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24 Hours on Earth, Episode 2, Day
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produced by Chloë Pearne, fl. 2006, British Broadcasting Corporation, in 24 Hours on Earth, Episode 2 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2014), 53 mins
The sun creates the daily rhythm for life on earth, hour by hour its exact position is critical. For every animal, each day is packed with both danger and opportunity. Some hunt in the blazing midday heat, others in the darkness of night. Animals have evolved astonishing strategies to exploit these key moments in...
produced by Chloë Pearne, fl. 2006, British Broadcasting Corporation, in 24 Hours on Earth, Episode 2 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2014), 53 mins
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24 Hours on Earth, Episode 2, Night
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produced by Chloë Pearne, fl. 2006, British Broadcasting Corporation, in 24 Hours on Earth, Episode 2 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2014), 53 mins
The sun creates the daily rhythm for life on earth, hour by hour its exact position is critical. For every animal, each day is packed with both danger and opportunity. Some hunt in the blazing midday heat, others in the darkness of night. Animals have evolved astonishing strategies to exploit these key moments in...
produced by Chloë Pearne, fl. 2006, British Broadcasting Corporation, in 24 Hours on Earth, Episode 2 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2014), 53 mins
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60 Minutes, Bonobos
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presented by Anderson Cooper, 1967-; produced by David M. Levine, fl. 2014 and Michael H. Gavshon, fl. 1999-2013, Columbia Broadcasting System; interview by Anderson Cooper, 1967-, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), 2015), 10 mins
A report on bonobos, a primate cousin of humans that looks like a chimpanzee. Bonobos are a separate species of ape that live in female-dominated groups and do not kill each other. Bonobos are endangered species and can only be found in the Democratic Republic of Congo in Central Africa. Conservationist Claudine A...
presented by Anderson Cooper, 1967-; produced by David M. Levine, fl. 2014 and Michael H. Gavshon, fl. 1999-2013, Columbia Broadcasting System; interview by Anderson Cooper, 1967-, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), 2015), 10 mins
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60 Minutes, The Mountain Lions Of La
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presented by Bill Whitaker, fl. 1961-2015; produced by David Browning, fl. 1993-2015, Columbia Broadcasting System; interview by Bill Whitaker, fl. 1961-2015, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), 2016), 13 mins
A report on mountain lions, also referred to as pumas or cougars, reigning over the hills of Los Angeles, California. The National Park Service has been studying this for 13 years by tracking some mountain lions to see how they survive in an area filled with people and freeways. Includes interviews with: residents...
presented by Bill Whitaker, fl. 1961-2015; produced by David Browning, fl. 1993-2015, Columbia Broadcasting System; interview by Bill Whitaker, fl. 1961-2015, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), 2016), 13 mins
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Aamakaar - The Turtle People
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directed by Surabhi Sharma, fl. 2001 (Corte Madera, CA: Green Planet Films, 2002), 1 hour 17 mins
A people of a village in North Kerala fight to preserve their village, and their livelihoods, threatened by sand mining on their estuary. For the last ten years they have been conserving Olive Ridley Turtles that come to their beach to nest. They see the preservation of a species on the verge of extinction as an e...
directed by Surabhi Sharma, fl. 2001 (Corte Madera, CA: Green Planet Films, 2002), 1 hour 17 mins
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Acquaculture
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produced by National Geographic Film & Television (District of Columbia: National Geographic, 2015), 3 mins
Located off the coast of Panama, the world's largest open-ocean fish farm raises hundreds of thousands of cobia fish in colossal underwater pods. Brian O'Hanlon, whose company runs the farms, hopes to bring this sustainable aquaculture approach to more coasts, and cobia to more plates.
produced by National Geographic Film & Television (District of Columbia: National Geographic, 2015), 3 mins
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Antarctica: The Game on Ice
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directed by John Fanshawe, fl. 1978; produced by John Fanshawe, fl. 1978 (London, England: TVF International, 1990), 42 mins
Made at the time of the renegotiation of the Antarctic Treaty, this investigative documentary examines what is really going on in Antarctica. Unlike previous programmes, most of which have been about the Antarctic environment and its wild life, this film focuses on the scientific research being carried out by spec...
directed by John Fanshawe, fl. 1978; produced by John Fanshawe, fl. 1978 (London, England: TVF International, 1990), 42 mins
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Architects of Change, 8, Traditional and the New
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directed by Jean Bourbonnais, in Architects of Change, 8 (Montreal, QC: CinéFête, 2009), 52 mins
Approximately 370 million people belong to indigenous communities in some 70 countries around the world. They are the descendents of the first people to inhabit their native lands, long before colonization, and generally adopt lifestyles that incorporate their ancestral traditions. Their survival is closely tied t...
directed by Jean Bourbonnais, in Architects of Change, 8 (Montreal, QC: CinéFête, 2009), 52 mins
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Architects of Change, Season 1, Episode 4, Philanthropy and Capitalism
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directed by Sylvain Braun, in Architects of Change, Season 1, Episode 4 (Montréal, QC: CinéFête, 2009), 52 mins
The economic, social and environmental issues of our time gradually transform our worldview. Soon, it will become essential to redefine the standards of our capitalist societies and to put capitalism to the test in the face of the new realities of man’s place in the world’s economy. Are the concepts of entrepr...
directed by Sylvain Braun, in Architects of Change, Season 1, Episode 4 (Montréal, QC: CinéFête, 2009), 52 mins
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Architects of Change, Season 1, Episode 5, Made to Last
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directed by Laurent Lutaid, in Architects of Change, Season 1, Episode 5 (Montréal, QC: CinéFête, 2009), 52 mins
The exponential increase in the number of humans on the planet has resulted in the urgent need to find new strategies to deal with the housing issue. At a time when the future of the planet is a constant source of concern, it is worthwhile to re-examine how we design and build our homes and cities in order to meet...
directed by Laurent Lutaid, in Architects of Change, Season 1, Episode 5 (Montréal, QC: CinéFête, 2009), 52 mins
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