Environmental causes (documentaries)
Full-length documentary films about environmental issues, conservation issues, ecological crisis, environmentalism, etc.
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- CreatorErin OakesStarsDavid SuzukiSarika SuzukiJennifer GardyVarious science documentaries are presented.
- StarsBill BurrudAlan GuttmacherThe documentary, adapted from Paul Ehrlich's book The Population Bomb, explores the tragic consequences that await humanity due to overpopulation, emphasizing mass starvation and social disruption. Additionally, it addresses the critical issue of halting population growth.
- DirectorDirk Wayne SummersStarsRaymond BurrHugh DownsMaurice StrongEarth's environmental crisis--brought about by uncontrolled technological progress--is endangering life on a global scale. At the core of the threats to the planet - wars, overpopulation, pollution, and the depletion of natural resources - is the inadequacy of the nation state to come to terms with the surmounting problems of twentieth century living. What is urgently needed is the kind of international cooperation where nation states relinquish part of their sovereignty to a world body entrusted with the management of mankind's future.
- DirectorJeni KendallStarsDudley LeggettHugh NicholsonNan NicholsonA comprehensive insight into the inspiring mass eco-blockade in Australia's Terania Creek Forest in 1979. Conservationists' efforts to save this primeval forest from deforestation.
- DirectorPeter BrownStarsPaul WatsonRay Willes"They have thrown four bombs at this vessel. Do you understand? Four bombs... Hurry up!' A number of frantic international reporters on board the Sea Shepherd desperately call on the US authorities to take action before it's too late. For Paul Watson it's retaliation for the sinking of two Norwegian whaling ships the year before. "I understand you are going to fire on our ship", he says calmly amid the chaos. After mines are thrown and cannons fired, a gigantic steel vessel rams straight into its bow in the hope of finally sinking his ship. UN resolutions clearly state that if national agencies do not enforce a regulation set forth then individuals or groups are invited to do so. "We are vigilantes but that's only because the US government, the Canadian government don't seem to have the courage to go out there and uphold these treaties and laws themselves", he insists. Relying on public relations and global scrutiny, Paul Watson and his eclectic international crew - 'ranging from a teenage dropout to a marine biologist' - continue a lifelong mission to do what he believes is the neglected job of the world's navies. "The time for talk is over".
- DirectorSusan MurgatroydStarsArthur BlackA documentary about corporations that clear forests through clear-cutting forms of logging, and about people who develop methods to clear forests in more ecological ways in an effort to find the most sustainable solution possible.
- DirectorJeni KendellStarsPaul EhrlichHeinz EllenbergBob HawkeThis documentary introduces the unique flora and fauna of the Australian rainforests and their rapid destruction by humans. It also informs about the radical activities of Australian nature conservationists.
- DirectorMichael BalsonChristina WilcoxStarsJohn DownsThe film was part of a successful popular campaign to save the rainforest in Port Macquarie, Australia.
- DirectorChristopher McLeodStarsPeter CoyoteExamines the cultural and environmental impact of energy development in Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Utah.
- StarsNancy PearlmanGarrett HardinTom ReganNancy Pearlman will select the topic, which the guest will then discuss. Topics related to the environment, ecology, wildlife, overpopulation, and similar subjects are covered.
- StarsDavid AttenboroughDavid Attenborough discusses the biomass and life in a variety of eco-systems spanning many of the environments found on Earth (from tropical to polar).
- DirectorChristopher ManesStarsEdward AbbeyRick BailyDarryl CherneyThe film delves into the theory and practice of Earth First-networks of radical environmental groups employing direct action tactics.
- DirectorEeli AaltoStarsMaritta KuulaPentti LinkolaErno PaasilinnaIn the year of the document's publication (1987), an unstoppable wave of consumerism was sweeping through 70-year-old Finland. Although the Internet age had not yet arrived, computers and robots were already making an impact on society and the environment. Theologian Paavo Rintala, journalist Erno Paasilinna, and naturalist Pentti Linkola engage in a critical discussion about the positives and negatives of technological progress.
- DirectorGary TooleStarsDavid Suzuki
- 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.
- StarsMarta BaianoZé CarratúCaitlin ManningThe documentary explores social movements in Brazil, taking viewers on a journey from feminist activists in the slums of Sao Paulo to the militants of the Partido dos Trabalhadores, and to the industrial reality of Cubata. It also delves into the vibrant carnival in Salvador, attended by activists from the Black Consciousness movement. The documentary then travels from Belém to Altamira, where natives of the Xingu River protest against the planned construction of the Belo Monte dam. Additionally, it showcases the hometown of the renowned trade unionist Chico Mendes in the state of Acre, where he was tragically murdered. The film also highlights the accomplishments and struggles of his followers.
- DirectorBill CouturiéStarsEdward AsnerAlec BaldwinNed BeattyThe documentary provides an environmental perspective on America's history, starting from Columbus' exploration of the untouched wilderness in the 15th century, through the Industrial Revolution in the 18th century, and leading to the troubling situation today, where most of the Earth's resources have been depleted. It particularly highlights the North American landscape and the issues of wilderness destruction, deforestation, land degradation, and pollution-problems that are often presented to the public to uphold the illusion of the American dream.
- DirectorAlec G. MacLeodStarsMark ZannisThis documentary recounts the events that surrounded and led to the Oka Crisis of the summer of 1990. The film focuses on the Mohawk territory of Kahnawake, in Quebec, but also reflects on the relationship between Canada and Indigenous peoples at a particular time in history.
- DirectorJohn EdgintonStarsJim HaultBob ArbessHerb HammondThis documentary examines the battle strategies of citizens, scientists, loggers, environmentalists and First Nations people who are fighting over the liquidation of public forests and, with it, a way of life.
- DirectorBill DayStarsMichelle Anton AllenTerry SchwartzThe film shows the destruction of a tropical rainforest in Ecuador and some conservation groups trying to stop it.
- StarsSusan StambergA series of television mini-documentaries (3-6 minutes each) featuring inspiring solutions to environmental problems around the world.
- DirectorAlanis ObomsawinStarsJack BurningHerbie BarnesAlanis ObomsawinA film account about the military 1990 siege of a Native American reserve near Oka, Quebec, Canada and its causes.
- DirectorTim PhillipsStarsPaul McCartneyDevour the Earth is a 1995 British short documentary film about the global consequences of meat consumption. The film was produced by the Vegetarian Society, written by Tony Wardle and narrated by Paul McCartney.
- DirectorGlenn EllisStarsKen Saro-WiwaNigeria's military government attracted international condemnation for its oppression of the Ogoni people of the Niger Delta. Ogoni villages were destroyed, their inhabitants indiscriminately killed and Ogoni leader and writer Ken Saro-Wiwa held in prison for over a year on a dubious murder charge and then executed.