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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

As a young boy, Zé left his Cape Verdean fishing village for a better life in Sweden. Several years later Zé returns to find his village has been transformed, and […]

This follow-up to Valentin Thurn’s documentary, Taste the Waste, spotlights the people and companies throughout Europe who are working to salvage usable food. It is estimated that European households throw […]

Examining the role of urban farming in America, this documentary considers how much power this burgeoning movement has to revitalize our cities and change the way we eat. Searching for […]

In Japan, there are still many places where people quietly live with nature, making the most of the country’s unique natural environments. At the heart of such places are Satoyama, […]

Dramatizing the living conditions in Missouri, Oklahoma and Kansas, which contributed to a high rate of respiratory illness among lead and zinc miners of the area, this experimental film was […]

A road trip takes us along the Spanish countryside and into Portugal and France, making stops along the way to meet individuals and collectives that have chosen to live a […]