Hand held cell cam video of historic "Special Treat" Q&A session with Tim DeChristopher after 7:10pm May 17th 2013 NYC Theatrical Opening of documentary film, "Bidder 70". Bidder 70 Director/Producers George and Beth Gage join self described "Anti-Government Activist" Tim DeChristopher onstage at Quad Cinema on W13th in NYC.
Perhaps the maddest PSA ever produced. Internet phenomenon, the Badger, Badger, Badger song, is remade for the campaign to stop the proposed cull of badgers in Britain. In collaboration with Queen guitarist Brian May and featuring the voice of actor Brian Blessed, the video references cult classic Flash Gordon and links in to a government petition which had already surpassed 200,000...
A three-year assessment from a team of international scientists will detail how the phenomenon dubbed “climate change’s evil twin” is shaping up to be a global problem. The rapid acidification of the Arctic Ocean will have widespread impacts to be felt for “tens of thousands of years” even if we stop emissions now, say the scientists. The primary driver of...
The documentary shows how the lucrative soybean industry in Argentina has culminated in the death of a great number of residents suffering from cancer due to the overuse of chemical pesticides. PRESS TV Documentaries
A modern Indigenous warrior. A Goliath industry. A new way forward. -- Filmmakers Fiona Rayher and Damien Gillis document the journey of Caleb Behn to protect the health of his land and people from the ravages of Big Oil and Gas. Deep in the exquisite wilderness of northeastern British Columbia, the ancestral territory of Caleb’s Dene people, the multi-billion-dollar oil and...
The possibility of oil exploitation has threatened the community of Talamanca, Costa Rica for many years. As one of the most biodiverse areas on this planet, its fertile land supports rich agriculture and a booming ecotourism industry. Petroleum companies cannot be allowed to pollute the fragile ecosystem upon which so many people depend. To not only combat the oil companies but also provide...
Parodying the BBC's SpringWatch, wildlife presenter Bill Oddie investigates the banker species, venturing into the den of banking giant HSBC to expose the £100 million it provides in loans and services to some of the most destructive logging companies in the world, often in violation of its own policies.
College senior, Tim DeChristopher, Bidder #70, monkey-wrenched the out-going Bush administration's contentious oil and gas auction. He bid $1.8 million to save 22,000 acres of Utah's red rock wilderness with no intention to pay or drill. Now he's paying for it with his future.
What is it about transition that is so cool? Well partially it's the attitude. As Isabela Menezes of Transition Granja Viana says in the video, "It's spreading with such speed primarily because it's a positive movement. A movement which brings sadness and suffering isn't sustainable." It's a simple idea, but it's so powerful, so true.
Film-makers' summary: After years of back-breaking toil in ground ravaged by the effects of man-made growing systems, Paul Gautschi has discovered a taste of what God intended for mankind in the garden of Eden. Some of the vital issues facing agriculture today include soil preparation, fertilization, irrigation, weed control, pest control, crop rotation, and PH issues. None of these issues...
DAMOCRACY: A documentary that debunks the myth of large-scale dams as clean energy and a solution to climate change. It records the priceless cultural and natural heritage the world would lose in the Amazon and Mesopotamia if two planned large-scale dams are built - Belo Monte dam in Brazil, and Ilisu dam in Turkey. DAMOCRACY is a story of resistance by the thousands of people who will be...
Salmon Confidential is a new film on the government cover up of what is killing BC’s wild salmon. When biologist Alexandra Morton discovers BC’s wild salmon are testing positive for dangerous European salmon viruses associated with salmon farming worldwide, a chain of events is set off by government to suppress the findings. Tracking viruses, Morton moves from courtrooms, into...
Hollywood actor Mark Ruffalo co-narrates this 18-month cradle-to-grave fracking investigation by Public Herald, an investigative news nonprofit co-founded by journalists Joshua Pribanic and Melissa Troutman. Triple Divide features never before seen interviews with industry giants and advocates, exclusive reports with impacted landowners, uncovered state documents, and expert testimonies. ...
One of the favorite arguments against alternative energy is that it isn’t available all the time. The sun goes down. The wind stops blowing. Gotta have that oil! Gotta have that natural gas! If there are accidents due to drilling or fracking, well, that’s just the price we’ve got to pay. Not so fast. German researchers have come up with a strategy to combine the output...
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...
What do people do when the law prevents them from protecting themselves? This is a documentary film on the small Irish village that stood up to Big Oil.
