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A-OK?
Examines prospects for Vitamin A distribution programs in Guatemala and Ghana necessary for children's health.
Aboriginal Architecture
New structures in seven North American Native communities that reinterpret traditional forms for contemporary purposes.
An Act of Faith
A group of health professionals tours the most deprived regions of South Africa providing care.
Affluenza
Diagnoses the "disease" of materialism and prescribes its antidote, simple living.
After Silence
Examines the treatment of Japanese-Americans during WW II, and its relevance to post 9/11 America.
Ageing with Community
The search for community and independence as we grow old.
Aiming High
Focuses on Uganda's successful economic recovery in the wake of Idi Amin's regime.
The Alarm Rings Softly
Caribbean women use drama and reggae to fight domestic violence.
All Different, All Equal
Examines progress in women's rights globally.
All In This Tea
Crusading American tea importer, David Lee Hoffman, supports China's endangered organic farmers by searching out fine, chemical-free teas.
All the Right Stuff
Teaches teenagers about media, malls, money, and consumerism.
The Amahs of Hong Kong
Filipino women exploited as maids in Hong Kong.
America's Lost Landscape: The Tallgrass Prairie
Tells the story of one of the most astonishing alterations of nature, the North American tallgrass prairie.
Ancient Sea Turtles Stranded in a Modern World
The use of TEDs in shrimpers' nets would allow sea turtles to escape.
Appleachia
The amazing array of life an apple tree can lure into a garden.
Argentina: Turning Around
An intimate view of new models of work, politics and community development in Argentina.
The Art of Being Human
A remarkable artist who helps us see the humanity in others.
At the End of a Gun
The devastating effect that the civil war in Sri Lanka is having on women.
Baboon Tales
Dr. Shirley Strum's new interpretation of baboon society.
Babyswim
Teaching infants to swim.
Back In Business?
After 11 years of civil war, can Sierra Leone expect tourism to improve the economy?
Baked Alaska
Looks at the battle over the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in the context of Alaska's accelerated warming.
Banjo Frogs
An adolescent frog learns to fit in with new neighbors.
The Barcelona Blueprint
Barcelona today is a model of urban planning that may prove sustainable.
Because They're Worth It
Micro-credit, education, health information, and hope provided to impoverished Chinese.
Beethoven's Hair
Traces the journey of a lock of Beethoven's hair, culminating in the scientific analysis that reveals Beethoven's medical secret.
Beethoven's Hair (Short Version)
Traces the journey of a lock of Beethoven's hair, and reveals Beethoven's medical secret.
Being Caribou
A filmmaker and biologist follow the Porcupine Caribou Herd from central Yukon to the herd's calving grounds in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Between War and Peace
The United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Liberia encourages combatants to turn in their weapons and wage peace.
Beyond Organic
A model of community supported agriculture in the midst of suburban sprawl.
Big River
Companion film to KING CORN about the ecological consequences of industrial agriculture. DVD contains new classroom version of KING CORN.
Biodiversity vs. Extinction
Mass extinction of species can be stopped if we understand the importance of biodiversity.
Biomimicry
2-part series based on the book Biomimicry - a new science that studies nature 's best ideas and then imitates these designs and processes to solve human problems.
Biomimicry: Learning from Nature - Part 1
Using natural processes as the model for agriculture and business.
Biomimicry: Learning from Nature - Part 2
Advances in materials and medicine based on research into natural processes.
Biophilic Design
A design revolution that connects buildings to the natural world, buildings where people feel and perform better.
Birth of an Ocean
The story of the ocean's turbulent beginnings and its successive incarnations.
Black Diamonds
Examines the escalating drama in Appalachia over mountaintop removal mining.
Black Wave
The story of the Exxon Valdez and the 20-year legal battle to get restitution from ExxonMobil.
Blue Danube?
Connecting more than 18 countries in Western Europe, the Danube River is at the heart of a dilemma over shared resources in the growing European Union.
Blue Snake
Preparation and premiere of Robert Desrosiers' futuristic ballet.
Bolivian Blues
Explores the success of new initiative to reduce widespread poverty.
The Boundaries of Change
Cities cope with changing demographics.
The Boxer
A young male looks to escape Mexican poverty by becoming a boxer in the United States.
The Boyhood of John Muir
The early story of John Muir, founder of the Sierra Club.
Boys Will Be Men
Some answers for the hard questions about growing up male in America.
Brazil
Brazil has developed generic antiretroviral drugs to care for those afflicted with HIV/AIDS.
Brazil's Land Revolution
In the state of Bahia, a new initiative encourages the landless to band together to buy up land -- with low-interest government loans.
Broken Limbs
Looks at the plight of apple growers in the age of globalization, and points the way to sustainable US agriculture.
The Buffalo War
The battle over the yearly slaughter of America's last wild bison outside Yellowstone National Park.
Build Green
David Suzuki reports on a wide range of green buildings, from large community developments to mini-homes.
Building the Brookhaven House
D.O.E.'s prototype passive solar home.
Bully Dance
Delightful and provocative animated film gives insight on dealing creatively with bullies.
Bunch of Fives
Five funny animated films comment ruefully on our relationship with the natural world.
Burning in the Sun
An inspirational portrait of a young West African man who starts a business building solar panels from scratch and selling them to rural customers in Mali.
Butterflies & Bulldozers
The fight to save San Francisco's San Bruno Mountain speaks to the global dilemma of economic growth versus species preservation.
Buyer Be Fair
Looks at the benefits of fair trade goods and product certification for people and the environment.
The Canadian Brass
The kids of the Canadian Brass help create a unique Christmas pageant.
The Car
Automobiles designed for recycling.
Cash Flow Fever
One in ten people on the planet either send or receive money from abroad.
Castro Or Quit?
Two young doctors in Venezuela have to decide whether to leave the country or stay with their patients.
