CATALOGUE

Wake Up & Smell The Flowers

Film review:
International Nature and Environment Film Review

Section:
Short film category

Year of production:
2021

Country of origin:
Ausztria

Country(ies) of filming:
Austria

Duration:
4:42 perc

Language:
English

Director:
Yaz Ellis

Producer:
Yaz Ellis

Distributor:

English synopsis:
After six months of hibernation, the adorable European Ground Squirrels are finally waking up - and they are hungry! Witness their spectacular flower feast and follow them as they have something very important to prepare for...

English biography:
I created Wake Up & Smell the Flowers to celebrate European Ground Squirrels, an absolutely adorable species! The idea of a frantic flower feast taking place in nature was something, I believe, everyone just has to see. This film is important because European Ground Squirrels are endangered and threatened. Despite being a protected species, their habitats are still being destroyed and fragmented due to agricultural expansions and building developments. This film is intended to raise awareness for this beautiful species and hopefully inspire those who live in the same countries as ground squirrels, to help them.