Global warming (documentaries)
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- DirectorRichard CarlsonWilliam T. HurtzStarsRichard CarlsonFrank BaxterBernard C. HuntA scientist and a writer explain the various meteorological phenomena to Meteora, the goddess of weather, while giving an insight into the technology involved in predicting them and warning about the threat of global climate change.
- DirectorLarry EphronStarsJane AngelesOrman GrangerWerner KochIn 1982, ecologists and agronomists Donald Weaver and John D. Hamaker penned "The Survival of Civilization," delving into their research on climate change and past ice ages. Dr. Larry Ephron and environmentalist Andy Caffrey further investigated and popularized their findings. Ephron documented the results in his book "The End: The Imminent Ice Age and How We Can Stop It" (1988), serving as the primary information source for this documentary, which draws from the records of Andy Caffrey. Alden Bryant and the Earth Regeneration Society played pivotal roles in supporting the cause, aiming to reduce carbon dioxide emissions to 280 ppm.
- DirectorG. Philip JacksonAtmospheric physicists, space-based observations and scientist in many areas of specialization debate and discuss the prospective consequences of global climate change, and tackle the thorny issue of how one distinguishes between man-made climate change and natural variability. Interviews, space based images, global locations. A TV -based one hour.
- DirectorJohn WeileyStarsAlex ScottThis large format film explores the last great wilderness on earth. It takes you to the coldest, driest, windiest continent, Antarctica. The film explores life in Antarctica, both for the animals that live there and the scientists that work there.
- DirectorRon DexterDouglas GilliesStarsTed TurnerMikhail GorbachevOren Lyons"On the Edge" is reminder that Western civilization can't continue with business as usual. Every 12 hours, the world population increases by 100,000 people. There is no more land to grow food; all the arable land is already in production and the amount of seafood per capita is shrinking. Everywhere people are running out of freshwater, which means that the wars in the latter part of this century will be fought over food shortages.
- DirectorJim HammStarsDavid SuzukiBurning fossil fuels produces carbon dioxide (CO2), heating the atmosphere and causing floods, droughts, and hurricanes. The documentary addresses the crisis of global warming and discusses economically feasible solutions to climate change, emphasizing renewable energy and energy conservation.
- DirectorBen StassenStarsWalter CronkiteJoin Walter Cronkite on an investigative journey covering three of the most pressing environmental issues of our time: global warming, ocean habitat destruction, and deforestation.
- DirectorChristopher HornerStarsLambert WilsonA detailed overview of contemporary life in the tiny South Pacific country of Tuvalu, this film documents the earth's first sovereign nation faced with total destruction due to the effects of global warming. With a population of about 11,000 living on a total landmass of only 20 square miles - less than Manhattan - spread over nine low-lying atolls 600 miles to the north of Fiji, Tuvalu has been inhabited for over four millennia. The warm-spirited and highly community-oriented people of this ex-British colony struggle to survive economically while confronting the likelihood of having to evacuate their homeland en masse within the next 50 years. As the industrial world just begins to address the threat and causes of global warming, rising seas and increasingly violent changes in climate have already left their marks on this poor island nation. The government of Tuvalu and other concerned organizations are directing their pleas for solutions to the wealthy countries whose high pollution emissions could be the central human contribution to this phenomenon. Observation, narration, and interviews with Tuvalu citizens from various walks of life flesh out a full portrait of a unique community confronting a dubious future on the front lines of a global environmental assault.
- DirectorPaul Lindsay
- DirectorPasi ToiviainenStarsRichard AlleyPeter CoxKim Holmén
- DirectorMichael TaylorStarsZhou DadiPaul R. EpsteinRoss Gelbspan60 minute documentary about people across America living with the grave consequences of a changing climate and the individuals, communities and scientists inventing new approaches to safeguard our children's future.
- StarsSevern Cullis-SuzukiAlanis MorissetteKeanu ReevesScientists and theologians come together to raise global warming awareness and many common people from all over the world explain how global warming has impacted their lives in a negative way.
- DirectorNicolas BrownStephen CooterStarsDavid AttenboroughSir David Attenborough undertakes a personal journey to discover how global warming is changing the planet. The Truth About Climate Change is a two part documentary presented by him asking the question: What is the future for our world?
- DirectorMaryann DeLeoEllen Goosenberg KentStarsMichael OppenheimerDonald KennedyStephen SchneiderA documentary on the effects of global warming in the United States.
