Texas Premiere! Michel d'Outremont, wildlife photographer, explores the marshes, forests and countryside around his home. Each of these environments reveals its own unique world: the fragile expanse of the marshes, where a discreet and elusive birdlife thrives; the depths of the forests, where shadow and silence shelter an attentive fauna; and the openness of the countryside, where wildlife comes to life with the changing seasons and light. Through his lens, he captures these fleeting encounters: the furtive silhouette of a deer, the discreet passage of a heron, the appearance of a fox at the edge of a field. These precious and fragile moments reveal a unique closeness to the wild world, often ignored but nevertheless very much present at our side. “Wild Proximity” offers an attentive look at the richness of this familiar nature and invites us to rediscover the secret life that unfolds just a few steps away from our daily lives.
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Texas Premiere!Against the backdrop of the sixth mass extinction, an all-woman team of biologists set out to save bats from a deadly fungal disease, but when the COVID-19 pandemic interrupts their work, they are sent down a path of discovery that illuminates the connections between bat conservation and the spread of infectious disease.  Kristin Tièche is an award-winning filmmaker, producer and editor based in San Francisco, CA, with a passion for crafting immersive, character-driven stories that shine a light on sustainability, conservation, and science. With hundreds of hours of film and television credits to her name, she specializes in documentary storytelling that captivates, informs, and inspires action. Kristin’s distinct storytelling voice is evident in her acclaimed short films, including Forms of Identification (2011), The Spinster (2013), The Bat Rescuer (2016), and Velo Visionaries (2015-2017). Her first feature documentary, The Invisible Mammal, following a team of women scientists working to prevent the extinction of a species of bat, premiered in 2025 at DocLands Film Festival in Marin County and took home the Audience Choice award. Kristin holds an M.A in Television-Radio-Film from the Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. When she's not behind the camera or in the editing suite, she shares her expertise as a film instructor at Diablo Valley College and SF Film School, mentoring the next generation of visual storytellers. Kristin’s feature documentary editing credits include; Sundance Audience Award winning "Fuel" (2008), PBS/Independent Lens film, "Power Paths" (2009), "Healing a Soldier's Heart (2015), "We Rock Long Distance" (2015), "From India With Love" (2017), "Somebody Clap For Me" (2017), "UberLand" (2019), and "Onanya" (2023). She has edited non-fiction series for national broadcast such as "Building Impossible" (Nat Geo), "Someone They Knew with Tamron Hall" (Court TV), "Judgment with Ashleigh Banfield" (Court TV), "Aerial America" (Smithsonian), "Animals Gone Wild" (Nat Geo), "Design on a Dime" (HGTV), and "$40 A Day" (Food Network). Kristin also received regional Emmy nominations for episodes she edited for "Eye on the Bay" (KPIX/CBS-5).
Director Statement
As a woman filmmaker, I was immediately drawn to this fascinating story of a team of pioneering women in science working to find a nature-based solution to save a bat species from extinction. As soon as we scheduled our first day of filming with our lead participants, I knew that there was a lot more to the story than just bats. It was crystal clear that it was a film about the way that women work together, mentor each other, share in successes, strive for professional goals, see themselves as professionals, find inspiration and help each other overcome failures. It’s also about women finding their place in the field of science and making contributions heralded by the global scientific community. This particular theme of “The Invisible Mammal” is what helped me develop my unique lens to this nature/conservation film. The world of the characters in this film – one in which women are not only leading the way, but helping other women climb the ladder in a male-dominated profession – is not always represented in film and storytelling. Being a woman filmmaker gave me an opportunity to deeply connect with the women featured in my film, earn their trust, and more holistically portray them on-screen as real, relatable human beings. Special Texas Presentation in Partnership with San Antonio Feral Cat Coalition With Director Mye HoangMulti-national rescuers in Qatar team up with a cat cafe owner from America to rescue 25 cats amidst a population crisis. Every country in the world grapples with animal welfare, and the feral cat overpopulation crisis is especially grim. Given the universal lack of government resources, the burden falls upon volunteer rescuers to deal with the uphill battle of caring for the ever growing population of cats. The crisis has reached a breaking point in Doha, capital city of Qatar. The oil-producing nation is one of the world’s wealthiest. However, the luxurious surface and rapid growth are powered by migrant workers who comprise 89% of the population, and end up volunteering their resources to help alleviate the suffering among the nation’s many street cats who struggle to survive the extreme heat, diseases and traffic.  Director and editor Mye Hoang is an #AniFab21 alum and Los Angeles based producer/director and Texas native. Her previous documentary CAT DADDIES won numerous awards such as the Tallgrass Film Festival’s Excellence in the Art of Film, Animalis Fabula Film Festival’s Outstanding Achievement in Documentary, and the Dallas International Film Festival’s Audience Award (2021). It has been distributed in over a dozen territories around the world. Most recently, she was a producer on the documentary ASHIMA which world premiered at DOC NYC 2023. Previously she was a producer on the narrative feature I WILL MAKE YOU MINE by Lynn Chen (SXSW 2020), as well as award-winning noir thriller MAN FROM RENO (Best Feature at the LA Film Festival and Spirit Award Nominee 2014). She has directed numerous narrative short films that have been showcased internationally. Her first narrative feature VIETTE, an Asian American coming-of-age story, debuted in 2012 and toured film festivals around the country.
Director Statement When I was touring with my previous documentary CAT DADDIES (2022), I met a cat cafe owner in Milwaukee and learned about her international rescue work. As a lifelong cat owner, I was aware of the efforts to help pets from abroad find homes in the US – some came from conflict areas or natural disasters. But moving cats 7,000 miles from countries like Qatar seemed extreme. This curiosity set me on my new film 25 CATS FROM QATAR, to discover the country and its culture, and why animal rescuers there have reached a breaking point. They are literally unable to solicit support from within and feel they have no choice but to turn outside, to the UK and US. To immerse the audience, I focused on all the nuts and bolts of this unsanctioned rescue mission that rapidly unfolded in 4 days. I knew that witnessing the tedious preparation and the selection process of 25 cats in all its totality would be ultimately moving. Being able to document this grand act of love for cats has been a truly rewarding experience that I hope will inspire audiences worldwide. Partnered with San Antonio Feral Cat Coalition |
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