Cell Animation
You can escape in nature.
Celso Magumbe in Mozambique
A deaf man fights for the rights of the hearing impaired.
The Changing Sea
Decodes the signals that the ocean is sending us. Is the ocean's chemistry being compromised by increased acidity, less oxygen and warming temperatures?
Cheated of Childhood
The International Labor Organization tries to rescue and rehabilitate the street children of St. Petersburg.
Children of the Long-Beaked Bird
Portrait of a modern Native American family that erases old stereotypes.
Chávez Ravine
Don Normark's haunting photographs bring back to life a Mexican American village razed in the 1950s to build Dodger Stadium.
Circle of Plenty
John Jeavons demonstrates biointensive agriculture as a way to alleviate world hunger.
Cities
Is "sustainable cities" an oxymoron or can they be made to work?
The City Dark
The definitive story of light pollution and the disappearing stars.
City Life
22-part series examining the effect of globalization on people and cities worldwide.
City Life
Explores Sao Paolo in introduction to series examining the effects of globalization on people and cities.
The Close to Nature Garden
Masanobu Fukuoka's ("The One Straw Revolution") unique approach to agricultural problems.
The Coffee-Go-Round
Many coffee-producing countries like Ethiopia are facing economic disaster even as the demand for coffee increases worldwide.
Collision Course
Reviews the positive steps being taken in India and Brazil to confront the serious public health issue presented by traffic accidents.
The Colonists
Colonists invading the rainforest.
Coming to Light (Short Version)
An in-depth portrait of Edward S. Curtis, the preeminent photographer of North American Indians.
Community Animals
Leading thinkers explore community, work, time, values, and change.
Community by Design
Good design of houses and neighborhoods builds community.
Compost
Composting without problems.
Concerto for the Earth
A wordless celebration of nature and a history of mankind's attitude towards our environment.
Concierto de Aranjuez
The story behind, and location of, Rodrigo's most famous work.
The Cost of Living
AIDS drugs unaffordable in developing countries.
Cowboys, Indians, & Lawyers
The story of a pork-barrel project: a dam on the free-flowing Animas River in Colorado.
The Crabs, The Birds, The Bay
Migrating shorebirds feast on horseshoe crab eggs in Delaware Bay.
A Crack in the Pavement
2-part series on how greening school grounds improves not only the school, but the surrounding community.
Creatures of the Sun
The ecology of the painted turtle.
Credit Where Credit is Due
Micro-credit organization in Bangladesh provides loans to village poor.
Crisis Control
Ukraine's emerging HIV epidemic is contrasted with Africa's longstanding HIV/AIDS catastrophe.
Danger: Children at Work
Guatemalan agencies try to discourage child labor and fireworks production by poor families.
David Brower
An interview with America's foremost environmentalist.
The Debt Police
Uganda seeks external debt relief and fights internal corruption.
The Decade of Destruction (Classroom Version - On One Tape)
The story of the destruction of the Amazonian rainforest.
The Decade of Destruction - Classroom Version
The story of the destruction of the Amazonian rainforest.
Deconstructing Supper
A leading chef investigates food safety in the age of GMOs and industrial agriculture.
Design with the Sun
Take a tour of passive solar homes and buildings.
The Development Road
A road is always the first step to rainforest destruction.
Devils Tower
The Lakota struggle to protect their sacred site from climbers and other encroachers.
Diet for a Small Planet
Frances Moore Lappé shows how to practice vegetarianism and address world hunger.
Digging In
Jesse Ketchum School greens their schoolyard.
The Dilemma Of The White Ant
Dominic Ongwen is both a victim and alleged perpetrator of LRA war crimes. Should he face an international court?
Dinner for Two
A funny, animated object lesson in conflict resolution.
DIRT! The Movie
The story of Earth's most valuable and underappreciated source of fertility, from its miraculous beginning to its crippling degradation.
Dirty Business
Reveals the true social and environmental costs of coal power and looks at promising developments in renewable energy technology.
The Disenchanted Forest
Endangered orphan orangutans are rehabilitated and returned to their rainforest home.
The Doctor's Story
The US debate over abortion has severe consequences for health care in rural Nepal.
Doing the Right Thing
Porto Alegre, Brazil has benefited from urban revitalization.
Dominoes
Lively cut-out animation illustrates the tensions when a newcomer enters a pre-established group.
Don Giovanni
Mozart's opera presented from the point of view of Don Giovanni's servant, Leporello.
The Donor Circus
Zambia tries to change the conditions for international aid.
A Dream In Hanoi (Short Version)
Two theater companies, one American, one Vietnamese, collaborate to produce A Midsummer Night's Dream in Hanoi.
A Dream In Hanoi
Two theater companies, one American, one Vietnamese, collaborate to produce A Midsummer Night's Dream in Hanoi.
Dreaming of Tibet
Looks at the lives of three Tibetan exiles, and at the recent history of their country, which forced them to flee.
Drumbeat for Mother Earth
Toxic chemicals are the greatest threat to the survival of indigenous peoples.
Dry Days In Dobbagunta
Literacy program spurs anti-liquor campaign in rural India and empowers women.
E. F. Schumacher...
Summary of Schumacher's economic arguments referring to the world energy situation.
Early Life
How irrevocably are we shaped by the first few years of our lives? Early Life explores the arguments through the stories of young children and their families in four different continents.
Early Life 2
Second series of Early Life programs that follows Mayor Amilcar Huanchuari as he tours Brazil and his native Peru looking at programs promoting early childhood development.
Edens Lost and Found
4-part series that highlights models for urban transformation in the effort to make Chicago, Philadelphia, Los Angeles and Seattle into sustainable cities.
Edens Lost and Found - Chicago
City Hall and grass roots groups in Chicago are working on open space, green buildings and an educated citizenry to create a sustainable city.
