MEGA-CITIES:
MEGA-CITIES:Innovation for Urban LifeProduced by Versatile Productions56 Minutes * Ages 15 to Adult * 1996Mega-Cities illustrates nine different creative solutions for urban problems, led by the Planning Group of the Los Angeles Mega-Cities Project. By the year 2000 more than half of the world¹s population will live in cities. It is projected that 23 of […]
THE ADVENTURES OF WAYANAND THE THREE R’S
Produced by Sally Bentley and Camille Celluci15 Min. * Ages 5 – 10 * 1995 This delightful video is an entertaining way to introduce younger students to the three “R’s” of the environment, and to inspire creative recycling and reuse projects. One day while playing, six-year old Wayan was upset to find plastic litter scattered […]
Terminator Tomatoes
Terminator TomatoesProduced by Suzanne Twining, Intertwining Films 5min. All Ages Terminator Tomaotes is a 5 minute animated film about the dangers of biologically altered seeds and produce. Shot on 35 min. color film, and using stop-motion animation puppets and miniature sets, the film tells the story of a small-time farmer who gets too involved with […]
AGAINST THE GRAIN:The VideoBiotechnology and the Corporate Takeover of Your Food
Against the Grain slashes through biotechnology’spropaganda, revealing the science and politics behind“transgenic” foods to show how biotech companiesincreasingly engineer what you eat to be compatiblewith their chemicals-but not necessarily good for humanhealth. Marc Lappe and Britt Bailey reveal how companieslike Monsanto, Dupont, Rhone-Poulenc and Dow have been feathering their own nests, introducing genes more to […]
Sundance Film Festival 2003
Robert Redford’s annual showcase for independent film was hopping in 2003, with one of the strongest slates of films in recent years. Lyn Merrill and Adam Werbach attended the Sundance Film Festival for the Video Project, accompanying Tiffany Shlain’s Life Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. The premiere of Life Liberty was sold out, and […]
NewReleases
Troubled Waters
Troubled Waters: The Dilemma Of Dams From the creators of the award-winning film Fire on the Mountain. Depending on who you ask, the United States has between 75,000 and 2,500,000 dams. This film takes a personal, passionate, and controversial look at dams, where commerce is served but nature destroyed. Blending still photos with archival and […]
VELOCITY
VELOCITY: Exploring Sustainability through Wind Power, Green Building & Hydrogen A powerful message of optimism, VELOCITY travels from the U.S. to Europe exploring clean energy production and the increasing economic advantages of wind power. llustrating how sustainable economic development must include the protection of our fragile natural and human resources, this film shows us how […]
PARTY ANlMALS
PARTY ANIMALS: Or How to Get to the White House in 5 Easy Steps Named “one of the 20 teens who will change the world” by Teen People Magazine, 11 year-old filmmaker Chaille Stovall describes the 2000 Presidential Election as “groundbreaking, confusing, and the most fun a kid could have, provided he has a strong […]