1. Guardianes del manglar (Guardianes del manglar)
(Guardianes del manglar)
2. Outro Fogo (Outro Fogo)
A sensory record of the relationships of affinity and enmity with fire in the conservation of the Cerrado biome.</p><p> In the company of local residents hired to act as brigadiers and, more recently, as management agents, the short film explores the affections established with fire in the midst of combat pyrophobias and management pyrophilias.</p><p> In addition to documenting fire fighting and manipulation techniques, the cinematographic experiment points to a more than human visual anthropology, where environmental forces such as heat, vegetation and wind make up an alterity whose condition remains ambiguous.
3. Burning Down Tomorrow
Burning Down Tomorrow is a 1990 American short documentary film about the global rainforest crisis. It was produced and directed by Kit Thomas. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.
4. Mysteries of the Driftless
What strange forces saved one isolated section along the Upper Mississippi River from the repeated crushing and scouring effects of glaciers during the last two million years? And what pre-Ice Age throwbacks survived here in this unique geologic refuge that holds more Native American effigy mounds, petroglyph caves, strange geological features, and rare species than anywhere in the Midwest? These questions and more are answered in this captivating new documentary. A team of scientists embarks on a journey of exploration to expose both the science and threats behind three unique features of the zone - rare plants and animals, odd geological phenomenon, and striking remnants of a Native American pilgrimage like no other.
5. Mira-futuro (Mira-futuro)
(Mira-futuro)
6. Sustainable
This film weaves together expert analysis of America's food and farming system with a powerful narrative of one extraordinary farmer who is determined to create a sustainable future for his community.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
7. Zéro phyto 100% bio (Zéro phyto 100% bio)
(Zéro phyto 100% bio)
8. When Elephants Were Young
A young man and his young elephant street beg in gritty Bangkok amid the controversial elephant business that threatens their survival, until the opportunity comes to release the elephant to the wild.
It has an average vote of 8.5 on TMDB.
9. Grizzly Man
Werner Herzog's documentary film about the "Grizzly Man" Timothy Treadwell and what the thirteen summers in a National Park in Alaska were like in one man's attempt to protect the grizzly bears. The film is full of unique images and a look into the spirit of a man who sacrificed himself for nature.
It has an average vote of 7.528 on TMDB.
10. Passfire
A film about fireworks, the people who make them and the cultures behind them across the globe.
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
11. Homme et Dauphin : Mode d’emploi (Homme et Dauphin : Mode d’emploi)
(Homme et Dauphin : Mode d’emploi)
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
12. A Vida ao Redor do Cemitério (A Vida ao Redor do Cemitério)
(A Vida ao Redor do Cemitério)
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
13. Atlantic
Documentary about the two big resources in the North Atlantic, fish and oil, and the impact of their exploitation on the environment in various countries on both sides of the Atlantic.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
14. The Reaper
Efrain, known as the Reaper, has worked at a slaughterhouse for 25 years. We will discover his deep relationship with death and his struggle to live.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
15. Ruptures (Ruptures)
Their destiny was well mapped out: brilliant studies, the promise of a good job and a big salary. However, nothing happened as planned. Aurélie, Maxime, Hélène, Emma, or Romain are graduates of Polytechnique, Sciences Po, Centrale or business schools. They have made a radical choice: to give up the future they were promised for a life they consider more compatible with the environmental and societal issues of our time. This film tells their story. For a year, the young director Arthur Gosset, himself a student at Centrale Nantes, followed the journey of six young people, their sometimes difficult decisions, their often painful breaks and their courageous choice to live in accordance with their convictions, whatever the cost. Discover the documentary that tells their story.
It has an average vote of 8.2 on TMDB.
16. The Lost Forest
How would natural habitats develop without human interference? In this documentary we follow an international team of scientists and explorers on an extraordinary mission in Mozambique to reach a forest that no human has set foot in. The team aims to collect data from the forest to help our understanding of how climate change is affecting our planet. But the forest sits atop a mountain, and to reach it, the team must first climb a sheer 100m wall of rock.
17. 3 Trees, 3 Stories
Narrated by former President and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate José Ramos-Horta, this short documentary leads us to three rural farming communities in Timor-Leste, a small island state in South East Asia.</p><p> How can we protect our land, culture and our ancestors’ traditions while at the same time creating better lives for future generations? Three Stories. One country. Beautiful Timor-Leste.
18. Yarigai (Yarigai)
(Yarigai)
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
19. L'acte de la beauté (L'acte de la beauté)
(L'acte de la beauté)
20. Homo Botanicus (Homo Botanicus)
Fifteen years after giving up his studies as a botanist, the filmmaker decides to visit his old professor — Julio Betancur — and returns to the tropical forests of Colombia with Julio and his new disciple, the young Cristian Castro. This reunion launches a voyage that immerses us in doubts over science and the way we see the world, as Julio and Cristian look for their beloved plants in remote forests. Through their work, the film shows us the importance of legacies, and the strength of that ancient bond between master and disciple. Their search also prompts a personal reflection on modern man’s obsession with controlling and mapping nature. In the diverse and nearly infinite world of the tropics, what is the point of counting plants forever?
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
