This short film brings to life extracts from David Foster Wallace's commencement address to the 2005 graduating class of Kenyon College. Subsequently published as This Is Water: Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life,
The blue house is one of the oldest houses in Wan Chai, a busy district on Hongkong island. In 2006, the government told the residents, who had been living there with their families for many years, that they had to move out due to renovation work. read more at www.alternation.at
A young girl escapes the boredom of her constrained existence though the Polaroid camera she finds. Taking pictures of what she values most, her imagination and reality begin to break down as she wakes up to the truth of her circumstance.
Money & Life is a passionate and inspirational essay-style documentary that asks a provocative question: can we see the economic crisis not as a disaster, but as a tremendous opportunity? This cinematic odyssey connects the dots on our current economic pains and offers a new story of money based on an emerging paradigm of planetary well-being that understands all of life as profoundly...
The Española Farmers Market and Cultural Center is at 1005 North Railroad Avenue in Española, New Mexico. The market opens in mid June of each year and runs through October. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., every Monday. The outdoor farmers market has fresh fruits, vegetables, and specialty items. Plus plenty of parking, lots of fun, food samples, and more. The market is about educating...
In 1962, a trash fire ignited a seam of anthracite coal beneath Centralia, Pennsylvania, a once thriving mining town of over 1600 people. By the mid 1980’s, giant plumes of smoke and deadly carbon monoxide gases billowed from fissures in the ground, the local highway cracked and collapsed, trees were bleached white and petrified, as the fire continued to rage unchecked. It wasn’t...
Engaging People is a web series of short documentaries about people who are engaged and actively making change in their communities. They serve as models of service, volunteerism and political action every day and in crisis situations, illustrating what it means to be an active participant in American democracy. Part 2: Bonnie Kerness Social Change Activist Bonnie Kerness has been...
The U.S. and Canada free trade agreements during the Reagan / Mulroney era led the way for the destruction of the North American manufacturing industry. This has had a devastating effect on the countries, most notably in Canada is that of Hamilton, Ontario (Steel Town). This video looks at the history of the manufacturing industry in Hamilton and how it has been undermined and continues...
The first documentary of the BREAK THE COUCH team. 18 people from every corner of the planet decided instead of holidays to travel at their own expenses in the small village of Isternia in Tinos island. They wanted to join one of the hundreds of workcamps taking place each year around the world. The purpose of the program was to give life to a marble build path of unique historical...
In South Minneapolis, eight family have declared their community an Eviction Free Zone. Support them by signing their petition at: http://start2.occupyourhomes.org/ We, the residents of the Central and Powderhorn neighborhoods of Minneapolis, want stable and affordable housing accessible to everyone who lives in our neighborhoods. Take Action: START AND WIN LOCAL CAMPAIGNS...
It’s a fact. In Europe, 1.5 million workers co-own their enterprises. They are called worker cooperatives, social cooperatives or participative enterprises. The documentary TOGETHER reveals, through extensive research and exclusive interviews, why those enterprises show a major resilience to the crisis and its consequences through 4 examples: a mineral water plant in Poland...
Urban Roots is the next documentary from Tree Media. Produced by Leila Conners (The 11th Hour) and Mathew Schmid and directed by Mark MacInnis, the film follows the urban farming phenomenon in Detroit.
Free hugs downtown on St. Patty's Day? You know it. ∞ Choose to be the change you wish to see. ∞ Who is Skull Babylon? - http://www.ParadigmShiftCentral.com/SkullBabylon http://www.ParadigmShiftCentral.com Paradigm Shift London - http://www.facebook.com/ParadigmShiftLondon Paradigm Shift Radio - http://www.facebook.com/ParadigmShiftRadio
How & why to implement public journalism - Communication systems evolved exponentially in the 20th century, it was monopolised for business & war but now almost everybody has access to a sound recording device. The public are the news are the strength of a community, for we are the common-unity.
Many of us still don’t know the difference between charity and development. While the total amount of foreign aid to Bangladesh since its independence is nearing $50 billion, the income gap has continued to increase. The inequalities persist in a range of human living conditions, not just in a financial sense. This film is concerned with some of those living conditions, starting with...
What does it mean to say goodbye? Is it about making a painless departure? Or encasing the memories for those left behind? After Cicely explores the meaning of modern hospice and palliative care through the eyes of five inspiring women in Asia. This is a visual journal of how they pave final journeys with empathy, dedication and love. British physician Cicely Saunders, (1918 &ndash...
