FOOT TRAIL FILMS

creating visual content for environmental voices

Foot Trail Films produces documentary and brand focused video content for advocates, businesses and audiences in the environmental and wildlife conservation space.

Below are some of our films. Click on the poster to learn more.

Foot Trail Films:
Micromentaries
Season 1

2018

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Sleepless Flight

Description: Atlanta is a bustling metropolis of the south eastern US. While this surge of growth is great news for the city's residents, the illuminated skyline is posing a serious hazard for the nation's migrating bird population. As the city expands and our skyline develops, local scientists work to find the balance of safety for ourselves and our avian life.

Directed by Jeremy Cournyea

Produced by Christopher Manza, Sabina Kasumova & Jeremy Cournyea

Atlanta is a bustling metropolis of the south eastern US. While this surge of growth is great news for the city's residents, the illuminated skyline is posing a serious hazard for the nation's migrating bird population. As the city expands and our skyline develops, local scientists work to find the balance of safety for ourselves and our avian life.

AWARE

Description of the Film: The AWARE Wildlife Center is a non-profit that cares for injured and orphaned Georgia wildlife and promotes peaceful coexistence with our animal neighbors. Thanks to a staff of dedicated volunteers, these unusual patients get a second chance at life.

Produced & Directed by Jeremy Cournyea

MICROMENTARIES

Episode 2-"Beeing Busy", featuring Master Craftsman Beekeeper Cindy Hodges. Cindy was also the past president of the Metro Atlanta Beekeepers Association and works hives out of Decatur, Dunwoody, North Georgia, and downtown Atlanta.

Getting ready for Episode 4, featuring Brandy Hall. Brandy founded Shades of Green Permaculture Design, Inc. in 2004 and has become a leading voice for sustainable and regenerative landscape design in the Southeast. Based in Atlanta, GA, SOG offers design, installation, consultation and education services. Her clients have included residential, commercial, governmental, farm and homestead projects; institutional level research farms; and broad-acre restoration and conservation. She also serves on the Pine Lake City Council and the Dogwood Alliance Board of Directors. For more information on Brandy and permaculture visit www.shadesofgreenpermaculture.com and tune in Tuesday night for our new video.

Description: The micromentary(micro-documentary) series features six environmental leaders, professionals, and hobbyists; enriching stories in about a minute.

Directed by Jeremy Cournyea

Arborist, Neil Norton stresses the importance of the Atlanta Canopy and how he connects to the forest through "Tree-gong" About Neil: Neil is an ISA-Certified Arborist since 2002 and Tree Risk Assessment Qualified as well. He holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration from Tulane University. He is passionate and active around issues of tree conservation and education, both locally and nationally. In addition to being a founder and creator of American Grove, a national online community funded by the U.S. Forest Service where he shares his knowledge about trees to encourage others to create thriving community forests, he advocated and created the Glenn Creek Nature Preserve, a 3-acre greenspace in Decatur, Georgia. Neil also loves inspecting trees, and thoroughly enjoys his encounters with clients and their trees in all the hidden neighborhoods of Atlanta. He specializes in tree appraisal and risk evaluation and is the executive director of the Georgia Arborist Association. For more information on Neil’s work, visit TreeInspection.com

In Episode 3, "Barefoot Barry", Barry Combess takes us running down the Silver Comet Trail, one of his favorite local spots. Barry was raised in Southern California, and after school in Scotland, graduated from the American Culinary Federation in St. Augustine, Florida. After years of chronic joint and foot pain, Barry tried an unconventional remedy, going barefoot. Now retired from the culinary arts, Barry has been running 5k & 10k races since 2010 barefoot, and averages between seven and eight 5ks per year.

Bio by Nick Walsh- Adventure photography affords me the opportunity to travel often. And with so many locations beckoning me, the air can become a little murky when considering priorities pertaining to places to visit. Generally, you will find me in the mountains of Western North Carolina, Eastern Tennessee, North Georgia, and West Virginia, as these are the spots I consider to be my easiest access and closest to home. But, my love of travel evolves; much the same as the way I shoot: constantly changing the eye, the perception of landscape, and finding immersive compositions to engage my audience. My most recent trip to Iceland and just before that to Costa Rica are prime examples of how my perspective is constantly refined by my environment. I’m stoked to see where 2018 leads and maybe packing a couple more visa stamps into the passport! Alongside backpacking, most will find me paddling the rivers of the southeast, from the Chattooga to the Tellico, up to the New River in West Virginia, and everywhere in between. As well, I am a lifelong surfer and snowboarder, which evolved from my time spent in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, San Diego, West Virginia, and insuring that I travel for both frequently! Feel free to follow along with me as I travel and shoot by jumping on Instagram and looking up @_shootnick_. I hope I inspire you to get outside and enjoy what our wonderful planet has to offer!

CULTIVATING CHANGE

Description: A short documentary about the environmental and economic impacts that urban agriculture brings to the city of Atlanta. We want to share a big thank you with our friends at Ecosystem Farm, Farm and Forage, and Wrecking Bar Brewpub for sharing their passion and knowledge with us.

Directed by Jeremy Cournyea

Produced by Michele Lombardi & Jeremy Cournyea

Foot Trail Films produces documentary and brand focused video content for advocates, businesses and audiences in the environmental and wildlife conservation space.

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