Shapiro Library Environmental Film Collections
Recommended Titles
Anthropocene This link opens in a new windowCall Number: Streaming VideoPublication Date: 2019The film follows the research of an international body of scientists, the Anthropocene Working Group who, after nearly 10 years of research, argue that the Holocene Epoch gave way to the ANTHROPOCENE EPOCH in the mid-twentieth century as a result of profound and lasting human changes to the Earth.
Greta Thunberg: Rebel With a Cause This link opens in a new windowCall Number: Streaming VideoPublication Date: 2020Never afraid to speak the harsh and terrifying truths of impending climate disaster Greta is taking on the world for the ultimate cause.
Honeyland This link opens in a new windowCall Number: Streaming VideoPublication Date: 2019HONEYLAND is an epic, visually stunning portrait of the delicate balance between nature and humanity that has something sweet for everyone.
2040 This link opens in a new windowCall Number: Streaming VideoPublication Date: 2020Practical solutions to environmental concerns are addressed with the hope that the filmmaker's daughter, 21 years old in the year 2040, will face a hopeful future.
Crude: The Real Price of Oil This link opens in a new windowPublication Date: 2009Three years in the making, Crude tells the epic story of one of the largest and most controversial legal cases on the planet: the infamous $27 billion "Amazon Chernobyl" lawsuit pitting 30,000 rainforest dwellers in Ecuador against the U.S. oil giant Chevron.
Recommended Collections
- Film Platform's List of Top 10 Environmental Films This link opens in a new windowFilm Platform connects academic audiences with leading documentary films from across the world. This collection is curated by film experts and leading academics to showcase meaningful documentaries of social, political and cultural importance.
- Films on Demand - List of Environmental Titles This link opens in a new windowncludes the Archival Films & Newsreels Collection, Psychology, History, Business, & Economics, Science, Health & Medicine, Art, Political Science, and more! Films on Demand includes world-class online educational videos from PBS, The History Channel, TED, Films for the Humanities & Social Sciences, Frontline, NOVA, National Geographic, and more.