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 …
Eifion Rees reports on the video journalists producing environmental and social justice films that influence public opinion - and consistently get closer to the issues than the mainstream media
… Undercurrents: the campaign film pioneers still setting the agenda Eifion … Culture Change Helen Iles Wales Sustainable Film Undercurrents Documentary Television … producing environmental and social justice films that influence public opinion - and …
A moving cinematic tale of life on Asia’s longest river raises questions about ecology, development and China’s future
… Sam Geall | 11th April 2008 Reviews China Film Progress Yangtze Global Warming … experience laid the foundations for Chang's film Up the Yangtze, which was screened in … part of the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival. I ask Chang when he decided to …
With the release of the Climate Change film Chasing Ice on DVD, Susan Clark is surprised to find most of what she was looking for – the science and heart-breaking footage of majestic glaciers seemingly just slipping away – not in the main feature but in the hour-long DVD extras
… 2013 Reviews Chasing Ice Climate Change Film shutterstock_101682526.jpg With the release of the Climate Change film Chasing Ice on DVD, Susan Clark is … in the hour-long DVD extras Chasing Ice – the film that earlier this year (on Earth Day as …
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 …
One of Canada’s most well known photographers, Edward Burtynsky, has travelled the world documenting the link between nature and industry through his large-format photos of nature transformed through industry; the ‘manufactured landscapes’ of mines, dams, and factories.
… 2008 Reviews Manufactured Landscapes Film Industry China Consumerism Companies … leaves a very real mark on the planet. For film-maker Jennifer Baichwal, it was the … of the horror.” She continues: “We wanted the film to follow the photos. The way Edward’s …
The video camera is the weapon of choice for activists and campaigners around the world, with campaign films an effective way to get a message across and fight back against mainstream media bias. Here's our guide to taking your stand...
… To Make A Difference Campaigning:the Basics Film Media Reporting Camera Police … campaigners around the world, with campaign films an effective way to get a message across … perhaps as an antidote to it – the means of film production has increasingly fallen into …
Filmmaker Lars Johansson talks to the Ecologist about the making of the film 'Poison Fire' and the curse of oil in the Niger Delta.
… | 11th September 2008 Reviews Poison Fire Film Nigeria Niger Delta Shell Oil Video Lars … Waste And Recycling Poison_Fire_Interview.jpg Filmmaker Lars Johansson talks to the Ecologist about the making of the film 'Poison Fire' and the curse of oil in the …
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 …
'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 …
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 …
Australia must acknowledge the horrors lurking in its own history, writes Fiona Broom, and admit to its continuing Aboriginal genocide. It's made harder by the deliberate ignorance of Australia's mainstream culture, politics and media. But with John Pilger's outstanding film, 'Utopia', the excuses are fast running out.
… Indigenous Peoples Australia Politics Media Film arnhem-land-cut.jpg Australia must … and media. But with John Pilger's outstanding film, 'Utopia', the excuses are fast running … Renowned journalist John Pilger's latest film, Utopia, about the state of affairs for …
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 …
The End of the Line is the first major feature documentary film revealing the impact of overfishing on our oceans
… <i>The End of the Line</I> film The Ecologist | 8th June 2009 Other Marine Fish Line Film Video Ocean Sea Fishing Crisis Campaigns … Line is the first major feature documentary film revealing the impact of overfishing on …
Get your planner out says HAZEL SILLVER. Here's 12 eco-minded and outdoorsy festivals to book and enjoy in 2017
… talks by conservationists, and naturalists. FILM FESTIVAL UK Green Film Festival , Nationwide 4-11 May This nationwide celebration of environmental films explores green issues through films …
Students at Ridgeway School in Plymouth show concern for ‘the other CO2 problem’ in an award-winning animated film about ocean acidification
… Herbert | 1st September 2009 Reviews Reviews Film CO2 Carbon Dioxide Ocean Acidification Film Review Carol Turley Plymouth Marine … CO2 problem’ in an award-winning animated film about ocean acidification We are all too …
In 2007 six Greenpeace activists attempted to shut Kingsnorth coal-fired power station in Kent but were served a High Court injunction by a police helicopter.
… <i>A Time Comes</i> - A film by Nick Broomfield The Ecologist | 4th June 2009 Other Nick Broomfield Film Greenpeace Activism Campaigns Climate … of direct action, acclaimed documentary filmmaker Nick Broomfield and Bright Green …
The desert of Sergio Leone’s classic films has a new villain: rubbish.
… David Regos | 22nd May 2019 News Sergio Leone Film Litter Spain Change Makers picture1.png … The desert of Sergio Leone’s classic films has a new villain: rubbish. The Tabernas … The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. Some of the film sets are still there, and there is a …
Jamie Catto and Duncan Bridgeman on music, insanity and saying 'YES'
… Q & A: 1 Giant Leap, musicians and filmmakers Laura Sevier | 16th July 2009 … insanity and saying 'YES' In their latest film ' What About Me ,' 1 Giant Leap (aka … Westerner's lives. In your manifesto for the film you say that ‘we need to collectively …
Tracy Worcester's film <i>Pig Business</i> exposes the abuses of factory farming and challenges consumers to make a stand. Phil Moore meets a woman on a mission.
… 2009 Activism Pig Business Tracy Worcester Film Video Smithfield Phil Moore Factory … Its-a-pigs-life_MAIN.jpg Tracy Worcester's film <i>Pig Business</i> exposes the abuses of … most recently been putting her energies into film making. Pig Business , is a powerful …
The huldufolk have disappeared from the Faroe Islands, and with them an ancient understanding of nature. They vanished when in the 1950s when the roads and the lights appeared. Now, the local community are coming to terms with further extinctions - and a threat to their own lives from coal pollution. BRENDAN MONTAGUE reviews The Islands and the Whales, out tomorrow.
… Islands and the Whales - a deeply enchanting film Brendan Montague | 28th March 2018 Reviews The Islands And The Whales Film Indigenous Peoples Hunting Whale Hunting … Islands and the Whales is a deeply enchanting film. There is in this universe no immovable …
You'd be stupid to miss this. And to ensure that you, and others, don't, why not help spread the word about this fantastic documentary by putting up some posters.
… Stupid The Ecologist | 5th March 2009 Reviews Film Documentary Age Of Stupid Stupid Poster … posters. I’m sorry, I’m going to gush: this film is a fantastic achievement. In a remote … from consumerism to the Iraq war, the film builds a picture of climate change that …
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 …