Climate Refugees (2010)
Viewer (optional): Brian Rawson
Trailer (3 mins) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28MH3jZlucc
How to view: Stream full movie online at http://www.snagfilms.com/films/title/climate_refugees
Synopsis: From webpage: CLIMATE REFUGEES uncovers the unbelievable plight of people around the world displaced by climatically induced environmental disasters. The documentary illuminates for the first time the human face of climate change as civilization now finds itself facing the confluence of overpopulation, lack of resources and a changing climate. Traveling the world and interviewing several of the 25 million climate refugees now on the run, along with scholars, politicians and the like, CLIMATE REFUGEES brings to light the heart-wrenching truth of what is quickly becoming mankind?s greatest challenge.
Produced in USA, 2010
Run time: 1 hour 24 minutes
Languge: English
Recommendation/Opinion: I have not watched the whole film. Based on trailer, it seems on topic and compelling.
Monday, September 28, 2015
Monday, September 21, 2015
Sisters on the Planet
Sisters on the Planet
Viewer (optional): Brian Rawson
Synopsis and recommendation: These short films profile women who are confronting the impacts of climate change and leading community efforts to build resilience. They are unique in providing a vivid, honest and intimate look at the lives of the women featured. However, they do not provide framing or analysis of the issue, so you must be prepared to provide that and facilitate audience discussion.
How to view: Click below for a film profiling each Sister
Sahena (Bangladesh) (7 minutes) - young mom becomes a community leader in building resilience to floods
Sharon (US, Mississippi) (7 minutes) - After Hurricane Katrina, a hairstylist from Biloxi becomes a community leader in demanding government representation for those most affected.
Martina (Uganda) (8 minutes) - A mother must walk further from home to gather firewood for income and tree nuts for food
OTHER RESOURCES:
- Search the internet for more Oxfam films in the "Sisters on the Planet" series
- More background information on these women, their lives, and Oxfam's work in their communities is available in this info packet (skip the first few pages of campaign messaging from 2008)
Viewer (optional): Brian Rawson
Synopsis and recommendation: These short films profile women who are confronting the impacts of climate change and leading community efforts to build resilience. They are unique in providing a vivid, honest and intimate look at the lives of the women featured. However, they do not provide framing or analysis of the issue, so you must be prepared to provide that and facilitate audience discussion.
How to view: Click below for a film profiling each Sister
Sahena (Bangladesh) (7 minutes) - young mom becomes a community leader in building resilience to floods
Sharon (US, Mississippi) (7 minutes) - After Hurricane Katrina, a hairstylist from Biloxi becomes a community leader in demanding government representation for those most affected.
Martina (Uganda) (8 minutes) - A mother must walk further from home to gather firewood for income and tree nuts for food
OTHER RESOURCES:
- Search the internet for more Oxfam films in the "Sisters on the Planet" series
- More background information on these women, their lives, and Oxfam's work in their communities is available in this info packet (skip the first few pages of campaign messaging from 2008)
Hardest hit: Survival strategies from the frontlines of climate change
Hardest hit: Survival strategies from the frontlines of climate change
Viewer (optional): Brian Rawson
How to view: Request a free DVD from Oxfam America (while supplies last)
Or click here for the films online:
Global Crisis (10 minutes) - overview of climate change effects on people
US Gulf Coast (6 minutes) - Hurricane Katrina and building back stronger
El Salvador (6 minutes) - Safer source of drinking water to endure hurricanes
Ethiopia (6 minutes) - Innovative early warning system based on interviewing women in the community
Vietnam (6 minutes) - Farming families adapting to climate change
Director: Alan Grazioso. Narrated by Majora Carter
Produced in the US. Countries featured: Ethiopia, El Salvador, Vietnam, US (Gulf Coast)
Run Time: 34 minutes to show all segments
Language: English
Year: 2009
Synopsis:
Recommendation: This is an excellent choice for events focused on climate resilience.
Viewer (optional): Brian Rawson
How to view: Request a free DVD from Oxfam America (while supplies last)
Or click here for the films online:
Global Crisis (10 minutes) - overview of climate change effects on people
US Gulf Coast (6 minutes) - Hurricane Katrina and building back stronger
El Salvador (6 minutes) - Safer source of drinking water to endure hurricanes
Ethiopia (6 minutes) - Innovative early warning system based on interviewing women in the community
Vietnam (6 minutes) - Farming families adapting to climate change
Director: Alan Grazioso. Narrated by Majora Carter
Produced in the US. Countries featured: Ethiopia, El Salvador, Vietnam, US (Gulf Coast)
Run Time: 34 minutes to show all segments
Language: English
Year: 2009
Synopsis:
Recommendation: This is an excellent choice for events focused on climate resilience.
DIRT! the movie
Viewer (optional): Brian Rawson posted this, but hasn't viewed it yet
How to view:
- Purchase the DVD from the website http://www.dirtthemovie.org/ Just the DVD is $19; a kit for hosting free community screenings is $40.
- Purchase it online at https://gumroad.com/benpro. Streaming version is $3, and downloadable is $10.
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Produced | Country: USA
Run Time: | Language: English
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DIRT! The Movie–narrated by Jamie Lee Curtis–brings to life the environmental, economic, social and political impact that the soil has. It shares the stories of experts from all over the world who study and are able to harness the beauty and power of a respectful and mutually beneficial relationship with soil.DIRT! The Movie is a call to action.