- StarsKennette BenedictSteven M. BlockRobert R. ButterworthA special expanded edition of 20/20 that chronicles 7 of the deadliest threats to humanity. It starts at number 7 (least likely), the death of stars, including the risk of gamma ray bursts and black holes. Intelligent machines and the threat of our own technology turning against us lands at number 6. Five is the inevitability of a super-volcano eruption, specifically talking about Yellowstone park. Moving on the documentary interviews scientists about the plausibility of an asteroid hit, nuclear war, plague pandemic, and ends with our foremost hazard, a process that is already taking place; climate change.
- DirectorNicolas BrownStarsDavid AttenboroughThe show presents potential solutions to global warming, followed by a panel discussion about the road ahead. Acknowledging the scientific consensus on the issue, the debate will steer clear of the pointless "skeptics vs. alarmist" angle and focus on what we can do as individuals, a nation and a species to avert the impacts of climate change. Attenborough's film lays out seven components of a sane response to global warming - strategies and targets from the household to big industries and government. But each one has implications, and many - like a growing reliance on nuclear power - are highly contentious. Our goal is to debate these strategies in a positive and constructive spirit: combating the paralysis of swirling fears with concrete ideas for informed action." But in retrospective, in 2006, Attenborough did not have enough scientific evidence to be more blunt. So, the author of this review simply summarizes the situation of year 2011 as following: Pollution, eating species into extinction and massacre of environment happens on global scale: sacred and very needed by life on Earth trees are being massacred by human predator. Gold mining, illegal tree cutting, illegal ranching in Amazon already destroyed a lot of sacred trees. Films: "AMAZON with Bruce Perry", "The End of the Line (2009)". Most vicious predator (human) must learn to stop destroying its own environment. Most vicious predator must stop unbounded (exponential) reproduction: it leaves no space for healthy environment for most vicious predator and leaves no space for animals. CONSUMPTION is not "cool" anymore. Hint: coexistence of human and environment (nature and animals).
- DirectorJames Jandak WoodStarsThom HartmannWilliam ReesRichard HeinbergAn examination of the interconnection of human domination of the planet and the use of petroleum, and offers solutions for how we can stop our progression down this destructive path.
- DirectorRuth ChaoJavier SilvaStarsKumiko Goto-AzumaPatrick McCullyMalte MeinshausenA 2004 Pentagon report warns the US President that an abrupt climate change will take the planet earth on the brink of anarchy and nuclear war for access to basic resources like food and water. "2050" approaches the climate change issue from the perspective of the consequences for our civilization and the short time we have to react.
- DirectorTom JacksonStarsBen CohenKert DaviesBrenda EkwurzelThe documentary highlights the influence that major corporations, including ExxonMobil, wield over individual countries' governments, media, and citizens, and examines their connections to global warming. As the adverse effects of the unsustainable surge in fossil fuel use continue to destabilize the climate, ExxonMobil escalates production and global influence to maximize profits, disregarding climate science and long-term statistical trends.
- DirectorDavis GuggenheimStarsAl GoreBilly WestGeorge BushFilmmaker Davis Guggenheim follows Al Gore on the lecture circuit, as the former presidential candidate campaigns to raise public awareness of the dangers of global warming and calls for immediate action to curb its destructive effects on the environment.
- DirectorLeila ConnersNadia ConnersStarsLeonardo DiCaprioKenny AusubelThom HartmannA look at the state of the global environment including visionary and practical solutions for restoring the planet's ecosystems.
- DirectorAdam RavetchSarah RobertsonStarsQueen LatifahKatrina AgateZain AliTwo narratives -- the life cycle of a mother walrus and her calf, and the life of a polar bear and her cubs -- are used to illustrate the harsh realities of existence in the Arctic.
- DirectorNikos KoutsikasStefanos Poulle
- DirectorChristophe FauchereStarsSteve AndrewsJames HansenDavid StuartMost experts agree that global peak oil production, when demand exceeds supply, will occur within the next 15 years and will drastically change the very fabric of our industrialized world. As fossil fuels power every facet of the American economy, how can we avoid an energy crisis and a possible collapse of our economy? Today, China and India have aspirations to attain our western quality of life; but at the rate and the way we use the world's energy resources, their ambition will be physically impossible. In addition to increasing geopolitical conflicts, the process of extracting and using these crucial resources is endangering the very own habitat that we depend on to prosper as a species - pushing the earth's climate and ecosystem to a point of no-return. It is clear that in order for us to survive our modern self-destructive societies, we will have to change course drastically and as fast as possible. Scientists and experts agree that the use of renewable energy such as solar and wind power, coupled with higher efficiency and conservation, will be key factors in preserving our quality of life and paving the way to a sustainable world for our children. Will America be up to the task as it consumes 25% of the world's energy, 85% of which comes from non-renewable fossil fuels?
