2013 Films

The slums of Mumbai are a long way from the Austrian Alps, but Rodgers and Hammerstein’s timeless score for “The Sound of Music” transcends generations and continents to inspire the children of the Bombay Chamber Orchestra...

Seashells have held an eternal fascination for many cultures. No other natural history objects, it could be argued, have more thoroughly gratified our human impulse to collect beautiful items from a world beyond our own...

Shown with EXPLORING BLOODY BAY WALL

Motivated by questions of human biology, coral reef ecosystems and the stunning beauty of Bloody Bay Wall, the scientists collaborations help illuminate what rich marine life offers humanity...

Marine Sanctuaries

Every year, over six million visitors come to the Florida Keys to enjoy the coral reef system and the surrounding waters...

Shown with SANCTUARY IN THE SEA: A GULF OF THE FARALLONES EXPERIENCE and SEA OF CHANGE - A MONTEREY BAY EXPERIENCE

Shown as part of the multi-day, multi-venue Health and the Environment Film Series

A selection of health shorts followed by a discussion...

Films shown include LIGHTING THE WAY, TOXIC DETROIT, THE RIGHT TO BREATHE and LYSANDER'S SONG

Health Shorts shown as part of the multi-day, multi-venue Health and the Environment Film Series

Lighting the Way highlights the story of a young entrepreneur, a Navajo medicine man, and an inventor as they work to bring renewable energy technology to the 1.6 billion energy poor. Like a new growing number of social entrepreneurs, they are paving the way toward a new inclusive and caring economy.

Shown with LYSANDER'S SONG, THE RIGHT TO BREATHE and TOXIC DETROIT

Health Shorts

What does the future of the elephant have to do with the future of childhood? Everything. Combining wildlife footage with the concerns and legends of indigenous people in Kenya, the film explores their unique relationships to and with the elephant...

Shown with LIGHTING THE WAY, THE RIGHT TO BREATHE and TOXIC DETROIT

Health Shorts shown as part of the multi-day, multi-venue Health and the Environment Film Series

Blunt-spoken John Cross, a West Long Beach community activist offers his unique perspective and Marilyn Kamimura describes what it is like to live a mile and a half from the Puente Hills Landfill where one-third of Los Angeles’s trash is dumped...

Shown with LIGHTING THE WAY, LYSANDER'S SONG and TOXIC DETROIT

Marine Sanctuaries

Stunning footage of the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, just 28 miles off the coast of San Francisco and a gathering spot for whales, seabirds, sea lions and sharks...

Shown with REFLECTIONS: A FLORIDA KEYS EXPERIENCE and SEA OF CHANGE - A MONTEREY BAY EXPERIENCE

Health Shorts shown as part of the multi-day, multi-venue Health and the Environment Film Series

As the city of Detroit struggles to bring itself back from the brink, the burden of a checkered history continues to weigh on its current residents...

Shown with LIGHTING THE WAY, LYSANDER'S SONG, and THE RIGHT TO BREATHE

***SPECIAL SNEAK PREVIEW WITH CLIPS***

The worst man-made ecological disaster in American history, “the dust bowl,” caused by the heedless actions of thousands of individual farmers, encouraged by their government and influenced by global markets, resulted in a collective tragedy that nearly swept away the breadbasket of the nation...

Marine Sanctuaries

The beauty, diversity and history of Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary is revealed through the eyes of a world renowned free-diver who conducts clinics at various locations around the United States including Monterey Bay.

Shown with REFLECTIONS: A FLORIDA KEYS EXPERIENCE and SANCTUARY IN THE SEA: A GULF OF THE FARALLONES EXPERIENCE

Shown as part of the multi-day, multi-venue Health and the Environment Film Series

Aerosol sprays used to be prevalent in daily life, as shown in this short film...

Shown with SHATTERED SKY

Examines the Eskimos’ survival in the extreme Arctic wilderness, as well as their raw existence and struggle to maintain their lifestyle against encroaching civilization...

Shown as part of the multi-day, multi-venue Health and the Environment Film Series

Like with today’s CO2 emissions, an invisible compound was threatening the Earth’s life-support systems, but a solution seemed beyond reach. Eerily reminiscent of today’s energy and climate crisis, Shattered Sky tells the story of how America led the world in solving the biggest environmental crisis ever seen...

Shown with PSSSHT

Shown as part of the multi-day, multi-venue Health and the Environment Film Series

Drawing on ancient knowledge and cutting edge science, Symphony of the Soil is an artistic exploration of the miraculous substance that is soil...

Shown as part of the Lucy Walker Retrospective

Follows several Amish teens through their experiences sampling life outside of the Amish community, many of whom drive cars, wear modern clothes and cut and style their hair, have sexual relationships and some experiment with drugs...

Shown as part of the multi-day, multi-venue Health and the Environment Film Series

The first to consider the entire history and scope of environmentalism, from conservation to climate change, this film explores how disparate environmental issues built into an international cause, the largest movement the world has ever seen and perhaps the most crucial in terms of what’s at stake...