The fictional worlds of film comprise a call to action to transform our own world.
… An ecological philosophy of film Rupert Read | 7th January 2019 Comment Film Philosophy Avatar Avatar The fictional worlds of film comprise a call to action to transform …
Filmmaker Robert Kenner's documentary Food Inc has shocked audiences across the US with its stark portrayal of industrial agriculture. And that's just the bits the lawyers let you see...
… robert-kenner.jpg Photo credit: Dogwoof Filmmaker Robert Kenner's documentary Food Inc … Laura Sevier: What inspired you to make the film about the food industry? Robert Kenner : … I went from one company to the other - in the film you only see ten or so but actually there …
The planned closure of the BBC Wildlife Fund represents the premature end of a model for how wildlife film-making can support conservation of the very environments it documents, says Rob St John
… the premature end of a model for how wildlife film-making can support conservation of the … made famous by its wildlife documentary films. Since its inception, the Fund has … debate over the appropriate role of wildlife film-making in society. Wildlife film-making …
Tracy Worcester’s ‘Pig Business’, a groundbreaking expose of US industrial pig farming conglomerate Smithfield Foods, has met with repeated attempts at censorship by the company’s lawyers. Here, she explains how England’s libel laws have helped stall the film’s general release, and stopped the world learning more about the environmental realities of intensive livestock rearing
… Pig Business: behind the film they tried to ban Tracy Worcester | 20th … England’s libel laws have helped stall the film’s general release, and stopped the world … livestock rearing After a showing of my film, Pig Business, at the Royal Society of …
Fishing industry carping about Seapiracy drowns out the real scandal of biodiversity collapse in our oceans.
… environmental harm. Industry The Netflix film has been rated as the most watched … case. The fault does not lie with the young filmmakers however, but with Netflix and the … underfunded and under-resourced. The two filmmakers are taking on a billion dollar …
Coal powers America. But at what cost? Peter Bull investigated the question in the epic new documentary Dirty Business: 'Clean Coal' and the Battle for Our Energy Future. Joshua Frank met up with him ...
… January 2014 Comment Fossil Fuels Coal Energy Films USA coal-girls.png Coal powers America. … which is now available as a DVD at the film's website . Joshua Frank: Can you talk a bit about why you wanted to make this film, what drew you to the topic of coal? …
Christopher Nolan doesn’t want to 'make a didactic film - ever'. But with Oppenheimer he has made the most impactful anti-nuclear film for a generation.
… Nolan doesn’t want to 'make a didactic film - ever'. But with Oppenheimer he has made the most impactful anti-nuclear film for a generation. “As impressionable … least had a keen interest in communism. The film reports that he read all three volumes of …
Plastic is ubiquitous around the world's oceans, writes Lesley Henderson, but although it's visible from space, it can be surprisingly elusive in the water - as she heard from Jo Ruxton, producer of the investigative documentary 'A Plastic Ocean'. Solutions to this growing hazard have also proved elusive to date, hence the film's strong focus on action: educational, cultural and legal.
… have also proved elusive to date, hence the film's strong focus on action: educational, … to the naked eye. A new documentary feature film, A Plastic Ocean , wants to change all that. It follows several popular films on the oceans that have successfully …
You will recognise the famous surname but unlike his father, Jacques Cousteau, who spent a career discovering and sharing the mysteries and wonders of ocean life, Pierre-Yves Cousteau is having to campaign for its protection from over-fishing and the accompanying destruction of marine biodiversity. KASSANDRA LEFAKINIS finds herself engaged by a new film documenting this struggle and the bigger task ahead....
… Guardians Of The Aegean: A new film involving a Cousteau but this one is … LEFAKINIS finds herself engaged by a new film documenting this struggle and the bigger … Santorini. Guardians of the Aegean is a new film about overfishing in the Aegean Sea and …
Peter Mettler and Emma Davie's film 'Becoming Animal' tests the boundaries of perception.
… Peter Mettler and Emma Davie's film 'Becoming Animal' tests the boundaries of … landscapes devoid of human life, this film takes the viewer on a very different kind … explored through both his voice-over and the film-making approach. Unique experience …
'The Cove' is truly shocking, and yet the publicity the film has received is minimal...
… is truly shocking, and yet the publicity the film has received is minimal... Hi! A friend … sent me your review of 'The Cove'. I saw this film in Bath recently. It is one of the most shocking films I have seen in recent years. This film …
Emmanuelle Schick Garcia is the director of 'The Idiot Cycle', a new film exposing the chemical industry and how it benefits from the contamination it is causing
… is the director of 'The Idiot Cycle', a new film exposing the chemical industry and how it … Levitt: Did you have any problems making this film? Any legal challenges from the chemical … taking our license plate numbers when we were filming facilities, even though we were on …
The End We Start From is a powerful but imperfect exploration of motherhood in a drowned world.
