Metropolis

This classic sci-fi epic, one of the biggest film events of the century when it was first released in 1927, tells the story of Metropolis, a futuristic city sharply divided […]

Burning the Future: Coal in America

The explosive conflict between the coal industry and residents of West Virginia is examined in this film. Confronted by emerging “clean coal” energy policies, local activists watch a world blind […]

Metamorphosen

Set in Russia’s south Ural region, this documentary, filmed in black and white, tells the story of living in an area with some of the largest amounts of radioactive contamination […]

Profit and Loss

From Papua New Guinea’s rainforests to Canada’s tar sands, this film exposes industrial threats to native peoples’ health, livelihood and cultural survival. In Papua New Guinea, a Chinese government-owned nickel […]

Islands of Sanctuary

Native Hawaiians and Aboriginal Australians resist threats to their sacred places in a growing international movement to defend human rights and protect the environment. In Australia’s Northern Territory, Aboriginal clans […]

Venice Syndrome, The

Venice is sinking under the weight of more than 21 million tourists per year—and it’s losing its residents along the way. Today, only around 60,000 people live there, less than […]

Critical Mass

In 1962, researcher John Calhoun began rodent population experiments to investigate the effects of social overcrowding in enclosed conditions. The results were surprising: the rapid emergence of an elite group […]

Arboraceous

Made by 16-year old Natasha Bishop for New Zealand’s The Outlook for Someday sustainability film challenge for young people, the film shows how our connections—to nature and to each other—are […]

Lithium Revolution, The

Is lithium an answer to the imminent energy crisis and the key to the future? A high-stakes power play with global repercussions is going on around us. In a time […]

Man Who Plants Trees, The

Many people think that the story about a man who plants trees is fictional. Actually, this man really exists. His name is Ernest Vunan and he lives in misty mountains […]