Tag: Documentaries - Page 2
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Eames Documentary Premieres on PBS Highlighting “Less Is More” Idea
A documentary that chronicles the innovative and influential design work of Ray and Charles Eames with a look inside their famed studio
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5 Eco-Themed Documentary Films Make 2012 Oscar Shortlist
Five of the 15 documentary films on the Oscar shortlist -- see the trailers here -- share an environmental message.
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Josh Fox, Director of Gasland, on the Lies of Hydrofracking (Podcast)
Josh Fox, the writer and director of Gasland, discusses the ravages of hydrofracking and the fight against it .
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Ambitious Documentary Explores Computing and the Human Experience
How wrapped up in computing is humanity? A new documentary project hopes to explore and share the details about how technology and human experience are intertwined.
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Gutsy Turkish Villagers Stand Up to Destructive Dams
The new film 'Sudaki Suretler' (Figures in the Water) highlights local resistance to the more than 1,700 dams and hydroelectric power plants planned for Turkey.
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Giant Manta Rays Get Huge Protections, Still Face Extinction (Video)
Giant Manta Rays get listed by an international treaty organization, with help from a documentary. But threats persist from overfishing.
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Growth Without Limits In Istanbul: A New Film Looks At The Human And Environmental Toll
The documentary 'Ecumenopolis' examines the drivers and effects of Istanbul's seemingly unchecked growth, including displacement of poor families.
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Seeking Real Sustainability at Istanbul Film Festival
The Sustainable Living Film Festival returns to Istanbul this weekend, with movies about water, urbanization, energy, food, and more.
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“Bag It” and Join the “Food Fight” -- Book Your Screening Now
Attend your own green film fest at home with filmmakers' live Q&A
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Nurse Jackie, Futurama and CSI Vie for Environmental Awards
Who knew Edie Falco, Dr. John Zoidberg and Laurence Fishburne were greening television? With the 21st annual awards from the Environmental Media Awards on Saturday, October 15, documentaries, films and
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Oka! Movie: Endangered Music and People in the Heart of the Congo Forest (Interview)
Deep in the forests of central Africa live people who rely on those forests for survival. It is not a game or a TV reality show, and the jungle is not territory to be feared and overcome. Filmmaker
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The Horror of Elephant Poaching in Kenya: Shocking Photos by Chris Jordan
Chris Jordan's work may be familiar to TreeHuggers because he has been photographing environmental issues for years. He has depicted the ravages of the oceans, and many
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Creating a Global Transition Documentary Without Flying (Video)
The Transition Movement, a community-focused response to peak oil that originated in the UK and Ireland has inspired energy action groups in the USA, cropped up as local food initiatives in Japan, and sought solutions
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"Animals Are Like Us" is a Lie, Says Film Critic
When I hosted a Live Chat with author Steven Kotler about his book on dog rescue, much of the discussion revolved around cross-species altruism, and scientific evidence of the emotional life of dogs and other animals. And from gorillas in mourning to
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Lawrence Bender, Producer of An Inconvenient Truth (Podcast)
Inglorious Bastards. Good Will Hunting. Pulp Fiction. Kill Bill. An Inconvenient Truth. With a roster of iconic films and a whole shelf of gold statues, Lawrence Bender is one of America's most acclaimed producers. Since the release of Al Gore's
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Go See This Film: "If A Tree Falls," Sundance-Winning Film About Environmentalism and the ELF
Image: Screenshot via ifatreefallsfilm.com If A Tree Falls is a powerful documentary from a talented filmmaker (you may know him from Street Fight) about environmental activism and the changing definition of terrorism to include people who act in ways
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Vigilante Gardener Super Heroes Make Brooklyn Better (Video)
Whether it's edible park landscaping feeding the homeless or guerrilla gardeners reclaiming the soil, people everywhere are seizing unused or underutilized land and putting it to good use. Now one Brooklyn
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Stunning Ski Video Connects Adventure Sports & Climate Change
I wrote before about the fact that simpler living may make us happier, but happiness is not enough. It seems we humans have evolved to seek novelty and adventure too. That may be why so many people fly around the world,
