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New Releases - Vanishing of the Bees
By Chera Van Burg and Monte Thompson
Narrated by Peter Coyote
Call of Life is the first feature-length documentary to fully investigate the growing threat posed by the rapid and massive loss of biodiversity on the planet. Featuring leading scientists, social scientists, environmentalists and others, the film explores the scope, the causes, and the predicted global impact of a mass extinction occurring on a scale not seen since the disappearance of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago.
If current trends continue, scientists warn that half or more of all plant and animal species on Earth will become extinct within the next few decades. Entirely caused by human activities, this contemporary mass extinction is disrupting and destroying the complex, interconnected biological systems that support life on earth.
Through interviews with eminent biologists and ecologists, the film examines the primary drivers of species loss: habitat destruction, global warming, pollution, and invasive species, all compounded by the expanding human population and our consumption patterns.
Call of Life tells the story not only of a crisis in nature, but also in human nature. In interviews with psychologists, anthropologists, and historians, the film looks beyond the immediate causes of the mass extinction to consider how cultural and economic myths, along with deep-seated behavioral patterns have allowed this crisis to develop, continue to reinforce it, and even determine our response to it.
Call of Life examines the collective and individual choices we have before us, and how the decisions we make -- or fail to make -- in the next decade may affect the habitability of Earth possibly for millions of years to come.
Among the scientists and other authorities featured in the film are:
Richard Leakey, famed paleonanthropologist and author of The Sixth Extinction
Norman Myers, renowned Oxford University authority on biodiversity, author of The Sinking Ark
Stuart Pimm, Chair of Conservation Ecology at Duke University, author of A Scientist Audits the Earth
Gretchen Daly, Director of the Stanford Center for Conservation Biology, author of The New Economy of Nature
Paul Ehrlich, Stanford University conservation biologist and author of The Population Bomb
Mary Evelyn Tucker, Co-Director, Yale University Forum on Religion and Ecology
Review
"A documentary in the manner of An Inconvenient Truth. Quite well done...Call of Life: Facing the Mass Extinction features a stellar list of scientists." - John Laumer, Field Biologist
Awards
2010 Humanitarian Award, Accolade Competition
Award of Excellence, The Accolade Film Awards
John Muir Award, Yosemite Film Festival
Finalist Award/Film, International Wildlife Film Festival
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Climate change is pushing the world's coral reefs to the edge of extinction. The growing damage is an early warning of the danger climate change poses to the world's oceans and other ecosystems. These rich, sensitive ecosystems are vital to the survival of one-quarter of all sea life and the economies of many countries.
This DVD classroom resource is the ideal tool for teaching about the science of climate change, its impact on our oceans, and how coral reef ecosystems work. With its video modules and guide, Climate Change and Coral Reefs is designed to optimize student learning and engagement. It encourages student discussion, research and presentations to learn more about the issues involved and discover possible solutions to this serious environmental challenge.
The video modules and guide are aligned with national science standards -- scientific understanding, science as inquiry and science as a human endeavor.
The DVD includes:
Four 8-minute video modules hosted by Dr. Kiki Sanford.
The modules feature Dr. Sanford and excerpts from a presentation by Prof. Ove Hoegh-Guldberg:
Introduction to Climate Change and Coral Reefs
Coral Bleaching
Ocean Acidification
The Future of Coral Reefs.
The full 28-minute presentation by Prof. Hoegh-Guldberg.
Details his scientific findings about the impact of climate change on coral reefs, with charts, graphs and other visuals.
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By David Hannan
Coral Sea Dreaming - Awaken is a vivid exploration of one of the planet's great natural wonders - coral reefs - which harbor the greatest biodiversity of any ecosystem on earth. The story of coral reefs spans 500 million years and stars some of the most exotic and wondrous creatures on earth.
Emmy Award-winning cinematographer David Hannan filmed for 7 years on three great coral reef ecosystems to create this testimony to our extraordinary undersea world, set to an original score. We meet thousands of reef inhabitants, from ancient turtles to feeding sharks, adorable pygmy seahorses and savage sea slugs, witness a manta ray ballet and courting octopus.
