Hello,
I am interested in documentaries about environmental issues. My biggest interest is in those that are about business and lifestyle strategies that are good for the environment. I was wondering if people on this listserv had seen any documentaries of this kind (or about environmental issues in general) that they recommend. I showed my mom Bill McDonough
and Michael Braungart's "The Next Industrial Revolution" documentary. She told me afterwards that she thought McDonough was a little cocky and she did not like his bowtie but that he explained things very clearly and that the film really made her understand some of the ideas I had told her about that I study! In this era of Michael Moore (whether you like him or hate him) and other such actors documentary films seem especially revelavent.
Some films I have seen are below. Please add to the list if you know of
good ones...
1. The Next Industrial Revolution (www.thenextindustrialrevolution.org/)
2. Biomimicry
3. The Corporation
4. Exporting Harm (documentary about e-waste in China)
check it out (unrelated) - www.tsdesigns.com - organic cotton apparel that is grown COLORED (Sally Fox's breed); the company uses a worker's cooperative, uses solar power for their offices and uses fast food grease to run their cars
thanks!
Matt
I am interested in documentaries about environmental issues. My biggest interest is in those that are about business and lifestyle strategies that are good for the environment. I was wondering if people on this listserv had seen any documentaries of this kind (or about environmental issues in general) that they recommend. I showed my mom Bill McDonough
and Michael Braungart's "The Next Industrial Revolution" documentary. She told me afterwards that she thought McDonough was a little cocky and she did not like his bowtie but that he explained things very clearly and that the film really made her understand some of the ideas I had told her about that I study! In this era of Michael Moore (whether you like him or hate him) and other such actors documentary films seem especially revelavent.
Some films I have seen are below. Please add to the list if you know of
good ones...
1. The Next Industrial Revolution (www.thenextindustrialrevolution.org/)
2. Biomimicry
3. The Corporation
4. Exporting Harm (documentary about e-waste in China)
check it out (unrelated) - www.tsdesigns.com - organic cotton apparel that is grown COLORED (Sally Fox's breed); the company uses a worker's cooperative, uses solar power for their offices and uses fast food grease to run their cars
thanks!
Matt
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Re: documentaries about urban garden design?
Sun, September 5, 2004 - 2:39 PMsome older ones...china syndrome about nuclear power plant core reactor melt down and employee exposure issues, starring meryl streep..hope i got that name right
another commercial film whcih starred the native american hunky guy...who played a doc and it's a film about bio~~warfare...type thing...excellent
um, these are environmental films, but not about gardens... -
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Re: documentaries about urban garden design?
Sun, December 11, 2005 - 6:06 PMtry bill mollison's "global gardener" series. one of the 4 episodes is focused on urban permaculture - whole systems design in the urban environment. -
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Re: documentaries about urban garden design?
Sat, January 14, 2006 - 1:06 AMi worked on a documentary on global climate change and what people are doing to alleviate climate change all around the world. I worked 4 years on this project and it won second prize at the environmental film festival in santa cruz in '98 at the earthvisions filmfestival. I sold it to many libraries and schools in Canada and they have it at the national library. My partner (he has a neat blog, which is amazing : www.livejournal.com/users/scalarparty/ )
and i travelled the world to meet politicians, wacky scientists, big corporate people and such all involved in finding eco solutions.
All the best in your research and wishing you love and peace for 2006!!
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Re: documentaries about urban garden design?
Thu, December 14, 2006 - 6:47 PMalso check out "in the footprint of the city" "sweat equity" on the national film network