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| RANGE WARS 2006 |
| Issues/topic: In the West, the Bureau of Land Management has allowed increased drilling and drilling practices that are killing ranchers' cattle; this beautifully shot documentary follows a coalition of ranchers including Republicans and Bush supporters in New Mexico who are fighting back. |
| (28 minutes) Website: www.sierraclub.org/tv/episode-range.asp |
| RISING WATERS 2000 |
| Issues/topic: Through personal stories of Pacific Islanders, this film puts a human face on the international climate change debate. by showing the viewers the physical and cultural impacts caused by global warming. |
| (57 minutes) Website: www.bullfrogfilms.com/catalog/rw.html |
| STORM IN THE GULF 2006 |
| Issues/topic: Shot pre and post Hurricane Katrina, this prescient documentary chronicles hundreds of Mississippi coast dwellers, unlikely allies all, who have banded together to expose and shame Governor Haley Barbour for selling the states most valued natural treasure to oil and natural gas companies for a series of campaign contributions. |
| (28 minutes) Website: www.sierraclub.org/tv/episode-storm.asp |
| THE DAY THE WATER DIED 2006 |
| Issues/topic:When on March 29, 1989 the world witnessed the Exxon Valdez spilling eleven million gallons of oil into the Prince William Sound no one could have imagined that seventeen years later, the people of Alaska would still be fighting Exxon to make reparations. This is the story of the Alaskans who have taken on Exxon. |
| (28 minutes) Website: www.sierraclub.org/tv/episode-exxon.asp |
| THE APPALACHIANS (MTR SECTION) 2005 |
| Issues/topic: The section we have selected of this compelling film about the past, present and future of Appalachia for the Sierra Club Energy Film Festival is the powerful segment about MTR (mountain-top removal) in the Appalachian Mountains in West Virginia. |
| (20 minutes) Website: http://sierraclub.org/Appalachia/ |
| BRINGING DOWN THE MOUNTAINS 2006 |
| Issues/topic: This short was produced by three Greensburg, Pennsylvania high school students and offers a succinct introduction to mountaintop removal mining and its effects and personal stories of those most affected by this type of mining. |
| (12 minutes) Website: http://www.wvhighlands.org/Pages/BDTM.html |
| OIL ON ICE 2004 |
| Issues/topic:"Oil on Ice" is an intimate portrayal of the native Gwich'in Indians taking on powerful global energy interests to prevent invasive oil operations in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge's fragile caribou calving grounds. |
| (50 minutes) Website: www.oilonice.org |
SYSTEMATIC PROBLEMS: |
| CRUDE IMPACT 2007 |
| Issues/topic:A powerful and timely exploration of the interconnection between human domination of the planet and the discovery and use of oil, the documentary CRUDE IMPACT exposes our deep-rooted dependency on the availability of fossil fuel energy and examines the dire implications of the pending threat of global peak oil. |
| (98 minutes) Website: www.crudeimpact.com |
| EARTH TO AMERICA 2005 |
| Issues/topic:This hilarious special celebrates life on Earth by taking aim at one of our planet's most serious problems: global warming, and features comedy luminaries such as Steve Martin, Robin Williams, Ben Stiller and Jack Black, as well as Tom Hanks, Robert Kennedy, Jr., and nearly a dozen others. |
| (90 minutes) Website: http://www.tbs.com/shows/earthtoamerica/ |
| NOBELITY 2005 |
| Issues/topic: A stunning look at the world's most pressing problems through the eyes of nine Nobel Laureates, Nobelity follows filmmaker Turk Pipkin's personal journey to find enlightening answers about the kind of world our children and grandchildren will know. Filmed across the U.S., and in France, England, India, and Africa, Nobelity Combines The Insights of nine distinguished Nobelists with a first-person view of world problems and the children who are most challenged by them. Our children's future is in your hands. |
| (18 minutes). Website: www.nobelitythemovie.com |
| OUT OF BALANCE 2006 |
| Issues/topic:This film shows the influence that the largest company in the world has on governments, the media and citizens and what can be done about global warming. "Out of Balance" does not just critique ExxonMobil, it also offers challenging, large-scale ideas for the global social changes that must take place if there's any chance of having a livable planet for future generations. |
| (60 minutes) Website: www.worldoutofbalance.org |
| THE TRUE COST OF FOOD 2005 |
| Issues/topic: Food issues are heavy. This animated video takes a light approach to explaining the hidden costs of massproduced food and about alternatives that are kinder to the planet. |
| (15 minutes) Website: www.truecostoffood.org |
| SUV CITY 2007 |
| Issues/topic: A short satirical animated film about the absurdity of big SUVs. Some people might find it funnier than others as the underlying message about four common types of big-SUV buyers may ring true. |
| (8 Minutes) Website: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfpXULqYV7w |
| TOO HOT NOT TO HANDLE 2007 |
| Issues/topic: A primer on global warming, this HBO documentary features contributions from leading scientists in the field and shows how businesses, local governments, and citizens are taking positive actions to reduce global warming emissions. |
| (59 minutes) Website: www.hbo.com/docs/programs/toohot/index.html |
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| THE VINEYARD ENERGY PROJECT 2007 |
| Issues/topic: This film portrays Martha's Vineyard's successful effort to implement sustainable energy solutions through the use of solar power. |
| (16 minutes) Website: www.vineyardenergyproject.org/ |
| WIND OVER WATER 2003 |
| Issues/topic: In November 2001, Cape Wind Associates of Boston announced plans for America's first offshore wind farm- Almost immediately, a battle between environmentalists and residents on the Cape was born. Journalist Ole Tangen, Jr. was on hand to chronicle the fight in this fascinating documentary about land and the future of renewable energy. |
| (15 minutes) Website: www.windoverwater.org |
| FRENCH FRIES TO GO 2003 |
| Issues/topic:French Fries to Go is a funny and hopeful short film that documents the origins of Telluride, Colorado's Biodiesel project, and features cameos by Daryl Hannah, Dennis Weaver and Dr. Andrew Weil. |
| (15 minutes) Website: www.grassolean.com |
| KILOWATT OURS 2005 |
| Issues/topic:Filmmaker Jeff Barrie takes viewers on a journey from the coal mines of West Virginia to the solar panel fields of Florida, as he discovers solutions to America's energy related problems. |
| (38 minutes) Website: www.kilowattours.org |
| THE POWER OF COMMUNITY 2007 |
| Issues/topic:This uplifting film tells the story of how, when the Cuban people lost access to Soviet oil in the early 1990's they survived through cooperation, conservation and community. |
| (50 minutes) Website: http://www.communitysolution.org |
| POWER SHIFT 2005 |
| Issues/topic: Narrated by Cameron Diaz. Power Shift explores the remarkable ways energy touches our daily lives. Meet activists from around the world and learn personal action steps you can take to reduce global warming. |
| (26 minutes) Website: http://www.goworldlink.com/main.html |
| SUNDANCE SUMMIT: A Mayors Gathering on Climate Protection 2005 |
| Issues/topic: In July 2005, ICLEI USA co-hosted, with Robert Redford and Salt Lake City (USA) Mayor Rocky Anderson, the inaugural Sundance Summit: A Mayors' Gathering on Climate Protection. A seven-minute film documenting the Sundance Summit and capturing the spirit and accomplishments of the event. Participants to the Summit are currently using the film to promote the leadership role mayors are playing in the United States to advance climate protection. |
| (8 minutes) Website: www.sundancesummit.com |
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