"Try to leave the Earth a better place than when you arrived" — Sidney Sheldon
For a limited time only, you can share these new and provocative films with your community at an amazing discounted price for Earth Day.
For a limited time only, you can share these new and provocative films with your community at an amazing discounted price for Earth Day.
Enter promo code EARTH20 at checkout to save 20%* on your order!
*Offer EXPIRES 4/30/2020!
*Offer EXPIRES 4/30/2020!
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TOMORROW
120 min. | PPR $299 **NOW $239**
Genre: Documentary, Environment Synopsis: Shortly after giving birth to her first child, French actress and director Mélanie Laurent (Inglorious Bastards) became increasingly aware of the dangers and the state of urgency that her son will face in the future. Along with friend and activist Cyril Dion and their crew, she decided to travel the world in search of solutions that can help save the next generations. The result is Tomorrow, an inspiring documentary that presents concrete solutions implemented throughout the world by hundreds of communities.
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A PLASTIC OCEAN
100 min. | PPR $199 **NOW $159**
Genre: Documentary, Environment, Science, World Synopsis: A Plastic Ocean is a new feature-length adventure documentary that brings to light the consequences of our global disposable lifestyle. We thought we could use plastic once and throw it away with negligible impact to humans and animals. That turns out to be untrue.
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BLUE HEART43 min. | PPR $250 **NOW $200**
Genre: Documentary, Environment Synopsis: The Balkan Peninsula is home to the last wild rivers in Europe. However, a deluge of hydropower development threatens to destroy the culture and ecology of this forgotten region. If fierce local opposition fails, the last undammed watersheds on the continent will be corralled by more than 3,000 proposed hydropower dams and diversions. Activists, who span the shores of these rivers, and European NGOs such as RiverWatch (run by German activist Ulrich Eichelmann), are fighting against local government corruption and foreign investment. |
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SUSTAINABLE92 min. | PPR $299 **NOW $239**
Genre: Documentary, Environment, Food, Agriculture Synopsis: A vital investigation of the economic and environmental instability of America's food system, from the agricultural issues we face - soil loss, water depletion, climate change, pesticide use - to the community of leaders who are determined to fix it. Sustainable is a film about the land, the people who work it, and what must be done to sustain it for future generations. |
Discover Films For Your Earth Day Screenings Below!
THE FIGHT FOR WATER
The Fight for Water: A Farm Worker Struggle documents the impact an environmental decision had upon a farming community when their water supply was shut off. An environmental decision, intended to protect an endangered fish species, had unintended consequences upon the community who needed it to farm, have jobs and be able to provide for their families. Because their livelihood was threatened, they staged a march across the California Central Valley to fight for their water.
ANNA, EMMA, AND THE CONDORS
In a world of climate change and environmental challenges, two sisters, Anna and Emma, and their companions, the California Condors, stand out as a beacon of hope. Their father, Chris Parish is the director of the Condor Project for the Peregrine Fund at Vermillion Cliffs. Their mother, Ellen Parish, is a teacher and leader for the organization Roots and Shoots, founded by Jane Goodall. Together, the family works together to save and reintroduce the Californian condors back in to the wild.
ABOVE ALL ELSE
ABOVE ALL ELSE is an intimate portrait of a group of landowners and activists who tried to stop construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, a 7 billion dollar project slated to carry tar sands oil from Canada to refineries on the Texas Gulf Coast. Risking financial ruin, their personal safety, and the security of their families, these unforgettable people and their stories become an exploration of the human spirit and a window into how social change happens in America.
EAT THE SUN
Eat the Sun is a feature length documentary that focuses on a young man's journey into the little known world of sun gazing. Today, with the help of the Internet, this revived practice is gathering global momentum. Modern day sun gazers claim a multitude of health benefits including better eyesight, increased vitality, weight loss, and in more profound cases a total loss of the desire and need to eat food.
THE YES MEN ARE REVOLTING
For 20 years, notorious activists the Yes Men (Mike Bonanno and Andy Bichlbaum) have staged outrageous hoaxes to hijack public dialogue about the issues of the day.
