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Vendemmia: Residents of Italy’s Cinque Terre fighting to preserve the national park’s future

The Cinque Terre is one of the most popular attractions in Italy, alongside the likes of Venice and the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Cinque Terre is a national park in the region of Liguria in Italy, consisting of five little villages called Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola and Riomaggiore. The coastal villages are often adorned in picture postcards of pastel-coloured painted houses that sit high … Continue reading Vendemmia: Residents of Italy’s Cinque Terre fighting to preserve the national park’s future

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Down to Earth: Film documents family’s 5-year journey learning from indigenous communities

Down to Earth is a documentary that charts the journey of a family of five who cross six continents, living with some of the planet’s oldest indigenous communities, in the quest for a new perspective on life. Leaving the rat race behind, a London couple, along with their three young children, film their five year journey into the jungles of India, the Australian out-back and the Kalahari … Continue reading Down to Earth: Film documents family’s 5-year journey learning from indigenous communities

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Visual Arts

Leaning Into The Wind: Film explores sculptor Andy Goldsworthy at work in nature

Environmental artist Andy Goldsworthy has devoted himself to using natural resources to create site-specific sculpture and land art. He wraps icicles around shrubs like ribbons, and leaves before they melt. He lies on the ground at the first hint of rain in order to leave a dry silhouette amidst the drops. Some of his projects disappear in seconds — he’s known to wrap flower petals around his … Continue reading Leaning Into The Wind: Film explores sculptor Andy Goldsworthy at work in nature

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Daughters of the Forest: When girls become guardians of their environment

Daughters of the Forest is a documentary film about a group of high school girls in Paraguay, located in one of the most remote forests left on earth, who at school, learn to protect the threatened forest and forge a better future for themselves. Set in the wild and lush Mbaracayú Reserve in rural Paraguay, Mbaracayú Forest Girls’ School is surrounded by a region of South America in which … Continue reading Daughters of the Forest: When girls become guardians of their environment

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Straws: Documentary inspires sea of change on plastic straws

Straws is a short film which aims to show how plastic straws are contributing to plastic pollution and empowers people of all ages to be part of the solution. Straws may seem small and insignificant on their own, but they add up and leave an impact on a global scale. Over 500,000,000 straws are used once and get tossed each day in the US alone. Ocean … Continue reading Straws: Documentary inspires sea of change on plastic straws

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Happening: Documentary film applauds the era of clean energy

Happening: A Clean Energy Revolution is a documentary film that showcases the dawn of the clean energy era as it creates jobs, turns profits, and makes communities stronger and healthier across the US. Filmmaker James Redford explores issues of human resilience, social justice, embracing the future, and finding hope for the planet’s survival in the age of renewable energies. In Happening: A Clean Energy Revolution, James Redford meets … Continue reading Happening: Documentary film applauds the era of clean energy

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City Living, Nature Calling: Series looks at making cities more ecologically sustainable

City Living, Nature Calling is the first in a documentary series that explores making cities more ecologically sustainable and looks at the environmental crisis in an evolutionary context, which makes climate change part of that “deep human history”. Hosted and narrated by Dr Geoff Barry, City Living, Nature Calling explores the way modern societies have developed out of the agricultural and industrial revolutions, distancing humanity from close … Continue reading City Living, Nature Calling: Series looks at making cities more ecologically sustainable

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Obey Giant: Documentary explores the work of street artist and activist Shepard Fairey

Street artist Shepard Fairey is world renowned for his iconic Obama Hope poster and graphic designs promoting political causes, but the activist is also known for his artistic approaches to getting the world to “wake up” to climate change and protecting the planet. Now a new documentary, Obey Giant, explores Shepard Fairey’s life, his art and what drives him. The documentary, from director James Moll and executive … Continue reading Obey Giant: Documentary explores the work of street artist and activist Shepard Fairey

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Sunset Over Selungo: Documentary shows Penan tribes’ campaign to protect Borneo rainforest

Sunset Over Selungo is a short documentary which showcases the Penan tribe of Sarawak, Malaysia and their efforts to protect their rainforest home. Filmed on location in Sarawak, on the island of Borneo, Sunset Over Selungo is an inspiring story about belonging, freedom and justice. You can watch the full film below. For centuries, the Penan people have lived in the jungle of northern Borneo, the largest island … Continue reading Sunset Over Selungo: Documentary shows Penan tribes’ campaign to protect Borneo rainforest

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Living

The Men Who Made Us Spend: Documentaries examine the truth behind consumerism

This weekend, led by Black Friday, is set to be one of the busiest times of the year for consumerism. A US shopping tradition that falls on the day after Thanksgiving, Black Friday has now been adopted by many other countries. The shopping day, which now heralds in the beginning of the Christmas shopping period, makes as many headlines for human “bad behaviour” in retail … Continue reading The Men Who Made Us Spend: Documentaries examine the truth behind consumerism

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