… Naomi Westerman | 7th February 2024 | Comment Film Climate Change Climate Fiction The End We … a drowned world. The End We Start From is a film about the UK struggling to cope in the … to the entire country. But it's really a film about motherhood and resilience, about …
Film maker Fran Lambrick was there to record Cambodian forest defender Chut Wutty's burning of a store of illegal logs. But she didn't expect to be filming an attempt on his life. Five months later, Chut was murdered in a remote logging camp. But his beliefs live on in an extraordinary film.
… - Cambodian forest defender immortalised on film Fran Lambrick | 2nd October 2014 Comment Film Forests Cambodia chut-wutty-cut.jpg Film maker Fran Lambrick was there to record …
Tonight sees the start of '60 years in the Wild' - a new BBC2 series charting the career of naturalist and presenter David Attenborough. Here, in a pre-broadcast interview with the Guardian, he reflects on how dramatically conservation has changed over the six decades since he first brought the full magnificence of Nature to our screens
… illustrate how attitudes to wildlife filming have evolved. Tonight sees the start … anteater and pull it by the tail so we could film it. I am sorry about that sort of thing. … stuck in Borneo and strapped for something to film. "I found a little crocodile and we did a …
'Our Place in the Cosmos' is a refreshing and inspirational reminder of the importance of controlling global heating.
… and Planetarium, and director of the short film titled, Our Place in the Cosmos , lead a discussion and presentation of his new film in the Green Zone at Glasgow Science … Centre during the conference. Refreshing His film was displayed 360 degrees across the …
Seaspiracy, the latest Netflix documentary exposing the impact of our food systems, is making a splash.
… Seaspiracy follows Ali, an activist and filmmaker who embarks on a journey of … of food. Much of the information in the film will be known to environmentalists. … new to many viewers, and the framing of the film – lifting the lid to expose a secretive …
The jobs and quick money that fracking can generate may seem initially attractive, indigenous Canadian activist Caleb Behn told Jen Stout on his recent visit to Scotland. But after decades of oil and gas production, the ineradicable legacy is of fractured landscapes and long-term pollution. 'My land is bisected, divided, by pipelines, roads, well sites, pads, all that. It's really hard on my heart.'
… 2016 Comment Fracking UK Canada Scotland Films Indigenous Peoples Pollution … of the documentary Fractured Land . The film tells of the struggle against … the Glasgow screening of Fractured Land , the film which documents Behn's work against the …
Film-maker Alan Ereira explains why he was called back by the Colombian Kogi people to send out a new warning of the hidden damage we are still inflicting on our planet......
… Francisca. Courtesy of Jean-Paul Mertinez. Film-maker Alan Ereira explains why he was … Kogi said they wanted me to help them make a film, they had a very clear idea of what they … "Aluna", which became the title of the film, conveys thought and consciousness, the …
In the lead up to broadcast of the next Link TV/Ecologist film, Shades of Gray, Jim Wickens continues to look at the thorny issues surrounding wolf culling in the US
… Wickens | 7th March 2013 Comment Ecologist Films Wolves Natural World Blogs And Comments … up to broadcast of the next Link TV/Ecologist film, Shades of Gray, Jim Wickens continues to … and a seemingly endless list of don'ts, for film crews who wish to visit the park. We had …
The film Civil War addresses the paradox that the only way to stop polarisation is to take a side.
… | 16th April 2024 | Comment Civil War Film Culture USA Republicans Fascism Activism … The film Civil War addresses the paradox that the … to become the American reality? Massacre The film is at its simplest the story of a …
An overwhelmingly male cast involved in whipping up support for the Leave includes ministers, political activists, businessmen and strategists.
… Graham said he came up with the idea for the film a week before the referendum took place, … was murdered . Even before being aired, the film has attracted controversy with both Leave and Remain campaigners fearing the film will be too one-sided. With a multitude …
As a new film encourages people to Just Do It, Matilda Lee looks at the future of eco-activism in the UK
… Plane Stupid eco activism image.jpg As a new film encourages people to Just Do It, Matilda … to do something about climate change. A new film, Just Do It, launching on July 15th gives … Do It: the story of modern-day outlaws A new film launching on July 15th gives an in-depth …
In the first part of a special report looking at the hidden side of the horticulture sector the Ecologist focuses on one of our favourite foods - tomatoes - reporting from both Italy and the US.
… levels in the salad sector, report on the film exposing child labour on American farms, … HOW TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE The Harvest: new film reveals scourge of child labour in US … by U Roberto Romano NEWS ANALYSIS The film that stood up to banana giant Dole over …