Edens Lost and Found - Los Angeles
Is it possible that the City of the Angels can be a model for the world of environmental rebirth?
Edens Lost and Found - Philadelphia
Faced with severe budget limitations, Philadelphia's rebirth is being brought about by a network of community-based volunteer organizations.
Edens Lost and Found - Seattle
Recognizing that the human community is growing faster than the aging infrastructure, the city of Seattle created an Office of Sustainability and Environment.
Edge Of Islam
Three Muslim students face a choice between their faith and their future.
Educating Lucia
The odds are against girls getting an education in Zimbabwe and throughout much of Africa.
Educating Yaprak
Turkey's ambitious campaign to reduce poverty includes convincing reluctant parents to send their daughters to school.
El Caballo (Short Version)
The history, ecology, and current plight of the wild horse in North America.
Elbow Room
Office workers deal with a dispute in this amusing and enlightening animated short.
The Emperor's New Clothes
An impassioned look at the effects of NAFTA on workers in Canada, the US and Mexico.
Empty Oceans, Empty Nets (Short Version)
Examines the global marine fisheries crisis and the efforts to implement sustainable fishing practices.
The End of the Line
The first major feature documentary film revealing the impact of overfishing on our oceans. Based on the book by Charles Clover.
Escape from Affluenza
Simple living and its rewards.
Estuary
A close-up look at wetlands ecology.
Exotic Terrane
Geological discoveries in the Pacific Northwest.
Expedition Earthscope
America's turbulent geologic story and earth scientists' biggest push yet to uncover its deepest secrets.
Faces of the Hand
The human hand, and its use, in different cultures.
Falling Down Stairs
Bach's 3rd Suite for Cello interpreted through dance.
Farming The Seas
The perils and promise of fish farms in a world running out of ocean fish stocks.
Fat City
Sorts fact from fiction in the struggle for weight loss.
Field of Genes
The effects of the biotechnology revolution on farmers and consumers.
Finding Us and Them
Physically and mentally challenged people find community.
The Fires of the Amazon
Adrian Cowell reports on the situation in the Amazon more than a decade after his series THE DECADE OF DESTRUCTION.
A Fistful of Rice
Protein deficiency threatens generations of children in Nepal.
Flight of the Stone
Witty pixilation follows a stone, thrown in anger, in its flight around the world.
Flight of the Stone (Short Version)
Witty pixilation follows a stone, thrown in anger, in its flight around the world.
Food
Devising a sustainable food system -- one that is healthy, accessible, and affordable.
Food for Thought
Presents the environmental effects of eating meat.
Footprints in the Sand
Reveals the devastating impact of human activity on the ocean since we first settled along its coasts over 150,000 years ago.
Footprints of Sorrow
Guatemalan war widows fighting for human rights.
For a Few Pennies More
Iodine deficiency causes health problems in Indonesia.
For Richer, For Poorer
In Brazil the gulf between the rich and the poor is one of the biggest in the world.
For the Love of Movies
For the Love of Movies is the first documentary to dramatize the history of American film criticism and to explore its role in the evolution of American film.
For the Whales
Writers, artists, and musicians celebrate the whale.
Forests, Biodiversity and You
Can forests retain their productivity and biodiversity? Consuming less ourselves is key.
The Four Seasons
Ballet describing the four seasons in a man's life set to Vivaldi's music.
The Friendship Village
An international group of veterans builds a village in Vietnam for children with Agent Orange-related deformities.
From Docklands to Dhaka
English MD travels to Bangladesh to improve community health.
From The Ground Up
Five 9/11 widows of New York firefighters pay tribute to their husbands by accomplishing extraordinary feats in their communities, turning evil into good.
Fungi
What you see is only the tip of the iceberg.
Game Over:
Explores the changing face of conservation in Kenya.
Garden Mimics
More than meets the eye.
Garden Song
Portrait of Alan Chadwick, inventor of the Biodynamic French Intensive Method of gardening.
Gaza Under Siege
The Gaza Strip has been a virtual prison for Palestinians for over fifty years.
Geraldo Off-Line
The globalized economy affects Brazilian factory worker.
Geraldo's Brazil
Five years later, Life rejoins a Brazilian factory worker affected by the globalized economy.
Global Gardener
Permaculture helps people turn wastelands into food forests.
The Globalization Trilogy
Micha X. Peled's groundbreaking series explores the production-consumption chain, from growing the cotton in India used to make the jeans in Chinese sweatshops that are sold in Wal-Marts across the U.S.
God Among the Children
Community organization works with at-risk youth in Boston.
Going Green
Reducing the "unfriendly" impact of your household on the environment.
Good Food
An intimate look at the farmers, ranchers, and businesses that are creating a more sustainable food system in the Pacific Northwest.
Good Riddance!
Five funny animated films follow the exploits of Eco, the green pest controller with an ingenious solution for every problem.
Good Riddance! Air Pollution
An accident leads to a radical redesign of the Eco Van.
Good Riddance! Flies
Eco uses frogs and a spider to combat a pesky fly infestation.
Good Riddance! Rats
Eco, the pest controller, applies his eco-friendly methods to a mischievous group of rats.
Good Riddance! Snails
An organic garden has been overrun by a mob of hungry snails.
Good Riddance! Termites
Eco combats a nest of termites that are dining on his home.
GoodWood
Forest communities can have both jobs and trees.
Granny D Goes to Washington
An 89-year-old idealist walks across the country to demand that Washington lawmakers clean up their act by getting the money out of politics.
The Great Health Service Swindle
Reversing the brain drain in doctors and nurses from developing countries.
Green Animation
Eleven funny shorts on the environment.
Greening Business
Reports on sustainable business practices and philosophy.
The Greening of Southie
The story of Boston's first LEED-certified residential green building, and the people who made it possible.
