Environment Movies

  • 1993
    Wilderness: The Last Stand

    Wilderness: The Last Stand

    Wilderness: The Last Stand

    01993HD

    A look at the mandate and performance of the U.S. Forest Service in the Rocky Mountains of Montana. Through interviews with Forest Service employees,...

    Wilderness: The Last Stand
  • 2018
    Battle Over Bears Ears

    Battle Over Bears Ears

    Battle Over Bears Ears

    02018HD

    At its heart, it’s a battle for homeland and sovereignty. Bears Ears, a remote section of land lined with red cliffs and filled with juniper...

    Battle Over Bears Ears
  • 1970
    ARISE for the Ancient Forests | Save Fairy Creek

    ARISE for the Ancient Forests | Save Fairy Creek

    ARISE for the Ancient Forests | Save Fairy Creek

    01970HD

    A film initially was released alongside an injunction granted from the BC court to Teal Jones, enabling them to forcibly remove forest protectors who...

    ARISE for the Ancient Forests | Save Fairy Creek
  • 2020
    Four Corners: Saving the Amazon

    Four Corners: Saving the Amazon

    Four Corners: Saving the Amazon

    72020HD

    The Amazon plays a vital part in regulating the planet's temperature. Yet, last year, forest destruction in the Brazilian Amazon soared by 85 per...

    Four Corners: Saving the Amazon
  • 2010
    Psychohydrography

    Psychohydrography

    Psychohydrography

    6.82010HD

    An analysis of the flow of water from mountain to aqueduct, city to sea. Shot at and around the Eastern Sierra Nevada, Owens Valley, Los Angeles...

    Psychohydrography
  • 2010
    Into Eternity: A Film for the Future

    Into Eternity: A Film for the Future

    Into Eternity: A Film for the Future

    7.12010HD

    Every day, the world over, large amounts of high-level radioactive waste created by nuclear power plants is placed in interim storage, which is...

    Into Eternity: A Film for the Future
  • 2019
    Suspension

    Suspension

    Suspension

    6.52019HD

    In the depths of the Colombian jungle, the skeleton of an immense abandoned cement bridge is tucked away. It has turned into a delusional tourist...

    Suspension
  • 2018
    Forgotten Tragedy: The Story of the St. Francis Dam

    Forgotten Tragedy: The Story of the St. Francis Dam

    Forgotten Tragedy: The Story of the St. Francis Dam

    62018HD

    The largest man-made disaster of the 20th century, now largely lost to history. A journey through the early history of Los Angeles and the city's...

    Forgotten Tragedy: The Story of the St. Francis Dam
  • 2017
    Sea Gypsies: The Far Side of the World

    Sea Gypsies: The Far Side of the World

    Sea Gypsies: The Far Side of the World

    8.62017HD

    The vessel is Infinity, a 120-foot hand-built sailboat, crewed by a band of miscreants. The journey, an 8,000 mile Pacific crossing from New Zealand...

    Sea Gypsies: The Far Side of the World
  • 2009
    Tar Creek

    Tar Creek

    Tar Creek

    92009HD

    Tar Creek is an environmentally devastated area in northeastern Oklahoma with acidic creeks, stratospheric lead poisoning and enormous sinkholes....

    Tar Creek
  • 2019
    Fire in the Forest

    Fire in the Forest

    Fire in the Forest

    02019HD

    The film shows the daily life of indigenous village Piyulaga, home of Waurá tribe --an ethnicity of 560 people who live at Xingu Park in Mato...

    Fire in the Forest
  • 2020
    The New West and the Politics of the Environment

    The New West and the Politics of the Environment

    The New West and the Politics of the Environment

    02020HD

    This film explores how iconic Nevada Senator Harry Reid set the foundations for a green new deal.

    The New West and the Politics of the Environment
  • 2024
    Asbestos

    Asbestos

    Asbestos

    02024HD

    A cinematic and introspective look at the residents of a Quebec town—once the site of the world's largest asbestos mine—as they grapple...

    Asbestos
  • 1989
    Son of Torum

    Son of Torum

    Son of Torum

    01989HD

    In the same vein as Meri's other documentations, this one takes advantage of the glasnost policy to discuss the social and ecologic impact of the...

    Son of Torum
  • 1991
    Mother Earth

    Mother Earth

    Mother Earth

    01991HD

    This short documentary is a celebration of life on planet Earth. Made from haunting visual images selected from 50 years of NFB productions, the film...

    Mother Earth
  • 2012
    A Sea Turtle Story

    A Sea Turtle Story

    A Sea Turtle Story

    62012HD

    This animated short chronicles the life cycle of the critically endangered sea turtle. Capturing the beauty of the ecosystems that sea turtles...

    A Sea Turtle Story
  • 2015
    The High Cost of Cheap Gas

    The High Cost of Cheap Gas

    The High Cost of Cheap Gas

    02015HD

    The environmental problems caused by fracking in America have been well publicized but what's less known are the gas industry's plans for expansion...

    The High Cost of Cheap Gas
  • 2015
    White Earth

    White Earth

    White Earth

    6.42015HD

    An oil boom has drawn thousands to America’s Northern Plains in search of work. Against the backdrop of a cruel North Dakota winter, the...

    White Earth
  • 2019
    You Think the Earth Is a Dead Thing

    You Think the Earth Is a Dead Thing

    You Think the Earth Is a Dead Thing

    7.62019HD

    Just one of the many far-reaching impacts of the slave trade on human history is on agriculture and horticulture. While the French plantation owners...

    You Think the Earth Is a Dead Thing
  • 2009
    Frogs: The Thin Green Line

    Frogs: The Thin Green Line

    Frogs: The Thin Green Line

    62009HD

    An examination of the extinction threat faced by frogs, which have hopped on Earth for some 250 million years and are a crucial cog in the ecosystem....

    Frogs: The Thin Green Line