- DirectorDaniel B. GoldJudith HelfandStarsDaniel B. GoldRoss GelbspanBill McKibbenResearchers, activists, scientists and more and more politicians have been actively fighting for several decades to wake up the public and governments of various countries to take responsibility for global warming. At the same time, those who deny global warming-industry-funded pundits and lobbyists-work tirelessly to deny, distort, and ridicule the cause. The documentary addresses the issues driving the global warming debate, following several messengers who are determined, driven by fear, hope and a deep awareness of the dwindling time we have to stop human-driven global warming.
- StarsAnderson CooperJeff CorwinSanjay GuptaA documentary in which CNN anchors Anderson Cooper and Sanjay Gupta report on global issues from 13 countries around the world.
- DirectorAlfonso CuarónStarsFabrizio EvaJohn GrayNaomi KleinA look at different matters of the world such as immigration, global warming and capitalism through the eyes of scientists and philosophers.
- DirectorTimothy S. BennettStarsHannah BennettThomas BerryWilliam R. CattonA middle-class white guy comes to grips with Peak Oil, Climate Change, Mass Extinction, Population Overshoot and the demise of the American culture.
- DirectorRichard BluthStarsR. Joseph BluthGary BraaschJules DervaesGlobal Warming: Our Searing Earth lays bare the hidden catastrophe of global warming. Using original interviews with scientists and victims alike we look to the truth behind the controversy and examine the devastating current and future effects on our planet. Even the Pentagon is preparing for the fact that massive climate change will cause civil disruption and conflict around the world. Scientists tell us that the effects of global warming could turn Northern Europe in an icebox and flood half of Bangladesh. We find the people who are fighting global warming one power source at a time, one household at a time, one car at a time. And finally ask the question: Is there anything that we can do to prevent the catastrophe?
- DirectorJohn WebsterStarsAnu WebsterBenjy WebsterJohn WebsterWhat happens when a suburban family gives up all fossil fuel-based products, including plastic, for a whole year?
- DirectorJan LouterShishmaref is a community of about 600 people, located on an island just off the west coast of Alaska. The effects of global warming threaten the very existence of these people- so much that the entire population needs to be relocated off the island within 10 years. They have become the first tangible victims of the worldwide climate changes. The project exists of several components; exhibition, book, film, website, and educational program. In the documentary Jan Louter depicts the impending end of the traditional lifestyle on the island of Shishmaref trough the lives of three Inupiat families. Despite the alarming situation, the film has not become a political manifesto. The Last Days of Shishmaref is a moving film about identity, transience, mortality, and the clash between different eras and cultures.
- DirectorBrenda LongfellowStarsEric BollingJames CameronJames Howard KunstlerWeather Report includes footage from regions in Kenya, India, Canada, the Arctic, China, and Montana, USA. It highlights the profound changes in people's lives due to climate change, offering perspectives for the future. This year-long journey immerses viewers in locations worldwide where the immediate, visible impact of global warming is evident, and where climate change becomes a matter of life and death for many.
- DirectorBernardo Porraz
- DirectorKurt MündlClimate change is increasingly impacting the world of the animal and plant kingdoms, with ecological and biological shifts occurring in Europe as well. For instance, a tick species originally from Africa, causing symptoms similar to malaria, is spreading. Even exotic species like parrots and water turtles are surviving an average hard winter and reproducing. The documentary illustrates the potential spread of plant and animal species in Central Europe in the coming years due to warming.
- DirectorThierry RagobertEmmanuel RoblinStarsLambert WilsonThe polar schooner Tara embarks on an extraordinary voyage across the Arctic Ocean.
- DirectorCathy HenkelStarsHugh JackmanLone Drøscher NielsenArnold SchwarzeneggerEvery year, deliberately lit fires rage across Indonesia. They destroy pristine rainforest, endanger orangutans and contribute to climate change. A young carbon trading entrepreneur goes in search of a solution.
