Featured Film Refuge
Presents the astonishing beauty of Nevada’s Desert National Wildlife Refuge and introduces two unique artists who have drawn inspiration from this magnificent place. Fawn Douglas and Susan K. Schafer describe their emotional connection to the Refuge and what they lose if it is closed to the public.
Directed by David Vassar
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5,000 Miles of Wild
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5,000 Miles of Wild
Combining stunning scenery with insightful commentary on the state of river conservation, this is a powerful call to action for protecting our country’s remaining wild rivers for future generations.
50 Days to Save the African Rhino
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50 Days to Save the African Rhino
Rhino poaching is not a local problem anymore; it is a global issue. Five young people from around the world come to South Africa…
50 Years of Farming: For Love & Vegetables
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50 Years of Farming: For Love & Vegetables
Organic farmers in Tysons Corner, Va. reflect on a half-century of sustainable and community-focused agriculture. Directed by Aditi Desai. Executive produced by AU’s Center for…
A $73 Million Dollar Industry
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A $73 Million Dollar Industry
Pollution from fossil fuel emissions may be killing a $73 million dollar industry. The West coast oyster industry provides more than 3,000 jobs and has a total annual…
A Year along the Geostationary Orbit
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A Year along the Geostationary Orbit
Himawari 8, Japan's most advanced meteorological satellite, travels 35,786 km above Earth, at more than 11000 km/h. It observes the Eastern Hemisphere day and night. For one year we look through the eyes of the distant observer. From solstice to solstice, from pole to pole, from storm to storm, we watch Earth's beauty and fragility, weather's wonders, forces, and disasters. From space, it all looks miraculous.
Above All Else
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Above All Else
In Above All Else, one man risks his family and future to stop the tar sands of the Keystone XL oil pipeline from crossing his land.…
Acid Test: The Global Challenge of Ocean Acidification
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Acid Test: The Global Challenge of Ocean Acidification
The critical but largely unknown problem of ocean acidification poses a fundamental challenge to life in the seas and the health of the entire planet.…
Add One Back
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Add One Back
The story of why one vegetarian decides to add aquaculture oysters to his diet. The foundation of the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem, oyster populations total less…
The Age of Consequences
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The Age of Consequences
The Hurt Locker meets An Inconvenient Truth, The Age of Consequences investigates the impacts of climate change on increased resource scarcity, migration, and conflict through…
Albatross
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Albatross
Albatross is a compelling visual journey into the heart of a gut-wrenching environmental tragedy. On one of the remotest islands on Earth, tens of thousands…
Ama-San
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Ama-San
For over 2000 years the Ama-San dived in Japan. In Wagu, a fishing village in the Ise Peninsula, Matsumi, and Masumi dive every day not…
Amazing Grace
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Amazing Grace
Winner, Eric Moe Sustainability Award Offering a brief window into one man’s journey and his deep-seated love for the forests that are rapidly decreasing around…
Amazon Forest Guardians Fight to Prevent Catastrophic Tipping Point
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Amazon Forest Guardians Fight to Prevent Catastrophic Tipping Point
Indigenous groups in the Brazilian Amazon are locked in a battle to protect their forest from land grabbers, illegal loggers, and a political class determined…
An American Ascent
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An American Ascent
As the United States transitions to a “minority majority” nation, a staggering number of people of color do not identify with America’s wild places. Nine…
The Anacostia River: Making Connections
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The Anacostia River: Making Connections
For decades, heavy industrial pollution has infiltrated the waters of the Anacostia River, which cuts right through the heart of Washington, D.C. A broad coalition…
The Animated Life Of A.R Wallace
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The Animated Life Of A.R Wallace
The life of Alfred Russel Wallace, who is co-credited with Charles Darwin for the theory of natural selection, is celebrated in this paper-puppet animation. Directed…
Aquatic Cathartic
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Aquatic Cathartic
A short documentary investigating the entangled roles of art and science in making the world a better place.
Aristolochias of Haiti
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Aristolochias of Haiti
Eladio Fernandez, Dominican conservation photographer from the iLCP, takes us to Haiti on an expedition to find a new species of Aristolochia (pipe vine)…
Atlantic
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Atlantic
At three different corners of the Atlantic, fishing communities in Ireland, Norway, and Newfoundland share social, economic and environmental problems stemming from human interactions with…
Atlantic Salmon: Lost At Sea
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Atlantic Salmon: Lost At Sea
Narrated by Gabriel Byrne, Lost at Sea takes the viewer on an epic journey through the oceanic kingdom of the Atlantic Salmon – king of…
Atomic Homefront
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Atomic Homefront
Atomic Homefront shines an urgent and devastating light on the lasting toxic effects that nuclear waste can have on communities. Focusing on a group of…
Avanyu: Protecting the Rio Grande
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Avanyu: Protecting the Rio Grande
The Wild & Scenic Rio Grande River in Northern New Mexico flows south through the heart of the state. For Louie Hena of the Tesuque…
Balancing Act in America’s Playground
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Balancing Act in America’s Playground
The George W. Bush administration proposed oil and gas drilling close to prized national parks near Moab, Utah. The Obama administration has responded with reforms…
The Ballad of Holland Island House
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The Ballad of Holland Island House
The true story of the last house on a Chesapeake Bay island slowly sinking into the rising seas comes to life through fluidly transforming animated clay-on-glass paintings. The…
BearTrek
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BearTrek
BearTrek is a conservation story wrapped in an adventure. Follow adventurer and renowned biologist Chris Morgan on an epic and entertaining journey to find the…
Behind the Seen
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Behind the Seen
We may want to act for the better, but cultures imbued with consumerism hamper change. Matt Rott escaped to a small Pacific Island to overcome…
Bhutan: Land of the Black Necked Crane
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Bhutan: Land of the Black Necked Crane
Embark on an exotic journey to the small Buddhist kingdom of Bhutan high in the Himalayan Mountains. See how a benevolent king promotes Gross Domestic…
The Bird Ranger
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The Bird Ranger
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…
Birders: The Central Park Effect
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Birders: The Central Park Effect
Birders: The Central Park Effect reveals the extraordinary array of wild birds who grace Manhattan’s celebrated patch of green, and the equally colorful New Yorkers…
Black Ice
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Black Ice
When the Greenpeace ship, Arctic Sunrise, sailed to protest the first oil platform to drill in the Arctic Ocean, no one could predict what happened…
Blue
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Blue
Half of all marine life has been lost in the last 40 years. By 2050 there will be more plastic in the sea than fish.…
Blue Carbon: A Story from the Snohomish Estuary
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Blue Carbon: A Story from the Snohomish Estuary
Blue carbon is carbon that is captured and stored by coastal wetlands, helping to mitigate climate change. This film is about mud and the multiple…
The Botanist
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The Botanist
Finalist: Eric Moe Award for Best Short on Sustainability After the fall of the Soviet Union, Tajikistan, a former Soviet Socialist Republic, plunged into a…
Boy-zshan Bi-den (Buffalo Return)
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Boy-zshan Bi-den (Buffalo Return)
Bison were nearly exterminated across North America. Thanks to the Shoshone tribe, the National Wildlife Federation and the coordinated efforts of a host of other…
Bringing Back the Brooks: Reviving the South’s Trout
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Bringing Back the Brooks: Reviving the South’s Trout
A poetic look at a forgotten native of Appalachia, the Southern Appalachian brook trout, which is being brought back from the brink… by hand,…
Broken Landscape: Confronting India’s Water-Energy Choke Point
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Broken Landscape: Confronting India’s Water-Energy Choke Point
In the resource-rich Indian state of Meghalaya, unregulated coal mines poison natural systems that once sustained decent livelihoods, adequate food and potable water. Broken Landscape…
Burning the Future: Coal in America
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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…
Cafeteria Man
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Cafeteria Man
Tony Geraci, as food-service director for Baltimore’s public schools, embarked on an ambitious project: to “green” the lunches of the city’s 83,000 students by replacing…
Cane Toads: The Conquest
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Cane Toads: The Conquest
