The Era of Giants

Italian documentary illustrating the xylella virus devastation of the olive-growing flora in Apulia by the xylella virus. In Apulia, a region in south-eastern Italy, the most serious botanical pandemic of the century is underway: a quarantine bacterium, Xylella Fastidiosa, is killing millions of olive trees. Disrupting landscape, economy and human relations. The Era of Giants narrates Giuseppe’s journey to his father’s land, in the Plain of the Monumental Olive Trees, where the epidemic is imminent. He will have to explain to the old farmer how their lives will be disrupted by this invisible bacterium, hitherto unknown in Italy.

2023-03-16 | it

ASK ALLSTON: A Documentary About Boston DIY

A documentary filmed between 2016 - 2018 about the Boston DIY music scene, and part of the community that keeps it going.

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Ritratti: Andrea Zanzotto

Marco Paolini discusses with poet Andrea Zanzotto about nature, history and language.

2000-09-01 | it

Smog Wars

Following the historically smoggy Polish winter of 2016/2017, a Warsaw father of an asthmatic son searches for answers about why air pollution continues to be a major problem in Poland - and why solving the problem is easier said than done.

2018-12-02 | en

Herbicide Trials

In 1983, fifteen Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, landowners went to court to stop the spraying of herbicides by the local subsidiary of a Swedish multinational on forests adjacent to their properties. They found that the testimony of scientists and the support of public opinion, both here and abroad, were not enough to win their case. The film shows their ordeal and the landmark Sydney trial. Concerns raised included potential conflict-of-interest situations where a government must protect citizens' health while supporting certain kinds of industry; the relative value of the political and judicial processes in mediating social problems; and the need for a public forum for debating environmental issues. The film contains outstanding footage from chemical-industry films of the 1950s and recent material about Vietnam veterans affected by Agent Orange.

1984-06-01 | en

The Battle At Our Shores

The Battle At Our Shores is a documentary following over a period of a year the ground swell of opposition that has arisen over the first inshore/coastal oil and gas exploration licenses to be given out in Canada in the Province of Nova Scotia. Most other jurisdictions have put moratoriums on inshore marine oil and gas activity. This documentary tracks this ecological and political controversy, which pits citizens groups against their governments and industry. The Battle At Our Shores looks at citizen activism, governments that ignore democracy, and the fight against corporate globalism at a local level.

2001-10-15 | en

Mediocre

2022-06-17 | de

Le Peuple des airs

Bacteria, viruses, but also fungi, algae, pollen, and even insects: micro-organisms thrive and circulate constantly in our sky. How can so many living beings find their way into the air and circulate? How do they survive? And what influence do they have on our lives and the living world? Biodiversity, health, climate: it is only recently that scientists have begun to understand how this discreet aerial "plankton" affects our lives and our ecosystem. But despite their many virtues, some of these micro-organisms are now threatened by human activities. With the help of experts and 3D models, this scientific investigation plunges us into the heart of a still mysterious world, and reveals the diversity and fragility of the air we breathe.

2022-07-02 | fr

Milestone No. 2

A documentary showcasing a family as they pack up their home of twelve years and begin looking towards the future.

2020-12-21 | en

Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger

The story of a young boy forced to spend all five years of his short life in hospital while the federal and provincial governments argued over which was responsible for his care, as well as the long struggle of Indigenous activists to force the Canadian government to enforce “Jordan’s Principle” — the promise that no First Nations children would experience inequitable access to government-funded services again.

2019-09-10 | en

There's Something in the Water

Elliot Page brings attention to the injustices and injuries caused by environmental racism in his home province, in this urgent documentary on Indigenous and African Nova Scotian women fighting to protect their communities, their land, and their futures.

2019-09-06 | en

The Decline of the Century: Testament L.Z.

An epic documentary of rise and fall of Ustasha regime in Croatia.

1994-02-13 | hr

Bedrohte Arktis

Short documentary about the effects of climate change on the Arctic.

1989-01-01 | de

Buying the game

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Super Size Me

Morgan Spurlock subjects himself to a diet based only on McDonald's fast food three times a day for thirty days without exercising to try to prove why so many Americans are fat or obese. He submits himself to a complete check-up by three doctors, comparing his weight along the way, resulting in a scary conclusion.

2004-01-17 | en

This Good Earth

With increasing damage to ecosystems from the climate crisis and growing mental and physical damage to billions of people, This Good Earth offers answers to how change can happen and points the finger at those standing in the way.

2022-04-22 | en

The Society of the Spectacle

Guy Debord's analysis of a consumer society.

1974-05-01 | fr

Scenes from a Dry City

Gripped by a fear of drought, 'SCENES FROM A DRY CITY' uses the lens of water to reveal cracks in Cape Town's complex social fabric.

2019-04-06 | en

Gaze of a Defender to a Striker

In the uncertainty of Indonesian football conditions, Aldian is trying to survive amidst the league stoppage while Ronaldo strives to become a football athlete.

2023-06-06 | en

Megalopolis facing sea level rise

2022-11-10 | fr