- DirectorDavid MaloneMark TannerStarsJames LovelockDavid MaloneA discussion of the mathematics of chaos that tries to tie it to climate change and fluctuating financial markets.
- DirectorJoshua TickellStarsLaurie LennardJoshua TickellLarry DavidAmerica is addicted to oil and it is time for an intervention. Enter Josh Tickell, a man with a plan and a Veggie Van, who is taking on big oil, big government, and big soy to find solutions in places few people have looked.
- DirectorRon BowmanStarsAlec BaldwinRichard BettsDuarte BorbaThe film runs through the effect each degree in temperature change has on the world.
- DirectorRudy BednarStarsJameel AhmadJanine BenyusMalcolm BowmanFollows the account of Lucy, who is born into a society where people are desperate for natural resources, while the global temperature and population are highly increasing.
- DirectorGreg HemmingsStarsAqujaq QisiiqYaaka YaakaPeter KiatainaqMelting Lands is a documentary that examines the effects of global warming on a small community in the Canadian North. The ice is melting faster every year. Melting Lands will document how this impacts the Inuit peoples of the Nunavik community named Kangiqsujuaq.
- DirectorFranny ArmstrongStarsPete PostlethwaiteJehangir WadiaAlvin DuVernayA future archivist looks at old footage from the year 2008 to understand why humankind failed to address climate change.
- DirectorAlexander MendelukStarsDaryl HannahWilliam A. SieboldThere has never been a more exciting time to live, allowing new and old generations alike to rethink and redesign the way we live our lives on a personal, economic and global level. Designing the New World sheds light on a few of these exciting opportunities in order to inspire, educate and motivate the viewer. OUR GOAL IS TO: - To redefine the term "crisis" and approach it as potential. - To inspire people to rethink, recreate and redesign the way we live on a personal, economic and global level - not through fear-based tactics - but through inspiring stories of progress and success.
- 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 the end of this century. What are their options? How long do people have? Between the Tides is a feature length documentary film that explores the human cost of climate change and those living on the front lines of sea level rise in the Ganges Delta.
- DirectorBarbara EttingerA life-long sportsman and retired educator, Sven Huseby considers himself a well-informed environmentalist. But he is caught by surprise when he reads about the effect of excess carbon dioxide on the ocean in Elizabeth Kolbert's New Yorker article, "The Darkening Sea." Sven embarks on a mission to learn more, wrestling with the possibility that his five-year-old grandson Elias will inherit an ocean bereft of the fish which have meant so much to their family. Sven uncovers research on the world's acidifying seas and its dramatic implications for our culture and economy.
- DirectorPierre BarougierOlivier BourgeoisStarsMikhail GorbachevJames LovelockWangari MaathaiUrban sprawl, extinct species, depletion of natural resources and global warming are all causes of deep anxiety. "Here to Stay" takes an uncompromising look at Planet Earth today.
- DirectorJon CookseyStarsJon CookseyMark AnielskiDylan ArchambaultHow to Boil a Frog is an eco-comedy that gives an overview of the Big Mess We're In - environment, energy, economic - and lays out a set of personal solutions that will make your life better and save civilization as a by-product. HTBAF chronicles Jon Cooksey's personal, three-year adventure as a filmmaker, activist and, above all, a father driven to make sure his daughter would have a future beyond living on a raft with the last polar bear. HTBAF mixes humor, facts and a sprinkling of experts (in tiny doses) to show how climate change is just one symptom of an even messier problem: overshoot. "Overshoot means too many people using up too little planet," says Cooksey, "so in the end, we either need fewer people, more planets, or we're going to have use less stuff. Or all three. I dib Mars." With its Everyman approach in the style of "Supersize Me", interviews with scientists, journalists and energy experts across North America, HTBAF takes the kind of information that makes most people want to jump off a bridge and makes it into entertainment that just might save your life, and everybody else's too.
- DirectorKlaus PasStarsPaul BandeyPaul BarrettAngélique AhierWith 1 billion of the world's population going to bed hungry at night, documentary film, "Last Supper For Malthus" sheds light on one of the most prevalent and alarming issues of our time, the global food crisis. Director, Klaus Pas, brings to life Political-Economists Thomas Malthus and David Ricardo, intertwining their theories with captivating images and interviews from some of the world's leading experts on the topic from all corners of the globe, including figures such as U.N. Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Dr. Rajendra Pachauri, Dr. Jacques Diouf, Jean Ziegler, Olivier de Schutter and Donal Coxe. The film goes beyond focusing on some of the most controversial issues today including changing diets, climate change and the use food for fuel, and considers the effects of the worst global economic crisis seen in over 80 years.