Special High Definition technology captures life and death on the reefs with unprecedented intimacy, including coral spawning, elaborate courtship displays, mating rituals, feeding frenzies, nighttime predation and even cannibalism and chemical warfare. Many of the sequences have never been filmed before. Some may never be filmed again.
Coral Sea Dreaming - Awaken is an informative celebration of the world's coral reefs, now under threat from a variety of human challenges, including ocean warming and acidification caused by climate change.
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Narrated by Peter Coyote
For centuries, humans have feared wolves, cougars and other top predators, driving them to the edge of extinction in our wildlands and prairies. But in recent years, scientists are learning that top predators play a vital role in maintaining healthy ecosystems, a critical reminder of the importance of preserving biodiversity.
Shot in high definition, LORDS OF NATURE presents the science behind the findings that the great carnivores are revitalizing forces of nature, and introduces us to people learning to live with the beasts they once banished.
The film follows biologists Bill Ripple and Bob Beschta, two leading pioneers in the quest to decipher the role of great predators in the web of life. Ripple and Beschta have found that without these predators, ecosystems are seriously degraded, and when returned to places like Yellowstone, they have a positive impact, restoring a lost balance.
In Yellowstone, the film shows a chain of life flourishing once again since the return of wolves after a 70 year absence -- stream banks cloaked with willow and re-colonized by beavers and songbirds.
Ripple and Beschta's research echoes a mounting body of evidence that reveals predators are essential to maintaining the diversity of life. But these finding have also raised a critical question: is it possible to incorporate top predators back into societies that once feared them?
To answer that question, LORDS OF NATURE visits with rural ranchers, farmers and wildlife managers who live in the areas where wolves are returning. Among them are two of the largest sheep operators in Idaho and livestock producers in Minnesota, who are finding surprising success in a land running again with wolves.
These success stories provide hope that, with proper technique and a dose of tolerance, people and predators can indeed co-exist.
Reviews
"Lords of Nature is an excellent educational tool. It brings to life an important and recently documented pattern in ecological communities -- trophic cascades. The importance of top predators in regulating other populations of animals and plants in the ecosystem cannot be overemphasized." - Mark Hixon, Professor of Marine Biology, Oregon State University
"The film does an excellent job of explaining the ecological importance of large carnivores (wolves in particular) and does so from an objective science-based perspective, rather than trying to play heavily to partisan emotions. It is entertaining, while simultaneously breaking down preconceptions and educating viewers on the importance of these often misunderstood creatures." - Scott Fitkin, Okanogan District Wildlife Biologist, Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife
"As someone who has worked in the center of wolf/human/livestock conflicts since wolves returned to the Northern Rockies, I was impressed with Lords of Nature. The science on top predators as well as the examples of people coexisting with wolves is vital for the public and everyone interested and involved in wolf recovery." - Carter Niemeyer, Former Idaho Wolf Recovery Coordinator, US Fish & Wildlife Service
Awards
Honorable Mention, Wild & Scenic Film Festival
International Wildlife Film Festival - Finalist, Honorable Mention for Educational Information
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There's currently an estimated one thousand giant pandas left in China, and unless crucial steps are taken, the iconic bears could soon be wiped out forever. At China's Wolong Nature Reserve in the mountains in Sichuan Province, forty giant pandas and a dedicated team of staff play a crucial role in ensuring the survival of the species.
As part of the Reserve's panda breeding program, a revolutionary new method of rearing twin cubs called 'swap-raising' has been developed. Each cub is raised by both its natural mother and one of the Reserve's veterinarians, Wei Rongping, to increase the chances of both cubs surviving.
Panda Nursery witnesses this special partnership between Rongping and an eleven-year-old female panda called Ershihao, who, three months after being artificially inseminated, gives birth to two tiny furless cubs. The program follows the first six months of the lives of the twin cubs as they are swapped between Ershihao and their surrogate 'mum', Rongping.
