Experts say 2 degrees celsius could be the breaking point for climate change. This list may not reflect recent changes learn more. Jan 22, 2020 10 amazing hollywood movies on climate change. Of the military industrial complex and its aftermath. With mahfuz ullah, jonathan parfrey, nousheen zoarder, rainer baake. Climate change is tough to discuss with kids, but these kidfriendly movies are an excellent way to start the conversation. Documentary films on climate change a list of 30 titles. Michael moore drops new documentary on climate change. Sun come up is an academy award nominated film that shows the human face of climate change. Fleeing climate change the real environmental disaster dw. A hybrid between drama, documentary and animation, the film showcased a man played by pete postlethwaite living alone in the year 2055.
Nov 07, 2017 a system of satellites and lasers that controls the weather, as depicted in the new climate change inspired disaster film geostorm. Connect4climates film4climate initiative grew out of our action4climate documentary film contest of 202014, which gave young filmmakers around the world a chance to make their voices heard on the burgeoning climate crisis. Truth to power finds the former vice president sounding the alarm again about climate change. Explore is a philanthropic multimedia organization that makes documentary films and photographs to showcase. The first trailer has dropped for climate change documentary this changes everything ahead of its premiere at the toronto film festival. Now heres a title that flashes climate change movie. Sir david discovers that the world is warming at an unprecedented rate, and finds out why this is now far beyond any normal allowance for cyclical fluctuation. Our daily habits and actions, as well as dimensions of race. In this activity students work in groups to create a short documentary or film about climate change, in particular its impacts, risks and the personal actions that can be taken to fight climate change.
From the damage wrought by hurricane sandy to the upheaval caused by drought in the middle east, years of living dangerously combines blockbuster storytelling with the reporting expertise of hollywoods brightest stars and todays most respected journalists. The film turns the distant concept of global warming into a concrete human problem with enormous worldwide consequences. The story of spaceship earth sounds like the premise of a scifi movie, but in true strangerthanfiction manner, this sundance premiere which starts streaming friday on hulu is truly out. Aug 26, 2015 the first trailer has dropped for climate change documentary this changes everything ahead of its premiere at the toronto film festival. Fathom events and specticast are giving a major push to the antiglobal warming documentary climate hustle, with plans for showings at nearly 400 theaters on may 2. The film makes great use of statistics and graphs to illustrate the extent of the crisis, but it realizes this alone. Communicating climate change through documentary film. Pages in category climate change films the following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total.
Collections and climate change documentary film youtube. The film offers a message of hope our very lives depend on saving the oceans, and you can help. Sarah palin and bill nye featured in anticlimate change film. Watch climate change docu this changes everything tiff. Al gore is back to scare movie goers with raging storm patterns. The film was produced as a collaboration between stevens, leonardo dicaprio, james packer, brett ratner, trevor davidoski, and jennifer davisson killoran. Live well and spark a climate revolution, this feature documentary film delves into the life of atmospheric scientist peter kalmus, who cut his fossil fuel use to. We are excited to announce a new climate state release, an incredible feature film based upon the award winning our planet climate change documentary series by the wwf. Illuminate the issue before showing the film, photocopy and circulate the accompanying graphic organiser page 4 or display it on your class whiteboard.
Facing climate change and human extinction the documentary donna haraway. Climate change disaster film aims to save planet from destruction from kidnap threats to stomachchurning helicopter rides, the age of stupid team reveal the lengths they went to make the film. Climate change is real and its effects are already visible even more so, when you watch them play out on the big screen. Sarah palin and popular climate change advocate bill nye will be featured voices reacting to the premiere screening of an anti climate change documentary. The climate crisis is a frequent visitor to the plot of hollywood movies, sometimes as a catalyst in disaster pics such as the day after tomorrow, sometimes as part of an allegory about. The film shows how chefs repurpose food that would otherwise be thrown out to create delicious dishes. Climate change, climate justice documentary film activity sheet. Leonardo dicaprios climatechange doc is streaming for free ahead of us election. How to change the world 2015 this documentary is part historical look at the. The film powerfully demonstrates how women are transferring knowledge and local networks into handson strategies. Now the book has been turned into an hourlong documentary film, titled being the change.
This documentary looks at the socalled hotspots of climate change in the. Carbon storage in the atmosphere is reaching the same levels as the earth had during the end permian period, which is where oceans warn to the point of releasing stores of methane, only difference is, our emissions of co2 is almost double currently, than what. When climate change threatens their survival, the islanders. We went to every corner of the globe to document the devastating. Fictional films about climate change clifi, by contrast, have thus far been summer fare. Apr 22, 2016 chasing ice, 2012 climatechange deniers have had a hard time ignoring the photographic evidence presented in jeff orlowskis oscarnominated documentary, chasing ice. Directed by mary grandelis and dave davis, the film retells kalmus. Climate refugees is the first feature film to explore indepth the global human impact of climate change and its serious destabilizing effect on international politics. The changing climate of global warming top documentary films.
