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Beyond Elections: Redefining Democracy in the Americas
Beyond Elections: Redefining Democracy in the Americas (2008)
From Venezuela's Communal Councils, to Brazil's Participatory Budgeting; from Constitutional Assemblies to grassroots movements, recuperated factories to cooperatives across the hemisphere -- this documentary is a journey, which takes us across the Americas, to attempt to...
95 min
You Gotta Give 'em Hope
You Gotta Give 'em Hope
Harvey Milk was the first openly-gay man to be elected to public office in the US in 1977. His most recognized speech, "You Cannot Live On Hope Alone," was given in 1978, shortly before he was assassinated. His words resonate particularly today as Californians debate a...
2 min
Paul Stamets: 6 Ways Mushrooms Can Save the World
Paul Stamets: 6 Ways Mushrooms Can Save the World
Mycologist Paul Stamets breaks down many of the discoveries he's made studying mycelium - and lists 6 ways that this astonishing fungus can help save the world.
18 min
Interview with Peter Joseph, Director of Zeit Geist
Interview with Peter Joseph, Director of Zeit Geist
This is a three part interview with Peter Joseph, director of "Zeitgeist, The movie" and 'Zeitgeist: Addendum" and features a range of commentary and added perspective on the two films. This interview was done by Karen Frandsen from Eerie Investigations' and was broadcast in...
10 min
The Permaculture Concept
The Permaculture Concept (1989)
The word permaculture, coined by Australians Bill Mollison and David Holmgren during the 1970s, is a portmanteau of permanent agriculture as well as permanent culture. Through a series of publications, Mollison, Holmgren and their associates documented an approach to...
53 min
Garbage Warrior
Garbage Warrior (2007) (trailer)
What do beer cans, car tires and water bottles have in common? Not much unless you're renegade architect Michael Reynolds, in which case they are tools of choice for producing thermal mass and energy-independent housing.
3 min
The 11th Hour (trailer)
The 11th Hour (trailer)
Narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio, this captivating documentary explores the perilous state of our planet, and the means by which we can change our course. Contributing to this crucial film are noted politicians, scientists and other ambassadors for the importance of a universal...
2 min
Root-Solution: Building the Ecocity
Root-Solution: Building the Ecocity
Richard Register discusses the concept of the Ecocity: an Ecocity is a human settlement that enables its residents to live a good quality of life while using minimal natural resources. It is threaded with natural habitat corridors, to foster biodiversity and to give residents...
7 min
Waste = Food
Waste = Food (2007)
Man is the only creature that produces landfills. Natural resources are being depleted on a rapid scale while production and consumption are rising in na­tions like China and India. The waste production world wide is enormous and if we do not do anything we will soon have...
49 min
James Howard Kunstler: The Tragedy of Suburbia
James Howard Kunstler: The Tragedy of Suburbia
In James Howard Kunstler's view, public spaces should be inspired centers of civic life and the physical manifestation of the common good. Instead, he argues, what we have in America is a nation of places not worth caring about. Reengineering our cities will involve more...
22 min
Propeller Sustainability Series: "SHELTER, Part 5"
Propeller Sustainability Series: "SHELTER, Part 5"
In this final installment of the "Shelter" segment of the Sustainability Series, we meet Dr. Eugene Tsui, a non-traditional architect whose design inspiration comes from nature and all the brilliant systems and methods found therein. Dr. Tsui shows us city designs inspired by...
9 min
The Story of Stuff
The Story of Stuff
From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption...
21 min
What Are We Waiting For?
What Are We Waiting For?
Two thirds of all energy generated in the UK's nuclear, coal and gas fueled power stations is lost as waste heat - that's enough heat to meet the whole of the UK's heating and hot water needs. Made by BAFTA award-winning Memory Box Films and narrated by Clive Anderson, the...
18 min
John Taylor Gatto - State Controlled Consciousness
John Taylor Gatto - State Controlled Consciousness
John Taylor Gatto is a learned eloquent critic of the present school system all over the world. In this 2003 interview he exposes the hidden agenda that makes most of us hate school. While exposing the wide-reaching harmful effects of mass-compulsory schooling, Mr Gatto gíves...
34 min
Turning Defense into Offense: Challenging Corporations & Creating Self-Governance | Thomas Linzey
Turning Defense into Offense: Challenging Corporations & Creating Self-Governance | Thomas Linzey
Thomas Linzey provides some excellent ideas for activists looking for strategies that will cut right to the root of so many problems local communities are dealing with.
39 min
Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media
Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media (1992)
Funny, provocative and surprisingly accessible, MANUFACTURING CONSENT explores the political life and ideas of Noam Chomsky, world-renowned linguist, intellectual and political activist. In a dynamic collage of new and original footage, biography, archival gems, imaginative...
157 min