FILMS & VIDEO

Feature-Length Films:

Garbage: The Revolution Starts At Home http://www.garbagerevolution.com/

This documentary is about a family in Toronto that saves their garbage for 3 months and explores where all their garbage goes.

The Works: Garbage http://shop.history.com/detail.php?p=67820&v=All

This 50 minute film and explores garbage with a specific emphasis on NYC.  It talks about how much trash we generate, what types of each kind we make, where it all goes, how things get recycled, problems with plastic in the Ocean and what sorts of new and innovative technologies people are coming up with in order to address some of the garbage problems.  Two misconceptions of the film are that all landfills generate energy by producing methane gas, a greenhouse gas, less than 3% in the US are doing this.   Also they talk about how incinerators can scrub all pollutants out of the air, which is not true.

Addicted to Plastic http://www.crypticmoth.com/plastic.php

This documentary explores the history, uses, and problems associated with plastic.

Garbage Warrior http://www.garbagewarrior.com/

This documentary features an architect from New Mexico named Michael Reynolds who builds sustainable houses "off the grid" out of garbage (old tires, bottles, cans, etc) and the legal challenges he faces in the process.

Blue Vinyl http://www.bluevinyl.org/

This documentary is about PVC (vinyl) and its harmful affects on the manufactures and residents surrounding the factories.

Trashed http://www.trashedmovie.com/

This documentary is about garbage and landfills.

11th Hour  http://11thhouraction.com/

The 11th Hour is the last moment when change is possible. The film, narrated and written by Leonardo DiCaprio, explores how we’ve arrived at this moment - how we live, how we impact the earth’s ecosystems, and what we can do to change our course.

An Inconvenient Truth http://www.climatecrisis.net/

The ground-breaking documentary about former United State’s Vice President Al Gore's campaign to educate citizen’s about the threat of global climate change.

Fuel www.thefuelfilm.com

FUEL is a comprehensive and entertaining look at energy in America: a history of where we have been, our present predicament and a solution to our dependence on foreign oil.

The End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of the American Dream

www.endofsuburbia.com

The End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of The American Dream is a 2004 documentary film concerning peak oil and its implications for the suburban lifestyle.

No Impact Man  www.noimpactman.com

Colin Beavan’s quest to lead a zero-impact lifestyle for one year results in a personal journey that shows what happens when we cut out all the unnecessary stuff.

A Crude Awakening  www.oilcrashmovie.com

An award-winning documentary film that examines our dependence on oil, showing how oil is essential for almost every facet of our modern lifestyle, from driving to work to clothing and clean tap water. A Crude Awakening asks the tough question, “What happens when we run out of cheap oil?” Through expert interviews, the film spells out in startling detail the challenges we would face in dealing with the possibility of a world without cheap oil—a world in which it may ultimately take more energy to drill for oil than we can extract from the oil the wells produce.

Escape from Suburbia  www.escapefromsuburbia.com

Escape from Suburbia is a rich interplay on the subtle relationships between the potential solutions each person faces as the demand for fossil fuels outstretches supply includes issues such as the energy crisis, neighborhood gardens and the collapse of the American way-of-life.

Crude: The Real Price of Oil  www.crudethemovie.com

This documentary examines a decades-long battle between the indigenous people of the Ecuadorian Amazon and oil giant Chevron over chemical contamination that the Amazonian inhabitants claim was caused by oil drilling 35 years ago.

Life and Debt  www.lifeanddebt.org

Stephanie Black's documentary examines the economic and environmental impacts of the IMF's mandate that Jamaica become an export economy. This decision forced the nation to grow crops that depleted their soil of all fertility, polluted the water systems and created even more poverty, which eventually led to outbreaks of disease due to malnourishment, which led to riots.

The Cove  www.thecovemovie.com/

In this heart-wrenching and eye-opening documentary, director Louie Psihoyos’ team of filmmakers and activists go undercover to expose the tragic massacre of thousands of dolphins in the Japanese fishing village of Taiji.

Poison Waters  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/poisonedwaters/view/

This in-depth investigation reaches into the far corners of America’s waterways and pulls out a wealth of disturbing information on the new wave of pollution that’s causing massive fish kills, mutating frogs and threatening human health. Interviews with environmental experts provide valuable insight into the state of America’s oceans, rivers and streams.

