FILM TITLE: Kokota: The Islet of Hope TAGLINE: Our ability to adapt is only limited by our ability to learn. RUNTIME: 29 min
SYNOPSIS (132 Words)
Mbarouk Mussa Omar is from a small East African Island called Pemba. Nearly ten years ago he visited a tiny neighbouring islet called Kokota and was shocked by what he saw. Kokota was teetering towards collapse, and Mbarouk knew climate change and deforestation were the culprits. He desperately wanted to help Kokota, but what could one poor man from Pemba possibly do?
Kokota: The Islet of Hope tells the story of Mbarouk's quest to help Kokota. This short introduces viewers to resilient people living on the front lines of climate change and tells the story of how these unlikely heroes have managed to innovatively adapt to a warming climate while reforesting their island. This inspirational film promises to leave audiences around the world believing that simple solutions really can have huge impacts.
SYNOPSIS (57 Words)
Mbarouk Mussa Omar is from a small Tanzanian Island called Pemba. Nearly ten years ago he visited a tiny neighbouring islet called Kokota and was shocked by what he saw. Kokota was teetering towards collapse, and Mbarouk knew climate change and deforestation were the culprits. This inspirational film tells the story of Mbarouk's quest to save Kokota.
AWARDS
- WINNER – 2018, Excellence in Documenting a Human Rights Issue, Kokota: The Islet of Hope, Bellingham Human Rights Festival - WINNER – 2017, Best Climate Change Adaptation & Mitigation Short Doc, Kokota: The Islet of Hope, CMS Vatavaran, New Delhi India - WINNER – 2017 Merit Award of Awareness, Awareness Festival, Kokota: The Islet of Hope, Los Angeles California - WINNER – 2017 Emerson’s Zanzibar Foundation Film Award, Kokota: The Islet of Hope, Zanzibar International Film Festival - WINNER - 2017, Eric Moe Award for Best Short on Sustainability, Kokota: The Islet of Hope, DC Environmental Film Festival - WINNER - 2016, Best Canadian Short Film, Kokota: The Islet of Hope, Planet in Focus Film Festival, Toronto, ON - WINNER - 2016, Best Cinematography, Kokota: The Islet of Hope, Atlantic Film Festival, Halifax NS
OFFICIAL FILM FESTIVAL SELECTIONS, PUBLIC SCREENINGS, NATIONAL BROADCASTS
- Atlantic Film Festival, Halifax, NS, September 20, 2016 - I Imagine Film Festival, New York, October 1, 2016 - Kuala Lumpur Eco Festival, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 14, 2016 - Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, Arkansas, October 15, 2016 - Planet in Focus, Toronto, Ontario, October 23, 2016 - Silver Wave Film Festival, Fredericton, New Brunswick, November 6th, 2016 - Tasmania Eco Film Festival, Hobart, Australia, November 17 - Tideland Doc Fest, Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada, February 8th, 2017 - Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival, Vancouver, British Columbia, Feb 11th, 2017 - Tideland Doc Fest, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, February 14th, 2017 - Frozen River Film Festival, Winona, Minnesota, February 15th, 2017 - Tideland Doc Fest, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, February 15th, 2017 - Tideland Doc Fest, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, February 16th, 2017 - DC Environmental Film Festival, Washington DC, March 20th, 2017 - Cross Canada Campus Tour, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario March 9th, 2017 - Cross Canada Campus Tour, University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, British Columbia, March 20th, 2017 - South African Eco Film Festival, Cape Town, South Africa, March 23rd, 2017 - Cross Canada Campus Tour, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, April 10th, 2017 - Kent State’s, Who’s Your Moma? Earth Day Environmental Film Festival, Kent, Ohio, April 13th, 2017 - Howard University, Earth Day Screening, Washington DC, April 22nd, 2017 - NorthWest Fest, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, May 7th, 2017 - FICA - Festival Internacional De Cinema E Video Ambiental, Goiás, Goiás, Brazil, June 20, 2017 - American Conservation Film Festival, Shepherdstown, West Virginia, October 13th, 2017 - SunChild International Environmental Film Festival, Armenia, October 13th, 2017 - Greenpeace Film Festival, France Online Festival (www.greenpeacefilmfestival.org), Oct 15th, 2017 - View Finders: Atlantic Film Festival for Youth, Halifax, Nova Scotia: October 18 & 19 - View Finders: Atlantic Film Festival for Youth, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island: October 24 - View Finders: Atlantic Film Festival for Youth, St. John, New Brunswick: October 26 - View Finders: Atlantic Film Festival for Youth, Sydney, Nova Scotia: November 2 - CMS Vatavaran, New Delhi, India, November 2nd, 2017 - Green Screen Environmental Film Festival, Trinidad & Tobago, November 2nd, 2017 - View Finders: Atlantic Film Festival for Youth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia: November 7 - Sustainable Living Film Festival, Istanbul Turkey, November 10th, 2017 - Wild & Scenic Film Festival, Nevada City, California, January 11th, 2018 - Bellingham Human Rights Film Festival, Washington, February 15th, 2018 - Festival International du Film Eau et Climat (FIFEC), Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, February 26th - One Earth Film Festival, Chicago Illinois, March 10th, 2018 - Terra Festival, Guadeloupe, April 13th 2018 - Freeland Film Festival, Green Lake, Wisconsin, June 15th 2018 - Lunenburg Doc Fest, Lunenburg, NS, September 23rd, 2018 - Borneo Eco Film Festival, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo, November 3rd, 2018
Directed, Written & Narrated by Craig Norris Producers: Craig Norris & Zach Melanson Executive Producer: Zach Melanson
Cast (In Order of Appearance) Bibi Jabu Mwadini, Community Member Bibi Tumu Juma, Community Member Adam Kahmis Khamis, Deputy Mayor of Kokota Mbarouk Mussa Omar, Executive Director of Community Forests Pemba Ali Kessi Makungu, Community Member Jeff Schnurr, Executive Director of Community Forests International Ali Hamad Ali, Agroforestry Officer with Community Forests Pemba Juma Ali Hamad, Principle of Kokota Primary School
Director of Photography: Craig Norris Editor: Craig Norris Sound Design: Paul Goguen & Craig Norris
Production Team Assistant Director: Zach Melanson Fixer & Translator: Tahir Mussa Omar Swahili Transcriptions: Asia Awadh & Rashid Shamata & Micheal Tritchler Assistant Camera: Zach Melanson Production Assistants: Ali Hamad Ali, Raymond Kilango, Siti Makame, Zach Melanson, Maryam Bakar Shariff & Said Suwedi Driver: Ali Haji Ali Craft Services: Saada Abdallah Ali
Post Production Team Voice Over Recording: Craig Norris Title Designer: Alan White Copy Editor: Tara Reid
Mixed at The PostMan Post Production Studio by Paul Goguen.
Song Credits Meteors by Sirus Music Duduk in the Desert by Sergei Stern Dreamland by ARTiria Productions Kamakura Marimbas by Emmett Cooke Tiptoe Marimba by Brightside Studio Tic-toc by Musicalman Floating on Dreams by Emmett Cooke Expected in Time by Musicalman Crystal Peaks by Sirus Music Peace of Mind by Olive Musique Open Water by Sirus Music African Dreams by Richard Heacock All My Dreams by Jam Studios
All music supplied by PremiumBeat.com Still Photography Supplied by Community Forests Pemba, Community Forests International & Craig Norris Sponsored by the GCCA Intra-ACP Programme, An Initiative of the ACP Group of States funded by the European Union Copyright © Community Forests Pemba 2016. All Rights Reserved.