It’s not just ‘Old MacDonald’ on the farm anymore. Across the U.S. there’s a growing movement of educated young people leaving the cities to take up an agrarian life. Armed with college degrees, some are unable to find jobs in the current economic slump. Fed up with corporate America and its influence on a broken [...]

The cornfield – just an area for producing food … or a land full of secrets? In the western industrial nations cornfields and woods take up the greatest proportion of rural land. But how much natural life dwells in a cornfield? Why are some inhabitants harmful and others useful and what do the colourful flowers [...]

Portrait of a Winemaker: John Williams of Frog’s Leap takes a look at this pioneering Napa, California winemaker and his dry farming techniques which increase his soil’s fertility and capacity for water retention, as well as produce more flavorful wines. Water scarcity is one of the major issues facing the world today and this farming [...]

Chumbe Island Coral Park is a short video about an island in East Africa, off the coast of Zanzibar that has an eco-resort, which provides environmental education for local students.  A ranger from Chumbe Island introduces a group of Muslim students to eco-architecture and rainforest ecology and also takes them snorkeling on the pristine coral [...]

This film highlights issues on the Mokelumne River including a proposed new Dam expansion that will flood critical habitat and unnecessarily destroy more river. From its headwaters in the high Sierra to the San Joaquin Delta, The Mokelumne River is a shining gem of nature. A National Wild and Scenic River Designation will ensure this [...]

Over the past 200 years human beings have poured more than two trillion metric tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. As ‘The Changing Sea’ illustrates, carbon dioxide isn’t just changing the climate on land, it’s transforming the ocean in ways that haven’t been seen for millions of years. Is mass extinction the inevitable fate [...]

Richard Lang and Judith Selby Lang have been collecting plastic debris off one beach in Northern California for over ten years. Each piece of plastic Richard and Judith pick up comes back to their house, where it gets cleaned, categorized and stored before being used for their art. The couple make sculptures, prints, jewelry and [...]

Scientists predict that by the year 2048, there will be no more fish in the Pacific Ocean. Filmed in five countries that border the Pacific, ‘Overfished’ explores each nations unique challenges that threaten the hundreds of millions of people that depend on the Pacific for survival. From a diving operation in Fiji that is attracting [...]

Rock out with Hammerheads, Great Whites, Leopard Sharks, Galapagos Sharks, White Tip Reef Sharks, and the worst name of all – Soupfin Sharks. Sharks: the coolest animals on the planet happen to be some of the most important for the health of our oceans. They have 6 senses(we only have 5), they have thrived since [...]

Saving Valentina is a short film about 5 people rescuing an severely entangled humpback whale from a drift net.  The viewer gets to first meet the whale and the rescuers and experience the process of cutting the net and freeing the whale in some depth.  Then in the finale the whale celebrates the joy of [...]

The 125 foot tall Condit Dam has held the White Salmon River back for nearly a century—affecting both salmon migration and whitewater recreation. Two women—kayaker Heather Herbeck and conservation superhero Phyllis Clausen—explain why they are excited about the upcoming dam removal and river restoration project.

Over the past century more than 45,000 large dams have redefined the course and health of the planet’s rivers with disastrous impacts. Chile is now on the verge of building 5 hydro-electric dams in the heart of Patagonia. Tracing the Baker River from ice to ocean, Patagonia Rising brings voice to the frontier people caught [...]

“Rivers are life” is the unifying theme motivating activists in the global movement to protect rivers from the ravages of big dams. A River Runs Through Us offers a personal and hopeful introduction to one of the biggest threats facing many rivers today, as told by the people at the forefront of the global dam-fighting [...]

A portrait of The Edible Schoolyard cooking and gardening program and its emphasis on the “Slow Food Movement,” as told by a former participant.

Food Stamped follows nutritionist Shira Potash and her documentary filmmaker husband, Yoav, as they attempt to eat a healthy, well-balanced diet on a food stamp budget. Shira teaches healthy cooking classes to elementary students in low-income neighborhoods, most of whom are eligible for food stamps. In an attempt to walk a mile in their shoes, [...]

This past World Food Day was marked by one of the worst famines in recent history. But, with the right planning and a few new ideas, it could be the last. Get the latest from the Horn of Africa and beyond in this special documentary report from Oxfam America and ViewChange.org. Featuring commentary by activist [...]

Boldly pioneering the environmental comedy genre, The Adventures of Oranges centers around a conversation between a Maui orange and a Florida orange in the produce section of a local grocery store. Through the telling of the Florida orange’s journey to Maui, the film reveals the comic absurdity of how far most of our food travels [...]

Back in her hometown, a young entomologist investigating the death of her dad’s honey bees stumbles upon racial prejudices, lies and old family feuds. “BEE” is both a mystery and a love story: Many documentaries have been done about the Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), but very few fiction-based films. I was interested in creating a [...]

With tremendous foresight and inspirational determination of active community members and local social and environmental organizations, West African Liberia has managed to conserve an abundance of its natural environment. After two decades of civil war, Liberia is still one of the richest countries in natural resources, yet its people remain some of the poorest in [...]

1899; one of the most famous native New Zealand birds, the Huia, is nearing extinction. Famed Ornithologist Sir Walter Buller pursues the huia for his book, his collection, and for Science – but when presented with an opportunity to save the species, his actions are unexpected – and highly controversial. Based on a true story.

The Naked Option reveals the inspiring story of an organized group of Nigerian women who use the threat of stripping naked in public, a serious cultural taboo, in their deadly struggle to hold the oil companies accountable to the communities in which they operate. The women, at the risk of being raped, beaten or killed, [...]

THIS LAND IS … WHOSE LAND? Pedal-Driven delves into the escalating conflict between mountain bikers hungry to ride and the federal land managers charged with protecting the public lands that belong to us all. Is there room for for mountain bikers in the American landscape or should they be banished?

Deep canyons with steep, spring fed creeks, make White Salmon, Washington a paddling paradise. This Autumn we caught up with White Salmon local Kate Wagner during a soul-session outside of her hometown.

Cory Mann is a quirky Tlingit businessman hustling to make a dollar in Juneau Alaska. He gets hungry for smoked salmon, nostalgic for his childhood, and decides to spend a summer smoking fish at his family’s traditional fish camp. By turns tragic, bizarre, or just plain ridiculous, Smokin’ Fish, tells the story of one man’s [...]

“Stories from the Gulf” is a powerful half hour documentary about the impact on gulf residents of the largest oil spill in American history. Narrated by Robert Redford, the movie is based on audio interviews produced by NRDC and Bridge the Gulf, recorded by StoryCorps, and stunning original documentary photography. The BP oil disaster contaminated [...]

From a young age, Steve McGreevy was fascinated by the natural world and by amateur radio. When he discovered that nature produced its own radio signals, he began a quest to capture these sounds – a quest that has taken him to the most remote parts of the continent. Sometimes called the ‘Music of the [...]