Movies: Climate change activism

For Los Angeles natives living in the early 1900s, bicycles and streetcars shared the road as our primary modes of transportation. But the arrival of the freeway effectively wiped them out. Today, a collective of cycling communities fight for protect...

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The Wild Defending Itself is a feature-length documentary (90 min) by Vincent Verzat, produced by Partager c'est Sympa. The film traces his path between militancy and naturalism, his search for a balance between combat and contemplation. Based on a p...

A short experimental film, exploring the concept that one small change can have a profound impact on a person's life....

Feeling disgruntled, a group of punks start a litter picking group to counter the amount of litter their community faces....

Beatrice is an 18-year-old young reporter with the Children’s Radio Foundation (CRF) in Lusaka, Zambia. She is part of the Unite4Climate Radio Initiative, a project which uses the power of radio to challenge mindsets and shift behaviours around envir...

A papercut stopmotion animation in which human Travelers from 2053 travel 30 years into the past to warn "foundlings" of the future that awaits them. The story follows Jonah and his Traveler, learning about the possible chaotic future that could happ...

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Ningwasum follows two time travellers Miksam and Mingsoma, played by Subin Limbu and Shanta Nepali respectively, in the Himalayas weaving indigenous folk stories, culture, climate change and science fiction....

Following fateful scientific reports, protestors pose the argument for a better future against the vested interest of industry. Small to large, individual to collective, where do I fit into this?...

FOLLOW THE DRINKING GOURD is a feature documentary about the Black food justice movement. Family-friendly, funny, and moving, this 60-minute film connects the legacy of slavery, land loss, and climate change to our fight for food security....

Facing the climate change urgency, a large part of the youth chose civil desobedience and action. The fascinating account, in immersion, of an unprecedented rallying....

Behind the scenes of two court cases involving activists in the fight against climate change....

Vast, wild, yet extremely fragile. The coldest place on our planet is also one of the most affected by global warming and needs to be protected. The expedition focuses on exploring, documenting, and surfing in the South Shetland Islands and the Antar...

When nature is destroyed, climate targets are disregarded and human rights are violated, there is always a lot of money behind it. This is where urgewald comes in. Since 1992, the environmental and human rights organization has been revealing the sou...

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Amado cut down twenty-five trees a day during the seven years he was a feller. Yadira grew up believing that as a woman, her possibilities were restricted to the home, but her desire was to be independent. They both live in the province of Esmeraldas...

Exploring the concept of the Ecology of Emotions, this musical film portrays an inner journey through the secret garden of creativity put into frame by the nature of Iceland. Hidden Eden is a metaphor for our inner secret garden of creativity. This p...

At Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, a man jumps over a barrier. Within seconds, five police officers catch him and push him to the ground. He laughs loudly. Evidently, this is exactly what he was aiming for. Dario is disappointed with current climate poli...

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