain.

El Museo de Ciencias Universidad de Navarra distingue a la matemática y divulgadora Clara Grima con el premio Pasión por la Ciencia; “El cazador de cerebros - Pinceles y pipetas en el Prado” de RTVE como mejor programa de televisión, y “I Was Just a Child”, mejor vídeo en web o redes soc...

22/02/2023

A survival story that connects generations, True Survivors explores our shared human resilience.

How have humans adapted and survived in the last? And, what will it take to survive what’s next?

Premiering on CBC The Nature of Things February 24, 2023
Watch The Nature of Things on Fridays @ 9 pm, Saturdays @ 3 pm and Sundays @ 1 pm on CBC Television or
stream on CBC Gem https://gem.cbc.ca/media/the-nature-of-things/s62

Directed by: Rio Mitchell
Written and Hosted by: Sarika Cullis-Suzuki
Produced by: Carolyn Whittaker
Executive Produced by: Niobe Thompson

17/02/2023

7 days until the official premier of "True Survivors” on CBC The Nature of Things.
Available to watch on CBC Gem to all Canadian audiences following February 24, 2023.

Directed by: Rio Mitchell
Written and Hosted by: Sarika Cullis-Suzuki
Produced by: Carolyn Whittaker
Executive Produced by: Niobe Thompson

14/02/2023

"True Survivors” - Premiering on CBC The Nature of Things February 24, 2023

Why are we so fascinated with Survival? The sheer number of hit reality TV shows on the topic reveals the extent of our obsession. Through a journey of scientific and personal discovery, with the pacing and style of an adventure film, Sarika Cullis-Suzuki challenges the modern stereotype of “man against nature” and gets to the root of human survival.

Growing up, Sarika loved to play “Survival” on the beach with her dad, David Suzuki. Playing the same game with her own kids today, one thing is clear: climate change has raised the stakes.

Sarika, a scientist and mother who fears for her children’s future, invites her audience into her lived reality as she embarks on a journey that takes her from the stunning deserts of New Mexico, to the edge of the ice in Canada’s north. She learns from experts in anthropology, paleobotany and restoration ecology about how humans adapted to extreme environmental change in the past. She speaks with Indigenous elders about cultural survival and the strength of shared knowledge. Finally, right at home in her own province, Sarika witnesses a truly incredible case of survival in the face of a human-caused climate disaster.

A survival story that connects generations and passes the torch from one of Canada’s most prominent environmentalists to his daughter, True Survivors explores our shared human resilience. How have humans adapted and survived in the past? And, what will it take to survive what’s next?

Directed by: Rio Mitchell
Written and Hosted by: Sarika Cullis-Suzuki
Produced by: Carolyn Whittaker
Executive Produced by: Niobe Thompson

19/05/2022

03/03/2022

“Carbon - The Unauthorised Biography” is showing tonight at CBC’s The Nature of Things.

25/02/2022

Some pictures from Wednesday night's special advance screening of 'Carbon: the Unauthorised Biography' at The Cinematheque Theater in Vancouver attended by cast, film crew and friends.
Canada - remember you can catch the film Monday, February 28, at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema (in Toronto) or Friday, March 4th, at 9pm on CBC Docs!
www.thecarbonmovie.com

09/02/2022

The World Premiere of our newest feature film, Carbon - the unauthorized biography, will be hosted by Hot Docs at the Ted Rogers Hot Docs Cinema in Toronto, on Monday the 28th of February. With special guests, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson (remote), carbon capture scientist Phil De Luna, and filmmaker Niobe Thompson.

Watch the world’s best documentaries at the annual Hot Docs Festival each spring, and year-round at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema and on Hot Docs at Home.

18/01/2022

We've been busy over the pandemic, and today we're releasing the trailer for our newest film. Meet the most misunderstood element on earth.

Golden Globe winner Sarah Snook is the voice of Carbon in "Carbon: The Unauthorized Biography", a feature documentary from Emmy Award winning Genepool Productions and Sundance Award winning Handful of Films.

Premiering on CBC TV in Canada and coming to cinemas (Australia) and television (France, Germany) this year!

Watch the trailer via the link below:
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With Carbon in the news every day, you might think you know everything about her. But you’d be wrong. Golden Globe winner, Sarah Snook, is the voice of Carbon…

18/11/2021

Age is no barrier and The Long Today keeps on going. It's playing from November 18-21 at the Kendal Mountain Festival.

01/06/2021

We are absolutely honoured to be part of the in-person opening night for New Zealand Mountain Film Festival. What a thrill! https://mountainfilm.nz/sessions/session-1-opening-night/

05/05/2021

The Long Today is the recipient of the 2021 Wasatch Mountain Film Festival Shane McConkey Award. (That is: best short!) We are thrilled!

29/01/2021

25/01/2021

"The Long Today" is showing at the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival, and it will screen (online) as part of The Canadian Show, from 19 – 28 February.

To buy a Festival Pass, visit the festival website www.vimff.org or buy an individual program pass for the Canadian Show: https://vimff.org/canadian-show/ .