Who Killed the Electric Car  www.whokilledtheelectriccar.com

The award winning documentary on the demise of the electric car in the US.

FLOW  www.flowthfilm.com

An award-winning documentary investigation into one of the most important political and environmental issues of the 21st Century - The World Water Crisis. Beyond identifying the problem, FLOW also gives viewers a look at the people and institutions providing practical solutions to the water crisis

Tapped  www.tappedthemovie.com

Tapped examines the role of the bottled water industry and its effects on our health, climate change, pollution, and our reliance on oil.

Earthlings  www.earthlings.com

EARTHLINGS chronicles the day-to-day practices of some of the largest industries in the world, all of which rely entirely on animals for profit. Powerful, informative and thought-provoking, EARTHLINGS is by far the most comprehensive documentary ever produced on the correlation between nature, animals, and human economic interests.

Food, Inc.  www.foodincmovie.com

Free Online: http://www.hulu.com/watch/67878/the-future-of-food

The Future of Food offers an in-depth investigation into the shocking truth behind engineered foods that have quietly filled US grocery

The Garden www.thegardenmovie.com

From the ashes of the LA riots rose a lush 14–acre community garden. Now bulldozers threaten its future. Academy Award Nominee for Best Documentary!

King Corn http://www.kingcorn.net/

Two docs that examine the impact of genetic engineering and government subsidization of unhealthy, cheap foods and the effects it's having on the well-being of the planet and individual health.

The Future of Food - Online: http://www.hulu.com/watch/67878/the-future-of-food

A groundbreaking documentary that distills the complex technology and key regulatory, legal, ethical, environmental and consumer issues surrounding the troubling changes happening in the food system today—genetically engineered foods, patenting, and the corporatization of food—into terms the average person can easily understand. It empowers consumers to understand the consequences of their food choices on our future.

SHORTS

The Story of Stuff – Free Online video: www.thestoryofstuff.com

The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world.

Gone Tomorrow: The Hidden Life of Garbage

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5934530156227758850

This 19 minute film is about the rise of consumerism, capitalism, and waste in the US by Heather Rogers.  She has a book by the same title http://www.gonetomorrow.org/.

Shame on You: That Can Be Reused

Educational Video Center

http://www.snagfilms.com/films/title/shame_on_you_that_can_be_reused/

This 12 minute film was made by NYC High School Students.  It's about environmental racism in the South Bronx, which has the highest rates of asthma in the US due to the waste transfer stations.  It suggests that one solution is through recycling.

PBS's Point of View: Bottle Water

http://www.pbs.org/pov/borders/2004/water/water_bottle.html

This 6 minute film is about bottled water usage, marketing and people perceptions of tap water.

Chris Jordan's Running the Numbers on PopCast

http://www.poptech.com/popcasts/popcasts.aspx?lang=&viewcastid=150

In this 20 minute film Chris Jordan talks about how he creates his photography to try to and convey statistics about American consumption and waste.

Plastic Debris Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVwuPSLx2Xc

This 6 minute film is about plastic in the Ocean due to litter.

Synthetic Sea

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Verhi88kR60

This 7 minute film is about the affects of plastic in the Ocean on marine life.

PVC - Poison Plastic  http://www.pvcfree.org/

This 5 minute film is a cartoon about PVC.

Water Planet – Online Video http://www.leonardodicaprio.org

A short film about water and climate change.

KIDS FILMS

Ecology TV http://ecology.com/tv/friday-night-movies.php

DISTRIBUTORS - For more documentary films and educational videos and shorts.

Bullfrog Films www.bullfrogfilms.com

Bullfrog Films is the oldest and largest publisher of videos and films about the environment in the United States. Bullfrog Films is a leading source of educational DVDs & videos, with a collection of over 700 titles in these main subject areas: Environment, Globalization, Sustainability, Climate Change, Social Justice, Developing World, Indigenous Peoples, Earth Sciences, Life Science, Political Science, Performing Arts, Women’s Studies and Children’s Films.

Green Planet Films www.greenplanetfilms.org

Green Planet Films is a non-profit distributor of nature and environmental DVDs from around the globe. We promote environmental education through film. We seek to preserve and protect our planet by collecting and distributing documentaries that can be used to educate the public about the science, beauty, and fragility of the natural world. Our mission is to grow our web-based DVD library, and provide a channel that connects these films to schools, organizations, businesses, government agencies, and individuals worldwide.