Movies: Environmental

In 2011, the villagers of Imider shut down a water pipeline to Africa's biggest silver mine to save their oasis. Eight years later, they sing while harvesting the fruits of their militancy....

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“El Río” aims to illustrate the unique relationship between the indigenous people of the Peruvian Amazon and their land. By drawing attention to and discussing the differences between western ideologies and those found in the Amazon, the documentary ...

A young Navajo filmmaker investigates displacement of Indigenous people and devastation of the environment caused by the same chemical companies that have exploited the land where she was born. On this personal and political journey she learns from I...

Rocky is the face of Astoria Pug; a micro composting operation in Astoria organized by Caren Tedesco and Lou E Reyes. In this "dogumentary", we see Rocky as boss as he takes us on a mini journey with food scraps...

Palm oil development in Liberia told through three interweaving stories. Bacchus works slashing the fields at a palm oil plantation.Lee, a local farmer, is fighting to keep his land. David is running the palm oil company....

The Smog of the Sea chronicles a 1-week journey through the remote waters of the Sargasso Sea. Marine scientist Marcus Eriksen invited onboard an unusual crew to help him study the sea: renowned surfers Keith & Dan Malloy, musician Jack Johnson, ...

An experimental animation that recalls a treacherious, winter journey across a Montréal landmark....

Our planet is choking in garbage. As the garbage pile grows, it transformes into a live embodied force that is invading and upsetting the delicate balance of life on Earth. Fortunately, Bo the dog who lives in a hut deep in the forest, is determined ...

Before the creation of the secret cities of Los Alamos, Oak Ridge and Hanford, the Manhattan Project hired the Mallinckrodt Chemical Works of St. Louis to refine the first uranium used in the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. For the next two decades...

Influencer and vlogger Andrew Magsilang's crew tries to recall the events leading up to his mysterious disappearance. And in doing so, they paint a vivid picture of who he is....

SMALL SELKIE follows Skye, a young girl with a vivid imagination who yearns to become a mermaid. Against the backdrop of the loss of her mother, Skye finds solace by the sea. While collecting shells on the beach, she encounters a trapped “selkie” ent...

The Maijuna are one of the smallest and most endangered indigenous groups in the Peruvian Amazon. This film tells their inspiring story as they fight for their biologically rich ancestral lands and cultural survival....

Clairton, Pennsylvania was once a populated town; booming with business and a clear sense of community. Many jobs came through the Clairton Coke Works Plant. Coke is used in the process of making steel. As decades went on, citizens began experiencing...

In the present / future, Mai is a child who lives somewhere on planet Earth, where the existence of water is almost a dream. He dedicates his life to looking for it....

A land spirit who fall in love with a mountain spirit on a hot day....

After Coal profiles inspiring individuals who are building a new future in the coalfields of eastern Kentucky and South Wales. Meet ex-miners using theater to rebuild community infrastructure, women transforming a former coal board office into an edu...

The story of a climate-fueled conflict between the United States and Canada over waters that both countries have claimed since the end of the Revolutionary War. The disputed 277 square miles of sea, known as the Gray Zone, were traditionally fished b...

A production by Lukas Lelovas, student at secondary-school during the filmings, which won the first award at the 2010 ERT Greek Short Film Festival, and features an environmental content....

After driving for about 5000km* we felt the need to slow down a bit and to continue our journey on foot. The energy of the landscape conveys the strength and power of Nature in a pristine environment. Two weeks walking in the woods, enjoying the rh...