Growing Dreams
An inspirational overview of school ground greening.
Growing Season
Horticulture dramatically improves prisoners' attitudes.
The Harriman Alaska Expedition Retraced
Two scientific expeditions to Alaska, 100 years apart, give us an unparalleled view of environmental damage and the change in society's attitudes.
Hawaii: Roots of Fire
Investigates the hidden forces that drive the planet's largest and most active volcanic system, the Hawaiian Islands.
The Health Protestors
Health care advocates demand universal health care for the world's population at international convention in Dhaka.
A Healthy Start
The debate over women's health care in South Africa.
Helen Nearing
A moving portrait of the lives and deaths of homesteading authors, Helen and Scott Nearing.
Helping Ourselves!
In India, two community projects help people move out of poverty and gain control of their lives.
Hidden Fury
The danger posed by the New Madrid earthquake zone along the Mississippi River.
Holy Smoke
Buddhist monks lead anti-tobacco campaign in Cambodia.
Home Place
Putting the role of human beings in the biosphere back into proper perspective.
The Home
Families can reduce air pollution and save money.
Homeland
Tells the inspiring story of four battles in which Native American activists are fighting to preserve their land, sovereignty, and culture.
Homeland (Short Version)
A shorter version of the inspiring story of four battles in which Native American activists are fighting to preserve their land, sovereignty, and culture.
Honeybees
The role of honeybees in a common garden.
Hong Kong Symphony
Tan Dun's "Symphony 1997" premieres as Hong Kong switches from British to Chinese rule.
Hopi Land
The Hopi fight to preserve their land and water from strip mining.
The Hospice
Workers at the Mother of Mercy hospice in Zambia provide palliative care for those afflicted with AIDS.
Hot Potatoes
Explores the dangers of potato blight and the chemicals used to control it.
How Green Is My Valley?
Documents efforts to revitalize the polluted, impoverished communities in the former coal and steel producing valleys of South Wales.
In Our Own Backyards
How does uranium mining impact the land and the health of people?
In Search of the Edge
Flat earth theory proved! A lesson in critical thinking and media literacy.
In the Company of Wild Butterflies
An intimate study of the secret lives of wild butterflies.
In the Light of Reverence (Classroom Version)
Three separate stories of land-use conflicts over Native American sacred sites on public and private land around the West.
In The Mayor's Footsteps - Brazil
Mayor Amilcar Huancahuari visits Brazil to assess efforts to promote early childhood development there.
In The Mayor's Footsteps - Peru
Mayor Amilcar Huancahuari is trying to convert his native Peru to his optimistic philosophy of promoting early childhood development.
In the Name of Honour
Kurdish women fight for their rights in Northern Iraq.
In The Wake of War
A burgeoning grassroots peace movement in Burundi is aimed at ending civil war between Tutsis and Hutus.
Independent Intervention
Focuses on the human cost of the Iraq War to contrast corporate-controlled media coverage with independent media.
India Inhales
Activists combat tobacco companies that target India.
The Indians
The displaced Indian tribes of the Amazon rainforest.
Inside-Outside
Replaces the human-centered concept of environment with ecosystems.
The Intertidal Zone
Ecology of the ecological zone between the tides.
Islas Hermanas
Ometepe, Nicaragua, and Bainbridge Island near Seattle work together for a better life for both communities.
It Takes a Child
15 year-old child labor activist, Craig Kielburger, works for reform around the world.
It Takes a Village
A cyclone in Bangladesh results in the construction of an experimental community health center.
It's Gotten Rotten
Classroom composting engages students in inquiry-based science.
Jesus Tecu Osorio in Guatemala
The son of civil war victims leads a campaign for justice.
John James Audubon
The life story of one of America's singular pioneers, artist and naturalist John James Audubon.
Jongsada Suwanchondee in Thailand
HIV-positive, this former Thai heroin addict helps others understand AIDS.
Julie de Varennes in Canada
A former sufferer helps kids coping with cancer; giving them hope and inspiration.
Keepers of the Coast
Surfers organize to save the ocean and the coastline.
Kibera Kids
The adults of Kibera are working hard to offer kids a safe and stimulating haven in pre-schools.
kids + money
Money talks. Teens in Los Angeles discuss money: getting it, spending it and learning to live without it.
Kill Or Cure?
India's $4.5 billion dollar pharmaceutical industry that serves the world's poor is at a crossroads.
Killing Poverty
Has the corruption in Kenya lessened under its new president?
King Corn (Classroom Version)
Classroom version of classic film about how two friends uncover the devastating impact of corn on the environment, public health and family farms. DVD contains new BIG RIVER: A KING CORN COMPANION.
King Corn (Original Version)
By growing an acre of corn in Iowa two friends uncover the devastating impact that corn is having on the environment, public health and family farms.
Kosovo - A House Still Divided?
Resentment and property ownership issues remain as the UN Housing Property Directorate Mission ends.
Kosovo: Rebuilding the Dream
Assesses the success of UN efforts in rebuilding Kosovo.
The Lanza Sessions
Celebrates opera singer, Mario Lanza, and his music.
Letters from our Lives
Disabled women write open letters to the world about their plight.
Life
30-part series that looks at the effect of globalization on individuals and communities around the world.
Life 3
A 12-part series about Globalization and its effect on ordinary people and communities around the world.
Life 4
A 27-part series about global efforts to achieve the UN Millennium Development Goals.
Life 5
A new 13-part series about globalization and the UN Millennium Development Goals.
Life 6
An 11-part series about the effects of globalization on people around the world, and the difficult choices they face as their countries struggle to meet the UN's MDGs.
A Life Among Whales
A fascinating exploration into the life and work of whale biologist and activist Roger Payne.
Life Cycles
Life is a property of Earth.
Life In A Lawn
Paradise is a well-tended lawn.