- DirectorColin CarterFight for the focuses on the physical, social and economic impacts of global warming, and stresses the need for a change in politics - but also in behavior. It sheds light on the ideas and opinions of our younger generation, and their struggle to be heard. It investigates both the science behind climate change, and technologies that will bring us into the new 'green' future. Many are interviewed and these include various experts and green tech companies.
- DirectorMark TerryStarsMark TerryDavid AinleyRobert MulvaneyAn up-to-date look at the climate change research currently being done by the scientists stationed in Antarctica.
- DirectorChris SchuelerAbout one solution to global warming through carbon sequestration in grasslands worldwide. It is an answer that saves money, our food supply and, most likely, our children's lives.
- DirectorTania van BergenThe boreal biome, the sweeping band of conifer forest just south of the Arctic Circle, is a key region for studying climate change-and not just the impacts. Certainly, with boreal forest fires growing more frequent and boreal permafrost melting dramatically, the area is responding very visibly to the rise of carbon in the atmosphere. Yet the trees and permafrost themselves are vast reservoirs of carbon. Ecologists are keen to understand how climate change is altering the way the boreal biome adds to and takes up carbon from the atmosphere. This video highlights ongoing experiments in Alaska that aim to unravel these complex feedbacks so scientists can better predict outcomes as climate change continues.
- DirectorBrian HillStarsTilda SwintonA documentary focused on the efforts of everyday people all over the world who are making a difference in the fight against global warming.
- DirectorMichael P. NashStarsLester BrownMariano Florentino 'Tino' CuéllarYvo de BoerFilmmaker Michael Nash investigates mass migration caused by our changing climate.
- DirectorPeter GilbertAdam SingerStarsRobyn HitchcockRyuichi SakamotoLeslie FeistDavid Buckland invites artists and Arctic scientists onto his ship, the Cape Farewell, for a trip along the western coast of Greenland. The scientists conduct research on climate change, and the artists, who include singer-songwriters, photographers, a comedian, performance artists, and others, absorb it all in hopes they will turn it into art - art that will tell the world about what they've seen and felt. Interviews with the participants mix with footage of the voyage and scenes of performance.
- DirectorMatt BriggsStarsMatt BriggsLester BrownBarbara FinamoreBased on years on intensive research, 'Deep Green' reveals the solutions to reverse man-made global warming in time. We can fix this - if we go deep green now.
- DirectorPeter ByckStarsRohit T. AggarwalaJerry M. AllumsLela AllumsAn optimistic (and witty) discovery of what people are already doing, what we as a nation could be doing and what the world needs to do to prevent (or at least slow down) the impending climate crisis.
- DirectorJon ShenkStarsMohamed NasheedAfter 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.
- DirectorCarla PatakyLori PottingerStarsLatha AnanthaIkal AngeleiVimal Bhai'Rivers are life' is the unifying theme motivating activists in the global movement to protect rivers from the ravages of big dams - one of the biggest threats facing many rivers today. This documentary touches on issues such as how climate change will affect rivers and dams; what happens to communities displaced by large dams; and what kinds of solutions exist that both preserve our life-giving waterways while meeting our needs for energy and water.
- DirectorAnders GraverNiels BjørnGREENLAND YEAR ZERO is both a short documentary and cinematographic journey in a country presently facing some of the greatest changes in its history: political independence and autonomy from its former colonizer, Denmark, visible traces of climate change and new oil findings, that give birth to to dreams of considerable future profits. The film experiments with layers of sound, landscape cinematography and with stylistic renditions of everyday life in Greenland. It portrays the world of 4 High school students in the small town, Aasiaat, on Greenland's west coast, where just a hundred miles offshore companies are drilling for oil. If the drills prove positive, the town as well as the life conditions of the young students will change forever.
- DirectorMagnús Viðar SigurðssonStarsRagnar AxelssonRAX is a photographer who has made a career of capturing the human faces of climate change, and the vanishing lifestyles of the Far North.