Shot against the harsh and beautiful landscape of northern Australia, this is a comic account of Australia’s most notorious environmental blunder, the introduction of cane…
Cape Spin: An American Power Struggle
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Cape Spin: An American Power Struggle
In 2001 a major wind farm was proposed for the middle of Nantucket Sound, fabled playground for America’s rich and famous. Dubbed “Cape Wind,”…
The Capital Buzz
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The Capital Buzz
Out of sight of local authorities and neighbors, amateur beekeepers are setting out to propagate bees all across Washington, DC. From rooftops to enclosed porches,…
Carbon for Water
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Carbon for Water
In Kenya, water insecurity is a life-threatening reality, and the population is expected to leap from 40 million to 60 million in the next…
The Carbon Rush
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The Carbon Rush
Incinerators burn garbage in India. Hundreds of hydroelectric dams pump in Panama. Biogas is extracted from palm oil in Honduras. Eucalyptus forests are harvested for…
Carpe Diem: A Fishy Tale
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Carpe Diem: A Fishy Tale
Since it was accidentally released into the Mississippi River 30 years ago, a relentless aquatic invader —the Asian Carp—has been heading north. Famous for their…
Catch It
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Catch It
Leá Brassy greets Europe’s oceans and mountains during her no-frills, nomadic travels. Whether it’s paddling hard for a wave, or chasing after a passion –…
Catching the Sun
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Catching the Sun
As the global race to lead the clean energy future kicks into full gear, an unlikely ensemble of characters in the US and China make…
Cave of Forgotten Dreams
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Cave of Forgotten Dreams
Cave of Forgotten Dreams, a breathtaking new documentary from the incomparable Werner Herzog (Encounters at the End of the World, Grizzly Man) follows an exclusive expedition…
Chandani: Daughter of the Elephant Whisperer
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Chandani: Daughter of the Elephant Whisperer
The profession of mahout (elephant whisperer) in Sri Lanka has traditionally been reserved for men. When young Chandani becomes determined to follow in her father’s…
The Changing Sea
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The Changing Sea
Strange days are dawning in the global sea. Creatures are on the move. Dead zones are expanding. The foundation of life is slowly eroding. And…
Charlie’s Country
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Charlie’s Country
Living in a remote Aboriginal community in the northern part of Australia, Charlie is a warrior past his prime. As the government increases its…
Chasing Coral
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Chasing Coral
Coral reefs around the world are vanishing at an unprecedented rate. A team of divers, photographers and scientists set out on a thrilling ocean adventure to discover why and to reveal the underwater mystery to the world. Directed by Jeff Orlowski, the film took more than three years to shoot, and it´s the result of 500+ hours underwater, submission of footage from volunteers from 30 countries, and support from more than 500 people from all over the world. The film won an Audience Award at Sundance Film Festival.
China: Searching for Sacred Mountain
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China: Searching for Sacred Mountain
Part of the Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting Series: Can Religion Save the Environment?
The Chocolate Farmer
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The Chocolate Farmer
In an unspoiled corner of southern Belize, cacao farmer and father Eladio Pop manually works his plantation in the tradition of his Mayan ancestors: as…
Circle of Iris
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Circle of Iris
A snapshot of Susan, a feisty 65-year-old woman, who has left the very fast lane of LA and has found peace growing thousands of iris…
Circle of Poison
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Circle of Poison
Pro-business loopholes allow the American chemical industry to export pesticides to other countries even after they’d been federally banned for their harmful effects. On top…
City Made From the Sky
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City Made From the Sky
The groundbreaking architect, Lee Kuan Yew, narrates Singapore’s audacious attempt to recreate nature and clean the city’s drinking water, rivers and marina. A combination of…
City of Trees
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City of Trees
At the height of the recession, a DC nonprofit struggles to implement an ambitious “green jobs” program that hires 150 unemployed residents to plant trees…
City on the Water
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City on the Water
With 520-miles of waterfront and four-out-of-five boroughs islands, New York City is truly a water city. From Brooklyn’s Newtown Creek to Queens’ Flush Meadow, waterways…
A Climate for Conflict
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A Climate for Conflict
A Climate for Conflict investigates how climate change is a catalyst for conflict and will intensify the challenges of global instability, hunger, poverty, and migration.…
Climate Refugees
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Climate Refugees
There is a new phenomenon in the global arena called the climate refugee. A climate refugee is a person displaced by climatically induced environmental disasters.…
Cold Comfort: Arctic Communities
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Cold Comfort: Arctic Communities
Shishmaref, Alaska, is a town of 600 people, located on a small barrier island off the northwest coast of Alaska. This island is going through an erosion process put on steroids by climate change.
Collapsing Time
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Collapsing Time
Zoe Keller is a graphite artist creating large-scale, highly detailed drawings. Using the traditions of scientific illustration, she weaves complex visual narratives about at-risk species…
Colors of Change
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Colors of Change
Experience Greenland through the eyes of Artist Zaria Forman, Nasa scientist, John Sonntag and Inuit Elder Angaangaq Angakkorsuaq “Uncle.” Zaria travels to Greenland for inspiration…
Concrescence
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Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret
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Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret
Animal agriculture is responsible for emitting more greenhouse gases than the transportation industry and causes unfathomable destruction of natural resources and habitats. Yet it flourishes,…
Crannog
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Crannog
Alexis has a life-threatening disease. She spends her time in the wooded expanse of northern Scotland, where she takes care of dozens of others who are also sick, wounded, or dying.
Damnation
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Damnation
Winner, 2014 Documentary Award for Environmental Advocacy Watch dam opponents as they dangle hundreds of feet in the air while painting signs of protest…
A Dangerous Game
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A Dangerous Game
Our ability to protect what’s left of our vanishing and fragile world is threatened when rapacious developers build golf courses on fragile and historically significant…
Dark Side of the Chew
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Dark Side of the Chew
Chewing gum might seem like an innocuous treat, but the moment its chemicals get digested by our bodies, or flattened onto city sidewalks, or dissolved…
The Dawn Wall
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The Dawn Wall
In January 2015, American rock climbers Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson captivated the world with their effort to climb the Dawn Wall, a seemingly impossible 3,000-foot rock face in Yosemite National Park, California. For Caldwell, this was much more than just a climb.
Dear President Obama
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Dear President Obama
All across America, citizens suffer the manifold consequences of hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas, from the health threats of contaminations to the false promise…
Death By Design
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Death By Design
Consumers love – and live on – their smartphones, tablets and laptops. A cascade of new devices pours endlessly into the market, promising even better communication, non-stop entertainment and instant information. The numbers are staggering. By 2020, four billion people will have a personal computer. Five billion will own a mobile phone. But this revolution has a dark side, hidden from most consumers. In an investigation that spans the globe, filmmaker Sue Williams investigates the underbelly of the electronics industry and reveals how even the smallest devices have deadly environmental and health costs. From the intensely secretive factories in China, to a ravaged New York community and the high tech corridors of Silicon Valley. This is a story of environmental degradation, of health tragedies and the tipping point between consumerism and sustainability.
A Deeper Creek: the Watchable Waters of Appalachia
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A Deeper Creek: the Watchable Waters of Appalachia
A virtual dive into into some of North America’s richest rivers, and a fun look at an innovative river snorkeling program that has brought thousands…
Desert X
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Desert X
Taking the vast, strange and often contradictory desert landscape as its canvas, the inaugural Desert X, curated by Artistic Director Neville Wakefield, explored the familiar…
The Devil We Know
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The Devil We Know
Unraveling one of the biggest environmental scandals of our time, a group of citizens in West Virginia take on a powerful corporation after they discover it has knowingly been dumping a toxic chemical - now found in the blood of 99.7% of Americans - into the drinking water supply.
