Yasuni: A Wild Idea
Exploring the complexity of oil development within a fragile ecosystem and its effects on the planet as a whole, this film focuses on Ecuador’s unprecedented proposal for fighting global climate […]
Exploring the complexity of oil development within a fragile ecosystem and its effects on the planet as a whole, this film focuses on Ecuador’s unprecedented proposal for fighting global climate […]
After 25 years, Cinemateca Uruguaya’s most devoted employee, Jorge (real-life Uruguayan critic Jorge Jellinek), still finds his inspiration in caring for the films and audiences that grace the seats and […]
In 2011, a century had passed since the first oil extraction in Ecuador. In Sucumbíos, in the Ecuadorian Amazon, the oil drilling began in 1967 and has affected five indigenous […]
In a land where many have known nothing but war, a tightly knit and fiercely proud people, the indigenous Nasa, are caught in the middle of a long-running civil war […]
This sensory journey to the heart of the tropics lovingly captures such species as monkeys, deer, birds and spiders, depicting their symbiosis with the sea and the rain in this […]
The story of the indigenous peoples of northern Argentina at the turn of the 20th century is about the eternal fight for land and the distribution of wealth. The film […]
Winner of the first annual Polly Krakora Award for Artistry in Film, presented by the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital The future of classical music hinges on the […]
Shows the human and environmental consequences of the newly constructed international border fence between San Diego and Tijuana. Along the way the film considers the reasons for the fence […]
The Andes and Amazon collide in a wilderness teeming with biodiversity, natural resources and the indigenous Waorani people. Despite a UNESCO world heritage site designation, nothing endemic to Yasuni National […]
Winner of the 2015 Eric Moe Sustainability Film Award Since the passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement 20 years ago, international companies have used the Santiago River as […]