SAVING JAMAICA BAY
Jamaica Bay was New York City's dumping ground for decades. Towering landfills created landscapes of garbage. Abandoned boats, piers, and docks added to the eyesore - not to mention the occasional gangland hit victim.
BEHOLD THE EARTH
A documentary film that explores America’s divorce from the outdoors through conversations with legendary scientists E.O. Wilson, Cal DeWitt, and Theo Colborn, as well as a new generation of creation-care activists within America’s Christian communities.
I'M WITH PHIL
When a New Yorker named Phil Campbell discovers a rural town in Alabama that shares his name, he invites Phil Campbells from all over the world to join him there. The town starts preparing for the hoedown, but then a tornado strikes the town; killing 27 people.
POACHED
Poached exposes an obsession that can wipe out a species of birds:
illegal egg collecting.
Egg thieves rob the nests of rare birds while a United Kingdom national police initiative named “Operation Easter” tries to stop them. The thieves are motivated not by money but by desire for the beauty of the egg and the thrill of the chase.
illegal egg collecting.
Egg thieves rob the nests of rare birds while a United Kingdom national police initiative named “Operation Easter” tries to stop them. The thieves are motivated not by money but by desire for the beauty of the egg and the thrill of the chase.
MILE... MILE & A HALF
In an epic snow year, a group of artists leave their daily lives behind to hike & record California’s historic John Muir Trail, a 219 miles stretch from Yosemite to Mt. Whitney. Their goal - complete the journey in 25 days while capturing the amazing sights and sounds they encounter along the way. Before they all reach the summit, hikers and viewers alike affirm the old adage - it's about the journey, not the destination.
HEAL FOR FREE
Shot in the rarely-seen, luxuriant 35mm format with a larger-than-life score performed by the Czech Filmharmonic Orchestra, the film delivers a timely, yet timeless message that is totally vital to literally everybody on the planet. Heal for Free is a Transformational Media project about the health benefits of Grounding/Earthing.
WHEN ELEPHANTS FIGHT
Throughout history, Congo has been a tremendous source of wealth and prosperity due to its abundance of natural resources including rubber, ivory, oil, gas, and a virtual treasure trove of mineral resources such as diamonds, uranium, gold, copper, & cobalt tin. Unfortunately, that wealth has primarily gone to colonial powers, dictators, and rebel fighters.
GLACIAL BALANCE
Water and its sources have historically been the key factor in the establishment of cities, of civilizations. But we are at a critical point in the environment and mankind’s existence. Farmers are having to adapt to increasingly more difficult weather patterns, populations are relocating in a search of potable water, and the infrastructure of large cities is becoming overwhelmed by this population influx.
SLINGSHOT
SlingShot focuses on Segway inventor Dean Kamen, his fascinating life and his work to solve the world’s water crisis. Eccentric genius, Kamen lives in a house with secret passages, a closet full of denim, and a helicopter garage.His latest passion: the SlingShot water purification system created to obliterate half of human illness on the planet.
THE LAND BENEATH OUR FEET
The Land Beneath Our Feet follows a young Liberian man uprooted by war, who returns from the USA with never-before-seen footage of Liberia's past. Depicting a 1926 corporate land grab, it is also an explosive reminder of eroding land rights.In post-conflict Liberia, individuals and communities are pitted against multinational corporations, the government, and each other in life-threatening disputes over land.
SOURLANDS
From award-winning journalist Jared Flesher, Sourlands is a provocative tale of ecology, energy and agriculture. In the Sourlands of New Jersey, a rampaging deer herd, invasive plants and wholesale habitat destruction threaten the local ecosystem. Farmers in the surrounding valley battle against high land prices, high property taxes, and increasingly erratic weather patterns.
EVEN THOUGH THE WHOLE WORLD IS BURNING
Poet Laureate W.S. Merwin has won almost every major poetry prize that exists, including two Pulitzers. His legacy is based not only upon his writings, but also the singular form of environmental activism and land stewardship he embodies. Now in his 88th year, Merwin has dedicated over three decades to preserving and regenerating native plants and palms on a 19-acre site on the north shore of Maui, Hawaii.
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