Devil's Playground
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Devil's Playground
Rumspringa refers to the Amish rite of passage that begins when Amish children reach 16 years of age, and continues until they decide whether or…
Dignity at a Monumental Scale
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Dignity at a Monumental Scale
When images of everyday Navajo life began appearing at a monumental scale on abandoned buildings, roadside stands, and water towers across the Southwest, it was a surprise for many in the community to discover it was the work of Chip Thomas a.k.a. "Jetsonorama," a longtime resident known by many as a healer of another kind.
Dirtbag: The Legend of Fred Beckey
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Dirtbag: The Legend of Fred Beckey
Hailed as one of the most influential climbers of all time, Fred Beckey is the original American “Dirtbag”–one who abandons societal norms and material comforts…
The Dog
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The Dog
When Sony stopped manufacturing replacement parts for its Aibo pet robot, owners scrambled to save the robot-dogs that had become part of their families. Directed…
Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning
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Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning
Her celebrated photograph Migrant Mother is one of the most recognized images in the world, a haunting portrait representing the suffering of America’s Great Depression.…
Dude, Where’s My Carbon?
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Dude, Where’s My Carbon?
American University’s goal to become carbon neutral by 2020 is an ambitious one. Is it possible to achieve? Part of AU’s commitment to carbon…
Dulce
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Dulce
On Colombia's Pacific Coast, a mother teaches her daughter Dulce how to swim. It is an essential skill in this remote region, where livelihoods are made on the sea and where rising tides, made worse by climate change, have swept entire villages away in recent years.
Dying Green
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Dying Green
Set in the foothills of the Appalachians, this film explores one man’s vision of using green burials to conserve land. Dr. Billy Campbell, the town’s…
The Eagle Huntress
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The Eagle Huntress
Among the isolated Kazakh tribe in the mountains of northwest Mongolia, the long tradition of eagle hunting has only been practiced by men. This documentary…
EarthEcho Expeditions: Beyond The Dead Zone
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Earthrise
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Earthrise
Told solely by the Apollo 8 astronauts, this film celebrates the first image captured of the Earth from space, in 1968. The iconic image had a powerful impact on the astronauts and the world, offering a perspective that transcended national, political, and religious boundaries.
Ecosystems, War and Climate Change
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Ecosystems, War and Climate Change
Four scientists describe the impact of climate change on wildlife and fragile ecosystems, and underline the destructive role of warfare in undermining our capacity to…
El Muro
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El Muro
Shows the human and environmental consequences of the newly constructed international border fence between San Diego and Tijuana. Along the way the film considers…
Environmental Pathways to Peace Building
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Environmental Pathways to Peace Building
Building peace parks, sharing common ecosystem needs, such as access to scarce potable water, and providing children and adults with first-hand experience of nature, are…
Epic Yellowstone: Return of the Predators
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Epic Yellowstone: Return of the Predators
It’s the dawn of a new era in Yellowstone. The wolves have returned. The grizzly bear population is at an all-time high. And the mountain lions? They never left. The presence of these iconic predators touches every aspect of life in Yellowstone.
Expedition Blue Planet – Age of Limits: 21st Century Water Management
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Expedition Blue Planet – Age of Limits: 21st Century Water Management
Hoover Dam is the heart of the American west’s water supply, a powerhouse for irrigation and farming in the region. But today a combination…
Expedition Blue Planet – Anacostia River: In the Shadow of the Capitol
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Expedition Blue Planet – Anacostia River: In the Shadow of the Capitol
Our nation’s capital casts a long shadow. Just a few miles from the Mall – famous for the White House, Lincoln Memorial, and Washington Monument…
Expedition Blue Planet – Death of a River: The Colorado River Delta
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Expedition Blue Planet – Death of a River: The Colorado River Delta
In August of 2010, Alexandra Cousteau’s Expedition Blue Planet crossed over the Arizona/Mexican border to follow the Colorado’s dry riverbed to its historic mouth in the…
Expedition Blue Planet – Headwaters: Shaped by Demand
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Expedition Blue Planet – Headwaters: Shaped by Demand
In July 2010, Expedition Blue Planet explored the headwaters of the Colorado River to investigate how this mighty river is overallocated from the moment its…
Exploring Bloody Bay Wall
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Exploring Bloody Bay Wall
A highly acclaimed dive spot, Bloody Bay Wall sits at the top of a 5,000-foot underwater cliff off Little Cayman Island in the Caribbean Sea.…
Extreme Realities
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Extreme Realities
Narrated and hosted by Matt Damon, the 13th episode of “Journey to Planet Earth” investigates one of the most critical issues of our time:…
Farming for the Future
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Farming for the Future
Cliff Miller of Mount Vernon Farm in the Virginia Piedmont is trying innovative management techniques to sustain his farm for future generations. Cliff’s story is…
A Fence and an Owner
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A Fence and an Owner
At the Ranney Ranch in arid Corona, New Mexico, Adaptive Multi-Paddock (AMP) grazing is restoring soils and benefiting the environment – and was implemented during…
Field in Focus: Elephant Poaching
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Field in Focus: Elephant Poaching
Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute scientists are tracking Asian elephants in Myanmar's Ayeyarwady region using GPS collars. Though they set out to understand how elephants use the land, their research has also revealed a troubling rise in poaching.
Field in Focus: Human-Elephant Conflict
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Field in Focus: Human-Elephant Conflict
Humans and elephants are increasingly living in the same places, which can lead to significant challenges. Tracking technology may be able to provide solutions that allow for people and elephant to thrive with fewer conflicts.
Field in Focus: Predicting Pandemics
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Field in Focus: Predicting Pandemics
Smithsonian researchers partner with experts in Myanmar studying human and animal health to find out what diseases are present in wildlife and whether they could pose a threat to humans.
Field in Focus: Tracking Elephants
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Field in Focus: Tracking Elephants
Follow scientists as they track endangered elephants in Myanmar with GPS collars. The more they learn about how Asian elephants travel and move through the landscape, the better they can protect them.
A Fierce Green Fire: The Battle for a Living Planet
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A Fierce Green Fire: The Battle for a Living Planet
“There’s no Hispanic air. There’s no African-American air. There’s air! And if you breathe air – and most people I know do breathe air, then…
Fight for Areng Valley
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Fight for Areng Valley
This film looks into a remote valley in Cambodia, where a group of young monks join the Chong people in a fight to protect their…
FINconceivable
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Find Yourself In Rock Creek Park
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Find Yourself In Rock Creek Park
Rock Creek Park is an 1,800-acre oasis in the middle of the crowded Washington, D.C. metro region. For some visitors, it’s a place to gather…
Fire Chasers (Episode 1 & 2)
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Fire Chasers (Episode 1 & 2)
Fire Chasers plunges daringly and intimately into the world of wildfires. From the vast visual ferocity and the global ramifications, to the earnest and emotional…
Fish Story
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Fish Story
Sometime in the 1980s, Caspar Salmon’s grandmother was invited to a gathering on the Welsh island of Anglesey, attended exclusively by people with fish surnames.…
The Fisherman and the Forest
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The Fisherman and the Forest
Oyster farmer Shigeatsu Hatakeyama is something of a maverick. He is a fisherman, author, university professor, and recipient of the U.N. Forest Hero Award. At…
Fly By Light
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Fly By Light
A group of teenagers board a bus for West Virginia, leaving the streets of Washington, DC to participate in an ambitious peace education program. For…
Food for Thought, Food for Life
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Food for Thought, Food for Life
Industrial agriculture takes a toll on both the health of our environment and the quality of our food. This film surveys problems with today’s agribusiness world, voicing…
For All the Marbles
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For All the Marbles
Faced with the most urgent issue of our generation — climate change — a Salt Lake City carpenter decides to run for Congress. This film…
Forging a New Ethic
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Forging a New Ethic
“What we need is a new ethic in which every person changes lifestyle, attitude, and behavior.” – Achim Steiner, Executive Director, UN Environment Program. Directed…
Fort Ord: A Sense of Place
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Fort Ord: A Sense of Place
Fort Ord: A Sense of Place is a thought-provoking compilation of new student documentary and experimental shorts, centering on the ecology, community, and history of…
Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America!
