Wolves, cloud forests and biofuels will be featured in this year’s Hazel Wolf Environmental Film Festival.

The festival, which is in its 10th year, will be on-campus from May 1-4, and will feature more than 50 films, speakers and workshops.

“The goal for the festival is to make available opportunities for people to see films they may never get a chance to see anywhere else about our environment,” said Dave Atcheson, festival co-chair.

Atcheson highlighted the beginning and end of the festival.

The opening night film is award-winning Oil + Water.

“It’s been a favorite among audiences,” Atcheson said. “It’s very powerful and beautifully shot.”

The hour-long film features a biofuel-only road trip from Alaska to Argentina. Riding in a fire truck, two adventurers converted their diesel engine to run on any natural type of oil. They drove through 16 different countries while advocating for alternative energy.

The filmmaker plans attend the screening and a discussion panel following the film.

Atcheson also recommends seeing the closing film, When Clouds Clear.

“It’s a gripping and inspiring film,” he said.

The film features Junin, a small Ecuadorian town that fought against international mining companies to preserve their water resources and their cloud forest, which is a high-elevation rainforest characterized by dense cloud cover.

The filmmaker also plans to attend the screening.

Some films promote widely debated environmental issues. The film Wolves in Paradise shows wolf reintroduction, which is the process of returning wolves to areas where they’ve long been absent.

When Clouds Clear could also be controversial because it shows a community willing to do whatever is necessary to preserve its natural resources, Atcheson said.

During the past 10 years, the festival has covered many broad topics. Anything submitted relating to the environment was taken into consideration.

“We just choose the best of the best,” Atcheson said.

For those interested in media, there are three workshops taught by award-winning filmmakers. The workshops vary in their levels of difficulty.

Speakers at the festival include UW professors and filmmakers.

Scott Davis, director of Students Expressing Environmental Dedication (SEED) at the UW, also recommends going to the festival. With the festival’s experience, he expects the films to be “well made and hard-hitting.”

Davis and other SEED members will be attending and volunteering at the festival.

“It’s a great program,” Atcheson said. “You never know if it might open your eyes to something you weren’t aware of before, or lead you in a new direction.”