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Life in the Vegetable Garden
Many mouths to feed, and clever ways to avoid becoming a meal.
Life: The Story So Far
How the globalized world economy affects ordinary people.
Lines in the Dust
In revolutionary programs in Northern Ghana and India, gender roles are challenged, and illiterate adults educated.
Listen to the Kids!
A UNICEF initiative involves children in decisions that affect their own futures, their families and communities.
Livable Landscapes
How growth and sprawl affect the quality of life in New England, and some possible solutions.
Living the Good Life
A portrait of the daily life of America's most famous back-to-the-landers.
Living Things We Love to Hate
Light-heartedly replaces our revulsion towards certain creatures with ecological understanding.
Llamado Para La Madre Tierra
Toxic chemicals are the greatest threat to the survival of indigenous peoples.
The Long March
Community in Chengdu, China has organized to clean-up polluted river.
The Long Walk To Freedom
A story of 12 ordinary people who accomplished extraordinary things in the Civil Rights movement.
Look Who's Talking...
New research into animal communication challenges our assumptions.
Looking For My Gypsy Roots
Hungarian film director Arpád faces a dilemma - should he track down his Roma father?
Lost Generations
Poor health and poverty condemn people in India to sub-standard lives.
A Lot in Common (Short Version)
A community garden grows community as well as food, flowers and consciousness.
A Lot in Common
A community garden grows community as well as food, flowers and consciousness.
Lower Orders
A new and funny look at the food chain!
Magnificat
Contrast of styles in performing Bach's most joyous work.
Making Shelter
Co-ops and co-housing provide new models for building community.
Maps with Teeth
Bioregional mapping by locals communicates a sense of place and regional identity.
Masterclass with Menuhin
Extraordinary meeting between two prodigies of the violin.
The Mayor's Dream
The Mayor's dream is simple: a better world because every child gets a better start.
Megamall
The construction of a huge mall 18 miles north of Manhattan reveals the role of money, power and politics in the age of sprawl.
Milking the Rhino
The promise of community-based conservation in Africa.
The Millennium Goals
Explores the ambition and scope of the UN's Millennium Development Goals, and the obstacles to their achievement.
The Miller's Tale
Efforts are underway in Egypt and Yemen to fortify flour with iron to wipe out needless malnutrition.
Missing Out
Anemia threatens the population of Niger and Tanzania.
The Monarch
The latest findings on the life cycle and migration of the familiar, yet mysterious, butterfly.
Monumental
A stirring portrait of America's greatest environmentalist.
The Motherhood Manifesto
Looks at the obstacles facing working mothers and families and the employer and public policy changes needed to restore work-life balance.
Motor
The controversy surrounding off-road motor vehicles using public lands.
Mount Shasta
The Wintu aim to keep their sacred spring on Mount Shasta from harm.
Mozartballs
An off-beat anniversary tribute to Mozart through some Mozart-loving eccentrics.
Multiracial Identity
Explores the social, political and religious impact of the multiracial movement.
Murrandoo Yanner in Australia
An aborigine leads the battle against multinationals for historic land rights and tradition.
Music for Wilderness Lake
A piece of "environmental music" written by Canadian composer, R. Murray Schafer.
The Music Garden
An exploration of Bach's music as interpreted through gardening.
My Father's Garden
Explores sustainable agriculture and the contrast between chemical and organic farming.
My First Day at School
Three children prepare to enter primary school in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
My Hanoi
Tour of rapidly urbanizing Hanoi, and the effect on citizens and culture.
My Mother Built This House
Large homeless contingent in South Africa has organized to build houses for each other.
Mysteries of the Deep
Explores the beguiling depths of the seas, as technology allows us to venture further and further into the planet's last frontier.
The Mystery of Chaco Canyon
Unveiling the ancient astronomy of southwestern Pueblo Indians.
Nanga Parbat
Pakistan's fast-growing mountain, Nanga Parbat, challenges geological theory.
Natural Connections
Makes a compelling scientific and ethical case for maintaining biodiversity.
Natural Connections (Classroom Version)
5-part series that makes a compelling scientific and ethical case for maintaining biodiversity.
A Naturalist in the Rainforest (short version)
A journey into the rainforest with naturalist Alexander Skutch.
The Nature of David Suzuki
Portrait of geneticist David Suzuki, host of "The Nature of Things."
Net Loss
Examines the controversy surrounding salmon farms, and the threat they pose to wild salmon.
The New Metropolis
Two short documentaries highlight the efforts of some of America's first suburbs to reverse their long decline.
The Next Industrial Revolution
Architect Bill McDonough and chemist Michael Braungart bring together ecology and human design.
Nightlife
What comes out at night in the garden.
No Bigger Than A Minute
Director Steven Delano explores dwarfism through images from movies, paintings, and popular culture and through his own experience as a "little person".
No Country For Young Girls?
A young Indian woman has to choose - stay with a husband who doesn't want female children, or make it on her own.
No Spare Parts
Ingenious recycling of used car parts in Ghana.
No Umbrella
An unblinking look at the 2004 US Election Day failures in one of Ohio's poorest neighborhoods.
Norse America
Evidence that the Icelandic sagas were fact not fiction.
Nuclear Dynamite
Investigates American and Soviet plans to use nuclear explosives for "geographical engineering."
Nuclear Dynamite (Short Version)
Investigates American and Soviet plans to use nuclear explosives for "geographical engineering."
The Old Oak Tree
The diverse world of oaks and their residents.
On Nature's Terms
Coexisting with predators and protecting their habitats.
On the Edge of the Forest
E.F. Schumacher makes a plea for ecological balance as he visits a virgin forest in Australia.
On the Road
RV owners leave their home towns and build their own communities.
The On-going Story
Final episode examines the international community's commitment to linking social and economic development with human rights.
