John et Molly décident de quitter Los Angeles pour se lancer dans le développement d’une ferme écoresponsable...
Le film s’empare de la controverse entourant l’utilisation des OGM dans notre alimentation. Sollicitant des militants anti‐OGM, des experts, des agriculteurs et des scientifiques du monde entier, il nous démontre avec quelle facilité, la désinformation et la peur peuvent étouffer la vérité.
Since World War II North Americans have invested much of their newfound wealth in suburbia. It has promised a sense of space, affordability, family life and upward mobility. As the population of suburban sprawl has exploded in the past 50 years Suburbia, and all it promises, has become the American Dream. But as we enter the 21st century, serious questions are beginning to emerge...
This film weaves together expert analysis of America's food and farming system with a powerful narrative of one extraordinary farmer who is determined to create a sustainable future for his community.
Un film basé sur le livre de Charles Clover sur les méfaits de la pêche intensive, qui a entraîné un épuisement des stocks de très nombreuses espèces, voire leur disparition. Il est urgent d'instaurer une pêche durable et de reconstituer les stocks via la création de réserves marines en différents points du globe pour les protéger. Rupert Murray parcourt le monde à la recherche d'informations.
Director John Webster convinces his wife and two small children that the whole family should go on an oil diet, yet without having to give up their a middle class suburban lifestyle. All the everyday things that we don't do, or that we can't help doing, make up recipes for disaster. In this comedy of errors they find themselves questioning their values and putting to test their will power and ultimately, their happiness.
Le documentaire lève le voile sur le concept d'économie circulaire, un système économique basé sur l'idée que rien ne devrait être jeté et que tout devrait être réemployé. Un modèle qui pourrait bien sauver notre planète, mais qui suppose de rompre avec nos habitudes et notre frénésie consumériste.
The plight of small-scale farmers in Africa and Asia forced off their land by an unprecedented corporate land grab. If they refuse they are subject to horrific violence, which has led to women miscarrying and deaths. Exploring the personal stories of those affected, this documentary gives a voice to threatened subsistence farmers throughout the developing world. If your livelihood was ripped away from you, how would you cope?
A film about the importance of heirloom seeds to the agriculture of the world, focusing on seed keepers and activists from around the world.
A film that captures the portraits and stories of extraordinary women around the world who are coming together to heal the injustices against the earth, weaves together poetry, music, art, and stunning scenery to create a hopeful and collective story that inspires us to work for the earth. The list of impassioned, indefatigable female environmental activists featured in this film includes Winona LaDuke, a Native American who has championed the use of solar and wind power on reservations; Theo Colborn, head of The Endocrine Disruption Exchange, who fights against toxic chemicals in our water supplies; Beverly Grant, who’s created a vibrant farmer’s market in a black neighborhood of Denver, Colo.; Dana Miller, who spearheads an “urban agriculture movement” in the same city; and Vandana Shiva, who champions organic farming in India.
Real Value is an award-winning economics documentary that delivers a refreshing meditation on how business can be used to create value beyond profit; connecting motivational stories from social entrepreneurs working in agriculture, apparel, insurance, and biofuel, with the captivating science behind our perception of value from world-renowned professor of psychology and behavioral economics, Dan Ariely. The film serves as inspiration for any business owner, entrepreneur, or customer who is looking to better understand what happens when a business puts people, planet, and profit on equal footing.
Pour la plupart des pays, la consommation a été le devoir indiscutable de chaque individu. Puis l'activiste contre les ordures Annie Leonard a apporté sa conférence de deux heures à Free Range, qui l'a aidée à le transformer en une animation révolutionnaire de 20 minutes. Montré dans des milliers de salles de classe, à l'infini, encensé par Fox News, visionnées plus de 10 millions de fois, l'Histoire des Choses ouvre enfin la porte à un dialogue culturel sérieux sur les coûts de la consommation.
Off-grid is not a state of mind. It is not about being out of touch, living in a remote place, or turning off your mobile phone. Off-grid simply means living without a connection to the electric and natural gas infrastructure. From 2011 to 2013 Jonathan Taggart (Director) and Phillip Vannini (Producer) spent two years travelling across Canada to find 200 off-gridders and visit them in their homes. -
A short documentary illustrating how art can influence public perception towards environmental issues. Green Patriot Posters is a highly acclaimed multimedia design campaign that challenges artists to deepen public understanding and ignite collective action in the fight against climate change. So far, it has reached five million people through print media, public space and digital culture. The film features interviews with key Green Patriot Posters contributors (Shepard Fairey, Michael Bierut, DJ Spooky, Mathilde Fallot) and its founders (The Canary Project, Dmitri Siegel).
Over 2 billion people on earth eat insects for protein. The Gateway Bug explores how changing daily eating habits can feed humanity in an uncertain age, one meal at a time.
In search of a more sustainable food system, three organic farming pioneers discuss their hopes and doubts with a spectrum of experts and stakeholders.
Ce documentaire retrace l'histoire agricole d'une région céréalière française où se pratique une agriculture particulièrement intensive, la Champagne crayeuse. Pour comprendre les origines des crises sociales et environnementales auxquelles les campagnes de cette région sont aujourd'hui confrontées, deux jeunes ingénieurs agronomes partent à la rencontre de ses céréaliers. A travers le récit de leurs histoires personnelles, peu à peu se reconstruit le fil des politiques agricoles des 70 dernières années, et leur impact sur nos campagnes.
Max is 11 years old, he is obsessed with air pollution and decides to stop breathing or at least, he wants to do it as little as possible, to live longer...will he do it?
What was once the "Island of Calm" is now on the verge of collapse. Multiple alarm bells are starting to ring. Is this model of tourism sustainable? Could Mallorca become a reference for so many other places suffering from the same problem?
Documentary about human impact on the world.