Eco-Hack!

Biologist Tim Shields has watched desert tortoise populations in the Mojave Desert plummet since the 1990s. The latest threat? Ballooning populations of ravens, thanks to increased human activity in the desert. Tired of “taking notes on a quiet catastrophe,” Tim quits traditional observational biology in exchange for direct intervention. Building specialized drones, desert rovers, laser cannons, and fake
exploding tortoise shells, Tim is waging a technological war on ravens in a last ditch effort to save the species, and prove that innovation, technology, and imagination may be the last hope for saving the planet.

Eco-Hack! plays as part of First Looks, The Roxie’s Oscar-Qualifying program for short films. It plays as a standalone screening on Friday, March 24, at 5.45pm in the Little Roxie.

Eco-Hack! will play after the following screenings:

Runtime
0h 17m
Year
2023
Director
Brett Marty & Josh Izenberg
Format
2D Digital
Country
US
Language
English
Categories
Featured, Short