One Ocean
Spectacular 4-part series dives into the world's vast interconnected ocean ecosystem--telling the story from its turbulent birth to its threatened future.
Original Minds
Inspirational film that shows a way to bring out the individual talents of five teenagers normally classified as learning disabled.
The Other Side
Poor Mexicans attempt perilous border crossing to US, often at the expense of family, traditional culture, and their lives.
Our Planet Earth
Astronauts share their perspective on the earth
Our Vanishing Forests (Short Version)
The history and policies of the U.S. Forest Service
The Outsiders
Explores the moral and economic dilemmas that adolescents face in the Ukraine today.
Paradise Domain
Pacific islanders are not benefiting from digital windfall or World Wide Web.
Partnership
Changing our present exploitative relationship with Earth to one of partnership.
Patently Obvious
International patent regulations only protect multinationals.
Patents and Patients
India battles HIV/AIDS using generic drugs.
Pavements of Gold
Increase in urban poverty and population, caused by globalization, threatens Peruvians.
Paying the Price
Pharmaceutical companies block generic drugs, threatening the lives of millions of Africans with AIDS.
Peacock's War
Moving portrait of legendary environmentalist, Doug Peacock.
Peanuts
A hand-operated peanut-sheller makes a difference in the lives of villagers around the world.
The Perfect Famine
Examines the causes of, and solutions to, severe famine conditions in Malawi.
The Philadelphia Story
Globalized economy affects American jobs.
The Pied Piper of Eyasi
The Hadza are among Africa's last hunter-gatherers. Should they follow charismatic Baallow into the modern world?
Planeat
Makes the case for a plant-based diet which is good for our bodies, good for the environment and mitigates climate change.
Planet Neighborhood
The latest in energy saving technology and good design.
Planet Neighborhood: Classroom Modules
Middle school science series on energy-efficiency and good design.
Play Again (New Edition)
What are the consequences of a childhood removed from nature? Six screen-addicted teens take their first wilderness adventure.
Pointless Pollution
We all contribute to nonpoint source pollution of our water!
The Politicians
Politicians plunder the Amazon rainforest.
The Posse
Rap group in Sao Paulo, Brazil, expresses social problems.
Possum's Rest
Can humans and wildlife co-exist in the suburbs?
Priceless
A non-partisan look at the consequences of big-money campaign donations and a Capitol overrun by lobbyists.
The Prince
A young Pakistani landowner chooses between trying to implement the MDGs in the village that his family owns, and a quiet life.
Programmed To Be Fat?
Man-made chemicals may be programming us to be fat - before we're even born.
Rabi
Modern day fable on family values from Africa.
RADICALLY simple
Author Jim Merkel leads by example on the path to simple and sustainable living.
Rain in a Dry Land
Two Somali Bantu families leave behind a legacy of slavery in Africa and find new homes in urban America.
Rain in a Dry Land (Short Version)
Two Somali families find new homes in urban America.
The Rainforest
The ecology of a rainforest.
Rainmakers - Series 1
Six youth leaders from around the world are making a difference.
Rainmakers - Series 2
The second series about youth leaders around the world making a difference.
Ramiro Garcia in Peru
Social change is possible through the arts and humor.
Razing Appalachia
Explores the controversial issue of mountaintop removal mining by following a grassroots fight to stop the process in West Virginia.
Razvan Marcu in Romania
After Ceausescu, Razvan Marcu now fights for a clean environment.
Reaching Out to the Grassroots
Education and community-driven development combat poverty in Bangladesh and Indonesia.
The Real Leap Forward
Reports on China's successful efforts to reduce poverty through sustainable development and targeted programs.
The Real Patch Adams
He's a doctor, a clown, and a social activist, who wants to change the health care system.
Reclaiming Community
Communities in Toronto and Oakland take back and revitalize public spaces.
Recycling with Worms
Composting garbage made easy with a worm bin.
Reel to Real: Balancing Acts
Explores the international movement for women's rights.
Reel to Real: Holding Our Ground
International efforts to assure reproductive health and rights conflict with cultural realities in the Philippines, Latvia, Japan, and India.
Regopstaan's Dream
Kalahari Bushmen fight to live on ancestral land in South Africa.
ReInventing The World
Three 50-minute programs on creating sustainable cities, food systems, and lifestyles.
Rena Mcleod in Canada
An aboriginal mother fights for native justice.
The Return of the Cuyahoga
The story of the death and rebirth of one of America's most emblematic waterways.
Return to Srebrenica
Survivors of the massacre in Srebrenica struggle to heal their community and build a new future.
Returning Dreams
In the aftermath of Liberia's civil war children are fighting to reclaim their futures and return home.
Revenge of the Electric Car
Tells the story of the global resurgence of electric cars, following the race to be the first and the best, and to win the hearts and minds of the public around the world.
The Right to Choose
Women are denied human rights in Ethiopia and northern Nigeria.
Rising Waters
Shows that global warming is already hurting the Pacific Islands.
Risky Business
A discussion-starter on genetically engineered plants and animals.
The Road from Rio
Questions the relevance and success of the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg.
Roma Rights
Breaking the cycle of Roma poverty and persecution.
Romeo and Juliet
A video guide to this cautionary tale of teenage love.
Rough Science
10-part series in which five scientists on a tropical island cooperate to solve a series of scientific challenges using only their knowledge, ingenuity, and whatever is at hand.
Rough Science DVD Disc 1
Episodes 101-103 of the entertaining science series.
Rough Science DVD Disc 2
Episodes 104-106 of the entertaining science series.
Rough Science DVD Disc 3
Episodes 107-110 of the entertaining science series. All shot on the island of Capraia in the Mediterranean.
The Rubber Tappers
Rubber tappers live sustainable lifestyle.
Running On Empty
Highlights the plight of two young mothers - one in South Wales and the other in Northern Ethiopia.