Panda Nursery follows the highs and lows of Lin He's and Lin Hai's eventful first six months and explores the challenges facing giant pandas in the wild. In three years it could be these two cuddly cubs' turn to produce young of their own as Wolong Nature Reserve's breeding program attempts to haul the giant bears back from the brink of extinction.
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Coral reefs are the "rainforests of the sea", home to nearly ? of the ocean's marine species. In the calm, crystal clear waters off the north coast of Bali, miles of elaborate coral reefs once teemed with vibrant and colorful marine life. Most of Bali's coral reefs were destroyed by a deadly combination of coral bleaching, partly from global warming, and fishing with explosives and cyanide.
But thanks to revolutionary new technology called 'mineral accretion', the dream of the local community to once again have their reefs teeming with exotic marine life could soon become reality.
Reef Reborn travels to the magnificent island of Bali to follow the work of two marine scientists endeavoring to reconstruct the precious underwater ecosystems. The scientists' miraculous mineral accretion structures build reefs up to five times faster than they would naturally occur. They do this by passing an electric current through the metal framework, in turn causing an accumulation of limestone, that encourages living coral to thrive.
Like a drop of water in a pond, the humble efforts of the scientists and community begin to ripple outwards. A sea-change takes place in the village; recognition and pride unite disparate factions of the fishing community, which asks for more accretion structures to help build fish stocks in the Bay.
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Over the last century tiger numbers have plummeted by 95%. These majestic big cats, once widespread across Asia, now exist in just a few pockets in the most densely populated continent in the world.
Across Asia the fight to save tigers is being waged on many different fronts. Leading the charge are the intelligence gatherers: three men working in three very different countries. Their weapons are science and passion.
These projects are part of the Wildlife Conservation Society's quest to save tigers across Asia. To save them, WCS believes first you have to understand them. So the field biologists work as nature's detectives, finding out about the basic survival needs of tigers by determining what they eat, how they live and what type of habitat they prefer.
In the snowy vastness of Russia's Far East, biologist John Goodrich heads up the Siberian Tiger Project. John and five Russian trackers follow the movements of eight radio-collared Siberian tigers living within the Sikhote-Alin Biosphere Reserve, where prey is scarce and tigers are forced to travel enormous distances to find food. As well as tracking tigers on the ground and from the air, John and his team also track tiger kills to learn more about what's on the menu for the big cats.
Four and a half thousand kilometres to the south-west, Tony Lynam journeys up a remote river to visit a project on the Thailand's southern border. In contrast to the Russian Far East, Balahala is dense rainforest and faces a variety of different challenges. Thick forests, low numbers of prey, and therefore few tigers, make surveying tigers here extremely challenging.
The third project is taking place 2000 kilometres further west, in India's Bhadra Tiger Reserve. Biologist Ullas Karanth has studied tigers in southern India for more than 14 years in an attempt to learn how many animals live here and how they fit into the forest's ecosystem. Because the dense forest cover makes the secretive cats hard to track, Ullas pieces together the puzzle by studying tigers' prey and droppings.
Tigers: Fighting Back follows the incredible work of the men leading three key projects in the battle to save tigers, and learns why, despite grim statistics, WCS still has hope.
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Relentless poaching early last century saw the oldest horse species in the world die out in their original habitat. But thanks to a breeding program in China, 27 Przewalski's horses have returned to their homeland where their ancestors roamed - the vast 18,000 square kilometer Kala Maili prairie in West China.
Accustomed to an easy life within the enclosures, back in the wild and hostile northern region, the herd faces extreme winter snows and summer droughts. Wild Horses - Return to China is the story of the herd's struggle for survival during their first year back in the wild.
Ten-year-old stallion Wind Chaser leads the herd of 9 mares, 11 colts and 6 foals on their first journey into this new and unfamiliar world. With him is the mare Black Pearl, who is carrying his foal. Her fate, and that of the foal, depends on if Wind Chaser can keep leadership of the herd through the first brutal months of independence as younger stallions begin to challenge the older horse.
The herd is released, but they are reluctant to travel far from their enclosure and always return at the end of the day. When winter arrives the temperature drops to minus 38 degrees and snow covers the sparse pasture - survival is their ultimate test.