Men of quality do not fear equality. A message about equality from Awra Amba, the amazing egalitarian village in Northern Ethiopia, where men and women enjoy equality at home and at work. Sign up now for the launch of the documentary on www.awraamba.com
This documentary shows the apathy of the Canadian government towards the hardship of a small community of Canadian aborigines caused by mercury poisoning. PRESS TV Documentaries
A video about the many cooperatives in Maleny, Australia, and the beneficial effects they have on the local community. It includes interviews with people from the Maleny Credit Union, the health food store, environmental coops and the kindergarden. Read More Kamala Alister -- Maleny is situated 100 kilometers north of Brisbane on the Sunshine Coast Hinterland, Australia. It is...
A pilgrimage into nowhere ... in a campervan I drive through Europe. There is no destination - only the wish to find answers on burning questions of our time like: What to do with the global finance crisis? What to do if human values are lacking? What do we really need? What's at the core of everything? Explore spirituality and community ...
The Food is Free Project is creating a repeatable model of growing food and community. It is our vision and wish to empower you with the knowledge and know-how to transform your block and neighborhood step-by-step. Using salvaged materials we are building front yard community gardens for all to share.
In a solidarity economy, our needs are met by exchanging goods, services, resources, and knowledge in ways that advance core values of justice, democracy, cooperation, and ecological sustainability. Portraits of the Solidarity Economy is a film series exploring the stories and motivations of New York City's solidarity economy leaders. You can view a map of solidarity organizations and...
Mrs. Ratchanee Saychana, President of Sisaket Community Network, has been actively supporting community-leaders in many neighbourhoods, to establish credit unions, an obligatory condition in order to gain access to national anti-poverty programs. She seeks to empower communities and to find ways for them to be heard by the authorities and local leaders. Her work is and will...
Big cities have serious errors that affect our quality of life. Over half of our world's population is now living in cities. Life in a City Full of Errors is an online short documentary series about those who dig out, record, share but also go out and fix the errors of their big city. The series is part of a cross-media platform called City of Errors. City of Errors is a mobile and...
Join acclaimed director Velcrow Ripper on a journey deep inside the global revolution of the heart that is erupting around the planet. Humanity is waking up to the fact that the dominant system of power is failing to provide us with health, happiness or meaning. The resulting crisis has become the catalyst for a profound transformation: millions of people are deciding that enough is enough ...
Honduras; A military coup d'etat pushes landless farmers to carry out the most audacious takeover in recent memory. You were inspired by Tahrir. You were inspired by Occupy Wall Street. It's time you heard about the Aguán Valley. Landless farmers have taken over the most fertile land in Central America, the palm oil plantations of Miguel Facussé, the richest and...
An epic rumination on the nature of modern human existence -Maryland Film Festival At the core of humankind's ethos is an ongoing struggle to come to terms with the impermanence of self. Reconvergence offers an intriguing exploration of mortality, consciousness and identity in the modern age from the perspectives of four distinct characters: a naturalist, a neuroscientist, a poet and a...
Emma lives in El Alto, above La Paz, the capital of Bolivia. She is very committed to her community and is actively involved in establishing links and meeting with others who are very poor and who struggle to keep their heads above water day after day. Emma also cares about supporting what others say and she sometimes speaks on their behalf – she is one of them.
"STIGMA" is an award-winning documentary which follows filmmakers Jeff Johns and Ryan Loughridge as they travel the globe to discover why more hasn't been done to completely eradicate the existence of Leprosy in the world. Through India, Nepal, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam, they talk to WHO doctors and aid workers, while visiting numerous colonies and hospitals to meet those...
Everyday Rebellion is a documentary about the power of the peaceful protests and the new forms of civil disobedience in a time of global upheaval. Featuring Femen , The Yes Men, Srdja Popovic , Reverend Billy And The Stop Shopping Gospel Choir, John Jackson, Monica Hunken , Amin Husain , Pamela Brown, and many more. Due for release at the end of 2013.
20 years on the streets. 5 years in the making. The astonishingly true story of a homeless man struggling between the hope of a second chance & the gravity of the streets. A feature doc sparked by a fiction short. You can support this project at http://mosesthemovie.org/support-us/ Directed by Fran Guijarro & Martin Rosete Written by Fran Guijarro Produced by Fran...
A short documentary about the taste of immigration in California. Synopsis: In California, the state with the largest Latino immigrant population in the country, there is a cuisine that has a deeper meaning. Written & directed by Fran Guijarro Produced by Fran Guijarro & Juli López Cinematography by Juli López Edited by Carl Cordova Music by Marc...
Host David Brancaccio tackles one of the toughest challenges facing Americans today: How does our country create jobs that pay well and build prosperity? Brancaccio travels across America uncovering innovative community and small business projects pioneered by inspirational personalities. Want to host a screening of this film? If your city is not listed on our screening list , and...
A rural village in Ethiopia has combated poverty by making men and women equal, educating all its children and eradicating conflict. Learn about Awra Amba's innovative solutions in a new interactive 360° web experience. Ask questions directly to the villagers and contribute your own ideas to a global discussion about a more sustainable future.
