Films from Tuesday

Films

A short video about 2008 MacArthur “Genius” award winner Will Allen and his organization Growing Power’s efforts to bring sustainable agriculture to urban food desserts. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EpTWQWx1MQ&feature=related

A QUIET REVOLUTION (25 minutes) This prize-winning film which was produced by the Earth Council in cooperation with UNDP and UNEP, and supported by Soka Gakkai International (SGI), introduces villagers in India restoring ancient traditions of rainwater conservation, citizens in Slovakia tackling chemical pollution and profiles the achievements of Wangari Maathai who started the Green Belt Movement and initiated a program through which women in Kenya have planted over 30 million trees and regained control over their lives. The film urges individuals to take up the challenge of becoming active protagonists in the struggle to create a peaceful, sustainable world. http://www.sgi.org/ngo_sd_aqr.html

Did You Know; Shift Happens – Globalization; Information Age. Did You Know? originally started out as a PowerPoint presentation for a faculty meeting in August 2006 at Arapahoe High School in Centennial, Colorado, United States. The presentation "went viral" on the Web in February 2007 and, as of June 2007, had been seen by at least 5 million online viewers. Today the old and new versions of the online presentation have been seen by at least 20 million people, not including the countless others who have seen it at conferences, workshops, training institutes, and other venues. http://shifthappens.wikispaces.com/

Dive: trailer: http://www.divethefilm.com/trailer.aspx. Follow Jeremy Seifert and his circle of friends as they dumpster dive in the back alleys and gated garbage receptacles of L.A.'s supermarkets. In the process they uncover thousands of dollars worth of good food and an ugly truth about waste in America: grocery stores know they are wasting and most refuse to do anything about it. Get the film on the website (www.divethefilm.com) for 10 bucks.

Got Green Rap Video: http://wasustainabledesignproject.ning.com/video/gotgreenvideofinalmov-1 Seattle area hip hop artists and Got Green activists raise awareness on the benefits of conservation and energy efficiency highlighting green job opportunities

Human Footprint.  What makes up an average human life today and how everything we do has impact on the world around us. In a playful, surprising and thought-provoking portrait of our time on earth, National Geographic demonstrates, in a series of remarkable visuals, what makes up an average human life today and how everything we do has impact on the world around us. In this unique journey through life, it shows all the people you will ever know, how much waste you will produce, the amount of fuel you’ll consume and how much you’ve got to pack in during your 2,475,526,000 seconds on earth. http://www.snagfilms.com/films/title/human_footprint/

March Point: trailer: http://marchpointmovie.com/?page_id=7 Cody Nick and Travis, three teens from the Swinomish Indian Tribe, wanted to make a gangster movie or rap video. But instead they were asked to investigate the impact of two oil refineries on their tribal community. March Point follows their journey as they come to understand themselves, the environment and the threat their people face.

Playing for Change – Stand By Me. Playing for Change is a multimedia movement created to inspire, connect, and bring peace to the world through music. The idea for this project arose from a common belief that music has the power to break down boundaries and overcome distances between people. No matter whether people come from different geographic, political, economic, spiritual or ideological backgrounds, music has the universal power to transcend and unite us as one human race. And with this truth firmly fixed in our minds, we set out to share it with the world. http://www.playingforchange.com/

The Power of Poop: Hippoworks video the importance of methane as a renewable resource http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss3bcpoibEk From HippoWorks: http://www.hippoworks.com/hippoHOME.html

Symphony of Science - 'We Are All Connected' (ft. Sagan, Feynman, deGrasse Tyson & Bill Nye) The Symphony of Science is a musical project headed by John Boswell, designed to deliver scientific knowledge and philosophy in musical form. Here you can watch music videos, download songs, read lyrics and find links relating to the messages conveyed by the music. http://www.symphonyofscience.com/

The Secret Life of Cell Phones. Ever wonder what happens when we toss old cell phones in the trash? Take the paper we read in the morning, and the jeans and t-shirts we wear. Have you ever considered what impacts these products have on the environment, from beginning to end? INFORM’s Secret Life Series is a collection of videos that highlight the environmental impacts of everyday products we all use. http://www.secret-life.org/

The Story of Stuff Project http://www.storyofstuff.com/ was founded in June 2008 by Annie Leonard to leverage the remarkable success of The Story of Stuff, a 20-minute web-film that explores the often hidden environmental and social consequences of America’s love affair with its stuff. Currently, the film has been viewed over 10 million times on-line and in thousands of schools, houses of worship, community centers and businesses around the world. The Project’s focus is on systems of production and consumption—in particular the harmful environmental and social impacts of current modes of producing, consuming and disposing of material goods. The Project is systems-focused, solutions-oriented and change-driven.

Global Wombat http://www.globalcommunity.org/flash/wombat.shtml The Wombat is a short, irreverent take on the state of the world.

THE YES MEN FIX THE WORLD is a screwball true story about two gonzo political activists who, posing as top executives of giant corporations, lie their way into big business conferences and pull off the world's most outrageous pranks. From New Orleans to India to New York City, armed with little more than cheap thrift-store suits, the Yes Men squeeze raucous comedy out of all the ways that corporate greed is destroying the planet. Brüno meets Michael Moore in this gut-busting wake-up call that proves a little imagination can go a long way towards vanquishing the Cult of Greed. http://theyesmenfixtheworld.com/teachers.htm

Wall•e: trailers: http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/disney/walle/  In the distant future, a small waste collecting robot inadvertently embarks on a space journey that will ultimately decide the fate of mankind.

The interactive animations and corresponding documentation are freely available at http://www.gapminder.org/world. It was the last 200 years that changed the world. In 1809 all countries of the world had a life expectancy under 40 years and an income per person less than 3000 dollar per year. Since then the world has changed but it was not until after the second world war that most countries started to improve. For the first time, Gapminder can now visualize change in life expectancy and income per person over the last two centuries. In this Gapminder video, Hans Rosling shows you how all the countries of the world have developed since 1809 – 200 years ago.http://www.gapminder.org/videos/200-years-that-changed-the-world/

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