All Films
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Movie + 2 extrasOut of Plastic
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Out of Plastic is a documentary that explores the obscure depths of plastics in the Mediterranean Sea. The film is set in the Balearic Islands, and offers a moment to reflect on the profound presence of plastic in our lives and in our environment. The film also offers sweeping landscapes and myst...
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Movie + 1 extraBig Litter Ocean
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Big Litter Ocean is a short film from Director Sara Newton, offering a satirical, sordid and bold story that explores the under-current topic we love to hate: Plastics! In a world that seems to be falling apart, one woman unknowingly adopts an ocean with a plastic intolerance. This is a fresh an...
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Movie + 2 extrasEating up Easter
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A modern dilemma of Rapanui people as they face the consequences of their rapidly developing home. Native Rapanui (Easter Island) filmmaker Sergio Mata’u Rapu narrates to his son the modern dilemma of their people who risk losing everything to the globalizing effects of tourism. The film follows ...
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Movie + 1 extraS.T.O.P.
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What role can you play in helping to solve the plastic pollution crisis?
S.T.O.P. (Stop the Ocean Pollution) is a stop-motion film from Oscar-nominated and award-winning Russian animator, Daria Kashcheeva. This short film very creatively shows us what our daily lives would look like if we live... -
Movie + 1 extraEarth's Ekko
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Earth’s Ekko, is an educational film that teaches children, ages 10 and younger, how to solve the plastic pollution problem. This film features Ekko, an ocean-dwelling animated creature. Having lived there for millions of years, Ekko’s ocean home has become more-and-more disturbed by the harmful ...
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Movie + 1 extraThe Change of Tide
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In April 2019, professional surfers from Haka Honu embarked on an investigative expedition to explore uncharted waters in Pacific Western Patagonia. After discovering the area, the surfers noticed a significant amount of plastic pollution there, even though very few humans visit the area. They ga...
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Movie + 2 extrasThe Erie Situation
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“No continent except for maybe Antarctica is escaping these blooms.”
The Erie Situation explores the confluence of science, public sentiment, politics, and the powerful farming lobby as Ohio wrestles with how to confront the drivers of the increased levels of phosphorus that are contributing to ...
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Movie + 1 extraAgainst the Current
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A global team unites around world-class South African endurance swimmer, Sarah Ferguson, as she attempts to become the first human ever to swim nonstop around Easter Island. It's a daunting challenge taken on as a means to raise awareness about plastic pollution.Against the Current is an award-wi...
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Movie + 3 extrasCutting the Line
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Cutting the Line makes a powerful statement against a disposable culture that threatens our existence while making it clear that individuals and communities can indeed make a difference.
The documentary follows husband and wife team, Naude and Katja Dreyer, and their three children as they embar...
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Movie + 1 extraA Plastic Ocean
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Journalist Craig Leeson teams up with diver Tanya Streeter and an international team of scientists and researchers, and they travel to twenty locations around the world over the next four years to explore the fragile state of our oceans.
Directed by Craig LeesonProduced by
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Movie + 1 extraSendero del Jaguar
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Discover hope in "Sendero del Jaguar: A More than Human Relationship" as Santiago Carsolio and Pedro Osorio Hernandez lead a community towards harmony with the natural world. Embrace the beacon of hope that there's potential for humans to coexist harmoniously in balance with nature, guided by Ind...
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Message On A Bottle (Version 1)
Message On A Bottle is a film by director Eelke Dekker that features Merijn Tinga, who is better known as The Plastic Soup Surfer. Tinga wants to be the first surfer to cross the North Seat on a ‘witefoil-board’ - covering a distance of 180 kilometres, from the Netherlands to England, all to rais...
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MovieThe Voice of the Sea
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South African environmentalist and first black female free diver, Zandi the Mermaid and Polo Purpose are collaborating on a campaign for World Oceans Day to raise awareness around plastic waste in our oceans.
A film by Polo Purpose Series
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The Fisherman, the Alien, the Sea (Version 1)
Witness the resilience of Italian fishermen in "The Fisherman, the Alien, the Sea" as they adapt to changing environmental conditions in the Delta of Po River. Learn from their ingenuity and commitment to sustainable fishing practices in the face of adversity.
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Sea Change (Version 1)
Sea Change is a short documentary about one man’s mindfulness in the pursuit of truth and the perfect wave, detailing his approach to the environment and surfing, and his passion for both. Filmed on location South Africa’s Kwa-Zulu Natal region, and in the bustling city of Durban, Sea Change is a...
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The Erie Situation - PBS Edit (Version 2)
In 2014, the citizens of Toledo, Ohio, had to go without running water for three days when a bloom of toxic algae entered the drinking water plant from Lake Erie. This should have been a wake-up call for politicians, big agriculture, and citizens everywhere that freshwater resources are at risk o...
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The Future of the Ocean (Version 1)
The oceans are going through a critical moment for their future. The problems arising from overfishing, the health of marine habitats, or pollution require immediate attention. Only science can provide answers to these threats and, for this reason, the UN has declared the Decade of Ocean Science ...
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Elmina 4K (Version 1)
This beautifully captured short film gives us a wide angle snapshot of coastal life in Ghana. The film explores the human impact of environmental degradation, plastic pollution, over-fishing and trawling along the gulf of Guinea.
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Closing the Loop (Version 1)
Closing The Loop is a feature length documentary on the circular (zero-waste) economy, supporting UN Sustainable Development Goal 12 on Responsible Production and Consumption. The film is presented by Prof. Dr. Wayne Visser, Chair in Sustainable Transformation and Professor of Integrated Value at...
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Raid on the Atlantic (Version 1)
West African waters have been overexploited for more than 40 years, largely by foreign fleets from Europe, Russia and Asia. The collapse of fish stocks threatens fishermen and their families, an important part of Senegalese society.
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Reunite US (Version 1)
Anyone, anywhere can make a difference, but combining that individual with other like-minded individuals can start a movement and cultural change.
Through this theme, we specifically look at the issue of single-use plastics. We highlight the key players in the single-use plastic ban that occurr... -
Muddy Waters 4K (Version 1)
In this documentary, we follow the story of Zezinho, a fisherman from this historic community, whose life is drastically altered by increasing marine pollution. With the decline of fish stocks, Zezinho and his colleagues face a crisis of livelihood and identity. In an inspiring turnaround, they r...
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Below the Mountain (Version 1)
Follow a day in the life of renowned spearfisherman Paulo Afonso as he walk us throw is preparation for the hunt and also his view of spearfishing and why it's an extremely sustainable form of fishing.
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Return of the Mangroves 4K (Version 1, Español & English SUB)
Return of the Mangroves follows the Mangrove Action Project (MAP) team to El Salvador to assess the health of mangroves in the Bay of Jiquilisco. MAP Co-Founder Alfredo Quarto and Jim Enright return to the bay 12 years after they conducted a mangrove restoration training, and with the help of Dr ...