Set in the stunningly beautiful and stark landscape of west China, the film reveals the secret life of these wild horses, how they adjust to the harsh wilderness and reclaim the long lost territories of their ancestors. The main members of the herd became in integral characters in the story as the life and death struggles of Wind Chaser, Flame and, most poignantly, Black Pearl are both heartbreaking and uplifting in this extraordinary drama of nature.
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Narrated by Peter Coyote
Featuring author Richard Louv
A Simple Question looks at an innovative program that brings together students of all ages, their teachers, community groups and local land-owners to undertake habitat restoration and preserve endangered species. STRAW (Students and Teachers Restoring a Watershed) is a national model for involving students in hands-on, place-based environmental education.
The film documents the modest beginnings of the program, how it works, and the impact it has on the students and the habitat they work to restore.
When California teacher Laurette Rogers showed a video on endangered species to her 4th grade class in the 1990's, one student plaintively asked what his class could do to help prevent species extinction. That simple question launched Rogers and her class on an inspired voyage of discovery and transformation.
The students decided they would help to save the obscure, endangered California freshwater shrimp. The effort to save the shrimp became the classroom theme that inspired their cross-disciplinary learning for an entire year. The class divided into teams to learn all that they could -- conducting research, interviewing experts, creating databases, calling legislators, and presenting their findings in public forums and a legislative hearing.
A local rancher, on whose property the shrimp once thrived, agreed to allow the class to plant willow trees to help shore up the banks of the creek on his land. The first skinny willow shoots Rogers' class planted in the early 90's are now a riparian forest some 20-25 feet high. They shade a meandering stream, creating the ideal habitat for the shrimp and a canopy that lured 25 species of native birds, 18 of whom are rare and endangered.
Having witnessed the dramatic changes on the rancher's property, others clamored for similar restoration work on their land. Since then, more than 25,000 students of all grade levels have participated in over 300 restoration projects. In the film, Rogers' former students describe how the experience changed and empowered them.
What began in Rogers' classroom has morphed into a transformative science and environmental education curriculum that takes learning outside the classroom. It transforms teachers, who are looking for meaning and joy in their work; and It transforms students, by engaging them in real work that they can see makes a difference on the immediate world around them.
Reviews
"STARRED REVIEW. A welcome addition to school and public libraries, this well produced, tightly edited program is just the thing for spurring similar hands-on activities and for encouraging kids to get involved." - Booklist
"Highly recommended. A must for all teachers who are thinking about organizing a project with students and the community. This documentary is a true testament to the fact that every person, young or old, and with the help of others, can work in a positive and constructive manner to become good stewards of the environment in an effort to create a better tomorrow." - Educational Media Reviews Online
"Recommended. A well-crafted and inspiring example of young people developing both eco-awareness and leadership skills. DVD extras include extended conversations with ecologists and authors." - Video Librarian
Awards
Spirit of Activism Award, Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival
Best Educational Documentary, Mammoth Mountain Film Festival
Best Educational Value in the Classroom, and Conservation Hero of the Festival, Laurette Rogers, International Wildlife Film Festival
Best Short Film, Reel Earth Environmental Film Festival, New Zealand
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By Jon Bowermaster,
Filmmaker, author and adventurer Jon Bowermaster provides a unique, up-close introduction to the stark beauty, fragility and importance of the remote continent of Antarctica. For six weeks Bowermaster and his team explored the Antarctic by sailboat, sea kayak, foot and small plane -- observing first-hand the fast -changing evolution of the continent.
The earth is a complex system with Antarctica its heart. The annual expanding and shrinking of the ice sheet, which holds about 70% of the earth's fresh water, affects the entire planet's weather and oceans. Today, the continent is increasingly impacted by human activities: global warming is causing the ice to melt at a greater pace and endangering wildlife, nations are fighting over Antarctica's natural resources, and the area has become a major tourist destination.
Bowermaster's film mixes footage of stunning scenery with factual information in an engaging and entertaining way. We witness the rarely seen collapse of a massive ice arch, hike through massive snow mountains, visit with biologists tracking declining penguin populations, and scientists monitoring the ozone layer from the site where the hole in the ozone was first discovered.
