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1.5 Stay Alive: Science Meets Music
directed by Lucian Segura, fl. 1991; produced by Lucian Segura, fl. 1991 (Mill Valley, CA: Green Planet Films, 2015), 53 mins
The style of 1.5 Stay Alive is part music video and part factual. In it, popular Caribbean musicians express their experiences with rising seas by composing and performing songs about climate change, and their visions of how to confront it.
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directed by Lucian Segura, fl. 1991; produced by Lucian Segura, fl. 1991 (Mill Valley, CA: Green Planet Films, 2015), 53 mins
Description
The style of 1.5 Stay Alive is part music video and part factual. In it, popular Caribbean musicians express their experiences with rising seas by composing and performing songs about climate change, and their visions of how to confront it.
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Lucian Segura, fl. 1991
Author / Creator
Lucian Segura, fl. 1991
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
Green Planet Films
Speaker / Narrator
Carlos Fuller, fl. 1990
Person Discussed
Carlos Fuller, fl. 1990
Topic / Theme
Climate change mitigation, Climate change
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2015 Lucian Segura. All Rights Reserved.
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Abundant Land: Soil, Seeds, and Sovereignty
directed by Natasha Florentino, fl. 2017; produced by Natasha Florentino, fl. 2017 (New York, NY: Third World Newsreel, 2017), 1 hour 2 mins
Abundant Land is a one-hour documentary about a Hawaiian community on Moloka’i opposing the biotech industry’s use of the island to test genetically engineered seeds. Agrochemical biotech corporations are depleting Moloka’i’s topsoil and freshwater while contributing to dust storms that spread pesticides i...
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directed by Natasha Florentino, fl. 2017; produced by Natasha Florentino, fl. 2017 (New York, NY: Third World Newsreel, 2017), 1 hour 2 mins
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Abundant Land is a one-hour documentary about a Hawaiian community on Moloka’i opposing the biotech industry’s use of the island to test genetically engineered seeds. Agrochemical biotech corporations are depleting Moloka’i’s topsoil and freshwater while contributing to dust storms that spread pesticides into the ocean and surrounding communities. Abundant Land offers a historical look at the intrusion and political underpinnings of chemi...
Abundant Land is a one-hour documentary about a Hawaiian community on Moloka’i opposing the biotech industry’s use of the island to test genetically engineered seeds. Agrochemical biotech corporations are depleting Moloka’i’s topsoil and freshwater while contributing to dust storms that spread pesticides into the ocean and surrounding communities. Abundant Land offers a historical look at the intrusion and political underpinnings of chemical-intensive farming in Hawaii while portraying the rich legacy of traditional Hawaiian land management and farming self-sufficiency.The film’s narrative develops through a series of personal and community stories as the documentary follows several dedicated residents who seek transparency about the agrochemical testing being done on their island, and their ensuing efforts to heal and repair it. From initial grassroots efforts that give rise to organized actions, Moloka’i residents learn through leadership and study to use permaculture techniques to restore an integrated food system based on ancient Hawaiian farming practices.Featuring interviews with Dr. Vandana Shiva, Walter Ritte, Malia Akutagawa, Mercy Ritte, Geoff Lawton, and Hector Valenzuela.
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Field of Study
Environmental Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Natasha Florentino, fl. 2017
Author / Creator
Natasha Florentino, fl. 2017
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
Third World Newsreel
Topic / Theme
Farming, Pollution
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2017 Third World Newsreel
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Addo's Elephants: Back from the Brink
directed by Nic van Oudtshoorn, fl. 2011; produced by Nic van Oudtshoorn, fl. 2011 (London, England: TVF International, 2011), 51 mins
From the depths of the African bush comes a heartwarming tale of survival and a scientific journey. . . the story of a huge herd of elephants condemned to death by a government decree. Today there are more than 350 elephants in South Africa's Addo Elephant National Park - descendants of the handful that not only s...
