The documentary Bananas! highlighted plight of Nicaraguan banana plantation workers who brought a legal case in the US against the use of a banned pesticide DBCP by the Dole Food Company. Tom Levitt reports
… The film that stood up to banana giant Dole over … tried and failed to block the showing of the film in the US The documentary Bananas! … The biggest fruit company in the world sued a film-maker for daring to investigate the issue …
Report highlights the lasting impact of The End of the Line in raising awareness of unsustainable fishing practices - and illustrates how radical new film funding models can work
… The End of the Line: how a film changed the way we eat fish Tom Levitt … practices - and illustrates how radical new film funding models can work More than one … according to an evaluation of the film’s impact . The film was the first major …
Tenet, the action blockbuster, is a warning about the threat of climate Armageddon that shows how action blockbusters are part of the problem (spoilers).
… and exhausted. But a closer analysis of the film allows for a useful discussion about the … as the driver of climate Armageddon. The film appears at first to be a fairly standard … dialogue and bizzare plot twists. The film requires close attention just as it …
Sarah Christman's enigmatic film Swarm Season suggests that outer space is within the scope of environmental concern.
… | 15th May 2020 News Resurgence & Ecologist Film Review Swarm Season bees-4845211_1280.jpg … Sarah Christman's enigmatic film Swarm Season suggests that outer space is … and editor. Swarm Season is not a 'nature film' in the conventional sense of the term, …
The animal rights documentary Hogwood: A Modern Horror Story has won the Wild Animal award at this year’s prestigious British Documentary Film Festival.
… Hogwood wins at British Documentary Film Festival Brendan Montague | 12th August 2020 News Film Awards Vegan Viva Factory Farms Pigs … this year’s prestigious British Documentary Film Festival. Hogwood: A Modern Horror Story …
Exclusive film looks at allegations that a coal power project in central India, approved under the UN's Clean Development Mechanism, is destroying forests and livelihoods
… Ecologist | 29th November 2011 News Ecologist Film Unit Coal Energy India Climate Change … Photo: Luke Starr / Ecostorm Exclusive film looks at allegations that a coal power … to an investigation by the Ecologist Film Unit . On the eve of the Durban climate …
New documentary, Second Chances, shows how even the most unlikely people can become environmental defenders.
… | 10th September 2019 News Amazon Rainforest Filmmaking Thought Leaders … _rojas-biologist-voices-on-the-road-expedition-film-documentary-dsc_1008.jpg New documentary, … become environmental defenders. A new short film follows the journey of Juvenal Huari …
John Keeble introduces 'Shadow Trade', a new film documenting the atrocious abuse, cruelty & illegality suffered by dogs to satisfy human appetites within Thailand, and beyond its borders.
… their doorstep. Image copyright Environment Films. John Keeble introduces 'Shadow Trade', a new film documenting the atrocious abuse, cruelty … in shock, and the cameras keep rolling for a film which will give him a voice, and let his …
A new UK climate change film seeks to translate a surge of interest into effective action.
… The Race is On - a new film James Dyke | 29th April 2019 News Film Climate Change Thought Leaders … img_0148_med.jpeg A new UK climate change film seeks to translate a surge of interest …
The campaigner behind the groundbreaking Pig Business documentary is now taking her message global, encouraging people to take action against industrial farming methods which degrade the environment and subject animals to a life of misery
… COMMENT: Using film to square up to the horrors of factory … the costs paid by local communities. In the film , the author and environmental lawyer … versions where existing campaigns can use the film as a tool in their efforts to ban the …
'At the time of filming, 100 percent of the youth in Australia's Alice Springs detention centres were Aboriginal.'
… Human Rights Watch film festival Marianne Brooker | 25th February … 2020 News Thought Leaders Human Rights BFI Film Festival Indigenous Peoples … 'At the time of filming, 100 percent of the youth in … Aboriginal.' The London Human Rights Watch Film Festival will be presented from 12 to 20 …
Ecologist Film Unit journalist Jim Wickens has been attacked and later convicted of trespass as he filmed the slaughter of seals on the Namibian coast
… Ecologist Film Unit journalist beaten by seal hunters … World Society sealhuntnamibia.jpg Ecologist Film Unit journalist Jim Wickens has been … and later convicted of trespass as he filmed the slaughter of seals on the Namibian …
The recent conviction of three men in the Czech Republic for people trafficking offences shone a light on the hidden exploitation and violence endured by farm workers cultivating asparagus for European diners
… Film reveals hidden slavery in Europe's … by the Dutch TV channel EO has revealed. The film, just released in the UK (you can watch … offences relating to the case, but the film asks why the Dutch company involved has - …
George Monbiot criticises film director Michael Moore for his misleading, pro-fossil fuel and racist Planet of the Humans.