Jon Bowermaster has traveled around the world for the last decade to study, film and write about the human impact on the world's oceans.
Awards
Winner, Best Ocean Issues, Blue Ocean Film Festival
Winner, Best of Festival, Vancouver Int'l Mountain Film Fest
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By Maryam Henein and George Langworthy
Narrated by Oscar Nominee Ellen Page
Honeybees, vital to sustaining our food supply, are mysteriously disappearing across the planet, literally vanishing from their hives. This alarming phenomenon, known as Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), is a serious crisis for commercial beekeepers, whose operations are essential to pollinating hundreds of fruit and vegetable crops worth about $18 billion a year in the US alone.
For three years, Vanishing of the Bees investigated the honeybee crisis across the US, Europe, Australia and Asia. Through interviews with scientists and beekeeprs around the world, along with animation and stunning cinematography, the film chronicles the rise of CCD and the intensive efforts to find the cause of the disorder and preserve the honeybee population.
A central focus of the film is the plight of beekeepers David Hackenberg and Dave Mendes as they strive to keep their honeybees healthy. Hackenberg was the first to report the massive and unexplained disappearance of honeybees in the U.S. in 2006. We witness the various challenges the two face as they struggle to fulfill pollination contracts, plead their case on Capitol Hill and travel across the Pacific Ocean to meet with other beekeepers.
While a specific cause eludes scientists after years of research, many believe Colony Collapse Disorder may be rooted broadly in an industrialized food system that relies heavily upon pesticides and mono crops.
Among the experts featured in the film are: Entomologist Dennis vanEngelsdorp (Penn State University), Apiculturist Dr. Marla Spivak (University of Minnesota), organic beekeepers Gunther Hauk and Dee Lusby, and food author Michael Pollan.
Reviews
"The most important documentary film since An Inconvenient Truth. The message is crucial: the bees are a pivotal part of our food chain. No bees, no pollination, no food." - Karen Krizanovich, Filmstar
"A 'bees knees' of a film. Powerfully argued and very timely." - Richard Brooks, Sunday London Times
"Alarming enough to convince you that this is an issue that needs action at the highest level." - Henry Fitzherbert, The Daily Express
"Fascinating subject expertly covered." - Empire
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By Jon Bowermaster
In 1835, Charles Darwin first visited the island archipelago of the Galapagos, home to the most perfectly preserved biodiversity on the planet. It became famous as the inspiration for his theory of evolution.
If Darwin were to return today, he would find that the Galapagos have become a major tourist mecca with the resulting human impact -- one aspect of evolution he may not have anticipated.
Filmmaker Jon Bowermaster explores the major threats to the Galapagos' unique biodiversity, including expanding tourism, invasive species, and illegal fishing, which is decimating the marine preserve.
About 200,000 visitors a year now bring in over $500 million annually. A province of Ecuador, the islands also house over 40,000 permanent residents. Too many people are bringing too many of their goods and species from the outside world, threatening the future of this one-of-a-kind place. As human expansion continues, the Galapagos is at risk of losing its most precious natural resource - the most unique collection of endemic species anywhere in the world.
Bowermaster provides a first-hand look at human impact in the Galapagos and talks with a variety of people who are struggling to balance their economic interests with the need to preserve this unique environment -- fishermen, tourism operators, conservationists and local residents.
The future of the Galapagos is seen by many as a kind of barometer for the world. Will they inspire a new way of thinking about preserving biodiversity, as they inspired Darwin's theory of evolution?
Review
"Recommended. The film provides a balance of breathtaking scenery and disturbing footage of seals sunning on graffiti-covered rocks or Darwin's finches dead alongside a busy highway. Viewers are introduced to numerous viewpoints and issues through interviews with marine biologists, local businessmen, park rangers, government officials, farmers, and World Wildlife fund representatives. The film is appropriate for high school and college classes. Instructors could use this film as a case study for international environmental policy." - Educational Media Reviews Online
Award
Winner, Best Environmental Film, Vancouver Int'l Film Festival
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By Eric Bendick
Roads are the largest human artifact on the planet; they have fragmented wild landscapes and the wildlife that lives within them, ushered in the 'age of urban sprawl,' and challenged our sense of community. As the transportation crisis grows, a new generation of ecologists, engineers, planners and citizens are working to transform the future of the American road.
