기후변화로 변해가는 지구의 충격적인 모습을 담아냈다. 우리 모두가 개인으로, 하나의 사회로 기후변화가 초래한 비극적인 변화를 막기 위해 취할 수 있는 행동도 소개한다.
뉴욕주 올버니에 위치한 퍼스트 리폼드 교회는 한때 개혁 교회였지만 지금은 신도들이 잘 찾지 않는 지역 관광지가 됐다. 이곳에서 일하는 톨러 목사는 자신의 생각을 솔직하게 기록하기 위해 자신의 하루를 털어놓을 수 있는 일기를 쓰기로 한다. 컴퓨터가 아닌 펜으로 써서 수정하거나 지운 흔적까지 남김없이 기록하겠다는 것이 그의 생각이다. 어느 날 신도 메리가 찾아와 말할 수 없는 근심이 가득한 표정으로 환경보호단체에서 활동하다가 감옥에서 복역 후 출소한 남편 마이클을 만나달라는 간청을 하는데...
십 대 환경운동가 그레타 툰베리의 이야기를 이전에 공개된 적 없는 영상으로 소개한다. 영화는 툰베리를 기점으로 일어난 지구 동맹 휴교와 전 세계에서 벌어진 시위를 담으며 툰베리의 세계적인 영향력을 보여 준다.
세계 최고의 석학들과 떠나는 인류문명 오디세이.
자원고갈과 경제위기라는 위기에 처한 인류는 과연 또 다른 돌파구를 찾을 수 있을까?
그 동안 인류 역사에서 진보라고 규정했던 일들은 때로 역효과를 낳았다.
영화는 세계적으로 유명한 학자들과 활동가들, 금융전문가와 과학자들의 인터뷰를 통해 인류가 진보라는 이름으로 자행한 문명 파괴를 고발하며, 이를 극복하기 위한 노력 역시 함께 비춰준다.
로널드 라이트의 베스트셀러 『진보의 함정』을 원작으로 문명과 진보의 역사를 탐구하는 흥미롭고 지적인 여행. 미국영화의 거장 마틴 스콜세지가 제작에 참여하였다. (2012년 제9회 서울환경영화제)
In this tense and immersive tour de force, audiences are taken directly into the line of fire between powerful, opposing Peruvian leaders who will stop at nothing to keep their respective goals intact. On the one side is President Alan Garcia, who, eager to enter the world stage, begins aggressively extracting oil, minerals, and gas from untouched indigenous Amazonian land. He is quickly met with fierce opposition from indigenous leader Alberto Pizango, whose impassioned speeches against Garcia’s destructive actions prove a powerful rallying cry to throngs of his supporters. When Garcia continues to ignore their pleas, a tense war of words erupts into deadly violence.
This BBC documentary chronicles the life of folk/soft-rock singer John Denver through his rise with The Chad Mitchell Trio and Peter, Paul and Mary, his subsequent stardom, his popularity decline, and his tragic death at age 53.
Journalist Alvaro Alvarez travels with former porn-star and men’s rights activist Philipp Tanzer to a Conference on Men’s Issues, shedding light on the controversial movement.
2005년 12월, 다니엘 맥고원(Daniel McGowan)은 지구해방전선(ELF)과 연관된 급진 환경주의자들에 대한 전국가적인 수색작업을 실시한 연방 기구에 의해 체포되었다. 이 단체는 FBI가 미국 내 “최고의 국내 테러리즘의 위협”이라고 부르는 단체이다.
수년 동안, ELF는 중앙 리더가 없이 분리된 익명의 조직들로 운영되고 있었는데, 이들이 환경을 파괴하고 있다고 고발했었던 수십 개의 회사들에 대해 엄청난 방화를 개시하게 된다. 목재 회사, SUV 대리점, 야생마 도축장, 그리고 콜로라도 주 베일의 1천 2백만 달러 가치의 스키 관리 사무소 등이다.
정부는 다니엘 외 13명을 체포하였고, 미국 내 아마도 가장 컸던 ELF 조직을 잡았으며, 가장 최초로 ELF 방화에 책임을 가진 단체를 붕괴시켰다.
이 영화는, 한 조직원의 변화와 급진화에 초점을 맞추어, 이 ELF 조직의 흥망에 대한 엄청난 이야기를 전하고 있다. 성인이 되는 시기의 이야기, 경찰관과 강도놀이 같은 스릴러 등의 이야기를 보여주면서, 이 영화는 곧 감옥에 갈 예정이며 가택연금 상태에 있는 다니엘의 진실된 연대기를 섞고 있다. 이 이야기에는 이 집단과 그가 연관을 맺게 된 사건들을 드라마적으로 이야기 하고 있다. 또한 이렇게 영화가 흘러가다가, 환경, 운동, 그리고 우리가 테러리즘이라고 정의하는 방식에 대한 어려운 질문을 던진다. (2011년 37회 서울독립영화제)
With dazzling nature photography, Academy Award®–nominated director Markus Imhoof (The Boat Is Full) takes a global examination of endangered honeybees — spanning California, Switzerland, China and Australia — more ambitious than any previous work on the topic.