The Salmon Forest
Reveals the fragile connection between salmon, bears, trees, and people in the NW rainforest.
Sap Sucking Hoppers
The astronauts of the garden.
Sarabande
Feature film maker Atom Egoyan weaves a tale inspired by Bach's 4th Cello Suite.
Save Our Land, Save Our Towns
Examines the causes and effects of -- and then remedies for -- suburban sprawl.
Save Our Land, Save Our Towns (Classroom Version)
Examines the causes and effects of -- and then remedies for -- suburban sprawl.
School's Out!
The private school option in a Lagos shantytown.
Schumann's Lost Romance
Cellist Steven Isserlis investigates the final years of Schumann's life.
The Science of Whales
The latest discoveries about whale behavior and communication.
A Sea Change (Short Version)
Ocean acidification threatens over one million species with extinction--and with them, our entire way of life.
A Sea Change
Ocean acidification threatens over one million species with extinction--and with them, our entire way of life.
The Seattle Syndrome
Were the WTO protesters right in their effort to protect workers and the environment from exploitation?
The Secret World of Gardens
13-part series providing a close-up look at the complex ecosystem that is the backyard garden.
Secrets of the Salt Marsh
An overview of salt marsh ecology.
Seeds
Genetic diversity in the food supply.
Seeing is Believing
Zambia begins a nationwide program to deliver Vitamin A to its population.
A Sense of Wonder
Rachel Carson's love for the natural world and her fight to defend it.
Shakuntala Kazmi in India
A low-caste Hindu, Shakuntala Kazmi fights for women's rights.
The Shaman's Apprentice
Ethnobotanist Mark Plotkin's quest to preserve the ancient wisdom of Amazonian shamans.
The Shoreline Doesn't Stop Here Anymore
Coastal erosion and our mostly futile efforts to hold the ocean at bay.
ShowPeace
Nonverbal animated series explores conflict resolution.
Shyness
Funny animation re-works the Frankenstein legend to show how to overcome shyness.
A Sidewalk Astronomer (Short Version)
John Dobson has revolutionized astronomy and helped thousands to look in wonder at their own universe.
A Sidewalk Astronomer
John Dobson and his simple telescope mount have revolutionized astronomy.
The Silent Crisis
The Central African Republic struggles to avoid economic and social chaos.
Silent Sentinels
Was the unprecedented mass coral bleaching in 1998 proof of global warming?
The Silver Age
Growing population of elderly worldwide seeks purpose and care.
Six Gestures
Torvill and Dean interpret Bach's Suite No. 6.
Slum Futures
The slums of Mumbai are an important microcosm of how slums are developing around the world.
A Snowmobile For George
A rambunctious road trip reveals the toll that environmental deregulation has had on the lives of ordinary people, including the effects of fracking for natural gas.
SoLa: Louisiana Water Stories
Investigates how the exploitation of Southern Louisiana's abundant natural resources compromised the resiliency of its ecology and culture, multiplying the devastating impact of the BP oil spill and Hurricane Katrina.
The Sound of the Carceri
Yo-Yo Ma performs Bach in a virtual prison designed by Piranesi.
Sowing Seeds of Hunger
The AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa has crippled the agricultural community while forcing children to undertake the responsibilities of farming.
Split Estate
Documents the devastating effect that fracking for natural gas and oil is having on the health of families and the environment in the Rocky Mountain West.
Squirrels
What are these chipmunks and squirrels doing in the garden?
Srebrenica - Looking For Justice
Examines the massacre at Srebrenica on its 10th anniversary.
Staying Alive!
Poverty combined with lack of education and health services affect maternal mortality rates in Bangladesh.
Stop the Traffick
Investigates horror of child sex industry in Cambodia.
Stop the World, We Want to Get On
Dramatic impact of civil rights organization for disabled people.
Store Wars
Looks at the impact on a small town when Wal-Mart plans to build a mega-store there.
Stormy Weather:
Some of today's most original recording artists perform the work of famed composer Harold Arlen.
The Story of Eman
A Cairo girl's struggle to attain higher education.
The Story of Idrissa
Cultural values conflict with consumerism for a boy in Africa.
The Story of Pintinho
A young Brazilian athlete hopes soccer will be his ticket out of poverty.
The Story of Puttinan
A determined Thai girl has experienced the hardship of child labor.
The Story of Rosie
Teen pregnancy in Jamaica.
The Story of Sonam
A Tibetan boy in India tries to reconcile religious faith and cultural distractions.
Struggle for Hope
Kabuki actor Tamasaburo Bando interprets Bach.
Subdivide and Conquer
Suburban sprawl: causes and remedies.
Subdivide and Conquer (Short Version)
Suburban sprawl -- causes and remedies.
The Summit
The UN General Assembly meets to review progress on social justice worldwide.
The Sun Dagger (Short Version)
The astonishing discovery of an ancient celestial calendar in Chaco Canyon, NM.
The Sun Dagger
The astonishing discovery of an ancient celestial calendar in Chaco Canyon, NM.
Suspended Animation
Primeval shrimp eggs seem to be able to survive for millennia.
The Suzuki Diaries
David Suzuki and daughter Sarika travel to Europe to visit inspiring people and projects that give hope for a sustainable future.
Swim for the River
The story of the Hudson, and the battle to save it, are told as Chris Swain swims the entire length of the river.
Tapped
An unflinching examination of the big business of bottled water.
Tar Creek
Tells the incredible story of the Tar Creek Superfund site in NE Oklahoma and the massive and deadly remains left by the lead and zinc mines there.
A Taste of Shakespeare
A unique video guide to the most commonly taught Shakespeare plays.
Teach a Woman How to Fish And...
Sea farming empowers women in Fiji.
TemeTTeme
Dramatic children's film about urbanization and family values in Ethiopia.
