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6 Must-See Environmental Films From 2021

6 Must-See Environmental Films From 2021

A lot happened last year. Record temperatures rolled through the Pacific Northwest. Hawaii was hit by a blizzard. The streets of New York City flooded and wildfires raged in the Southwest.  These films from 2021 helped us understand the climate crisis as it unfolded before our eyes, and continue teaching us how to become better […]

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    7 of the Best New Documentaries About Global Warming

    7 of the Best New Documentaries About Global Warming

    By Daisy Simmons “It’s not easy to watch.” That was a recurring introductory remark at screenings during the recent 2020 Wild & Scenic Film Festival. Held each year in the bucolic foothills of the Sierra, the five-day festival screens more than 140 environmental films, from artful meditations on the beauty of nature, to distressing stories […]

    Big Data, Big Oil: Unveiling the ‘Dark Forces’ Behind Trump’s 2020 Reelection Campaign With Josh Fox

    Big Data, Big Oil: Unveiling the ‘Dark Forces’ Behind Trump’s 2020 Reelection Campaign With Josh Fox

    By Reynard Loki Josh Fox, the Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated filmmaker behind Gasland, the documentary that started the global anti-fracking movement, is bringing a new message to audiences across the country with The Truth Has Changed, a live theater-based project that sounds the alarm on the right-wing disinformation campaign working to secure President Trump’s reelection. Commissioned […]

    The Story of Plastic: New Film Exposes the Source of Our Plastic Crisis

    The Story of Plastic: New Film Exposes the Source of Our Plastic Crisis

    By Tara Lohan Prigi Arisandi, who founded the environmental group Ecological Observation and Wetlands Conservation, picks through a heap of worn plastic packaging in Mojokerto, Indonesia. Reading the labels, he calls out where the trash originated: the United States, Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Canada. The logos range from Nestlé to Bob’s Red Mill, Starbucks […]

    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 […]

    Remove My Clip From GMO Propaganda Film

    Remove My Clip From GMO Propaganda Film

    I have asked repeatedly to have my short interview clip removed from this film. The director refuses. He believes his film is fair and balanced. I do not. I am often interviewed (see media) and hardly ever quoted incorrectly or out of context. This film is one of those rare exceptions. In my 10-second clip, […]

    Rags to Riches: Tale of Conscious Capitalism Pioneer John Paul DeJoria

    Rags to Riches: Tale of Conscious Capitalism Pioneer John Paul DeJoria

    By Josh Tickell and Rebecca Harrell Tickell Good Fortune is the rags to riches tale of conscious capitalism pioneer John Paul DeJoria. Born with nothing, at times homeless on the streets of LA, DeJoria spent a good portion of his early adulthood in and out of motorcycle gangs only to wheel and deal his way […]

    How to Feed the World Without Destroying the Planet

    How to Feed the World Without Destroying the Planet

    By Cyrus Sutton Island Earth is the story of a young indigenous scientist’s journey through both sides of the GMO battle in Hawaii. Groomed to work for Monsanto, Cliff Kapono had a lot to consider over the past few years. His ancestral ways of farming fed a similar population than what inhabits the island today […]

    Cafeteria Man Fights for Healthier School Food

    Cafeteria Man Fights for Healthier School Food

    What to do about school lunches so bad, one student exclaims, “I ate it because I was hungry and had nothing to eat”? Chef Tony Geraci was named one of the top 20 most influential food service people in the U.S. Chef Tony Geraci ambitiously tackled this problem as food and nutrition director for Baltimore […]