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Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America!
To the pioneering and preeminent landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, a park was both art and an urban necessity. Olmsted’s efforts to preserve nature created…
Free Solo
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Free Solo
The free soloist climber prepares to achieve his lifelong dream: climbing the face of the world’s most famous rock -- the 3,000-foot El Capitan in Yosemite National Park -- without a rope. Celebrated as one of the greatest athletic feats of any kind, Honnold’s climb sets the ultimate standard: perfection or death.
The Frog Photographer
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Gardeners of Eden
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Gardeners of Eden
Africa’s elephants are hurtling toward extinction as fuel for the worldwide ivory trade. While conservationists howl and corrupt governments fail to address the ongoing slaughter,…
Gasland
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Gasland
Filmmaker Josh Fox grew up in the verdant woods of the Delaware River valley. In 2009, he learned his land was on top of the…
Gaza Surf Club
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Gaza Surf Club
Trapped in “the world’s largest open-air prison” and ruled by war, a new generation is drawn to the beaches. Sick of occupation and political gridlock,…
Givers and Takers
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Givers and Takers
Farmer Don Jackson in Ware Shoals, South Carolina changed his grazing methods from continuous grazing to AMP (Adaptive Multi-Paddock) grazing in 2015. This film captures…
Gladesmen: The Last of the Sawgrass Cowboys
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Gladesmen: The Last of the Sawgrass Cowboys
Gladesmen is a feature-length documentary about the government’s ban on Florida’s iconic airboats in much of the Everglades. The measure is part of the world’s…
God Grew Tired of Us
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God Grew Tired of Us
Orphaned by a tumultuous civil war and traveling barefoot across the sub-Saharan desert, John Bul Dau, Daniel Abol Pach and Panther Blor were among the…
Great Old Broads for Wolves
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Great Old Broads for Wolves
Welcome to the Southwest, where the land is wild and the women…might be even wilder. Introducing the Great Old Broads for Wilderness and their fight…
Green Roofs: Riversmart Rooftops
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Green Roofs: Riversmart Rooftops
Part of the Riversmart DC: Clean Water and Sustainable Communities Short Program
H2OMX
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H2OMX
Built in a basin surrounded by mountains and with inadequate drainage, Mexico City is facing an escalating water crisis. With a growing population, a depleted…
Healing Baltimore’s Harbor: A Pipe Dream?
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Healing Baltimore’s Harbor: A Pipe Dream?
Baltimore's Inner Harbor is a source of pride for city residents, but every year millions of gallons of sewage seep into waterways that drain to the harbor, threatening anyone who comes in contact with the water. Is the Inner Harbor salvageable? The short answer is yes -- but it is going to take a lot of work.
Herd Impact
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Herd Impact
A north Texas couple lets nature dictate how they graze their cattle. They are having tremendous success in regenerating their land and their lives.
Horse Rich and Dirt Poor
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Horse Rich and Dirt Poor
Follows ecologist Charles Post on a mission across the American West to better understand how wild horses and burros are affecting native wildlife and vegetation communities on our public lands.
Hostile Planet
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Hostile Planet
In today’s more violent and volatile climate, animals’ epic battles for survival take on a new urgency as they face intensified wildfires, blizzards, droughts, and downpours. These challenges are too much for some but present new opportunities for others.
Hot Grease
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Hot Grease
Set in Houston, Texas, the energy capital of the world, HOT GREASE is the surprising story of how kitchen grease is opening a new green energy frontier.…
How Much Does Your Building Weigh, Mr. Foster
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How Much Does Your Building Weigh, Mr. Foster
Taking its name from a question that Buckminster Fuller asked the architect about his Sainsbury Centre at the University of East Anglia in the United…
The Human Element
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The Human Element
Renowned photographer James Balog (Chasing Ice) uses his camera to reveal how environmental change is affecting the lives of everyday Americans. Following the four classical elements -- air, earth, fire, and water -- to frame his journey, Balog explores wildfires, hurricanes, sea level rise, coal mining, and the changes in the air we breathe.
Human Flow
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Human Flow
More than 65 million people around the world have been forced from their homes to escape famine, climate change and war. Filmmaker Ai Weiwei examines…
In Search of the Adelie Penguin
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In Search of the Adelie Penguin
Environmentalist Maggie Dewane traveled to Antarctica in March 2017 to learn about climate change. This film is a culmination of her observations and interviews, which tell the story of climate change from the perspective of one of the world's most iconic birds: the penguin.
The Incredible Oyster Reef
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The Incredible Oyster Reef
Most of us who love the Chesapeake Bay know that oysters once existed in storied numbers, long before poor water quality, disease, and harvesting nearly put an end to them.
INHABIT: A Permaculture Perspective
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INHABIT: A Permaculture Perspective
Humanity is more than ever threatened by its own actions. We hear a lot about the need to minimize footprints and reduce our impact. But…
Insect Guardian – Butterfly Paradise
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Insect Guardian – Butterfly Paradise
Back in 1980, Willem bought a remote potato farm and transformed it into a butterfly paradise. He has worked the land with shovel and scythe for almost 40 years in order to preserve the butterflies.
Think Like A Scientist: Inside Alzheimer's Disease
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Think Like A Scientist: Inside Alzheimer's Disease
For this HHMI and Nautilus Magazine collaboration, journalist Greg O’Brien reveals his struggle living with Alzheimer’s Disease as Harvard scientist, Rudy Tanzi, explains the mechanism…
Into the Amazon
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Into the Amazon
Into the Amazon tells the remarkable story of the journey taken by President Theodore Roosevelt and legendary Brazilian explorer Cândido Rondon into the heart of…
Invisible Ocean: Plankton and Plastic
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Invisible Ocean: Plankton and Plastic
Part of the Women and Water: A World Water Day Celebration/Global Issues
Jane
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Jane
Oscar®- and Emmy®-nominated director Brett Morgen uses a trove of never-before-seen 16 mm footage unearthed after 50 years from the National Geographic archives to shed…
Journey of the Whooping Crane
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Journey of the Whooping Crane
At five feet tall, and with a wingspan of over seven feet, the whooping crane has the distinction of being North America's tallest bird and, sadly, also one of its rarest.
Jumbo Wild
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Jumbo Wild
British Columbia’s iconic Jumbo Valley is at the center of a complex multi-decade fight: developer Oberto Oberti plans to build a massive resort in a section of the Purcell Range…
Katrina’s Children
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Katrina’s Children
A compelling feature-length documentary about nineteen children from different neighborhoods of New Orleans. Told entirely from the children’s point of view, the film explores the…
Kedi
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Kedi
Kedi is not a documentary about house cats or the strays you occasionally see in your back yard. Kedi is a film about the hundreds…
La Cumbre
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La Cumbre
La Cumbre unveils the reality of what it means to live as an amputee in the developing world. In partnership with the Range of Motion…
Ladies of the Land
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Ladies of the Land
As small, family farms continue to disappear and large, mechanized farms dominate American agriculture, a new kind of farmer is sprouting up across the land:…
The Last Animals
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The Last Animals
Presented by the Reva and David Logan Foundation. The Last Animals is a story about an extraordinary group of people who go to incredible lengths…
The Last Dragons: Protecting Appalachia's Hellbenders
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The Last Dragons: Protecting Appalachia's Hellbenders
An intimate glimpse at North America’s Eastern Hellbender, an ancient salamander that lives as much as myth as in reality… and in many waters, myths…
Last Glimpse
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Last Glimpse
Explores the island paradise of the Maldives -- the lowest lying nation in the world. Due to rising sea levels, this community and its culture are on the brink: "Modern Atlantis." And rather than offering another climate change tale of doom and gloom, the filmmakers celebrate the stories they find.
