Audience Choice Award
Indy Shorts Film Festival
FILM 01 / DOCUMENTARY / MALDIVES
CONSTELLATIONS
OF THE SEA
THE FILM
NOT ALL CONSTELLATIONS
BELONG TO THE SKY.
In the Maldives, swimming alongside a whale shark can be unforgettable. But what does that encounter leave behind?
Constellations of the Sea explores the complex relationship between these remarkable animals and the tourism that surrounds them. Perspectives from research, conservation, and tourism consider how wonder can become responsibility.
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RECOGNITION
AWARDS
21 AWARDS & HONORSFestival Favorite and Best Documentary
San Diego Young Filmmakers Festival
Audience Choice Award
Ocean Youth Eco International Film Festival
Judges Favorite for Documentary
Balboa Del Mar Film Festival
Best Youth Documentary (less than 40 min)
Raw Science Film Festival
Best Student Film
Grand Cine Carnival Maldives
Best High School Film
Visionaries Film Festival
Best High School Documentary
Brightside Film Festival
Award of Excellence
Nature Without Borders International Film Festival
Best Student Filmmaker
Eastern Europe Film Festival
Gold Award — Short Documentary
Paris Film Awards
Best Young Filmmaker
Better Earth International Film Festival
Best Student Film
Florence Film Awards
Award of Merit, Special Mention — Nature / Environment / Wildlife (Student)
Accolade Global Film Competition
3rd Place Best Student
Wildlife Conservation Film Festival
Best Young Filmmaker — Honorable Mention
Global Trend Climate Change Film Festival
Spark Award Nominee
All American High School Film Festival
Short Film — Honorable Mention
Changing Tides Ocean Film Festival
Finalist
Fraser Shorts Film Festival
Best Young Filmmaker — Honorable Mention
Indie Shorts Film Fest
Best Young Climate Storyteller — Honorable Mention
My Name is Climate Film Festival
FESTIVAL SELECTIONS & SCREENINGS
62 FESTIVALS
01Indy Shorts Film Festival (USA)
02Heartland Film Festival (USA)
03Mill Valley Film Festival (USA)
04United Nations Association Film Festival (USA); also selected for UNAFF in Schools program
05Coronado Island Film Festival (USA)
06Sidewalk Film Festival (USA)
07Lake Placid Film Festival (USA)
08EKOFILM (Czechia)
09Filmambiente International Film Festival (Brazil)
10Wildlife Conservation Film Festival (Mexico)
11DaVinci International Film Festival (USA)
12All American High School Film Festival (USA)
13Wild and Free Film Festival (USA)
14NatureTrack Film Festival (USA)
15Catalina Island Film Festival (USA)
16Raw Science Film Festival (USA)
17International Animal and Environmental Film Festival (FICAA) (Mexico)
18San Antonio Film Festival (USA)
19SDGs Short Film Challenge (Nigeria)
20San Diego Environmental Film Festival (USA)
21S.O.F.A. Film Festival (Animals, Wildlife, Environment, Conservation) (Cyprus)
22Scinema International Science Film Festival (Australia)
23Santa Cruz Film Festival (USA)
24Dana Point Film Festival (USA)
25Sea Change Film Festival (UK)
26Boston International Kids Film Festival (USA)
27Like You Children’s Film Festival (USA)
28Healdsburg Film Festival (USA)
29Nature Without Borders International Film Festival (USA)
30Mequinensa International Film Festival (Spain)
31Petra International Film Festival (Indonesia)
32Fayetteville Film Festival (USA)
33Changing Tides Ocean Film Festival (USA)
34Los Angeles Student Film Festival (USA)
35Flicker’s Rhode Island International Film Festival (USA)
36Visionaries Film Festival (USA)
37Reel East Texas Film Festival (USA)
38Alpine International Film Festival (Switzerland)
39The Brightside Film Festival (USA)
40Lighthouse Lens Film Festival (USA)
41Jaisalmer International Film Festival (India)
42San Diego Young Filmmakers Festival (USA)
43Ocean Youth Eco International Film Festival (Hong Kong)
44Better Earth International Film Festival (India)
45Balboa Del Mar Film Festival (USA)
46Global Trend Climate Change Film Festival (Bangladesh)
47Grand Cine Carnival Maldives (Maldives)
48Eastern Europe Film Festival (Romania)
49Accolade Global Film Competition (USA)
50Indie Short Fest (USA)
51Embu International Film Festival (Kenya)
52Paris Film Awards (France)
53Florence Film Awards Festival (Italy)
54East Village Film Festival (USA)
55My Name is Climate Film Festival (UK)
56Sandpoint Film Festival (USA)
57South Pacific Film Festival (New Zealand)
58Broken Arrow Film Festival (USA)
59SunChild International Environmental Film Festival (Armenia)
60Fraser Shorts Film Festival (Australia)
61Abuja International Film Festival (Nigeria)
62Central Coast Film Festival (Australia)
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