- DirectorTom ZubryckiThe Pacific nation of Kiribati is on the front line of climate change. Sea level rise is threatening the lives of 105,000 people in this vulnerable and forgotten corner of the Pacific. Maria Tiimon, a Kiribati woman living in Sydney, has been given the task of alerting the world to her sinking homeland. The film follows Maria from a small Sydney high school to the world stage. Shy at first, we watch her grow in confidence as she takes her country's message to the 2009 Copenhagen Climate Change Conference, and a year later to Cancun. Copenhagen ends in failure, and evidence emerges of Australia's' complicity in silencing Pacific nations. Back in Sydney Maria receives troubling news. Via the crackly CB radio link to her home island she finds out that her beloved father is very ill. She must return home immediately. Meanwhile in Kiribati storm tides are sweeping into villages and fragile sea walls are crumbling. The urbane President Anote Tong, acutely aware of these problems, says his government lacks the resources to fix them. The eventual relocation of his people is inevitable, he believes: "we have to assume the worst".
- DirectorJane Gray MorrisonMichael TobiasStarsPaul EhrlichBob GillespieThomas GillespieThe three-part documentary explores actionable steps individuals can take to address global problems. It seeks critical and ethical solutions that positively impact human, animal, and ecological prosperity, as well as health and life. The documentary envisions a new ethic for the 21st century that aims to strike a balance between the economy and the protection of global biodiversity.
- ABOUT THIS STORY: Sea level rise is an effect of global climate change. How does this work? As oceans absorb heat from carbon pollution, the waters expand. As glaciers melt, more water pours into the oceans. Climate disruption causes higher tides and storm surges. The result: more and more flooding for cities like San Francisco. ABOUT THE SERIES: Rising sea levels bring high tides and high waves to our shores. It is no longer possible to halt all the impacts coming with climate change. It is time to start adapting to those changes that are now inevitable. These are the stories of men and women living along the water. Their responses can provide a model for people everywhere in the face of this growing global crisis.
- DirectorJeff Orlowski-YangStarsJames BalogSvavar JónatanssonLouie PsihoyosFollow 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.
- DirectorJohn ReismanStarsJohn ReismanThe National Academy of Sciences and the National Research Council is pleased to present this video that provides a 'basic' overview of how scientists have arrived at the state of knowledge about current climate change and its causes.
- DirectorCraig Scott RosebraughStarsEnoch AdamsGeorge W. BushPhilip CooneyMelting sea ice, glacier loss and rising sea levels. Severe droughts and wildfires. Increasingly severe tornadoes, hurricanes, and flooding. Record heat waves. Climate change is no longer a prediction for the future, but a startling reality of today. Yet, as evidence of our changing climate mounts and the scientific consensus proves human causation, there continues to be little political action to thwart the warming of our planet. "Greedy Lying Bastards" investigates the reason behind stalled efforts to tackle climate change despite consensus in the scientific community that it is not only a reality but also a growing problem placing us on the brink of disaster. The film details the people and organizations casting doubt on climate science and claims that greenhouse gases are not affected by human behavior. From the Koch Brothers to ExxonMobil, to oil industry front groups, to prominent politicians and Justices, this provocative exposé unravels the layers of deceit threatening democracy and the ability for future generations to survive on planet earth.
- DirectorMark KitchellStarsMeryl StreepRobert RedfordAshley JuddAn exploration of the environmental movement - grassroots and global activism spanning fifty years from conservation to climate change.
- DirectorCraig Scott RosebraughStarsCraig Scott RosebraughKen Saro-WiwaLakota explain why the put their hopes and future in the hands of the Seven Generation. How they work to overcome historic trauma.
- DirectorSteve DorstDan EvansThirty years ago, scientists reported a hole in the ozone layer 'the size of North America.' The culprit was a man-made chemical called CFCs, which were prevalent in billions of dollars worth of refrigeration, air conditioning, and other products that had revolutionized America's way of life. With doctors forecasting skyrocketing cancer if we didn't make a change, the stakes were literally 'life as we know it.' Yet business remained bitterly opposed. Politicians were slow to act. Like with today's CO2 emissions, an invisible compound was threatening the Earth's life-support systems, but a solution seemed beyond reach. Eerily reminiscent of today's energy and climate crisis, SHATTERED SKY tells the story of how America led the world to solve the biggest environmental crisis ever seen.
