Policy - Env - Water - Sea Level - Ice
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1. The Water Brothers (2012– )
Documentary
Two young eco-adventurer brothers, Alex and Tyler, travel the world to explore our relationship with water - what are the problems and where will the solutions come from? From a submarine ... See full summary »
Stars: Tyler Mifflin, Alex Mifflin, Jay Famiglietti
Votes: 22
2. The Longest Straw (2017)
87 min | Documentary, Adventure, History
Without water, there is no life. Join a young woman on a journey of a lifetime to reconnect to the source of water for her, and millions of others.
Director: Samantha Bode
Votes: 40
3. Thirsty Land (2016)
56 min | Documentary
Thirsty Land is the story about extreme drought, agriculture, and the water crisis in the Western United States and how these challenges impact farmers, communities, and the environment.
Director: Conrad Weaver
4. Wishing for Rain in New Mexico (2016)
68 min | Documentary
Wishing for Rain in New Mexico is an extraordinary journey that connects science, consciousness, and weather. The solutions are appropriate for anywhere in the world that extreme drought is being experienced.
Directors: Cheryl Seas Gorder, Cheryl Marie Seas
5. Water, Our Past and Future (2013–2014)
Documentary
This three-part series is designed to promote saving water and the importance of water to high school children, and presents some of Hungary's most significant water habitats.
Stars: Balint Szentgyorgyi, Fanni Gárdonyi
6. Treading Water (IV) (2013)
24 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Facing an uncertain future, a community confronts its reflection in the mirror of water scarcity. In the new normal of what once was the California dream, activists, commercial fisherman, ... See full summary »
Director: Jesse Dizard
7. Watermark (2013)
PG | 92 min | Documentary
A documentary on how water shapes humanity.
Directors: Jennifer Baichwal, Edward Burtynsky | Stars: Inocencia González Sainz, Marcus Schubert, Bill Nance, Rafikul Islam Sarkar
Votes: 1,032 | Gross: $0.08M
8. A Thirsty World (2012 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 91 min | Documentary
Today, against a backdrop of sharply increasing demand, growth in the world population and the growing impact of an unsettled climate, water has become one of the most precious natural resources of our planet.
Directors: Thierry Piantanida, Baptiste Rouget-Luchaire | Stars: Catarina de Albuquerque, Vandana Shiva
Votes: 187
9. A Glass Half Empty (2012 Video)
10 min | Documentary, Short, History
Colorado politicians, engineers, and investors struggle to find the solution to Colorado's growing water gap.
Director: Ian N. Kellett
10. Watershed: Exploring a New Water Ethic for the New West (2012)
Not Rated | 56 min | Documentary
As the most dammed, dibbed, and diverted river in the world struggles to support thirty million people and the peace-keeping agreement known as the Colorado River Pact reaches its limits, ... See full summary »
Director: Mark Decena | Stars: Greg Bunn, Jeff Ehlert, Dan James, Keith Lambert
Votes: 35
11. Water on the Table (2010)
79 min | Documentary
Is water a commercial good like Coca-Cola, or a human right like air?
Director: Liz Marshall | Star: Maude Barlow
Votes: 22
12. Tap Out (2010 Video)
54 min | Documentary, News
The enviable quality of life that we enjoy in the U.S. is largely dependent on the plenitude and health of our water systems. What are the water issues? River diversion, invasive species, ... See full summary »
Directors: Tim Fennell, Virginia Friedman
13. Between the Tides (2009 Video)
Not Rated | 50 min | Documentary
The sea level is rising at an alarming 3.14 mm per year in the Bay of Bengal due to climate change. An estimated 125 million people may be rendered homeless in India and Bangladesh by the ... See full summary »
14. Water Wars (2009)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary
This timely documentary uncovers critical water issues facing humanity. It takes the viewer from the floods and droughts in Bangladesh, to dam building in India, water management in the ... See full summary »
Director: Jim Burroughs | Stars: Martin Sheen, Hafiz Uddin Ahmed, Earl Blumenauer, Eelco H. Dykstra
Votes: 50
15. About Water: People and Yellow Cans (2007)
Not Rated | 120 min | Documentary
'He who wants water must be prepared to kill for it' an old Arab saying goes. At the beginning of the 21st century water, the ancient source of life, already is in short supply all over the... See full summary »
Director: Udo Maurer
Votes: 48
16. A World Without Water (2006 TV Movie)
80 min | Documentary
Every day 3900 children die as a result of insufficient or unclean water supplies. 'A World Without Water' tells of the personal tragedies behind the mounting privatization of water supplies.