Shot in stunning locations throughout North America -- including Banff National Park, Glacier National Park, Yellowstone, and the Everglades -- Division Street takes us on a road-trip that looks at the promise of wildlife corridors, the potential for 'greening' our highway system, and the fusion of high-tech engineering with the best and brightest environmental research happening today.
America's road network was largely created before the rise of modern ecology. Now, with greater concern for the environment, the film asks, how do we balance those concerns with our ongoing transportation needs?
Among those featured are:
Dr. Richard Forman, Prof of Landscape Ecology, Harvard University; Dr. Marty Main, Professor of Wildlife Ecology, University of Florida; and Linda Chapin, Director of the Metropolitan Center for Regional Studies, University of Central Florida.
"A remarkable film about the inroads we have made - figuratively and literally - across the landscape. The paving of natural habitat in every direction, has both enabled us to move at will and marginalized and/or isolated all other land-based animals into the segregated pockets our roads have created for them. At once a road-trip and field experiment, this film is as wonderful to watch and enjoy as it is eye opening." - Blue Planet Film Festival
"Division Street [takes] us on a road trip that visits the engineers, ecologists and others who are attempting to transform the future of US roads and are shaping the emerging green transportation movement. The film matches thoughtful commentary with some striking photography, adventurous editing and a good, well-matched soundtrack to deliver an entertaining and thought-provoking experience." - Reel Earth Film Festival, New Zealand
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Environmental Ethics: Examining Your Connection to the Environment and Your Community profiles a diverse group of courageous Goldman Environmental Prize winners who have made it their duty to protect their local environments. Organized around foundational topics in environmental studies, Environmental Ethics examines both the facts and the ethical arguments surrounding resource management practices.
The inspiring stories told in Environmental Ethics pose questions about how to weigh the needs of modern life with the reality of its impact on the natural world. Through engaging, real-life examples of ethical concepts in action, this program asks viewers to think more critically about the power each person has to make a difference in their own communities. A true testament to the "power of one," Environmental Ethics demonstrates the many ways that regular people can become environmental heroes.
Review
"A terrific, bargain-priced, single-volume series geared for high school students...this is highly recommended." -Video Librarian
Award
Goldman Environmental Prize
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2005
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By Stefan Forbes
Documenting the plight of small-scale fisherman to stay in business in the face of government subsidized corporate fishing, One More Dead Fish brings to light the struggles faced by local industries and economies in the age of globalization. Interviewing local fisherman, government officials, and industry leaders, this film delves into the issues and divergent interests of all parties involved in the shaping of modern fisheries. One More Dead Fish gives the viewer a personal and up-close look at the complexities behind the economic and social challenges facing fisheries worldwide.
Reviews
"A powerful, compelling portrayal of a community fighting back against government-promoted, corporate destruction of their livelihood."-Michael Moore, Filmmaker
"Inspiring!"-Howard Zinn, historian
"A terrific film. I hope it is widely seen."-Haskell Wexler, filmmaker
Award
GRAND PRIZE WINNER, Planet in Focus Film Festival, Toronto
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2002
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By Nick Freeman, John de Graaf
This film examines the impact of human development - dams, logging, and fishing - on the salmon population of the Pacific Northwest. Competing interests discuss their perspectives: environmentalists, farmers, fishermen, utilities managers, and biologists. Features a Native American sacred salmon ceremony.