Their Brothers' Keepers
A deeply moving film about Africa's AIDS orphans left to fend for themselves.
This Hard Ground
Civil war leads to the internal displacement of millions in Sri Lanka.
Three Sisters
Eritrea's women fought in the war. Should they now liberate themselves from harmful traditional practices?
Tickle The Sky
Robert Fulghum shows us the joy of climbing trees.
Tina Machida in Zimbabwe
A young woman fights for the rights of gays and lesbians against the odds.
Toast
A classic energy film that reveals our underlying dependence on fossil fuels.
Together Against Violence
Poor Jamaican community overcomes violence.
Tokyo Waltz
Appalachia Waltz at Suntory Hall in Japan.
The Trade Trap
Ghanaian farmers struggle to get a foothold in the international market.
Translation Possible
Using a simple filmic device, this film illustrates the disorientation we all feel on encountering a new culture, and the way we gradually learn to fit in.
Trouble In Paradise
Local inhabitants of the Maldives wait for promised tsunami aid.
Truck Farm
Blending seriousness and whimsy, filmmaker Ian Cheney explores the promise and perils of urban farming.
Tsuyoshi Inaba in Japan
Working to empower the homeless in Tokyo.
Turning 16
Six teens in six countries talk about their hopes for the future.
Turning Down The Heat
Renewable energy sources and energy conservation are the solution to global warming.
Turtle World
A powerful allegory about the survivability of Homo sapiens.
Tête à Tête à Tête
A playful animated film that provides a thought-provoking commentary on how beings interact.
Unconquering the Last Frontier
Chronicles Native Americans' struggle to survive in the midst of hydroelectric development.
The Unforgiven
Should General Butt Naked (née Joshua Blahyi) - now a Christian pastor - be forgiven for his role in Liberia's horrific civil war?
Untouchable?
The caste system and bonded labor are still alive and well in India.
Up Close and Toxic
Examines the alarming levels of pollutants inside our homes and suggests ways to reduce them.
Up in Smoke
Dependence on tobacco crops and manipulation by the tobacco industry has stunted the economy of Malawi.
Valley at the Crossroads
The battle over sprawl in California's Central Valley, where 50% of America's fruits, nuts, and vegetables are grown.
Victor "Gotti" Cherry in New York
A former gang leader now works with troubled youth.
Vines
The good, the bad and the ugly side of vines.
Virtually Intentional
Finding community in the cloister, a commune, and in cyberspace.
Voices of the Land
Our spiritual connection to the land, and how wilderness can heal the soul.
Waiting to Go
Palestinian refugees in Lebanon are denied human rights.
Walking with Ghosts
Predator biologist Elizabeth Hofer tracks and studies the elusive lynx in the Yukon's boreal forests.
Warming Up in Mongolia
Unless sustainable alternatives are introduced, Mongolia's dependence on fossil fuels and rapid urbanization threatens the environment.
Waste
Surprising introduction to the many facets of our waste problem.
The Wasting of a Wetland
The destruction of the Florida Everglades.
Water and the Human Spirit - Program One
Communities solving their own water problems.
Water and the Human Spirit - Program Two
Farmers and communities solving their own water problems.
Water First
An inspiring story from Malawi shows that clean water is essential for the achievement of the UN's Millennium Development Goals.
The Water Front
The story of Highland Park, Michigan, and the larger issues of water privatization and human rights.
Waterlife
An epic cinematic poem that reveals the extraordinary beauty and complex toxicity of the Great Lakes, the largest remaining supply of fresh water (20%) on Earth.
Way of the Bear in Alaska
The latest information about the behavior of grizzlies.
Ways We Live
New models of community living and building in the US and Canada are featured.
Weather Report
A report from the front lines of climate change in Kenya, India, Canada, the Arctic, China, and Montana where people's lives have already been dramatically altered.
Weevils
They crawl, they fly, and some even swim...
Wetlands Technology
Artificial wetlands purify waste water.
Whalesong
Musical experiment with a choir, symphony orchestra, and three killer whales.
Whalesong (Short Version)
Musical experiment with a choir, symphony orchestra, and three killer whales.
What's On Your Plate?
A witty and provocative documentary about kids and food politics.
Spanish subtitles also available on DVD
Wheat Today, What Tomorrow?
The crisis in dryland farming, and some solutions.
When the Cows Come Home
Despite the success of the "Jamaica Hope" milk cow, Jamaica's dairy industry is facing a crisis, as EU trade undercuts island production.
When the Dust Settles
Gophers teach us a funny lesson in conflict resolution.
Whether the Weather
How plants survive the stress of changes in the weather.
Which Way Home
The personal side of immigration as child migrants from Mexico and Central America risk everything to make it to the US riding atop freight trains.
The White Hole
Amusing animated film about our response to the toxic waste crisis.
Whose Agenda Is It Anyway?
To fulfill the Millennium Development Goals, many poor countries are now implementing "Poverty Reduction Strategy Programs".
Without Rights
Palestinians are denied human rights.
Wolf
Reexamines the relationship between humans and wolves.
A Woman's Place - Short Stories (on one tape)
Six short films about women and development by local women directors.
A Woman's Place - Short Stories
Six short films about women and development by local women directors.
Work and Time
A program about stress. How we can overcome being over-worked and out of time?
World Drums
250 of the world's greatest percussionists collaborate to perform World Drums.
Yemeni Futures
More than a decade after its unification, Yemen is still struggling to improve the standard of living.
Yildiz Temürtürkan in Turkey
A human rights activist risks everything to protest police repression.
Yo-Yo Ma
Yo-Yo Ma collaborates with artists from different media to create new works inspired by Bach's cello suites.
Youth and the Future
Teens worldwide consider their futures. What impact will Western culture have?
Youth and the Global Village
How much do teens have in common worldwide?
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