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Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival · 2026

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2026

Environmental And Science Film Programme

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5 films · 1 review

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In Cod We Trust

A portrait of a remote Arctic community and its diverse inhabitants.

(Country: Finland, Norway; Year: 2026; Director: Guro Saniola Bjerk)

Jason's Box

What happens when an experienced climate scientist becomes an activist? In Greenland, scientist Jason Box and his local colleagues are launching a radical project to raise global awareness.

(Country: Germany; Year: 2026; Director: Michael Strassburger; Stars: Jason Box)

Let Our Mountains Live (La fjella leve)

Sámi reindeer herders win in the Supreme Court revealing a crisis of justice and trust.

(Country: Finland, Norway; Year: 2026; Director: Håvard Bustnes)

Nuisance Bear

Review preview for Nuisance Bear

By viewing the situation, at least initially, mostly from the perspective of the bears, the directors ask us to consider who exactly is trespassing on whose turf.

Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
A polar bear is forced to navigate a human world of tourists, wildlife officers, and hunters as its ancient migration collides with modern life. When a sacred predator is branded a nuisance, it becomes unclear who truly belongs in this shared landscape.

(Country: US, Canada, United Kingdom; Year: 2026; Director: Gabriela Osio Vanden, Jack Weisman)

Full review See: Jack Weisman and Gabriel Osio Vanden on working together and making naivety work for them in Nuisance Bear , Gabriela Osio Vanden and Jack Weisman on balance and perspectives in Nuisance Bear

Plastic Love!

A pop-infused dive into Japan's love of packaging - and how it might hold the key to escaping a plastic-wrapped future.

(Country: Japan, Austria; Year: 2026; Director: Sybilla Patrizia, Clementine Nuttall; Stars: Nami Miyahara, Akira Sakano, Komichi Ikeda, Mamoru Kamata, Yuzuru Oikawa, Taisuke Sato, Etsuko Yamada, Kazumi Murose, Tomomi Yamaguchi, Yuji Sakai, Tohru Tsuji, Michinao Suenaga, Masaru Okamoto, Ryuji Horiai)