documentaries

The Biggest Surprises From ‘The Biggest Little Farm’

The Biggest Surprises From ‘The Biggest Little Farm’

By Andrew Amelinckx Take a broken-down 200-acre property that has been transformed into an incredibly lush and diverse biodynamic farm over eight years and capture it all on film and you get The Biggest Little Farm. This documentary tells the story of two newbie farmers and their rescue dog as they leave Los Angeles behind […]

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    6 Must-See Movies About Climate Change

    6 Must-See Movies About Climate Change

    Truly great films about the climate crisis are tough to come by. Allusions to environmental destruction are very familiar in the futuristic dystopias Hollywood churns out like clockwork, but they rarely get the science right—or they abandon it entirely in favor of skipping straight to some post-apocalyptic CGI extravaganza. Those of us with a little […]

    How Are We Learning to Live With Climate Change?

    How Are We Learning to Live With Climate Change?

    By Lucy Guanuna The devastating storms of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 submerged more than 80 percent of New Orleans and left more than 1,800 fatalities in its wake. Meanwhile, rapidly melting glaciers and ice sheets have caused sea levels to rise by 3.2 millimeters a year since 1995, which some predict could leave New Orleans […]

    Stunning Documentary Examines Kiribati’s Unrelenting Sea Level Rise

    Stunning Documentary Examines Kiribati’s Unrelenting Sea Level Rise

    To some, climate change might feel like a distant problem that does not affect our everyday lives. Some even treat the global phenomenon with downright indifference or label it a “hoax.” Of course, climate change is not a faraway threat. The destructive effects of a warming world are very real and are felt today, especially […]

    7 Must-See Films at the 42nd Cleveland International Film Fest

    7 Must-See Films at the 42nd Cleveland International Film Fest

    It’s that time, again! EcoWatch is proud to be a media partner of the Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF), now celebrating its 42nd year. This year, EcoWatch is honored to be sponsoring Anote’s Ark. This documentary spotlights Kiribati, a small remote island facing devastating effects due to climate change. From April 4 through April 15, […]

    The Environmental and Human Cost of Making a Pair of Jeans

    The Environmental and Human Cost of Making a Pair of Jeans

    Americans do love their denim, so much so that the average consumer buys four pairs of jeans a year. In China’s Xintang province, a hub for denim, 300 million pairs are made annually. Just as staggering is the brew of toxic chemicals and hundreds of gallons of water it takes to dye and finish one […]

    18 Documentaries That Will Inspire, Outrage and Mobilize

    18 Documentaries That Will Inspire, Outrage and Mobilize

    By Eva Perroni Film is an incredible tool for effecting change in the food system with its unique ability to educate, inspire and grow the movement for sustainable food and farming. Film can transport viewers to unseen territories, from Colombian coffee-growing regions to the bottom of the ocean, and unveil the stories, struggles and triumphs […]