Reviving the Freedom Mill

When environmentalist Tony Grassi takes a crazy gamble to rehab an abandoned Mill, he inspires both skepticism and hope that its revived bond with the river will breathe new life […]

For the Best and For the Onion

“I am singing about onion farming, bringing both suffering and joy.” So sings an onion farmer as he works his field in Galmi, Niger. Beside him stands Yaro, a fellow […]

Gringo Trails

Are tourists destroying the planet or saving it? How exactly do travelers impact the remote places they visit? This documentary answers urgent questions about one of the most powerful global […]

Earth Days

Environmental activism really began with the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970 and precipitated an unexpected and galvanizing effect on the national psyche. Told through the eyes of nine […]

Haiti Redux

From the debris of Haiti’s devastating earthquake, organizations and individuals work to unearth innovative ways to rebuild a more stable and sustainable society. A study of post- catastrophe reconstruction, the […]

Human Scale, The

For 40 years, Danish architect Jan Gehl has studied human behavior in cities, starting with what he calls “Life Between Buildings.” Gehl has documented how modern cities repel human interaction […]

Midnight Blue

This immersive ecological tale takes us to the heart of the underwater world, between night and light, where everything happens at a different pace. Using sand as the medium of […]