Bikes vs Cars depicts a global crisis that we all deep down know we need to talk about: Climate, earth's resources, cities where the entire surface is consumed by the car. An ever-growing, dirty, noisy traffic chaos. The bike is a great tool for change, but the powerful interests who gain from the private car invest billions each year on lobbying and advertising to protect their business. In the film we meet activists and thinkers who are fighting for better cities, who refuse to stop riding despite the increasing number killed in traffic.
Tamara is from the ocean and water runs in her veins. Born in a fishing village on the Mexican coast, she became a full-time scuba instructor. When she discovers plastic in her beloved ocean, she sets out to get the diving industry to stop using single-use plastic.
Based on the novel Tottòi by Gianni Padoan. Sardinia is abundant in beautiful beaches and mysterious caves which are known as the habitat of a peculiar kind of seal on the verge of extinction. After moving to this island, Tottoi, fascinated by nature, visits different beaches and caves everyday. When he finds a seal cub and its mother in an isolated cave, he is surprised by the humorous movements and innocence of the cub and the dignity of its mother. Tottoi soon becomes attached to the seals, but his secret is revealed to heartless adults. In the name of preservation, a plan is developed to capture them for an aquarium. Now the dignity and pride of the wild seal are in danger. No matter how painful for Tottoi to be separated from his small friends, he must fight for the welfare of the wild mammals and let them go free into the sea.
At the Edge of the World chronicles the controversial Sea Shepherd Antarctic Campaign against a Japanese whaling fleet. The international volunteer crew, under-trained and under-equipped, develop a combination of bizarre and brilliant tactics with which to stop the whalers. But first they must find the Japanese ships, a far more difficult challenge than ever imagined - long-time activist Paul Watson and first-time captain Alex Cornelissen employ an array of strategies in the hopes of finding an elusive adversary in the vast expanse of the Ross Sea. With one ship (the Farley Mowat) too slow to chase down the whaling fleet, with their second ship (the Robert Hunter) unsuited for Antarctic ice conditions and with no country supporting their efforts to enforce international law, the situation becomes increasingly desperate. Against all odds, however, a real-life pirate tale unfolds - a modern-day "David vs. Goliath" adventure.
"Go Further" explores the idea that the single individual is the key to large-scale transformational change. The film follows actor Woody Harrelson as he takes a small group of friends on a bio-fueled bus-ride down the Pacific Coast Highway. Their goal? To show the people they encounter that there are viable alternatives.
The Pullars are the last family using traditional methods to fish for wild Atlantic salmon off the coast of Scotland. When these include killing seals, the salmon’s natural predators, conflict erupts. Animal activist groups Sea Shepherd and Hunt Saboteurs oppose the Pullars at every turn, despite the legality of the fishermen’s actions and the consequences to their livelihood. Challenging preconceptions, this ambiguous doc puts modern environmentalism under the microscope.
The Smog of the Sea chronicles a 1-week journey through the remote waters of the Sargasso Sea. Marine scientist Marcus Eriksen invited onboard an unusual crew to help him study the sea: renowned surfers Keith & Dan Malloy, musician Jack Johnson, spearfisher woman Kimi Werner, and bodysurfer Mark Cunningham become citizen scientists on a mission to assess the fate of plastics in the world’s oceans. After years of hearing about the famous “garbage patches” in the ocean’s gyres, the crew is stunned to learn that the patches are a myth: the waters stretching to the horizon are clear blue, with no islands of trash in sight. But as the crew sieves the water and sorts through their haul, a more disturbing reality sets in: a fog of microplastics permeates the world’s oceans, trillions of nearly invisible plastic shards making their way up the marine food chain. You can clean up a garbage patch, but how do you stop a fog?
A group of highly motivated activists work for years with the goal of exposing the true face of the Nordic fur industry. They sneak into hundreds of fur farms. When their images are publicized it causes media feasts and public outrage, year after year. However, the industry always strikes back. Nothing changes. A new approach is needed. So, psychologist Frank Nervik tells the fur industry that he plans to become a fur farmer. He asks for training. Nervik is accepted as one of them, and starts learning the trade secrets. Without anybody knowing, he films his training with a hidden camera.
Eco-Terrorist: The Battle for Our Planet follows the most wanted environmentalist today, Captain Paul Watson. In this unique and groundbreaking film, Brown takes a deeper look into what really goes on behind the scenes in the deep waters of our world. More pranks, the glory of successful missions, and fiercer encounters with some of the most infamous and illegal marine hunters, while stopping at nothing to protect wildlife on a global scale. The film takes the audience right to the frontlines of the modern day environmental movement via those who started it.
A richly lyrical documentary celebration of the vibrant beach life in the North East of England, constructed entirely out of Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen's black & white photographs.
Letter from Tokyo is a documentary film that looks at art, culture and politics in Tokyo, Japan. Shot over three months during the summer of 2018, and with a particular focus on grass roots arts initiatives, the use of public space, and queer politics, the film provides a snapshot of Japan’s capital in the run up to the 2020 olympics.