THE COUNTER ECONOMY: A WHOLE NEW WORLD IS GROWING UP FROM THE ASHES - A presentation by Katie Patrick. The Counter Economy; a self sustaining ethical economy that respects the boundaries of nature. It is growing on top of the existing polluting economy. How do we help this plant grow? We change the world with what we buy.
A documentary about the current state of the Central Asian Republics in 4 chapters (Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan) styled after travel-shows: unguarded Anthrax factories, dried up seas, radioactive grazing grounds, and heroin-dealers' flats are among the many destinations on host Simon Reeve's itinerary features.
A whale shark needing help - a true shark that is in no way related to whales - has the distinction of being the largest fish in the ocean. It is a filter feeder and would never swallow a human being. This remarkable story is of a wha le shark that sought help from three fishermen off the coast of Australia just south of Sydney in March, 2003. The documentary is narrated by Mark Spencer with...
Short film release from Dominoes Falling Productions, featuring Jacque Fresco, Charlie Chaplin, Joe Rogan with music from William Fitzsimmons & Priscilla Ahn (JacM Chillstep Remix).
It is essential that we preserve our water for present and future generations. A whole culture and way of life is in danger due to the proposed extraction of natural gas using the process of Hydrolic Fracking. in the Shannon Erne Basin in the North-West of Ireland. Although the film does not go in to this, the area is also of great scientific interest as it is one of the world's 89...
Imagine the world where everybody is living in harmony, people are happy and helping each other, they share everything together, they don't need money and are living with the nature. Impossible ? La Belle Verte Movie is a very rare french movie which was unofficially prohibited in EU by media holders. Since 1995 it hasn't been shown on TV except couple of times at late night and...
The world wants green energy and low-priced fat. To meet these demands, international conglomerates build oil palm plantations as far as the eye can see -- and cut down the rainforest in exchange. Sustainability certificates and eco-labels are meant to set the consumers' minds at ease.
This is the modern-day story of a native peoples' remarkable victory over Western Colonial power. A Pacific island rose up in arms against giant mining corporation Rio Tinto Zinc (RTZ) - and won despite a military occupation and blockade. When RTZ decided to step up production at the Panguna Mine on the island of Bougainville, they got more than they bargained for. The island's people...
Democracy Watch's Tyler Sommers discusses how the Canadian Conservative Government is muzzling federal scientists from releasing reports and talking to the media. SUBSCRIBE and check out our other videos! http://www.operationmaple.com http://www.facebook.com/operationmaple http://twitter.com/#!/operationmaple
Captain Planet cartoon brought to life and given a hilarious satirical twist by Don Cheadle. Remember, turn off the faucet between usages and recycle those plastics or... Watch Part 2. Watch Part 3. Watch Part 4. Behind the scenes.
Corporations are buying hundreds of millions of acres of land worldwide. Canada is no different, with their farmers, First Nations and rural residents being affected most adversely. SUBSCRIBE and check out our other videos! http://www.operationmaple.com http://www.facebook.com/operationmaple http://twitter.com/#!/operationmaple
Preserving Paradise is a documentary about the best ways to conserve tropical rainforests. The film features three environmental filmmakers on an adventure to Ecuador, Costa Rica, and Madagascar to share these efforts with the world through film, and empower people to join movements for rainforest conservation. 3-11-2013 is the last day for their Kickstarter to raise funds to cover film...
The Riviera Maya is a pristine river system that provides Mexican residents on the Yucatan Peninsula with the only source of freshwater in the area. The unique river system is currently under threat from human contamination, pollution and plans for development. For any questions email : stacey@eco-biosystems.com
From a harsh, uncompromising land comes a story of hope... Yacouba Sawadogo, a peasant farmer from Africa has succeeded where international agencies failed. Over the last twenty years he has successfully battled against nature, and man, to become a pioneer in the fight against desertification.
An excerpt from the feature documentary by Louie Schwartzberg following notable mycologist, Paul Stamets, as he discusses the important role mushrooms play in the survival and health of the earth and human species.
Blockadia Rising: Voices of the Tar Sands Blockade is an hour-long documentary film written and directed by Garrett Graham in collaboration with the Tar Sands Blockade and features exclusive video footage shot by the blockaders themselves during the course of over six months of sustained resistance. In 2012, Texas landowners and environmental activists came together to organize resistance...
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
There's a new front line in the battle to prevent catastrophic climate change. Arrested Development star Alia Shawkat (aka Maeby) explains the truth about the coal industry's plans to export American coal. Multi-billion dollar coal companies like Arch, Ambre, and Peabody want to ship the coal buried under the United States to Asia, releasing disastrous amounts of carbon...
