The Clean Bin Project

by reelearth on Mar 17, 2012 • Comments Closed

Is it possible to live completely waste free? Partners Jen and Grant go head to head in a comedic battle to see who can swear off consumerism and produce the least amount of garbage in an entire year. Their light-hearted competition is set against a compelling examination of the sobering...

GrowthBusters: Hooked on Growth

by reelearth on Mar 17, 2012 • Comments Closed

A David vs. Goliath story. Filmmaker Dave Gardner dares to challenge our growth-worshipping system and our beliefs linking growth with prosperity and fulfilment. The film explores how our attitudes toward economic, consumption and population growth prevent rational responses to evidence we’ve outgrown the planet. GrowthBusters weaves the tale of Gardner’s...

Bikpela Bagarap (Big Damage)

by reelearth on Mar 17, 2012 • Comments Closed

This story is told through the voice of regular villagers, without narration. It is a tale of exploitation and broken promises, where local people are treated as second-rate citizens in their own country by Malaysian logging companies and corrupt politicians. Customary landowners are forced into signing documents they don’t understand,...

Raising Resistance

by reelearth on Mar 17, 2012 • Comments Closed

Winner, Best Film Visions du Reel Film Festival For small farmers in Paraguay, resistance against aggressively expanding genetic soy production literally means a fight for survival. 80% of soy production is used as animal food to satisfy the excessive meat consumption in rich countries, and expansion of soy crops is...

People of a Feather

by reelearth on Mar 17, 2012 • Comments Closed

YERT: Your Environmental Road Trip

by reelearth on Mar 17, 2012 • Comments Closed

Three friends on a year-long journey of discovery across the US to personalize sustainability and to answer a critical question: ARE WE DOOMED? During the journey, they attempt to never turn on an incandescent light bulb, radically reduce water usage by any means necessary, and, above all, they attempt to...