Can You Dig This

To some, South LA may conjure images of vacant lots and liquor stores; gangs and drug dealers. Yet a burgeoning movement of urban gardeners guided by a charismatic leader is […]

Monkey Kingdom

In the Sri Lankan jungle, a newborn monkey and its mother struggle to survive within the competitive social hierarchy of the Temple Troop, a group of macaques living in a […]

California: Paradise Burning

Two photographers visit California’s Central Valley to cover the state’s historic drought, leaving with staggering black-and-white images of a bounty turned to desolation, along with the dire testimonies of the […]

Cailleach

At 85, Morag lives in the house where she was born, perched on a seaside cliff in the Outer Hebrides. She tends sheep and muses about what remains for her, […]

Bluespace

Could we live on Mars? Would we want to? Ian Cheney (The City Dark) examines our fraught relationship with our homeworld by delving into the sci-fi speculation of “terraforming,” or […]

Meek’s Cutoff

In 1845, three families traverse the Oregon Trail on their way to fertile lands, led by Stephen Meek, a wilderness guide whose supposed expertise might be a tall tale. When […]

Bluebird Man

Winner of the 2016 Eric Moe Sustainability Film Award! People call Al Larson “The Bluebird Man” for good reason:  at 92, this self-taught conservationist has dedicated 35 years of his […]

Blood Lions

Under the cover of legal loopholes and “wildlife sanctuary” fronts, breeding facilities in South Africa raise lions in captivity to be shot at close range by the highest bidder. In […]

Birth of Saké

Winner of the 2016 Polly Krakora Award for Artistry in Film! The 144-year-old Yoshida Saké Brewery does things the old-fashioned way: dedicated artisans work in concert with natural forces — […]

Bird Ranger, The

The “bird rangers” of the Boschplaat Nature Reserve on the northern Dutch island of Terschelling, have always done much more than guard the wetlands. They’re full-fledged scientists, closely monitoring the […]