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directed by Nic van Oudtshoorn, fl. 2011; produced by Nic van Oudtshoorn, fl. 2011 (London, England: TVF International, 2011), 51 mins
Description
From the depths of the African bush comes a heartwarming tale of survival and a scientific journey. . . the story of a huge herd of elephants condemned to death by a government decree. Today there are more than 350 elephants in South Africa's Addo Elephant National Park - descendants of the handful that not only survived the massacre of 1918 but also the guns of the ivory-traders. Filmed on location for four years, Addo's Elephants is an endearin...
From the depths of the African bush comes a heartwarming tale of survival and a scientific journey. . . the story of a huge herd of elephants condemned to death by a government decree. Today there are more than 350 elephants in South Africa's Addo Elephant National Park - descendants of the handful that not only survived the massacre of 1918 but also the guns of the ivory-traders. Filmed on location for four years, Addo's Elephants is an endearing and dramatic documentary exploring the evolution and growth of this inbred elephant society- a unique society providing scientists with an unprecedented genetic research laboratory!
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Field of Study
Science
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Nic van Oudtshoorn, fl. 2011, Stuart Scowcroft
Author / Creator
Nic van Oudtshoorn, fl. 2011
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
TVF International
Speaker / Narrator
Stuart Scowcroft
Topic / Theme
Wildlife conservation, Elephants, Science
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of TVF International.
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Africa
produced by National Geographic (District of Columbia: National Geographic, 2013), 5 mins
Describes the diversity of the African continent from its many countries, religions, ethnic groups, and animal species, to its range of geographic features including savannas, deserts, mountains and large cities. Also discusses the modernization of the continent and some of the problems that many Africans still fa...
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produced by National Geographic (District of Columbia: National Geographic, 2013), 5 mins
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Describes the diversity of the African continent from its many countries, religions, ethnic groups, and animal species, to its range of geographic features including savannas, deserts, mountains and large cities. Also discusses the modernization of the continent and some of the problems that many Africans still face, including illiteracy, poverty, and HIV infection.
Field of Study
Environmental Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
National Geographic
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
National Geographic
Topic / Theme
African ethnic groups, Africans, Area Studies, Chinese
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013 by National Geographic
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Ahmed And The Return Of The Arab Phoenix
directed by Giuseppe Bucciarelli, fl. 2004; produced by Giuseppe Bucciarelli, fl. 2004 (Mill Valley, CA: Green Planet Films), 23 mins
Shot around the Palmyra oasis, Syria. Despite its bad reputation in the international press, the Syrian government is very much involved in the effort of protecting its natural heritage. This is the story of a handful of visionary men who are fighting in the desert to protect what is left of the biodiversity of Al...
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directed by Giuseppe Bucciarelli, fl. 2004; produced by Giuseppe Bucciarelli, fl. 2004 (Mill Valley, CA: Green Planet Films), 23 mins
Description
Shot around the Palmyra oasis, Syria. Despite its bad reputation in the international press, the Syrian government is very much involved in the effort of protecting its natural heritage. This is the story of a handful of visionary men who are fighting in the desert to protect what is left of the biodiversity of Al Badia. Their efforts will be rewarded by the discovery of the last Middle Eastern breeding colony of the Bald Ibis in the wild, one of...
Shot around the Palmyra oasis, Syria. Despite its bad reputation in the international press, the Syrian government is very much involved in the effort of protecting its natural heritage. This is the story of a handful of visionary men who are fighting in the desert to protect what is left of the biodiversity of Al Badia. Their efforts will be rewarded by the discovery of the last Middle Eastern breeding colony of the Bald Ibis in the wild, one of the rarest migratory birds and a symbol of wisdom for the Bedouins of the desert.
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Field of Study
Environmental Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Giuseppe Bucciarelli, fl. 2004
Author / Creator
Giuseppe Bucciarelli, fl. 2004
Publisher
Green Planet Films
Topic / Theme
Animal ecology, Conservation of natural resources, Biodiversity, Deserts, Ibises
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2007 by Green Planet Films
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Amazing Animals, Season 1, Episode 29, The Day the Earth Changed, Part 1
produced by Big Media, in Amazing Animals, Season 1, Episode 29 (New York, NY: Big Media, 2010), 24 mins
A magic journey through the animal kingdom. Unique footage capturing magic moments in the lives of the animals. This series explores behaviour traits, habits and lifestyles.
