Just returned from watery Rhode Island, and saw this topic, how can I not
respond to this inquiry with a name like Green Planet Films!
I have many favorites, but here are 5 titles that are information packed,
and interesting to watch, even entertaining I'd say. Very popular with
schools and libraries.
Suzanne Harle
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A CONVENIENT TRUTH: Urban Solutions from Curitiba, Brazil
This informative, inspirational documentary is aimed at sharing ideas to
provoke environment-friendly and cost-effective changes in cities
worldwide. The documentary focuses on innovations in transportation,
recycling, social benefits including affordable housing, seasonal parks,
and the processes that transformed Curitiba into one of the most livable
cities in the world.
55 mins
http://greenplanetfilms.org/product_info.php?products_id=464
GARBAGE! The Revolution Starts at Home
With his first son just born, filmmaker Andrew Nisker is very concerned
with the state of our planet. As the
average household level of consumption
rises, so does the astronomical amount of waste we collectively create. Are
we turning the earth into one giant garbage can? Determined to understand
the damage we are doing, Nisker enlists the average urban family, the
McDonalds, to keep every scrap of garbage that they produce for three
months in their increasingly smelly garage. From organic waste to dirty
diapers, from plastic bottles to Christmas wrapping, the McDonald's
discover that for every action there is a reaction that affects them and
the entire planet.
70 mins
http://greenplanetfilms.org/product_info.php?products_id=534
SCRAPHOUSE: San Francisco
ScrapHouse was a temporary demonstration home, built entirely of salvaged
material adjacent to San Francisco City Hall. Over the course of just six
weeks, a team of volunteers scoured Bay Area dumps and scrap yards. A group
of architects, landscape architects, lighting specialists, and metal
fabricators repurposed the materials, giving
them new life. ScrapHouse
illustrated the possibilities--as well as the challenges--of green
building, recycling, and reuse. 48 mins
http://greenplanetfilms.org/product_info.php?products_id=677
GREEN
Multi award winning, IN FILM FESTIVALS NOW. Set in Indonesia. Meet Green,
an orangutan and victim of human impact. Follow the devastating journey as
her home is destroyed by logging, clearing for palm oil plantations, and
the choking haze of rainforest fires. Hauntingly poetic and without
narration, the film creatively depicts the effects of consumerism on
tropical rainforests as we are faced with our personal accountability in
the loss of the world's treasures. 45 mins
http://greenplanetfilms.org/product_info.php?products_id=682
watch online at link above now.
Note: there are disturbing images, but we must be witness to the reality
of what is happening to our rainforests as we in the Western world
methodically produce and shop for a multitude of consumer products. GREEN
recently
screened at the Smithsonian, the UN and Copenhagen.
FOR THE PRICE OF A CUP OF COFFEE
What is the cost of convenience? Follow the life cycle of a paper cup and
the environmental repercussions of a society reliant on convenience. This
film is full of information that all consumers should know about the
products that we use everyday, and the steps we need to make towards a more
sustainable world. This very popular film was the thesis project for a
university film student. 15 mins
http://greenplanetfilms.org/product_info.php?products_id=560
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DOWNLOAD OUR 2009 CATALOG NOW (2010 in the works)
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http://www.greenplanetfilms.org/blog
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Suzanne Harle
Founder/Executive Director
GREEN PLANET
FILMS
nature & environmental DVDs
PO Box 247
Corte Madera, CA 94976
USA
415 377 5471
www.greenplanetfilms.org
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