Reviews
"A lyrical creation with...a powerful impact. A fine piece on a controversial subject." - Seattle Post-Intelligencer
"Four stars. Highly recommended. A well-balanced report...the photography is superb." - Video Rating Guide for Libraries
"This video is highly recommended!" - Educational Media Reviews Online
Awards
5 Regional Emmy Awards: Best Documentary, Best Writing,Best Directing, Best Photography
First Place, Best of the West Competition
First Place, Washington Press Association Awards
Blue Ribbon, 1993 American Film & Video Festival
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1992
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By Edith Becker
When the Spill Hit Homer is a useful tool for studying ecological disasters and their prevention. Homer was a quiet Alaskan fishing village until it was hit by one of the greatest environmental catastrophes of our time: the Exxon Valdez oil spill.
Reviews
"This moving video provides the human side of the disaster missing from the corporate propaganda and mainstream news media." - Rethinking Schools
"A quality addition to environmental science collections." - School Library Journal
"Four stars. Highly recommended. It belongs in both public and educational collections." - Video Rating Guide for Libraries
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1992
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By Nick Freeman, John de Graaf
For thousands of years Native Americans lived in harmony with the land. When white settlers pushed West, forests were cleared, rivers and streams were dammed, and pollution spread. The Moon's Prayer portrays the continuing conflicts over natural resources and shows how tribes in the Pacific Northwest are protecting and restoring their lands with projects such as fisheries, timber practices reform, and cleanup of polluted bays and wetlands.
Reviews
"Four stars. Highly recommended. Presented from the viewpoint of the indigenous peoples." - Video Rating Guide for Libraries
"Recommended. An inspiring and nicely produced documentary..." - Video Librarian
Awards
Regional Emmy Award, Best of Category, Native American/Indigenous People
Golden Apple, National Educational Film & Video Festival
Second Prize, EarthPeace International Film Festival
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WF01920098
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51 minutes
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1991
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USD 85.00
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By Harvey Chertok
Accompany Hiroya Minakuchi in his five-year immersion into the lives of killer whales. Minakuchi's brilliant cinematography brings these dolphins up close as never before.
With the aid of specially developed underwater cameras, he films spectacular scenes, including a dramatic personal encounter with several dolphins who come within a few feet of his lens. His camera captures a fascinating birth at sea, orcas above the water, breaching and "spy hopping," and the rarely filmed "rubbing ritual."
Reviews
"Four stars. Highly recommended. Orca is an exciting and entertaining tape, exploring the myths and realities of killer whales. Brilliant photography...."- Children's Video Report
"Highly recommended...it will inform, fascinate, and be thoroughly enjoyed...."- School Library Journal
"A beautiful documentary...Highly recommended."- Video Librarian
"Highly recommended...will long remain in the viewer's memory. Very enjoyable and informative."- Science Books and Films
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WT01920022
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26 minutes
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1990
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USD 60.00
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By Scott Mouat
Once thought extinct, the Kakapo are now the world's rarest and strangest wild parrot -- a flightless, nocturnal bird with an odd mating call.
With a lifespan up to 120 years, the Kakapo were one of the most widespread birds on New Zealand until humans began a long process of altering the balance of the country's ecosystems. Now the world's last remaining Kakapo population in the world lives on a remote island and is plagued by a curse that could be their end.
The normally guarded conservation project that protects the bird has opened its doors to give the filmmaker unprecedented access to the Kakapo Recovery Program. In the style of an adventure movie, the film follows the efforts of a group of scientists and rangers who face difficult challenges in their pioneering effort to keep alive a highly endangered species with a very low number of surviving members.
Several critical issues must be overcome: the small number of females, the low genetic diversity in the surviving population, adults plagued by infertility, and the vulnerability of the young to disease.
A cure for the Kakapo is almost within reach, but the battle to save them is far from over and the Kakapo themselves still have a hand to play.
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"THE UNNATURAL HISTORY OF THE KAKAPO is a delight . A highly entertaining story with heart in the mouth suspense, setbacks, heroic ingenuity, and perseverance above and beyond." - Helen Wong, New Zealand Listener Magazine
"A beautifully told and passionately shot film." - Justine Andrews, TV3 Entertainment
Awards
Winner, Merit Award, International Wildlife Film Festival
Best Cinematography, Reel Earth Environmental Film Festival
Best Director, Documentary Edge Festival
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DS01920118
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76 minutes
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USD 195.00
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