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produced by Big Media, in Amazing Animals, Season 1, Episode 29 (New York, NY: Big Media, 2010), 24 mins
Description
A magic journey through the animal kingdom. Unique footage capturing magic moments in the lives of the animals. This series explores behaviour traits, habits and lifestyles.
Field of Study
Environmental Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Big Media
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
Big Media
Series
Amazing Animals
Topic / Theme
Earth sciences, Nature
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2010. Used by permission of Big Media.
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Amazing Animals, Season 1, Episode 30, The Day the Earth Changed, Part 2
produced by Big Media, in Amazing Animals, Season 1, Episode 30 (New York, NY: Big Media, 2010), 25 mins
A magic journey through the animal kingdom. Unique footage capturing magic moments in the lives of the animals. This series explores behaviour traits, habits and lifestyles.
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produced by Big Media, in Amazing Animals, Season 1, Episode 30 (New York, NY: Big Media, 2010), 25 mins
Description
A magic journey through the animal kingdom. Unique footage capturing magic moments in the lives of the animals. This series explores behaviour traits, habits and lifestyles.
Field of Study
Environmental Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Big Media
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
Big Media
Series
Amazing Animals
Topic / Theme
Earth sciences, Nature
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2010. Used by permission of Big Media.
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Amazon: The Logging Wars
produced by TV Choice (London, England - Bromley: TV Choice, 2008), 25 mins
It's been called the lungs of the earth. But the Amazon is also a lawless jungle, where criminals and profiteers plunder the forest for its riches. Communities are battling to stop loggers stripping the rainforest of its ancient timber, but many people depend on revenue from the illegal trade. The result is that s...
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produced by TV Choice (London, England - Bromley: TV Choice, 2008), 25 mins
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It's been called the lungs of the earth. But the Amazon is also a lawless jungle, where criminals and profiteers plunder the forest for its riches. Communities are battling to stop loggers stripping the rainforest of its ancient timber, but many people depend on revenue from the illegal trade. The result is that some towns are in civil conflict, with neighbours clashing over the exploitation of their unique environment, one of the largest remaini...
It's been called the lungs of the earth. But the Amazon is also a lawless jungle, where criminals and profiteers plunder the forest for its riches. Communities are battling to stop loggers stripping the rainforest of its ancient timber, but many people depend on revenue from the illegal trade. The result is that some towns are in civil conflict, with neighbours clashing over the exploitation of their unique environment, one of the largest remaining wilderness areas on Earth. The state of Para alone exports billions of dollars in illegal hardwood. It seems that everywhere people are cutting down trees without permission. Commercial loggers send armies with chainsaws to cut timber for export, almost always illegally. The Amazon River is the heart of the illegal logging trade. The logs are simply loaded on a boat and exported to countries like the United States, Europe and Australia. Once the valuable timber has been removed, the land is given over to cattle ranchers and soy farmers. All over the Amazon people are being run off their land in growing numbers. Growing numbers of profiteers - ranchers, farmers, and land grabbers - are seizing whole areas of the Amazon at gunpoint from their inhabitants. People don't want to leave their homes but with no one enforcing the law they're afraid and there's no one here to protect them. But when the law is enforced, this causes other problems. The federal environmental authorities shut the logging town of Uruara down because 80% of the timber trade here is illegal. Everyone, from the foresters to shopkeepers, and even the men driving horse carts, have found themselves without jobs. Says a spokesman for the authorities: "When we go to bed at night it really is hard to know that breadwinners won't get any wages the next day and sometimes their families will go hungry. But that is our job, unfortunately. We have to do it."
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Field of Study
Environmental Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
TV Choice
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
TV Choice
Topic / Theme
Lumber and Other Construction Materials Merchant Wholesalers, Social Responsibility, Brazilians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2008 by TV Choice, Ltd.