Inuit knowledge and climate change will be screened nationally and internationally over the next month. The unspoken reality short climate change documentary film. Climate state tipping point takes the viewer on a stunning eyeopening journey around the world, the. Climate change is real and its effects are already visible even more so, when. Sep 21, 2014 in that respect, perhaps the best film we have about climate change is jeff nicholss take shelter. Mar 16, 2015 7 mustsee films at the 2015 environmental film fest from racing extinction to monsoon, heres a taste of the more than 160 films being shared at the countrys largest environmental film festival. Directed by mary grandelis and dave davis, the film. The meltdown and happy feet two are a great way to expose young. Feb 24, 2017 the best nature and climate change documentaries on netflix. Greening the silver screen film4climate connect4climates film4climate initiative grew out of our action4climate documentary film contest of 202014, which gave young filmmakers around the world a chance to make their voices heard on the burgeoning climate crisis. Martin scorsese is an executive producer the film premiered at the toronto international film festival in september 2016, and was released.
The movie coproduced by the actor leonardo dicaprio in association with the national. Global multidisciplinary cultural organization liberatum will release a new film called in this climate. Documentaries such as a beautiful planet and chasing ice offer kids a vivid window onto the forces that shape the planet and give them a deeper appreciation of mother earth. Liberal climatechange doc time to choose is full of. Schwarzenegger filming climate change documentary the. Poignant scenes illustrate the sacred beauty of the natural world, the tragedy of its diminishment, and our human interconnectedness with the rest of creation. The best nature and climate change documentaries on netflix. The effects of human impact on the planet are obvious with increased greenhouse gas emission, the melting of ice sheets, and the potential of the megafaunas extinction. Once you learn how our current practices surrounding food production and food waste contribute to climate change, youre bound to be inspired to adopt more sustainable practices. Unlike most film festivals put on by big production. A young bangladeshi woman takes her uncertain future into her own hands to change the fate of her family, her country and the planet. The documentary is set to air on bbc1 at 9pm on thursday 18th april. A hybrid between drama, documentary and animation, the film showcased a man played by pete postlethwaite living alone. The impact of climate change on wildlife take a deeper look at this new documentary film as host sir david attenborough takes us through one of the globes most pressing issues, our changing.
With david attenborough, cher, noam chomsky, steve mccurry. Merchants of doubt explores work of climate change. The film follows the relocation of the carteret islanders, a community living on a remote island chain in the south pacific ocean, and now, some of the worlds first environmental refugees. This lesson meets selected australian curriculum outcomes for years 5 and 6 in the subjects of english and geography. As these films explore, climate change is a topic that concerns our everyday lives. Watch fulllength episodes of pbs documentary series frontline for free. Nov 01, 2016 leonardo dicaprio has taken time out from his usual moviemaking duties to front a powerful film about climate change called before the flood so important is the movies message, that distributor national geographic made it freely available for anyone to stream on youtube for a limited time. Apr 11, 2016 fathom events and specticast are giving a major push to the antiglobal warming documentary climate hustle, with plans for showings at nearly 400 theaters on may 2.
The great global warming swindle is a polemical documentary film that suggests that the scientific opinion on climate change is influenced by funding and political factors, and denies the existence of a scientific consensus about the reality and causes of global warming. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. But national geographic has now released the film hosted by. Love how some comment on how this is biased and how global warming is still up for debate you should research the topic a little more. Al gore and turns it into an impassioned educational movie. Since 1983, providing educational media and documentary programming on critical global and social issues, science and health to. Michael moore on tuesday dropped a new film about climate change called planet of the humans that he executive produced on the eve of the 50th anniversary of earth day. The gripping narrative exposes surprising connections between volatile climate shifts and major historical events.
Just as there has been a proliferation of propagandistic global warming movies over the past few years, films that criticize the popular theory have also been making the rounds. This years additions to the clifi roster, snowpiercer and into the storm, opened in june and august respectively. The climate change movement has suffered in part by the inactivity of a younger generation that feels overwhelmed and consumed by daily struggles, and helpless in their ability to affect change within such a farreaching crisis. Before the flood is a 2016 documentary film about climate change directed by fisher stevens. Jun 02, 2016 the climatechange documentary time to choose makes the disaster movie the day after tomorrow look like a model of judiciousness and restraint. Facing climate change and human extinction filmtv the. Academy awardwinning documentary filmmaker charles ferguson inside job, no end. Hollywood is obsessed with climate change disasters. Years of living dangerously the complete showtime series. Climate change climate justice documentary film follow on activities activity 1 lights. Made in consultation with the ipcc and worldleading climate scientists, this groundbreaking documentary explains the headlines that are addressed in the fifth assessment report in 2015, and how. Movies that teach kids about climate change climate change is tough to discuss with kids, but these kidfriendly movies are an excellent way to start the conversation.
