REVOLUTION is a feature documentary about opening your eyes, changing the world, and fighting for something. A true-life adventure following director Rob Stewart in the follow-up to his hit Sharkwater, Revolution is an epic adventure into the evolution of life on earth and the revolution to save us. Discovering that there’s more in jeopardy than sharks, Stewart uncovers a grave secret threatening our own survival as a species. He embarks on a life-threatening adventure through 4 years and 15 countries into the greatest battle ever waged.
Bringing you some of the most incredible wildlife spectacles ever recorded, audiences are brought face to face with sharks and cuddly lemurs, into the microscopic world of the pygmy seahorse, and on the hunt with the deadly flamboyant cuttlefish. From the coral reefs in Papua New Guinea to the rain forests in Madagascar, Stewart reveals that our fate is tied to even the smallest of creatures.
Through it all, Stewart’s journey reveals a massive opportunity, as activists and individuals worldwide are winning the battle to save the ecosystems we depend on for survival. Presenting the most important information on human survival and inspiring people worldwide to fight for life, the Revolution is essential viewing for everyone. Startling, beautiful, and provocative, Revolution inspires audiences across the globe to join the biggest movement in history that’s rising to the challenge of saving our world.
Revolution premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and has already gone on to win ten awards, including the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the Atlantic Film Festival, Most Popular Environmental Film Award at the Vancouver International Film Festival, the Audience Award at the Victoria Film Festival and the Social Justice Award at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
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Edible
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Edible City is a fun, fast-paced journey through the local Good Food Movement that’s taking root in the San Francisco Bay Area, nationwide, and worldwide. Introducing a diverse cast of extraordinary and eccentric characters who are challenging the paradigm of our broken food system, Edible City digs into their unique perspectives and transformative work— from edible education to grassroots activism to building local economies— finding hopeful solutions to monumental problems. Inspirational, down-to-earth, and a little bit quirky, Edible City captures the spirit of a movement that’s making real change and doing something truly revolutionary: growing the model for a healthy, sustainable local food system.
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Humanity is more than ever threatened by its own actions; we hear a lot about the need to minimize footprints and reduce our impact. But what if our footprints were beneficial? What if we could meet human needs while increasing the health and well-being of our planet? This is the premise behind permaculture: a design process based on replicating patterns found in nature. INHABIT explores the many environmental issues facing us today and examines solutions that are being applied using the ecological design lens of permaculture. Focused mostly on the Northeastern and Midwestern regions of the United States, Inhabit provides an intimate look at permaculture peoples and practices ranging from rural, suburban, and urban landscapes.
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The End of Poverty? Is a daring, thought-provoking, and timely documentary by award-winning filmmaker Philippe Diaz, revealing that poverty is not an accident. It began with military conquest, slavery, and colonization, resulting in the seizure of land, minerals, and forced labor.
Today, global poverty has reached new levels because of unfair debt, trade, and tax policies — in other words, wealthy countries exploiting the weaknesses of poor, developing countries.
The End of Poverty asks why, today, 20% of the planet’s population uses 80% of its resources and consumes 30% more than the planet can regenerate.
The film has been selected to over 25 international film festivals and will be released in theatres in November 2009. Directed by Philippe Diaz, produced by Cinema Libre Studio with the Robert Schalkenbach Foundation, 104mins, 2008, USA, documentary in English, Spanish, and French with English Subtitles.
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Public disapproval of politics and politicians is at an all-time high, and for good reason. Cynicism and distrust are the hallmarks of this public disenchantment. The unholy alliance of special interest money and public policy has produced a government that is perceived as out of touch with the reality of everyday citizens and unresponsive to their needs.
ELECTILE DYSFUNCTION: INSIDE THE BUSINESS OF AMERICANCAMPAIGNS is a serious critique of a political system that is spiraling into irrelevance. It surveys a broad cross-section of political elites, consultants, celebrities, and insiders to provide a critical analytical expose that is a must for individuals searching for answers as to how we got here and where we go from here. ELECTILE DYSFUNCTION: INSIDE THE BUSINESS OF AMERICAN CAMPAIGNS is a must-see for anyone concerned about the future of democratic societies everywhere.
occupy love
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Mary Pickford, The Muse of the Movies, traces the life and work of this legendary silent film star, movie pioneer, and keen businesswoman. Pickford’s life (1892-1979) also parallels an even larger story, telling of the “birth of the cinema” itself. She co-created United Artists, spearheaded the founding of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and established the Motion Picture Retirement Home. Known as “America’s Sweetheart,” Pickford was the first actress to earn 1 million dollars and the only star to ever receive a 50% profit share of her movies. She was the first to win an Oscar® for Best Actress in a “Sound” Motion Picture for her performance in the 1929 film “Coquette.” In this documentary, through restored vintage audio recordings, Pickford narrates her own story along with actor Michael York.
Classic film clips, rare home movies, and cameo interviews with Adolph Zukor (founder of Paramount Studios), famed aviator Amelia Earhart, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Lillian Gish, Buddy Rogers (Pickford’s last husband), as well as the only interview ever given by Pickford’s daughter, Roxanne Rogers Monroe, give audiences an in-depth look into the early world of the American cinema.