Documentary
Since World War II North Americans have invested much of their newfound wealth in suburbia. It has promised a sense of space, affordability, family life and upward mobility. As the population of suburban sprawl has exploded in the past 50 years Suburbia, and all it promises, has become the American Dream. But as we enter the 21st century, serious questions are beginning to emerge...
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Terra Firma
The Last Becak's Sepatbor Painter
The New West and the Politics of the Environment
Des Rives
Who Killed the Electric Car?
Fuel
John Muir in the New World
Countdown
Man Uses and Changes the Land
Salmon
Amazônia - O Despertar da Florestania
The Overnighters
Burned: Are Trees the New Coal?
The Buffalo War
Son of Torum
Mit Vollgas in den Tod
God Grew Tired of Us
Bigger Stronger Faster*
Iran: The Hundred Year War
Od Karolinky ke Sputniku
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Terra Firma
IMDB 0 | Dec , 2016
In a small commercial harbour in the south of France, two Moroccan sailors are watching over ferries that were abandoned by ship-owners. Young Syrians make a stopover to load their cattle, African traders prepare a convoy of second-hand vehicles. Men, machines, and animals transit through this space open onto the sea.The Last Becak's Sepatbor Painter
IMDB 0 | Aug , 2019
Tjipto Setiyono, 85, is a rickshaw painter. Despite being past his prime, he lives alone in a 3-by-3 meter square boarding room, in which Tjipto’s brush strokes give birth to his paintings.The New West and the Politics of the Environment
IMDB 0 | Sep , 2020
This film explores how iconic Nevada Senator Harry Reid set the foundations for a green new deal.Des Rives
IMDB 0 | Apr , 2023
Who Killed the Electric Car?
IMDB 7.3 | Aug , 2006
In 1996, electric cars began to appear on roads all over California. They were quiet and fast, produced no exhaust, and ran without gasoline... Ten years later, these cars were destroyed.Fuel
IMDB 7.5 | Nov , 2008
Record high oil prices, global warming, and an insatiable demand for energy: these issues define our generation. The film exposes shocking connections between the auto industry, the oil industry, and the government, while exploring alternative energies such as solar, wind, electricity, and non-food-based biofuels.John Muir in the New World
IMDB 0 | Apr , 2011
The life and the career of John Muir come to life through this inspiring and beautiful documentary set against the magnificent landscapes of the American West. The Scottish-born naturalist was one of the first nature preservationists in American history, inspiring others through his writing and his advocacy to keep the wilderness wild. Shot in high definition in the spectacular landscapes that shaped Muir - and were, in turn, shaped by his devotion.Countdown
IMDB 5 | Nov , 2004
Portrait of Augustinas Baltrušaitis, film and theatre director, as well as actor, who fell into obscurity and has now been relegated to the margins of society, as a result of specific political circumstances. Countdown is a film about the limits of memory, the effects of the implacable passage of time, and a hope that surpasses time.Man Uses and Changes the Land
IMDB 0 | Jan , 1967
The film discusses the various uses of land for producing food, clothing, and shelter. It explains how different types of land are cultivated for growing crops, raising livestock, and sourcing raw materials for clothing like cotton, wool, and leather. The film also covers the extraction of resources for building materials, such as lumber, clay, stone, and iron ore. Additionally, it touches on the production of plastics and synthetic materials from minerals. The film emphasizes the importance of making wise decisions in land use, balancing agricultural, industrial, and recreational needs, and the necessity of conserving land for its natural beauty and environmental value.Salmon
IMDB 0 | Sep , 2015
Transformed into a salmon, an Indigenous street artist travels through decayed urban landscapes to the forests of long ago, in this sublime mixed animation.Amazônia - O Despertar da Florestania
IMDB 9.5 | Nov , 2018
How has Brazil dealt with nature and its natural resources in the early 20th century? What state is the Amazon Forest in? Based on specialties with specialties from the most diverse areas and with the rescue of historical figures, we discuss the notion of forestry, that is, the citizenship of the forest, a term necessary to reflect on Brazilian identity.The Overnighters
IMDB 7.1 | Oct , 2014
Desperate, broken men chase their dreams and run from their demons in the North Dakota oil fields. A local Pastor's decision to help them has extraordinary and unexpected consequences.Burned: Are Trees the New Coal?
IMDB 0 | Apr , 2021
The little-known story of the accelerating destruction of our forests for fuel - the policy loopholes, huge subsidies, and blatant green washing of the burgeoning biomass electric power industry.The Buffalo War
IMDB 0 | Nov , 2001
Native Americans, ranchers, government officials, and environmental activists battle over the yearly slaughter of America's last wild bison, based on fear that migrating animals will transmit the disease brucellosis to cattle. Join a 500-mile spiritual march across Montana led by Lakota elder Rosalie Little Thunder expressing her people's cultural connection to bison, an environmental group engaging in civil disobedience and video activism, and a ranching family caught in the crossfire.Son of Torum
IMDB 0 | Feb , 1989
In the same vein as Meri's other documentations, this one takes advantage of the glasnost policy to discuss the social and ecologic impact of the Russian oil industry on the natives and the lands they inhabit.Mit Vollgas in den Tod
IMDB 8 | Dec , 2023
God Grew Tired of Us
IMDB 7.2 | Dec , 2006
Filmmaker Christopher Quinn observes the ordeal of three Sudanese refugees -- Jon Bul Dau, Daniel Abul Pach and Panther Bior -- as they try to come to terms with the horrors they experienced in their homeland, while adjusting to their new lives in the United States.Bigger Stronger Faster*
IMDB 6.8 | May , 2008
In America, we define ourselves in the superlative: we are the biggest, strongest, fastest country in the world. Is it any wonder that so many of our heroes are on performance enhancing drugs? Director Christopher Bell explores America's win-at-all-cost culture by examining how his two brothers became members of the steroid-subculture in an effort to realize their American dream.Iran: The Hundred Year War
IMDB 8 | Feb , 2009
What kind of world power is Iran becoming, and how will Western countries deal with it?Od Karolinky ke Sputniku
IMDB 0 | Jan , 1973