Invite students to discuss what information they already know about climate change and encourage them. Michael moore drops new climate change documentary planet. The dissenters claim that climate change is not manmade but simply the result of cyclical changes in the planets warming and cooling that has taken place over the. Better informed than ever with more films available than ever before, it can be difficult. Michael moore has released a new documentary on climate change from director jeff gibbs, planet of the humans. Heres how to watch leonardo dicaprios climate change. May 24, 2019 efore the flood is the product of an incredible threeyear journey that took place with my cocreator and director fisher stevens.
Yeah, sounds pretty laughable but the premise of the 2004. Documentaries to watch for earth day 2020 international. Oct 22, 2014 fictional films about climate change clifi, by contrast, have thus far been summer fare. Ten years ago, the day after tomorrow day after opened on memorial day weekend. Sarah palin backs anticlimate change movie variety. Jul 09, 2018 now the book has been turned into an hourlong documentary film, titled being the change. Merchants of doubt explores work of climate change deniers. Climate change is real and its effects are already visibleeven more so when you can see them play out on the big screen the 15th wild and scenic film festival, in nevada city in january, was rife with such evidence.
Feb 12, 2017 while climate researchers look at the worlds increasingly frequent and severe natural disasters and see a direct connection to human behavior, research shows that most everyday people still feel disconnected from both the impacts and causes of climate change. Inuit knowledge and climate change is having its us premieres in washington dc march 28th and new york march 31st in association with the smithsonian institution. In victoria climate change is already impacting our oceans and our landscapes and our cultural, social and political life. Nprs melissa block speaks to director robert kenner about his documentary, merchants of doubt, which examines the work of climate change. Pages in category documentary films about global warming the following 47 pages are in this category, out of 47 total. Mar 06, 2015 nprs melissa block speaks to director robert kenner about his documentary, merchants of doubt, which examines the work of climate change skeptics and their campaign to sway public opinion. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Filmmaker davis guggenheim follows al gore on the lecture circuit, as the former presidential candidate campaigns to raise public awareness of the dangers of global warming and calls for immediate action to curb its destructive effects on the environment. Understanding the science of climate change earths. This groundbreaking documentary event series explores the human impact of climate change. Anticipating these events, codirector ian mauro was interviewed by ecocentric blog about the film and the impact it is having on public and expert opinion. Climate change documentary 2 working title nousheens question new title. Jul 24, 20 kecitv reports schwarzenegger is the executive producer of the documentary, which is looking at climate change and how it impacts the fire season. Climate of doubt frontline explores the massive shift in public opinion on climate change.
Leonardo dicaprios climatechange doc is streaming for free ahead. Before the flood full movie national geographic youtube. The global manmade machines caused a disturbance for our planetary forces. Story telling for earthly survival presents a philosopher for a planet in crisis. The wisdom to survive is an exquisitelyfilmed documentary that presents an overview of the climate crisis, including its causes, effects, and directions of hope. Chasing ice the age of stupid the 11th hour featuring ecohypocrite leonardo dicaprio merchants of doubt greedy lying bastards those. The best climatechange documentaries to watch on earth day. Jun 09, 2017 a climate change documentary film by will mahan, hey everyone, thanks for watching lightning strike studioss all new climate change documentary film, the unspoken reality we hope you enjoyed it.
It will then be made available online via bbc iplayer. Film and tv projects aim to highlight the climate crisis. Five films on food waste and hunger that you should be. Explore is a philanthropic multimedia organization that makes documentary. We dont experience risk properly, says katharine hayhoe, professor and.
The 12 best nature and climate change documentaries on. This channel offers you full episodes of high quality documentaries. Change at the top of the world full climate change. Apr 26, 2016 5 eyeopening documentaries to watch on climate change. When climate denial and alternative facts pervade the body politic, its time to zoom in on the science. Experts predict that by midcentury hundreds of millions of people will be uprooted as a result of sea. Handson profiles five women from four continents tackling climate change through policy, protest, education and innovation. Streaming culture has given rise to a new generation of documentary lovers. Because movies have always helped humans process complex circumstances, from. The program was formally criticised by ofcom, the uk broadcasting regulatory agency, which upheld complaints of. Climate change documentary 2 2018 release info imdb.