Once Upon a Wetland

DIRECTOR(S):
Elizabeth Miller-Derstine
PRODUCER(S):
Ian Kibbe
EDITOR(S):
Ace McColl
SYNOPSIS:

As restrictions tighten across the country, Durham, North Carolina preps for the annual Beaver Queen Pageant: a campy, un-beaver-lievable celebration of LGBTQIA activism, environmental conservation, and outrageous critter cosplay.

Presented as Part Of North Carolina Shorts 2026: Program 1: Documentaries

A Mystical Ornithology

On his South Carolina farm, ornithologist and poet Drew Lanham tends land as sanctuary for birds—reckoning w...
11 min | Jeremy Seifert, Benjamin James Roberts | USA | North Carolina | English
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Momentos

Marcy Sarmiento—Cuban-American artist, educator, and innovator of South Florida's first arts-based public hi...
9 min | Gabi Walden | USA | World | English, Spanish
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Trapped

Venus fly trap poachers face felony charges for trying to make a living, while huge real-estate developers go ...
11 min | Mads Engel, Joe Purtell | USA | North Carolina | English
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The True Cost of Power

When the small town of Carrboro dares to sue Duke Energy Corp. for decades of climate deception, a damning pat...
18 min | D.L. Anderson | USA | English
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Free Joan Little

Free Joan Little tells the story of the 1975 groundbreaking case of Joan Little, who was the first woman in U....
35 min | Yoruba Richen | USA | North Carolina | English
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