Director: Brian Woods
Votes: 50
17. Cadillac Desert (1997– )
270 min | Documentary, History
The amazing transformation of the American Southwest in the 20th century, from desert to oasis.
Stars: Alfre Woodard, Robert Towne, Barry Goldwater, Floyd Dominy
Votes: 76
18. Chasing Ice (2012)
PG-13 | 75 min | Documentary, Biography
Follow National Geographic photographer James Balog across the Arctic as he deploys time-lapse cameras designed for one purpose: to capture a multi-year record of the world's changing glaciers.
Director: Jeff Orlowski-Yang | Stars: James Balog, Svavar Jónatansson, Louie Psihoyos, Kitty Boone
Votes: 8,866 | Gross: $1.33M
19. Frozen Planet (2011– )
TV-PG | 33 min | Documentary
Focuses on life and the environment in both the Arctic and Antarctic.
Stars: David Attenborough, Alec Baldwin, Chadden Hunter, Michael Kelem
Votes: 33,005
20. The Island President (2011)
PG | 101 min | Documentary
After bringing democracy to his country, President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives, the lowest-lying country in the world, takes up the fight to keep his homeland from disappearing under the sea.
Director: Jon Shenk | Star: Mohamed Nasheed
Votes: 1,249 | Gross: $0.08M
21.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Extreme Ice
(2009)
TV-G | 55 min | Documentary
Nova offers a glimpse at the breathtaking wonders of the extreme North. The time-lapsed images collected by photojournalist James Balog show the alarming effects of climate change.
Director: Noel Dockstader | Stars: Richard Alley, James Balog, Jason Box, Sarah Das
Votes: 83
22. Natural Heroes (2004– )
27 min | Documentary
NATURAL HEROES is the Emmy Award-winning Public Television series showcasing independent films about people making positive environmental changes for our world.
Stars: Daryl Hannah, Michael Pollan, Annie Leonard, Peter Coyote
Votes: 46
23. When the Last Tree Dies (2013)
27 min | Documentary, Short
A low budget documentary film about the water crisis in the North China Plain. It depicts the devastating consequences of water scarcity exacerbated by pollution. The film follows a group ... See full summary »
Directors: Han Ying Shirley, Jialing Zhang
24. Plastic Shores (2012)
31 min | Documentary, Short
'Plastic Shores' portrays the harmful effect that Plastic can have on Sea life Worldwide, how humans and DNA can be harmfully altered when we eat sea life that have eaten plastic and what ... See full summary »
Director: Ed Scott-Clarke | Stars: John Anderson, Stacey Breining, Lyn Cooch, Jean-Michel Cousteau
Votes: 12
25. The Green Monster: It Came from the River (2006 TV Movie)
29 min | Documentary
In the summer 2005, the St. Johns River was taken over by a smelly, toxic algal bloom that turned the river green. It was the worst such bloom in the river's history, and was caused by an excess of nutrients in the water. One of the chief sources of these nutrients was fertilizer runoff, and this show teaches you how to fertilize properly and create a river-friendly yard.
Director: Ray Hays | Stars: Jeff Lageman, Neil Armingeon, Shelley Danforth, Terry DelValle
Votes: 18
26. Beyond the Mirage: The Future of Water in the West (2016)
56 min | Documentary
A water crisis has California in headlines across the country, but the untold story is that a water shortage is dogging all of the states in the Colorado River Basin. Beyond the Mirage: The... See full summary »
Director: Cody Sheehy | Stars: Robert Glennon, Jon Kyl, Pat Mulroy, Lester Snow
Votes: 7
27. Changing Seas (2009– )
Documentary, Adventure
Changing Seas is a public television series produced by WPBT2 in Miami, Florida. Narrated by well-known voice talent Peter Thomas, this series takes viewers on an exciting adventure to the ... See full summary »
Stars: Peter Thomas, Craig Sechler, Lad Akins, Erik Cordes
Votes: 18
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