Global Environmental Justice Collection
The Global Environmental Justice documentaries explore human rights and environmental protection issues triggered by inequality, global development and climate change. The films were selected by faculty and are supported by teaching guides. The project launched with 25 films and now includes 46, focusing on under-reported stories from Asia and North America, and will add stories from other regions over time. The project is supported by the Luce Foundation and the Global Reporting Centre and is produced by Face to Face Media. Underwriting from the foundation will make this collection available at a greatly reduced cost. For more information please visit the home page: https://gej.docuseek2.com
The Global Environmental Justice Collection collection includes the following titles:
Homecoming: Indigenous youth return to the land* New title added January 2023 *
If Not Us Then Who? Film 4 of 7
Indonesian Indigenous youth, aware of global warming and concerned about the future, return from the cities to their villages with plans for reforestation, organic farming and cultural revival.
Homeland: Four Portraits of Native ActionThe stories of five remarkable Native American activists in four communities who are fighting to protect Indian lands against disastrous environmental hazards, preserving their sovereignty and ensuring the cultural survival of their peoples.
Hope in a Changing ClimateDemonstrates that it is possible to rehabilitate large-scale damaged ecosystems, to restore ecosystem functions in areas where they have been lost, to fundamentally improve the lives of people who have been trapped in poverty for generations and to sequester carbon naturally.
Lessons of the Loess PlateauDocuments a remarkable paradigm shift: the rebirth of a self-sustaining ecosystem in the dry and remote Loess Plateau region of China.
Lifting the Veil on Polluters in ChinaIn central Beijing, a small but ambitious environmental NGO is calling on major international corporations including Apple, Walmart and Hugo Boss to take responsibility for suppliers who are fouling China's air and water as they produce goods for Western consumers.
People of a FeatherFeaturing stunning footage from seven winters in the Arctic, People of a Feather takes us through time into the world of the Inuit in the northern reaches of Canada.
RiverBlueHost Mark Angelo documents the profound and alarming impact of textile factories serving the fast fashion industry in Western countries, on rivers in Bangladesh, China, India, and Indonesia. Leading clothing designers propose more sustainable methods.
Searching for Sacred MountainJournalist Liu Jianqiang and conservation biologist Lü Zhi discover a new way of looking at environmental conservation on the Tibetan Plateau where Buddhist monks and villagers have preserved vast tracts of land for centuries.
Standing on Sacred Ground: Profit and LossFrom the rainforests of Papua New Guinea to Canada’s tar sands, Standing on Sacred Ground: Profit and Loss exposes industrial threats to native peoples’ health, livelihood, and cultural survival.
Sungai Utik :The fight for recognition* New title added January 2023 *
If Not Us Then Who? Film 1 of 7
Kynan Tegar, a young local filmmaker describes a 20-year campaign to win recognition of the community's Indigenous rights.
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