Hannah Fraser stars in this music film by Shawn Heinrichs which highlights the beauty and interactivity of the mysterious Manta Rays. The time of the manta rays is over, lost to greed and exploitation by humans. Hannah is a wanderer, a sea gypsy, a manta ray reincarnate as person, lost to the world. Watch the finished Music video 'Mantas Last Dance' here...
Dancing Buddhas is a 25 minute film about the team of people who help to build one of the UK's most eco friendly and inspiring festivals. Enjoy the change. www.angelfishfilms.com
Energy is at the heart of the human predicament in the twenty-first century, and we now face a transformational moment in our energy story. As we leave the age of seemingly cheap and plentiful fossil fuels and enter an era of extreme energ y, the ever-rising financial, social, and environmental costs of fossil fuels can no longer be ignored. How we embrace this moment may well dictate...
The MIDWAY media project is a powerful visual journey into the heart of an astonishingly symbolic environmental tragedy. On one of the remotest islands on our planet, tens of thousands of baby albatrosses lie dead on the ground, their bodies filled with plastic from the Pacific Garbage Patch. Returning to the island over several years, our team is witnessing the cycles of life and death of...
A film about saving the Colorado River & exploring a new water ethic for the New West. Currently, the Colorado River does not reach the Gulf of California due to excess water use higher up in the river's path through the Western United States - we can change that but need your help. Executive produced and narrated by Robert Redford.
The short film looks at how the forest industry, with government help, through lack of protection of the indigenous Acadian Forests of Eastern North America, slowly turns a thriving habitat into a pulp and paper tree plantation, while also shedding light on the myth that replanting a forest is a good thing for native species.
A 34-minute documentary about animal rights, the film looks at the impact of our almost complete dependence on plastic bags, which we use and discard carelessly every day, often to dispose our garbage and kitchen waste. Not only are these bags a huge environmental threat, they end-up in the stomachs of cows, who, either because they've been discarded because they're not milking at...
Legitimate concerns about climate change are being exploited by big energy companies and financial institutions who are lobbying for subsidies from industrial bioenergy (biofuel and biomass) power generation. This short film explains the environmental and social problems associated with big bioenergy and highlights two protests against planned British government subsidies. A rally outside...
Help us SAVE THE U-233! Head to http://ThoriumPetition.com for USA Gov We-The-People petition. The Department of Energy is in the process of destroying America's supply of Uranium 233, an extremely rare isotope of Uranium not found in nature. This U-233 cost American taxpayers $4.5 Billion (today's dollars) to create.
When Two Worlds Collide documents the epic struggle between indigenous people fighting to protect the amazon and the vested corporate and government interests looking to exploit it. Following the hazardous journey of an Amazonian leader who, at enormous personal cost, is openly confronting the rules of the globalization game created by developed countries in order to protect corporate...
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...
Her name is Green, she is alone in a world that doesn't belong to her. She is a female orang-utan, victim of deforestation and resource exploitation. This film is an emotional journey with Green's final days. It is a visual ride presenting the treasures of rainforest biodiversity and the devastating impacts of logging and land clearing for palm oil plantations. This film is an...
A film funded by the audience, from the Xingu River to the World." Threatened by the construction of a huge hydroelectric dam in the Amazon rainforest, Indigenous Peoples of the Xingu River Basin fight together to prevent by any means what they consider to the makings of a terrible catastrophe with global consequences. Belo Monte, An Announcement Of War is an independent...
Trashed - No Place For Waste with the participation of Jeremy Irons, looks at the risks to the food chain and the environment through pollution of our air, land and sea by waste. The film reveals surprising truths about very immediate and potent dangers to our health. It is a global conversation from Iceland to Indonesia between the film star Jeremy Irons and scientists, politicians and...
Miranda Bailey helms this wry documentary that follows the making of the film The River Why. The indie drama was intended to be an entirely green production, but Bailey quickly discovers that filmmaking is far from environmentally friendly. The River Why's Zach Gilford ("Friday Night Lights") and director Matthew Leutwyler weigh in on the runaway waste that seems to follow even...
This documentary invites viewers to follow environmentalist Mikael Rioux as he meets exceptional men and women behind innovative projects for the future of society.Earth Keepers profiles India’s Ashok Khosla, head of Development Alternatives, which is putting development back in the hands of local populations ; Canadian John Todd and his “living machines,” which mimic nature...