- DirectorJeff Orlowski-YangStarsJames BalogSvavar JónatanssonLouie PsihoyosFollow 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.
- This is a film based on the book "Death of the Liberal Class" by journalist and Pulitzer prize winner, Chris Hedges. It charts the rise of the Corporate State, and examines the future of obedience in a world of unfettered capitalism, globalization, staggering inequality and environmental change. The film predominantly focuses on US corporate capitalism, but the the author hopes that the viewer can recognize the relevance of what is being expressed with regards to domestic political and corporate activity. It was made completely of clips found on the web.
- DirectorBill McKibbenBeezhan TuluOur modernized life style creates extra CO2 that is trapping heat in atmosphere. A group of scientist, visionaries, and farmers are actively applying solutions to fix one of the most devastating situations in our planet.
- DirectorKate MaplePaul MapleStarsKatrien BeeckmanWilliam BloomMichael J. ClarkeFilmed on a journey across Europe, Connected seeks to connect with others to discuss key issues that affect us all on a global scale. It asks questions about the kind of future we all want to see and shows the real urgency for everyone to get involved and work positively towards change on many levels in order to secure a sustainable and fair world for future generations to inherit.
- DirectorSam FulbrightStarsMatt AlmontePhil AroneanuMay BoeveSiblings Sam and Kate Fulbright uncover startling statistics and graphs as they travel to communities impacted by climate change, offering a glimpse into the potential future of the United States of America.
- DirectorSprague TheobaldStarsSefton TheobaldDominique TantonChauncey TantonIn 2009, Sprague Theobald and his family set sail for the infamous Northwest Passage, the Arctic sea route connecting the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans. Since 1906 a staggering number have died trying. From Newport, RI, through the Arctic, down to Seattle, it would be a five month, 8500 mile trek filled with deadly danger from ice, predators, personal conflict and severe weather. Reuniting his children and stepchildren after a divorce fifteen years earlier, the family embarked with untold hurts, and unspoken mistrusts. Mother Nature's fury, and personality clashes threatened to tear the crew apart. The Other Side of the Ice a film of survival, adventure and ultimately redemption. ~ 'The Other Side of The Ice' was an official selection at the Virginia Film Festival
- DirectorJimmy McNicholStarsJimmy McNicholKristy McNicholRobert RedfordJimmy and Kristy McNichol are back again, starring in this IMAX style nature/adventure movie on global environmental issues, and the celebrities behind the movement to protect the environment. This film is the perfect companion to An Inconvenient Truth (2006)_.
- DirectorKelly NyksJared P. ScottStarsLester BrownMike BruneMajora CarterBill McKibben in a David-vs-Goliath battle fights the fossil fuel industry to change the terrifying math of the climate crisis.
- DirectorJonah L. BrysonFabien CousteauStarsSylvia EarleRob StewartCharlie VeronOcean documentary featuring American oceanographer Dr. Sylvia Earle. (While Bryson screened a preliminary version in 2014, which he produced on his own, the full documentary to be co-directed by Cousteau and Bryson was never completed.)
- DirectorRay KocurStarsLiz GallagherJason GerhardSean KherajDirector Ray Kocur leads you through a thorough (and accessible) study of current climate change research, speaking with a dozen of Canada's foremost climate scientists as well as historians and civil rights activists to gain perspectives on the past, present and future of our climate reality. Originally screened at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Conference of Parties 19, in Warsaw, Poland, this film has been re-cut for a general audience, placing an onus on personal accountability and drawing connections between ones health and the health of our world. Audiences will learn about atmospheric composition, sea level rise, carbon transfers in forest systems, extreme weather events, flooding, ground water contamination, the Alberta tar sands, Canadian environmental history, and how media shapes our perspectives.
- DirectorPeter Charles DowneyStarsVincent BurkeStephen BygraveJulian CribbMass suicide prevention from resource depletion, overpopulation and climate change.
- DirectorKnut KargerWarmzeit (in engl. warm period) connects people in different places of this world whose every-day lives are affected by global-warming. From Greenland to Namibia it portrays individuals experiencing the impact of climatic change, as well as scientists and engineers of alternative energy technologies. In Africa, mere two degrees of warming are going to destroy the foundation of people's lives. In Greenland today, farmers can grow vegetables in areas where the ground was permanently frozen just decades ago. Major contributors to global climate warming are the industrialized, Western countries and the Co2 emissions they produce. Human actions have become a decisive global parameter and are going to change the face of the world, if we don't reconsider our choices.