The Panthers are a unique organisation that takes inspiration and methods from the Black Panthers in the USA. The Panthers was started in February 2011 by a few older youths from the suburb of Biskopsgården in Gothenburg, Sweden. They have organised themed days, summer and winter camps, and a football tournament with invited teams from other suburbs. With a strong sense of commitment...
Aviva Chomsky is a history professor and coordinator of Latin American, Latino and Caribbean Studies at Salem State College in Massachusetts. Her 2007 book "They Take Our Jobs!" And Twenty Other Myths about Immigration provides a careful analysis of the overheated rhetoric around immigration policy in the United States, debunking the 21 biggest myths and stereotypes in today's...
In this David and Goliath story for the 21st century, a group of proud Scottish homeowners take on a celebrity tycoon. At stake is one of Britain's very last stretches of wilderness. American billionaire Donald Trump has bought up hundreds of acres on the northeast coast of Scotland, best known to movie-lovers as the setting for the 1983 classic film Local Hero. And like the American...
Featuring many key figures from Europe and the U.S., this is the first documentary film to look with scientific thoroughness at the world of Cultural Creatives. It shows that a great mass of people think differently from the way propagated by the media and promoted by the establishment. By the end of the film it becomes evident that this huge mass, were it to become aware of its power, could...
This is a visually stunning, powerful, and engaging documentary. The director's personal journey across India captures the stories of the marginalized, powerless and oppressed who are living in dire conditions, while the corporate India is boasting of a superpower economy by 2020. ?Four very powerful stories woven around Earth, Fire, Wind and Water bring out the discriminative manner in...
Bali does have a garbage problem. But it also has the solutions. Garbage is increasingly becoming a concern for locals and tourists alike, detracting from the natural beauty of Bali. Illegal dumping, burning of garbage, and a lack of access to recycling facilities means that Bali’s air, land and water, and all those who live, work and play in it, battle pollution daily. But the problem...
Growing Change follows the filmmaker's journey to understand why current food systems leave hundreds of millions of people in hunger. It's a journey to understand how the world will feed itself in the future in the face of major environmental challenges. Part 2 is the Trailer Show Your Support for the Film-Makers. Donate $5 or Buy the DVD. The documentary...
Crossroads: Labor Pains of a New Worldview is a documentary exploring the depths of the current human condition and the emergence of a worldview that is recreating our world from the inside out. Weaving together insights and findings from biology, psychology, network science, systems science, business, culture and media, the film reveals the inner workings of the human experience in the...
Ever seen anything like it? Talk about sustainabilitiy and reusing. Prepare to have your mind blown with what can be made from discarded materials. Hear the gorgeous and fluid sounds play from these instruments, just like the commercial ones. Incredible! One man's trash really is another man's treasure~ Like them on Facebook , share this video, and help spread the word about these kids and...
Six weeks. Two bamboo bikes. A camera. A continent of environmental stories, struggles and successes. Plus, several thousand kilometers of twisted little roads stringing it all together. Welcome to GREEN RIDERS: Southeast Asia. From June 2012 Kenny and Jamie will journey by bike and other sustainable means from Phuket, Thailand to Bali, Indonesia.
Thom Hartmann describes a society based on cooperation and the idea that we're all in this together. Compares our current "me" society with a potential "we" society.
" Occupy Sandy ," which debuted at a surprise outdoor screening above a gas station in Lower Manhattan on Nov. 28, documents the Occupy movement's volunteer efforts to assist the most hard-hit New Yorkers in the wake of last month's storm. [Part 2 is a trailer and video about the guerilla premier] Filmmaker Josh Fox ("Gasland") told The Huffington Post he found himself "completely...
A short film by Nils Reinecke, commissioned by German NGO Rette den Regenwald (Rainforest Rescue) documenting the destruction of rainforests in Peru by palm oil companies. A community is fighting back against a company that's already cleared 10,000 hectares of forest to grow palm oil for biofuel. The situation is made more perelous by a free trade agreement being drawn up between the EU and...
Britta Riley wanted to grow her own food (in her tiny apartment). So she and her friends developed a system for growing plants in discarded plastic bottles -- researching, testing and tweaking the system using social media, trying many variations at once and quickly arriving at the optimal system.
With a humorous spirit, The Urban Farming Guys present: How to use guerrilla tactics to get several tons of free compost (BLACK GOLD) with very little effort. For several years now, this rag-tag team of urban permaculture entrepreneurs have been baking u
The Radical Resistance Tour is an autonomous project by a group of Occupy Wall Street organizers. We're touring the United States and interviewing activists, people participating in direct actions, and people working create a dual power model. We want to show people who aren't on the ground how people are being directly affected by decisions being made by corporations and governments that put...