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Julia Dahr
UK NO 2017 42' 59' 87'
⚬ Green ⚬ Human Interest
An award winning story of hope from the frontline of climate change. Kisilu Musya a small-scale farmer from in Kenia has used his camera to capture the life of his family, his village and the impact of climate change in his area. He has filmed floods, droughts and storms. Amidst rising tensions in his own family, Kisilu starts building a community movement of farmers fighting the impacts of extreme weather. He takes this message of hope all the way to the UN Climate Talks, in Paris, COP21 and giving TED talks all over the world.
Director | Julia Dahr |
Producer | Hugh Hartford |
Co-Producer | Julia Dahr |
Executive Producer | Sabine Bubeck-Paaz |
Production Company | Banyak Films |
Co-Production Company | Differ Media |
Cinematography | Julie Lillesæter |
Writers | Julia Dahr, Hugh Hartford |
Editor | Adam Thomas |
Music | Chris White |
Sound | Julia Dahr |
Best Feature Documentary | FICMEC 2017 |
Pangolin Power Film Award | SGEFF 2017 |
Osiris FAO Prize | Int. FF Agrofilm 2017 |
Jury Award | Another Way Film Festival 2017 |
Fethi Kayaalp Grand Award | BIFED 2017 |
Ethos Jury Prize | Social Impact Media Awards 2018 |
Best Cinematography Prize | Social Impact Media Awards 2018 |
WWF Award | Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival 2018 |
Best Movie | Nuovi Sguardi 2018 |
The Objectif d'Argent - Prize for sustainable development | Millenium International Documentary Film Festival 2018 |
The Main Prize of the Minister of the Environment | IFF Ekofilm 2018 |
Sim Award for Best Cinematography in a Feature | Women in Film & Television Vancouver FF 2019 |
Hot Docs 2017 |
CPH:DOX 2017 |
Sheffield Doc/Fest 2017 |
TRT Documentary Awards 2017 |
Haifa IFF 2017 |
Reykjavik IFF 2017 |
Adelaide Film Festival 2017 |
Bergen IFF 2017 |
Rio FF 2017 |
DocuDays UA 2018 |
DocEdge 2018 |
Valladolid FF 2018 |
Thessaloniki DFF 2018 |
| Runtimes | 42' 59' 87' |
| Spoken Languages | English |
| Production Countries | Norway, UK |
Director Julia Dahr believes filmmakers can be changemakers. She is a Norwegian director and producer who is passionate about character driven stories that can raise attention about social and environmental issues in a new way, challenge stereotypes and create an impact. In 2015 she won the One World Media award, was nominated for the Grierson award and was listed by Forbes as one of the top 30 under 30 year olds that is ‘driving and defining the world media’. THANK YOU FOR THE RAIN is Julia’s first feature.