The Last Green Thread
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The Last Green Thread
In 2018 three friends set out on an expedition into the most rapidly developing landscape in central Florida, traveling the narrowest and most imperiled wildlife corridor in the state.
The Last Mountain
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The Last Mountain
The fight for the last great mountain in America’s Appalachian heartland pits the mining giant, Massey Energy, which wants to explode the mountain to extract…
Laws of the Lizard
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Laws of the Lizard
When scientists ask big questions about the rules of nature, they often seek out unlikely creatures – lizards called anoles – to find the answers.…
Leche y Miel (Milk and Honey)
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Leche y Miel (Milk and Honey)
For the people who work the fields in Yuma, Arizona, the Colorado River represents not only their livelihood, but a deep, spiritual connection as well.…
Lions of West Texas
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Lions of West Texas
Researchers capture a wild mountain lion to put a GPS collar on her in order to study mountain lion prey, home range size, and to…
The Little Things
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The Little Things
Marie-France Roy has used her influence as a top snowboard rider to take on another difficult challenge: advocating for the environment. Seeking to inspire others…
Losing Earth – From the Air
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Losing Earth – From the Air
The decade from 1979 to 1989 critical for climate action. By the mid-1980s, the scientific community understood with unprecedented clarity that human activity was contributing…
The Lost City of Z
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The Lost City of Z
Winner of the 2017 William W. Warner Beautiful Swimmers Award Based on David Grann’s best-selling book of the same name, The Lost City of Z is…
Lost World
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Lost World
As Singapore dredges sand out from beneath Cambodia's mangrove forests, the threat of erasure looms over an ecosystem, a communal way of life, and one woman's relationship to her beloved home.
Love and Bananas
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Love and Bananas
Ashley Bell and a team of elephant rescuers, led by world-renowned elephant conversationalist Lek Chailert, embark on a daring 48-hour mission across Thailand to rescue…
Mammoth
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Mammoth
In the remote Russian Arctic, an aging scientist and his son are trying to recreate the Ice Age. They call their experiment Pleistocene Park –a…
Manufactured Landscapes
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Manufactured Landscapes
Edward Burtynsky makes large-scale photographs of “manufactured landscapes” -- quarries, recycling yards, factories, mines, dams. He photographs civilization's materials and debris, but in a way people describe as "stunning" or "beautiful," and so raises all kinds of questions about ethics and aesthetics without offering easy answers.
March of the Penguins
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March of the Penguins
Emperor penguins overcome formidable obstacles to return to their breeding grounds for mating season in this Oscar-winning film by Luc Jacquet. It tells the story…
March of the Penguins 2
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March of the Penguins 2
After 2 months of shooting in unique conditions in Antarctica last winter, Luc Jacquet returns with a new film shot mostly in 4K, with unseen…
The Marvelous Musical Report of the Marine National Monuments
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The Marvelous Musical Report of the Marine National Monuments
Dive into the faraway blue waters of the Pacific Ocean to explore incredible, remote monuments. Filmed in stunning high definition, this hilarious, melodious film…
Meow Wolf: Origin Story
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Meow Wolf: Origin Story
One of the most unlikely success stories you’ll ever see takes us through the meteoric rise of a penniless, anarchic art collective as it morphs into a multi-million dollar corporation in just a few short years.
Mia and the White Lion
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Mia and the White Lion
This is the heartfelt story of an extraordinary friendship between a young girl and a white lion, and her incredible journey across the South African Savanna to give her best friend a new home.
The Million Dollar Duck
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The Million Dollar Duck
The Million Dollar Duck is a documentary that focuses on the strange and wonderful world of the Federal Duck Stamp Contest, the only juried, art…
The Mirnavator
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The Mirnavator
Ultra-runners overcome obstacles on every trail. While competing in her first 50K trail race of the season, Mirna Valerio must overcome the negative voices that…
Mission of Mermaids
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Mission of Mermaids
Both a poetic ode to the seas and aplea for their protection, Susan Cohn Rockefeller’s latest and most personal documentary focuses on the beauty and…
The Most Unknown
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The Most Unknown
This epic documentary film sends nine scientists to extraordinary parts of the world to uncover unexpected answers to some of humanity's biggest questions. How did life begin? What is time? What is consciousness? How much do we really know?
Mountain
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Mountain
A unique cinematic and musical collaboration between the Australian Chamber Orchestra and BAFTA-nominated director Jennifer Peedom, Mountain is a dazzling exploration of our obsession with…
My Life as a Turkey
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My Life as a Turkey
Writer and naturalist Joe Hutto was given the opportunity to raise wild turkeys from the moment they hatched. Deep in the wilds of Florida’s…
Naledi: A Baby Elephant's Tale
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Naledi: A Baby Elephant's Tale
Naledi tells the true story of a baby elephant born into a rescue camp in the Botswana wilderness. When she’s suddenly orphaned at one month,…
Nature Is Speaking
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Nature Is Speaking
Nature doesn’t need people. People need nature. That’s the message of Conservation International’s provocative, celebrity-voiced campaign, “Nature Is Speaking.” The aim is to raise awareness…
Nature's Epic Journey: Caribou
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Nature's Epic Journey: Caribou
A hundred thousand caribou face starving bears and wolves, deadly frozen rivers and rugged mountains as they undertake the world’s longest land migration – 5,000…
The New Fire
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The New Fire
Nuclear power has been vilified in popular culture and among much of the environmental community. Yet the next-generation reactors currently in development may actually be…
The New Way Forward: Wetlands
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The New Way Forward: Wetlands
California’s Chinook salmon population is crashing. Governmental agencies, environmentalists and others are scrambling to find answers to reverse this potentially catastrophic outcome. Meanwhile, there may be a solution just beyond the riverbank.
Night Moves
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Night Moves
Two radical environmentalists and an ex-marine plan an act of ecoterrorism: they build a bomb to blow up a dam, hoping to block the urban…
No Man’s Land
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No Man’s Land
With unfettered access, director and director of photography David Byars gives a detailed, on-the-ground account of the 2016 standoff between protesters occupying Oregon’s Malheur National…
Noatak: Wild and Scenic
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Noatak: Wild and Scenic
Explore the Noatak, one of Alaska’s wildest rivers, through the eyes of the people whose lives and livelihoods have long depended on its waters and…
Nobody Dies in Longyearbyen
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Nobody Dies in Longyearbyen
They say that when you're hit by the polar bug, you never leave. Don't say we didn't warn you. Nobody dies in Longyearbyen, or so goes the rumor. We went to the northernmost city in the world to find out why and stumbled into the first act of a science fiction flick about something deadly, long buried in the permafrost.
Nuuca
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Nuuca
Over the last decade, an oil boom in North Dakota has seen the state’s population double, with primarily male workers flocking to the region. With this dramatic increase has come an influx of drugs, crime, and sexual violence.
