Environmental Documentary Movies

On a misty morning in the fall of 1985, a small group of Haida people blockaded a muddy dirt road on Lyell Island, demanding the government work with...

In Ben & bEartha, we follow passionate composter Ben Bushell as he leads a team to develop a machine that enables large-scale composting for any...

With celebrated primatologist Jane Goodall, this documentary goes around the world to meet the individuals working hard to protect the world’s...

With the expansion of mining activities in Jharkhand, indigenous populations are at massive risk in terms of displacement and loss of livelihood....

Recent studies show that insects are in decline across the globe and there may be a direct connection between the current climate crisis and these...

One of the world’s greatest ancient enigmas, the Nazca lines are a dense network of criss-crossing lines, geometric shapes, and animal figures...

Bacteria, viruses, but also fungi, algae, pollen, and even insects: micro-organisms thrive and circulate constantly in our sky. How can so many...

Western views and the legal system tend to view nature as property, and as a resource from which wealth is extracted, a commodity whose only value is...

Intended to offset companies' CO₂ emissions, is carbon offsetting just a fool's bargain? This investigation, conducted across the globe, delves...

Moonchild is one of Fulton’s very earliest ethnographic projects. Filming in East Africa while on another production, he shoots with single...

One song traces a pathway from oral poet and Mazatec shaman Maria Sabina's tradition to Mazatec rapper Xéti NdáJnio and Medicine woman...

The story of stolen land and the loss of America's last frontier, this timely intervention uncovers the sordid truth of an encroaching pipeline...

The film traces his path between militancy and naturalism, his search for a balance between combat and contemplation. Based on a personal and...

Elizabeth Bradford draws inspiration for her paintings from a profound connection to nature through direct observations while hiking or kayaking...

The documentary explores the curative knowledge and resistance by african-rooted religion leaders in the Amazon, highlighting the connection between...

Cosme and Monica live with their children and grandchildren in Bahia de Kino, a fishing town in the northern State of Sonora, Mexico. They used to...

In Lake Maracaibo, a land formation created by oil dredging accidentally created a biodiversity sanctuary: an island covered in mangrove forest.