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Environmental and Climate Crisis Documentaries
- Awake: A Dream From Standing Rock, independent, 2017
- The Water Protectors at Standing Rock captured world attention through their peaceful resistance. While many may know the details, AWAKE, A Dream from Standing Rock captures the story of Native-led defiance that forever changed the fight for clean water, our environment and the future of our planet.
- Before The Flood, Leonard DiCaprio, 2016
- If you could know the truth about the threat of climate change — would you want to know? Before the Flood, presented by National Geographic, features Leonardo DiCaprio on a journey as a United Nations Messenger of Peace, traveling to five continents and the Arctic to witness climate change firsthand.
- The Biggest Little Farm, independent, 2018
- The Biggest Little Farm chronicles the eight-year quest of John and Molly Chester as they trade city living for 200 acres of barren farmland and a dream to harvest in harmony with nature.
- Chasing Coral, Netflix, 2017
- Coral reefs around the world are vanishing at an unprecedented rate. A team of divers, photographers and scientists set out on a thrilling ocean adventure to discover why and to reveal the underwater mystery to the world.
- Chasing Ice, National Geographic, 2013
- Gasland, HBO Documentary Films, 2010
- Gasland II, HBO Documentary Films, 2013
- Hope in a Changing Climate, John D. Liu, 2009
- How to let go of the world, HBO Documentary Films, 2016
- An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore, 2006
- An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth To Power, Al Gore, 2017
- The Need to Grow, Earth Conscious Films, 2019
- Sacred Land Sacred Water : Confluences of the Rio Grande Valley, independent, 2019
- Six Degrees Could Change the World, National Geographic, 2008
Recommendations from the NYT Climate Fwd Newsletter – December 18, 2019
- If you’ve ever wondered how the climate debate became, well, a debate, then this intriguing and infuriating film is for you. Based on a book by Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway, it draws a parallel between the tactics of Big Tobacco and Big Oil, revealing the world of politics, spin and public opinion.
- Besides highlighting the work of the oceanographer Sylvia Earle, a National Geographic explorer-in-residence, this film also paints a picture of the devastating changes she has witnessed during her decades underwater. Xiye Bastida, a 17-year-old activist and organizer for Fridays For Future NYC, said it “shows the power we have as individuals to connect with nature and speak for nature.
- Unless drastic changes are made, some biologists estimate we could lose up to 50 percent of Earth’s species within the next century. That devastating fact — a potential sixth extinction, wherein “humanity has become the asteroid” — is the basis for this fast-paced, wide-ranging film from Louie Psihoyos, who won an Oscar for “The Cove.” While some scenes are tough to watch, they’re balanced with awe-inspiring nature shots that showcase a world worth saving.
- Inspired by Naomi Klein’s 2014 book of the same name, this documentary “aims to empower,” rather than scare, viewers into action. “The film tells moving, personal stories,” said Keya Chatterjee, executive director of the U.S. Climate Action Network, “but weaves them into a larger story about how colonialism and greed got us into this crisis, and also how people-power and disruption will get us out.
- This series, featuring celebrity correspondents like Matt Damon and Olivia Munn, is a favorite of the climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe. Not only because it discusses climate impacts and solutions, but also because it tackles two huge myths: first, that climate change is a “distant issue,” and, second, that we can only fix climate change by “destroying the economy or our personal liberties.”
Other Documentaries
- Tales By Light, Netflix Series, 3 Seasons
- Photographers and filmmakers travel the world capturing indelible images of people, places, creatures and cultures from new, previously unseen angles.