Oddball
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Oddball
Off the south coast of Australia, foxes have taken over an island sanctuary home to the world’s smallest penguins, damaging their population. But an eccentric…
The Odyssey (L'Odyssee)
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The Odyssey (L'Odyssee)
Summer, 1946. The Cousteau family, Jacques, his wife Simone and their two children Philippe and Jean-Michel, live in their beautiful house by the Mediterranean Sea.…
Of Oozies and Elephants
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Of Oozies and Elephants
Myanmar is the last country in the world to use trained elephants and their handlers, men known at “Oozies,” for selective logging — the removal…
Olmsted and America’s Urban Parks
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Olmsted and America’s Urban Parks
The formation of America’s first great city parks in the late 19th century is examined through the enigmatic eyes of Frederick Law Olmsted (1822 –…
On Coal River
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On Coal River
Viewers embark on a gripping emotional journey into the Coal River Valley of West Virginia – a community surrounded by lush mountains and a looming…
On the Waterfront With Arthur Cotton Moore
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On the Waterfront With Arthur Cotton Moore
This film centers on the development of the Georgetown Waterfront National Harbor and its architect, Arthur Cotton Moore. It touches on a variety of environmental approaches to waterfront development in the District of Columbia.
One Big Home
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One Big Home
Trophy homes threaten the unique character of Martha’s Vineyard. Ten, fifteen, even twenty-thousand-square-foot houses are going up around the Island. Not only do these mansions…
Orangutan School
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Orangutan School
National Geographic takes you inside the International Animal Rescue sanctuary in the forests of Borneo to see what it takes to teach a baby orangutan…to…
Our Planet
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Our Planet
World-renowned naturalist Sir David Attenborough will serve as the voice of upcoming Netflix original documentary series Our Planet, which will premiere on Netflix on 5th…
Paris to Pittsburgh
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Paris to Pittsburgh
Set against the national debate over the United States’ energy future -- and the explosive decision to exit the Paris Climate Agreement -- this film captures what's at stake for communities around the country and the inspiring ways Americans are responding.
Parrots in Peril: Miami’s Wild Macaws
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Parrots in Peril: Miami’s Wild Macaws
Parrot lover and conservationist Daria Feinstein is on a mission to protect one of Miami’s most spectacular wild residents: the blue-and-yellow macaw (Ara ararauna)
The Passage
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The Passage
“In 1974,” the filmmaker recalls, “My 20-year-old parents and uncle Andy built their own canoes, launched them into the Pacific, and became some the first people in modern history to canoe from Washington to Alaska up the Inside Passage.”
Paving the Way: Ethiopia’s Youth on the Road to Sustainability
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Paving the Way: Ethiopia’s Youth on the Road to Sustainability
In Central Ethiopia’s remote Gurage Zone, poverty and environmental degradation have held back development for generations. In Paving the Way, youth, parents, and elders are…
Permafrost Now
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Permafrost Now
In vast swaths of polar tundra across the globe, permafrost acts as a giant container for carbon dioxide, locking it inside the Earth's surface and keeping it out of our atmosphere. But only when it's frozen.
Person of the Forest
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Person of the Forest
In the vanishing lowland rainforests of Borneo, new research is underway to uncover and understand the unique cultural behaviors in wild orangutans, before it’s…
Pickle
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Pickle
Spanning 25 years of marriage, Pickle is an accounting of the wide range of pets collected by a couple with a penchant for rescuing…
Planetary
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Planetary
We are in the midst of a global crisis of perspective. We have forgotten the undeniable truth that everything is connected. A provocative and breathtaking wakeup call,…
Plastic Bag
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Plastic Bag
Narrated by Werner Herzog, Plastic Bag is an amusing and insightful film, which traces the epic journey of a plastic bag as it travels to…
Plastic China
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Plastic China
Yi Jie’s uneducated parents left the area where they grew up, looking for work. They now sort and recycle plastic waste from Europe, the United…
Plastic Planet
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Plastic Planet
We live in the Age of Plastic. It’s cheap and practical, and it’s everywhere – even in our blood. But is it a danger to…
The Plow That Broke the Plains
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The Plow That Broke the Plains
This classic film about the Dust Bowl has been one of the most widely praised and studied documentaries to be produced in America. Its masterful use of music and edited images were to influence a generation of filmmakers.
Poachers and Protectors: The Story of Scarlet Macaws in Honduras
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Poachers and Protectors: The Story of Scarlet Macaws in Honduras
In the dangerous La Moskitia region of Honduras, poachers seek out the chicks and eggs of wild scarlet macaws. Their goal: sell them in the lucrative illegal pet trade.
The Poacher's Pipeline
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The Poacher's Pipeline
The newest film from Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit delves deep into the world of wildlife trafficking. Over the course of 6 months, the Al Jazeera…
RISE: Poisoned River
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RISE: Poisoned River
Rise is a Viceland Series, which examines indigenous life in the modern age and gives viewers a rare glimpse into the front line of indigenous-led resistance.…
Population Boom
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Population Boom
Werner Boote, director of Plastic Planet, explores the theme of population increase: The world’s current total of seven billion residents might double in 61 years.…
Potomac: The River Runs Through Us
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Potomac: The River Runs Through Us
Each of us is connected to rivers in our everyday lives. Most of the six million people living in the Potomac River watershed do not…
Power and the Land
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Power and the Land
This film was intended to encourage farmers to form their own electrical cooperatives with the help of the Rural Electrification Administration. However, famed Dutch filmmaker Joris Ivens transcended this original purpose by also presenting a timeless portrait of American farm life, rich in pastoral beauty.
Pride
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Pride
The cultural relationship between residents of Gujarat, India and the last remaining population of Asiatic Lions in the world is explored in this film. With…
Project Wild Thing
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Project Wild Thing
David Bond’s kids’ waking hours are dominated by a cacophony of marketing and a screen dependence, threatening to turn them into glassy-eyed zombies. It’s time…
Provo Haze
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Provo Haze
Jesse and his brother James set out on a series of hikes into the Provo mountains to document the haze that plagues their town every winter. Through…
Pumped Dry: the Global Crisis of Vanishing Groundwater
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Pumped Dry: the Global Crisis of Vanishing Groundwater
Across the globe supplies of groundwater are rapidly vanishing. As aquifers decline and wells go dry, people are being forced to confront a growing crisis.…
Radioactive Wolves
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Radioactive Wolves
After the explosion of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor on April 26, 1986, around 340,000 people were displaced from the exclusion zone of Chernobyl, which stretches…
Rat Film
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Rat Film
Across walls, fences, and alleys, rats not only expose our boundaries of separation, but also make homes in them. Rat Film is a feature-length documentary…
Rebalancing
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Rebalancing
Shot in every Ward of Washington D.C., in Arlington and in Alexandria, the film addresses how bicycling both reflects and changes our lifestyles. Its title…
Red Wolf Revival
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Red Wolf Revival
Red Wolf Revival is a short film about the last remaining wild population of red wolves. Centered on the historic recovery effort in Eastern North…
Refuge
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Refuge
Presents the astonishing beauty of Nevada’s Desert National Wildlife Refuge and introduces two unique artists who have drawn inspiration from this magnificent place. Fawn Douglas…
Renewal: Think Like a Scientist
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Renewal: Think Like a Scientist
Featuring an emerging young wildlife biologist from the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, this is a heartwarming story of transformation and restoration on Washington State’s Elwha River.
Resistance
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Resistance
When scientists in the mid-20th century developed the means to mass-produce antibiotics, it was hailed as a medical miracle. Only now are we realizing the…
Return of the River
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Return of the River
A group of strong-minded people attempt the impossible: to change the public opinion of a town and eventually the nation to bring two dams down.…
Revolution
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Revolution
Continuing his adventurous journey around the world, filmmaker Rob Stewart brings us a full-length feature film that is inspiring humanity to change the world and save our planet.
The River
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The River
The River is Pare Lorentz’ monumental documentary about the exploitation and misuse of one of our greatest natural resources - the Mississippi River.
The River and the Wall
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The River and the Wall
Realizing the urgency of documenting the last remaining wilderness in Texas as the threat of new border wall construction looms, five friends set out to document the borderlands and explore the potential impacts of a wall on the natural environment. As the wilderness gives way to the more populated and heavily trafficked Lower Rio Grande Valley, they come face to face with the human side of the immigration debate.