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American Experience, Rachel Carson
directed by Michelle Ferrari, fl. 1998; produced by Rafael de la Uz, fl. 2001 and Michelle Ferrari, fl. 1998, 42nd Parallel Films, in American Experience (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2017), 1 hour 54 mins
Rachel Carson provides an illuminating and inspiring portrait of a seminal figure whose writings changed the course of our nation and are still highly relevant today.
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directed by Michelle Ferrari, fl. 1998; produced by Rafael de la Uz, fl. 2001 and Michelle Ferrari, fl. 1998, 42nd Parallel Films, in American Experience (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2017), 1 hour 54 mins
Description
Rachel Carson provides an illuminating and inspiring portrait of a seminal figure whose writings changed the course of our nation and are still highly relevant today.
Field of Study
Literature
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Rafael de la Uz, fl. 2001, Michelle Ferrari, fl. 1998, 42nd Parallel Films, Oliver Platt, 1960-
Author / Creator
Michelle Ferrari, fl. 1998
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
American Experience
Speaker / Narrator
Oliver Platt, 1960-
Person Discussed
Rachel Carson, 1907-1964, Dorothy Freeman, 1898-1978
Topic / Theme
Pollution, Technology, Nature, Environmental sciences, Environmental protection, Environmental policy, Books, Pesticide waste
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2017 WGBH Educational Foundation
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American Experience, Season 31, Episode 1, The Swamp
directed by Randall MacLowry, 1963-; produced by Rebecca Taylor, fl. 1999 and Randall MacLowry, 1963-, Film Posse and WGBH Educational Foundation, in American Experience, Season 31, Episode 1 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2019), 1 hour 54 mins
The Swamp tells the dramatic story of humanity's attempts to conquer the Florida Everglades, one of nature's most mysterious and unique ecosystems. Home to a profusion of plants and animals found nowhere else on the continent, the Everglades was an immense watershed covering the southern half of the Florida penins...
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directed by Randall MacLowry, 1963-; produced by Rebecca Taylor, fl. 1999 and Randall MacLowry, 1963-, Film Posse and WGBH Educational Foundation, in American Experience, Season 31, Episode 1 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2019), 1 hour 54 mins
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The Swamp tells the dramatic story of humanity's attempts to conquer the Florida Everglades, one of nature's most mysterious and unique ecosystems. Home to a profusion of plants and animals found nowhere else on the continent, the Everglades was an immense watershed covering the southern half of the Florida peninsula. In the 19th century, however, most Americans believed swamps were filled with diseases and noxious reptiles and saw them as obstac...
The Swamp tells the dramatic story of humanity's attempts to conquer the Florida Everglades, one of nature's most mysterious and unique ecosystems. Home to a profusion of plants and animals found nowhere else on the continent, the Everglades was an immense watershed covering the southern half of the Florida peninsula. In the 19th century, however, most Americans believed swamps were filled with diseases and noxious reptiles and saw them as obstacles to the nation's progress. The idea of draining the Everglades became the goal of many entrepreneurs, politicians and salesmen who saw great potential in turning the massive wetland into a profitable enterprise. Altering the landscape of the Everglades unleashed a torrent of unintended consequences, from catastrophic floods to brutal droughts. Told through the lives of a handful of colorful and resolute characters, from hucksters to politicians to unlikely activists, The Swamp explores the repeated efforts to transform what was seen as a vast and useless wasteland into an agricultural and urban paradise, ultimately leading to a passionate campaign to preserve America's greatest wetland.
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Field of Study
Environmental Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Rebecca Taylor, fl. 1999, Randall MacLowry, 1963-, Film Posse, WGBH Educational Foundation, Tim Hopper, fl. 1987
Author / Creator
Randall MacLowry, 1963-
Date Published / Released
2019
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
American Experience
Speaker / Narrator
Tim Hopper, fl. 1987
Topic / Theme
Climate and the Environment, The Gilded Age & Progressive Era (1876–1913), World War I & Jazz Age (1914–1928), Depression & World War II (1929–1945)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2019 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
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