The story of the evolution of tropical rain forests, their recent and rapid destruction, and the intense efforts of scientists to understand them even as they disappear. This film gives viewers a better appreciation of the importance of tropical rain forests on a global scale.
Framed for two crimes he didn't commit, and betrayed by his girl, Cliff Banks finds himself on the run from the police. Now distrustful of everyone, he finds a safe haven hiding out at a quaint country cottage under the care of a kindly old farmer and his daughter, a Cinderella-like blind woman who seems to be able to communicate with nature. There he is forced by their love to question his misanthropy.
What is the purpose of our existence ? What is the soul ? Which are the power of mind, of conscience ? What is our link to nature ? Pondering these existential questions, this movie invites us to find out an universal wisdom, meeting shamans, healers, yogis, but also philosophers and doctors. From Mongolia plains to the Amazonian forest, it leads us far than we expected at first.
Disenchanted by the modern world, Michael Lees heads into the forest of Dominica with some basic survival gear, religious texts and a camera. "Why did man ever leave the forest? And what makes for a good life?" Just as he starts to acclimatize to his new life - the unexpected; Category 5 Hurricane Maria, one of the top ten strongest Atlantic hurricanes in history, makes a direct landfall. Michael is caught out in the open in a palm leaf and bamboo hut. With the nation in ruins, the forest destroyed, and essential services knocked out islandwide, the entire country must now return to a past way of life if they hope to survive.
This may be the one of the most important Horizon films of recent years. Climate scientists have just discovered a phenomenon that threatens to disrupt our world. It may already have contributed to the deaths of hundreds of thousands through drought and famine. Unchecked, it will strike again. The good news is that there is a cure. The bad news is that the cure may be worse than the disease. If they are right, then in tackling the one problem, we may unleash a climate catastrophe on our planet. This is a film about stark choices and about the dawning realisation that all our predictions about the world's climate may be completely wrong. At its heart is something that scientists are calling "global dimming".
Strange occurrences begin to cause tension between two men in the woods.
The story revolves around Arun, an engineer who is assigned a project to build a factory inside a forest. His journey then leads him to a dilapidated house inside the forest. There he meets Mani, a mysterious man who has been living in the forest for his whole life. As the story unfolds, both characters fight over their own different ideologies.
Negli ultimi cinquant’anni una rivoluzione silenziosa ha completamente trasformato la nostra prospettiva sul mondo. L’uomo ha lanciato nello spazio un esercito di satelliti; come angeli custodi, sorvegliano dall’alto il nostro pianeta. Grazie alle immagini e ai dati che essi inviano dallo spazio, la Terra ci appare come qualcosa di vivo e continuamente mutevole; un pianeta ove fenomeni lontani fra loro sono in realtà strettamente connessi. Satelliti sempre più specializzati consentono di prevedere uragani, di rilevare il livello d’inquinamento e lo scioglimento dei ghiacciai, di proteggere il grande polmone verde dell’Amazzonia, di monitorare la quantità di phytoplancton nei mari e di tenere sotto osservazione lo sviluppo di incendi.