Rock-Paper-Fish
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Rock-Paper-Fish
Journey deep into the rainforest of southeast Alaska, where life is inseparable from the age-old rhythms of the Chilkat River. Every year, all five species of salmon return to the Chilkat, drawing the world’s largest gathering of bald eagles, insatiable grizzly bears, and fascinated tourists.
Roots
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Roots
Discover the daily work, hope, and perspective of one professional female tree-planter in Oregon -- from an early start with coffee, through planting countless saplings in the Willamette River Valley with her team, Ash Creek Forest Management.
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda
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Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda
Ryuichi Sakamoto has had a prolific musical career spanning over four decades, first as a techno-pop star and later as an Oscar-winning composer. The evolution of his music has coincided with his life journeys. Following the Fukushima nuclear disaster of 2011, Sakamoto became an iconic figure in Japan’s social movement against nuclear power. In this intimate portrait of both the artist and the man, he returns to music following cancer to create a resounding new masterpiece
Sacred Water: Standing Rock
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Sacred Water: Standing Rock
Part of RISE: A VICELAND Series. VICELAND’S RISE heads to the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation to meet the Lakota and Dakota youth joining forces to protect their…
The Salmon Forest
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The Salmon Forest
The Salmon Forest is a 30-minute documentary film that explores the connection between wild salmon and life in the Tongass, America’s largest National Forest. The…
Sanctuaries of Silence
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Sanctuaries of Silence
Silence just might be on the verge of extinction, and acoustic ecologist Gordon Hempton believes that even the most remote corners of the globe are…
Sand Wars
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Sand Wars
Sand seems quite insignificant, yet those grains of silica surround and impact our lives. Every house, skyscraper and glass building, every bridge, airport and sidewalk…
Scenes from a Dry City
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Science Fair
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Science Fair
Follows nine high school students from around the globe as they navigate rivalries, setbacks and, of course, hormones, on their journey to compete at the International Science and Engineering Fair. As 1,700 of the smartest, quirkiest teens from 78 different countries face off, only one will be named Best in Fair.
Sea the Truth
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Sea the Truth
Leading scientists such as Daniel Pauly suggest that if we continue to catch and eat fish at the current rate, the oceans and seas will…
Seasons
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Seasons
Winner of the Polly Krakora Award for Artistry in Film After traveling the world alongside migrating birds (Winged Migration) and diving the oceans with whales…
Second Genesis: The Quest For Life Beyond Earth
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Second Genesis: The Quest For Life Beyond Earth
When Voyager launched in 1977, few besides Carl Sagan believed that the search for extraterrestrial life was anything more than fantasy. But in the decades…
The Secrets Held in the Ice
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The Secrets Held in the Ice
In 1956, Claude Lorius takes a voyage to Antarctica, where the beauty and mystery of the ice inspires him to become one of the world’s…
Seeds!
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Seeds!
This six-part journey into the wonder and power of seeds introduces us to seed people around the world, from farmers to baristas, from gardeners to scientists, from pioneers to visionaries.
Seeking the Greatest Good: The Conservation Legacy for Gifford Pinchot
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Seeking the Greatest Good: The Conservation Legacy for Gifford Pinchot
Renowned American forester and conservationist Gifford Pinchot, called “the father of American conservation,” served as the first Chief of the U.S. Forest Service. He left…
Seldom Seen Sleight
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Seldom Seen Sleight
When Ken Sleight first floated the Colorado River through southern Utah’s Glen Canyon in 1955, he recognized the canyon as a place where he could spend the rest of his life. Shortly thereafter, he left a comfortable desk job at the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company to start his own river guiding company. With plans for Glen Canyon Dam already in the works, however, he knew he was building his life around a condemned world.
Shark Loves the Amazon
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Shark Loves the Amazon
The Amazon is generally portrayed as a land of mystery populated by indigenous people surrounded by exotic fauna and flora in an environment threatened by…
Sharkwater
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Sharkwater
For filmmaker Rob Stewart, exploring sharks began as an underwater adventure. What it turned into was a beautiful and dangerous life journey into the balance of life on earth.
Sharkwater Extinction
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Sharkwater Extinction
This thrilling, inspiring, and action-packed journey follows filmmaker Rob Stewart as he exposes the massive illegal shark fin industry and the political corruption behind it -- a conspiracy that is leading to the extinction of sharks.
Shattered Sky
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Shattered Sky
Thirty years ago, scientists reported a hole in the ozone layer “the size of North America.” The culprits were man-made chemicals called CFCs, which were…
Sides of a Horn
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Sides of a Horn
From Executive Producer Sir Richard Branson, this is the first film to tell the story of Africa’s poaching war from both sides of the fence. Based on actual events, and filmed in the townships and game reserves most directly impacted by wildlife crime.
Silas (William W. Warner Award Winner)
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Silas (William W. Warner Award Winner)
Liberian activist, Silas Siakor is a tireless crusader, fighting to crush corruption and environmental destruction in the country he loves. Through the focus on one…
Silencing the Thunder
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Silencing the Thunder
Every year hundreds of Yellowstone’s bison are shot to prevent a disease — brucellosis — from both infecting Montana’s domestic cattle herds and collapsing ranchers’…
Silent River
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Silent Snow
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Silent Snow
The Arctic plains are an eminent example of nature’s untouched beauty: an endless nothing in which only a few know how to survive. But a…
Soil Carbon Cowboys
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Soil Carbon Cowboys
Meet Allen Williams, Gabe Brown and Neil Dennis – heroes and innovators! These ranchers now know how to regenerate their soils while making their animals…
SoLa: Louisiana Water Stories
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SoLa: Louisiana Water Stories
SoLa is a poignant look back at exactly how a gusher in the Louisiana Gulf was allowed to happen as a result of corruption and malfeasance, and an industry and political climate that views environmental pollution as simply the cost of doing business.
A post-screening Q&A will be facilitated by a museum educator.
Song of the Sea
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Song of the Sea
The story of the last seal-child’s journey home. After their mother’s disappearance, Ben and Saoirse are sent to live with Granny in the city. When…
The Sound of Mumbai: A Musical
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The Sound of Mumbai: A Musical
The slums of Mumbai are a long way from the Austrian Alps, but Rodgers and Hammerstein’s timeless score for “The Sound of Music” transcends generations…
Sourlands: Stories from the Fight for Sustainability
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Sourlands: Stories from the Fight for Sustainability
New Jersey, the most densely populated state in the nation, is situated between New York, the largest U.S. city and Philadelphia, the fifth largest. Near…
The Spring in Summer
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The Spring in Summer
This short documentary captures the moments when we use the water fountain. It is a poetic and allegorical story about people, differences, connections, similarities. We all stop by the water fountain, even just for a moment, no matter where we come from or where we go.
The Station
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The Station
Discover the high mountains on either side of a small ship that breaks the quietness of this small part of the world.