… George Monbiot criticises film director Michael Moore for his … journalist, has issued a direct appeal to film director Michael Moore to withdraw the feature film Planet of the Humans. Monbiot launches a …
New film from Sir David Attenborough and The Wildlife Trusts calls for nature’s recovery.
… New film from Sir David Attenborough and The … of The Wildlife Trusts, has made a short film with the charity to provide answers to … wildlife declines in the UK. In the film, Sir David calls for powerful new laws to …
A ten-year campaign opposing a Shell gas pipeline in a remote cornor of Ireland is documented in a major new film - The Pipe - and has become a focal point for a community's right to oppose corporations and central government
… of Ireland is documented in a major new film - The Pipe - and has become a focal point … the planning rules are applied properly.' Film reveals protestors story A documentary film, The Pipe , about the local community's …
A new Ecologist-produced film, to be screened at the forthcoming Convention on Biological Diversity meeting in Japan, highlights how the rights of indigenous peoples and their sustainable use of natural resources are being ignored by the Bangladesh Government
… Peoples Mangroves fppimage.jpg The Ecologist Film Unit team documented powerful testimonies … communities A new Ecologist-produced film, to be screened at the forthcoming … it for wood, honey and food. The Ecologist Film Unit - working in association with the …
Cheap meat has become a way of life in much of Europe, but the full price is being paid across Latin America as vast soya plantations and their attendant chemicals lead to poisonings and violence. Andrew Wasley reports
… Latin America Paraguay EFU Ecologist Film Unit soyafields.jpg Cheap meat has become … impoverished countries, according to a new film launched in conjunction with the Ecologist Film Unit . An investigation in Paraguay has …
Professor Michael Mann explains the communications science behind the Netflix blockbuster Don't Look Up!
… not to like here? But like many of McKay’s films, including Vice , The Big Short and … the eye here. For this isn’t just a funny film. It’s serious sociopolitical commentary … do powerful metaphors. And that’s what this film really is: a powerful extended metaphor …
Cheap meat has become a way of life in much of Europe, but the full price is being paid across Latin America as vast soya plantations and their attendant chemicals lead to poisonings and violence
… Latin America Paraguay EFU Ecologist Film Unit soyafields.jpg Cheap meat has become … impoverished countries, according to a new film launched in conjunction with the Ecologist Film Unit . An investigation in Paraguay has …
Short-film was made as part of UK-wide student environmental awards that saw more than 80 universities showcasing ways to reduce their environmental impact
… Charlie Chaplin eco spoof wins Ecologist film award The Ecologist | 1st April 2010 News … Communications Challenge Award Short-film was made as part of UK-wide student … Challenge Award. The students' short film, which you can watch at the bottom of …
Environmentalists George Monbiot and Franny Armstrong launch Rivercide to expose pollution and crowdsource change.
… ground with the crowdsourcing for her climate film The Age of Stupid . It will also … killing more than 10,000 fish.” Armstrong's film Age of Stupid raised £900,000 from 330 … She is also an innovator of independent film distribution techniques. She said: “After …
Director of 'The Idiot Cycle' claims people are being kept in the dark over the dangers posed by toxins in everyday life - and questions the murky links between UN, WHO and chemical companies
… deprived of data on cancer links to toxins - film maker Tom Levitt | 13th September 2010 … of independent information on cancer risks, film maker Emmanuelle Schick Garcia has … she said. Pollution pays The outspoken film maker also said chemical companies were …
Undercover footage of Portuguese rabbit farms shows the grim reality of intensive factory-style rabbit farming, which may now make a comeback in the UK
… by Ecostorm - the agency behind the Ecologist Film Unit - on behalf of Portuguese pressure … spokesperson. READ MORE... NEWS Ecologist Film Unit journalist beaten by seal hunters Ecologist Film Unit journalist Jim Wickens has been …