Early this year, graduate students in the Scientific Filmmaking course (ECL 290/PBG 298) shared their short films at the Ecology Film Festival, which was held at both the Bodega Bay Grange Hall and at the Veterans Memorial Theatre in Davis. The course was co-taught by Professor Eric Sanford and professional filmmaker Grant Thompson.  The course and film festivals were organized by PhD student Emily Longman, with generous support from a Bilinksi Foundation fellowship.

The subjects of each film range from studying the impacts of global change on trees and ponds in the Sierra Nevada, to uncovering the mysteries of beetles and snails on the California coast. Together, the films highlight the breadth of research conducted by UC Davis graduate students, as well as their impressive creativity and communication skills.

1. Every Cone Counts

A film by Nina Venuti of the Graduate Group in Ecology.

2. Quantifying Personality of a Clonal Fish in the Wild

A film by Jon Aguiñaga of the Population Biology Graduate Group

3. A Clearance of Death on Behalf of Life

A film by Tracie Hayes of the Population Biology Graduate Group

4. Life on a Leaf: The Hidden Worlds of Eelgrass

A film by Collin Gross of the Population Biology Graduate Group

5. Rings and Resin in the Range of Light

A film by Jennifer Cribbs of the Graduate Group in Ecology

6. Pockets Full of Perfume: How Orchid Bees Attract and Choose Mates

A film by Marissa Sandoval of the Population Biology Graduate Group

7. Evolution at a Not So Snail's Pace

A film by Emily Longman of the Population Biology Graduate Group

8. Aquatic Constellations

A film by Khalil Russell of the Population Biology Graduate Group

9. PONDdering the future of freshwater

A film by MJ Farruggia of the Graduate Group in Ecology

10. Fantastic Food Webs: Understanding the Communities in Our Oceans

A film by Sophia Simon of the Graduate Group in Ecology

11. Dreaming Big, Starting Small: The Future of Sustainable Aquaculture

A film by Natalie Rizzo of the Animal Biology Graduate Group