Visit http://www.dirtthemovie.org/
Viewer (optional): Brian Rawson posted this, but hasn't viewed it yet
How to view:
- Purchase the DVD from the website http://www.dirtthemovie.org/ Just the DVD is $19; a kit for hosting free community screenings is $40.
- Purchase it online at https://gumroad.com/benpro. Streaming version is $3, and downloadable is $10.
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Thursday, June 26, 2014
The Carbon Rush
The Carbon Rush
How to view: http://www.thecarbonrush.net/
Watch the trailer now and watch the whole movie on YouTube on August 13th 2014.
Director: Amy Miller | Producer: Byron Martin
Produced | Country: Worldwide
Run Time: | Language: English
Synopsis: Hundreds of hydroelectric dams in Panama. Incinerators burning garbage in India. Biogas extracted from palm oil in Honduras. Eucalyptus forests harvested for charcoal in Brazil.
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How to view: http://www.thecarbonrush.net/
Watch the trailer now and watch the whole movie on YouTube on August 13th 2014.
Director: Amy Miller | Producer: Byron Martin
Produced | Country: Worldwide
Run Time: | Language: English
Synopsis: Hundreds of hydroelectric dams in Panama. Incinerators burning garbage in India. Biogas extracted from palm oil in Honduras. Eucalyptus forests harvested for charcoal in Brazil.
What do these projects have in common? They are all receiving carbon credits for offsetting pollution created somewhere else. But what impact are these offsets having? Are they actually reducing emissions? And what about the people and the communities where these projects have been set up?
THE CARBON RUSH takes us around the world to meet the people most impacted. They are the least heard in the cacophony surrounding in this emerging “green-gold” multi-billion dollar carbon industry.
From indigenous rain forest dwellers having their way of life completely threatened, to dozens of Campesinos assassinated, to the livelihood of waste pickers at landfills taken away, THE CARBON RUSH travels across four continents and brings us up close to projects working through the United Nations, Kyoto Protocol designed Clean Development Mechanism. This groundbreaking documentary feature asks the fundamental questions “What happens when we manipulate markets to solve the climate crisis? Who stands to gain and who stands to suffer?”
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Earth to Mouth
Earth to Mouth
How to view: http://www.snagfilms.com/films/title/earth_to_mouth
Director: | Producer: Yung Chang
Produced | Country: USA
Run Time: 41 mins | Language: English Subtitles
Synopsis: Filmed at the Wing Fong Farm in Ontario, this documentary follows the tilling, planting and harvesting of Asian vegetables destined for Chinese markets and restaurants. On 80 acres of land, Lau King-Fai, her son and a half-dozen migrant Mexican workers care for the plants. For Yeung Kwan, her son, the farm represents personal and financial independence. For his mother, it is an oasis of peace. For the Mexican workers, it provides jobs that help support their children back home.
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How to view: http://www.snagfilms.com/films/title/earth_to_mouth
Director: | Producer: Yung Chang
Produced | Country: USA
Run Time: 41 mins | Language: English Subtitles
Synopsis: Filmed at the Wing Fong Farm in Ontario, this documentary follows the tilling, planting and harvesting of Asian vegetables destined for Chinese markets and restaurants. On 80 acres of land, Lau King-Fai, her son and a half-dozen migrant Mexican workers care for the plants. For Yeung Kwan, her son, the farm represents personal and financial independence. For his mother, it is an oasis of peace. For the Mexican workers, it provides jobs that help support their children back home.
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Ladies of the Land
Ladies of the Land
How to view: http://www.snagfilms.com/films/title/ladies_of_the_land
Director: | Producer: Megan Thompson
Produced | Country: USA
Run Time: 29 mins | Language: English
Synopsis: As small, family farms continue to disappear, and large, mechanized farms dominate American agriculture, a new kind of farmer is sprouting up across the land: women. Although women have always been involved in farming, it has long been thought of as a "man's job." Traditionally, farm women have often identified themselves as something other than the "farmer." That's all changing. According to the USDA, between 2002 and 2007, the number of women who identified themselves as farmers increased by 19 percent, and the number of women "principal operators" increased by 30 percent.
Today, there are about one million women farmers in the U.S. - 30 percent of the total. Women are a fast-growing demographic in American agriculture, and they are doing things differently. While the average farm size in the U.S. has grown dramatically over the last 50 years, women tend to run smaller operations. Many choose organic and natural methods.
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How to view: http://www.snagfilms.com/films/title/ladies_of_the_land
Director: | Producer: Megan Thompson
Produced | Country: USA
Run Time: 29 mins | Language: English
Synopsis: As small, family farms continue to disappear, and large, mechanized farms dominate American agriculture, a new kind of farmer is sprouting up across the land: women. Although women have always been involved in farming, it has long been thought of as a "man's job." Traditionally, farm women have often identified themselves as something other than the "farmer." That's all changing. According to the USDA, between 2002 and 2007, the number of women who identified themselves as farmers increased by 19 percent, and the number of women "principal operators" increased by 30 percent.
Today, there are about one million women farmers in the U.S. - 30 percent of the total. Women are a fast-growing demographic in American agriculture, and they are doing things differently. While the average farm size in the U.S. has grown dramatically over the last 50 years, women tend to run smaller operations. Many choose organic and natural methods.
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