Station 15
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Station 15
High school student and poet Chasity Hunter experienced intense flooding in her New Orleans neighborhood during both Hurricane Katrina and recent summer rainstorms. Inspired to…
A Steelhead Quest: Portrait of a Rivered Life
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A Steelhead Quest: Portrait of a Rivered Life
A steelhead advocate and long-time angler, Terry Myers, spent 2015 in search of a wild steelhead on a different river each month of the year,…
Sticky
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Sticky
A handful of stick insects, the last of their kind, clung to life on a single bush for 80 years. Now back from the brink…
Stories from the Gulf: Living with the BP Oil Disaster
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Stories from the Gulf: Living with the BP Oil Disaster
This multi-media project produced by NRDC, StoryCorps, and Bridge the Gulf documents the experiences of those living through America’s worst oil spill catastrophe. The purpose…
Sucumbios, Land Without Evil
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Sucumbios, Land Without Evil
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…
Surviving Progress
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Surviving Progress
Featuring some of the world’s great contemporary thinkers, this compelling film explores the concept of progress in our modern world and, more specifically, the idea…
Switch
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Switch
What will it really take to go from the energies that built our world to the energies that will shape our future? Our transportation and…
Symphony of the Soil
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Symphony of the Soil
Drawing on ancient knowledge and cutting edge science, Symphony of the Soil is an artistic exploration of the miraculous substance that is soil. By understanding…
Territory
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Territory
On the rock of Gibraltar, the municipal government hires workers to keep macaques from running rampant – but these monkeys have lived there far longer…
Texas Living Water
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Texas Living Water
Myron Hess has spent his life in court fighting for the health of Texas Rivers and Bays. What will it take to get the needed…
The Protectors: Walk in the Ranger’s Shoes
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The Protectors: Walk in the Ranger’s Shoes
From National Geographic Documentary Films, The Protectors: Walk in the Ranger’s Shoes chronicles a day in the life of a ranger in Garamba National Park. These…
Think Like A Scientist: Gorongosa
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Think Like A Scientist: Gorongosa
The story of Greg Carr and his involvement in the restoration of Gorongosa National Park after its destruction from 30 years of war in Mozambique. Produced…
Think Like A Scientist: Vulcan and the Power of Ideas
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Think Like A Scientist: Vulcan and the Power of Ideas
Have you ever heard of the planet Vulcan? There’s a good chance you haven’t, because it doesn’t exist. In this episode of Think Like A…
This Mountain Life
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This Mountain Life
The awe that mountainous landscapes evoke is universal, yet few ever venture into true wilderness. Living amongst us is a special breed of people for…
Thule Tuvalu
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Thule Tuvalu
When the ice melts in Thule, Tuvalu will drown in the ocean. Climate change is a heartbreaking reality that is rapidly, irreversibly ravaging inhabitants’ existence…
Time to Choose
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Time to Choose
Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Charles Ferguson (Inside Job, No End in Sight) turns his lens to address worldwide climate change challenges and solutions. Featuring narration by…
Toxic Detroit
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Toxic Detroit
As the city of Detroit struggles to bring itself back from the brink, the burden of a checkered history continues to weigh on its current…
Toxic Puzzle
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Toxic Puzzle
Directed by Bo Landin Narrated by Harrison Ford We are on the brink of an ecological catastrophe. Due to pollution from agriculture and cities, and…
Transcending Boundaries
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Transcending Boundaries
Straddling the border between the United States and Canada, Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park is a critical ecosystem within The Crown of the Continent, one of…
Treeline
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Treeline
Quietly, patiently, trees endure. They are the oldest living beings we come to know during our time on earth. They provide our shelter, our fuel, our companionship, and -- in some cases -- our divinity.
Tyke Elephant Outlaw
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Tyke Elephant Outlaw
In 1994, a circus elephant named Tyke killed her trainer in front of thousands of spectators and ran through the streets of Honolulu, before dying…
Urbanized
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Urbanized
Who is allowed to shape our cities, and how do they do it? Unlike many other fields of design, cities are not created by any…
Vegucated
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Vegucated
Follow three meat and cheese-loving New Yorkers who agree to adopt a vegan diet for six weeks. There’s Brian, the bacon-loving bachelor who eats out…
Vey nou Lagon
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Vey nou Lagon
Vey nou Lagon is an inspirational documentary that follows a traditional artisanal fisherman and his family as they tell us the story of the Mauritian lagoons and show us the current state of the ocean.
Virunga
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Virunga
In the forested depths of eastern Congo lies Virunga National Park, one of the most bio-diverse places in the world and home to the last…
Waste Land
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Waste Land
Capturing the transformative power of art and the alchemy of the human spirit, the film follows the renowned artist Vik Muniz as he journeys from…
WASTED! The Story of Food Waste
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WASTED! The Story of Food Waste
Every year 80% of the world’s water, 40% of the world’s land, and 10% of the world’s energy is dedicated to growing the food we eat, yet in the same year 1.3 billion tons of food is thrown out. That’s a third of all food grown around the world being wasted before it even reaches a plate. WASTED! The Story of Food Waste sheds a light on the pressing issue of food waste. Executive produced by author and chef Anthony Bourdain, the film doesn’t simply focus on the problem, but offers solutions like reorienting consumer perspectives on the food that is normally cast aside, and what changes we can make to our food production chain to create a more sustainable food system.
Contains some profanity.
Water & Power: A California Heist
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Water & Power: A California Heist
Water & Power takes a look at the incredible drought that has gripped the valley’s of California for years. While the barons of the water…
The Waterkeepers, With Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
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The Waterkeepers, With Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. leads the nation’s fastest-growing grassroots environmental organization, the Waterkeeper Alliance. Waterkeepers take polluters to court, respond to citizens’ complaints about water…
Watermark
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Watermark
This feature documentary film brings together diverse stories from around the globe about our relationship with water: how we are drawn to it, what we…
We Are All Fisherman
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We Are All Fisherman
In southeast Alaska, fishermen young and old struggle to maintain a sustainable lifestyle in spite of threats from irresponsible corporations, climate change, and the high costs associated with the job.
Welcome to Gwichyaa Zhee
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Welcome to Gwichyaa Zhee
The Gwich'in have been fighting oil and gas development to protect their way of life and caribou in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for over 40 years.
The Whale
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The Whale
This is the true story of Luna, a young orca who, at age two, became separated from his large family, “like a child in a…
What Lies Upstream
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What Lies Upstream
In this political thriller, filmmaker Cullen Hoback investigates the largest chemical drinking water contamination in a generation. But something is rotten in both state and…
When Mickey Came to Town
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When Mickey Came to Town
Twenty-two years ago, Disney thought they could impose an unwanted American History theme park on the people of central Virginia. They thought people wanted white-washed…
White Earth
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White Earth
An oil boom has drawn thousands to North Dakota’s cruel winters in search of work, including three children and an immigrant mother. Their narrations weave…
White Gold
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White Gold
Narrated by Hillary Clinton, this film exposes the frightening impact of the modern-day ivory trade in Africa, which is not only threatening elephant populations, but,…
Who Owns Water
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Who Owns Water
Three southern states are locked in a battle over the fresh water of the Chattahoochee River, a slow, muddy river that transformed Atlanta from a…
Protected: A Wild and Scenic River Portrait
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Protected: A Wild and Scenic River Portrait
Follow river paddler, author, and conservationist, Tim Palmer, through the enchanting waters of Oregon’s Wild Rivers Coast, which has the highest concentration of National Wild…
The Wild President
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The Wild President
President Jimmy Carter grew up in awe of nature’s wonder. But it wasn’t until he first paddled the Chattooga River that he understood the power…
Wildland
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Wildland
Shot over one fire season, this sweeping yet deeply personal film chronicles a single wildland firefighting crew as they struggle with fear, loyalty, dreams, and demons. What emerges is a rich story of working-class men -- their exterior world, their interior lives, and the fire that lies between.
Wildlife and the Wall
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Wildlife and the Wall
Wildlife and the Wall showcases the beautiful landscapes of the United States-Mexico border and discusses what a border wall would impact beyond immigration, and provides…
Yakona: Water Rising
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Yakona: Water Rising
Take a voyage along the crystal clear waters of the San Marcos River starting at its bountiful headwaters at Spring Lake. Yakona leads the viewer…
Years of Living Dangerously
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Years of Living Dangerously
Winner of the 2014 Emmy award for Outstanding Nonfiction Series, this Showtime nine-part series brought celebrity investigators and well-known journalists to areas around the world…
Your Rivers Need You
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Your Rivers Need You
The Red River in Kentucky was slated to be dammed in the early 60s, and a well-known young local named Joe Bowen supported the construction. He even gave a speech in opposition to Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas and the Sierra Club. Not anymore.