- DirectorTodd SouthgateStarsCarlos NobreIn Brazil, global warming primarily impacts the economy, morbidity, and the environment. The documentary includes analyses by scientists and testimonials from residents in affected areas-ranging from the Amazon rainforest and parched Iguaçu Falls to tornadoes in Rio Grande do Sul state. It features stories of individuals who have lost their homes and crops to floods and drought. Moreover, the documentary highlights the interconnected relationship between global warming and the devastation of the Amazon rainforest, emphasizing the role of deforestation and burning in this environmental crisis.
- DirectorScott Ludlam
- StarsChing HaiIngrid NewkirkNicolás PaulsSpiritual teacher Ching Hai participated in a video conference on global warming held in the Peruvian capital, Lima. Alongside other personalities, they discuss the thesis that veganism is the optimal solution to combat global warming, emphasizing the dual benefit of saving animals and the planet simultaneously.
- DirectorZacharias KunukIan MauroNunavut-based director Zacharias Kunuk (Atanarjuat The Fast Runner) and researcher and filmmaker Dr. Ian Mauro (Seeds of Change) have teamed up with Inuit communities to document their knowledge and experience regarding climate change. This new documentary, the world's first Inuktitut language film on the topic, takes the viewer "on the land" with elders and hunters to explore the social and ecological impacts of a warming Arctic. This unforgettable film helps us to appreciate Inuit culture and expertise regarding environmental change and indigenous ways of adapting to it.
- DirectorJán MancuskaStarsRobert RothDagmar SanitrováClimate change is not only a global issue, we are also beginning to feel it locally. What changes are taking place in the weather on our planet and what changes await us? Is global warming a reality or just a bad forecast? What are the current catastrophic climate development scenarios in the world and in our country? What changes has Slovakia already felt and especially - how are we dealing with them? These questions will be answered in the document by climatologists, water managers, soil scientists, zoologists, biologists and other scientists and experts whose work is affected by climate change. However, the state of the climate on our planet is not only a matter of scientific capacities, we all influence it with our small part.
- DirectorKatarína ZackováStarsMichael KravcikPeter StastnýOldrich SyrovátkaA Slovak documentary that illustrates how civilization and agriculture are contributing to current climate change and greenhouse gas emissions. It explains why it is unsustainable to replace greenery with concrete meadows, emphasizing the significance of vegetation for the climate. Additionally, it discusses issues related to an irresponsible economy.
- StarsIain StewartMichael E. MannJames HansenThe issue of global warming has sparked lively debates and altered our perspective on civilization. The documentary delves into three fundamental questions: How do scientists observe global warming? Why do discussions about global warming result in sharp and conflicting opinions? Why should we believe that global warming is real?
- DirectorNicole TorreStarsBarry MatthewsJohn HofmeisterPaul TaylorThe Oil Barons, Wildcatters, and roughnecks and their long struggle to feed America's ferocious oil appetite. Step inside the oil culture to understand just how the USA became so addicted and why Houston believes we must go "Green" for a secure domestic energy future.
- DirectorArthur F. BinkowskiChad CohenStarsSylvia EarleIn January 2007, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a report on climate change, highlighting the alarming trajectory of our planet. Issues such as rising sea levels, large-scale fires, climate change-induced disasters reminiscent of biblical proportions, scarcity of clean drinking water, escalating ocean acidity, the extinction of animal species, and melting glaciers have become globally recognized environmental challenges. In collaboration with Yale University, the documentary endeavors to delve into the primary causes of this crisis.
- DirectorBonni CohenJon ShenkStarsAl GoreCory BookerGeorge W. BushA decade after An Inconvenient Truth (2006) brought climate change to the heart of popular culture, the follow-up shows just how close we are to a real energy revolution.
- DirectorBambi BlitzStarsEd Begley Jr.Suzy AmisDick Van PattenOne Planet movie assists in solving environmental issues including Global Warming, Climate Change, Air and Ocean Pollution, Coral Reef Protection, Species Extinction, Water Shortages, Rainforest degradation and more. One Planet includes World Thought Leaders, Astronauts, Scientists, Activists and Corporate Leaders doing good things for the planet. The movie will be part of the solution, bringing the aforementioned leaders to work together on a global level.