Green Planet Films – Nature and Environmental films from around the globe

Green Planet Films is a non-profit distributor of Nature, Environment, and Human Ecology Films

See our new releases for educational usage or community screenings below…

The Watershed Guardians of the Fraser River
$39.00 – $225.00

EDUCATIONAL DIGITAL DOWNLOAD: For self-hosted school servers $495 (PURCHASE a download above, includes caption file).

The Fraser river is one of the most beautiful rivers of Canada. But how healthy is it really? In this documentary we embark on a journey and meet with the people who are studying and defending the Fraser river and its watershed. With scientists, activists, outdoorsmen, farmers, educators, artists and natives, discover how concerned citizens try to stop its deterioration.

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DVD: Colleges/Universities, Government & Businesses $225
(includes Public Performance Rights)
DVD: K-12 Schools, $89
DVD: Public Libraries (Circulation Only) $39
DVD: Community Screening License $199

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Crazywise
$39.00 – $250.00

EDUCATIONAL DIGITAL DOWNLOAD: For self-hosted school servers $495 (PURCHASE a download above, includes caption file).

Crazy…or wise? The traditional wisdom of indigenous cultures often contradicts modern views about a mental health crisis. Is it a ‘calling’ to grow or just a ‘broken brain’? The documentary CRAZYWISE explores what can be learned from people around the world who have turned their psychological crisis into a positive transformative experience.

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DVD: Colleges/Universities, Government & Businesses $250
(includes Public Performance Rights)
DVD: K-12 Schools, Community Colleges $100
(includes Public Performance Rights)
DVD: Public Libraries (Circulation Only) $39
DVD: Non-Profit/Community Screening License $150

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Tidewater
$49.00 – $250.00

EDUCATIONAL DIGITAL DOWNLOAD: For self-hosted school servers $450 (PURCHASE a download above, includes caption file).

In Hampton Roads, Virginia, the U.S. military is fighting to save its highest concentration of bases from sea level rise, attempting to solve one of the greatest challenges to our national security and economic prosperity the nation has ever faced.

Colleges/Universities, Government & Businesses $250
(includes Public Performance Rights)
K-12 Schools $89
(includes Public Performance Rights)
Public Libraries Circ Only $49

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It Ain’t Easy Being Green
$39.00 – $139.00

EDUCATIONAL DIGITAL DOWNLOAD: For self-hosted school servers $400 (PURCHASE a download above, includes caption file).

A spellbinding documentary that reveals how people and green iguanas can co-exist on a small Caribbean island.

DVD: Colleges/Universities, Government $139
(includes Public Performance Rights)
DVD: K-12 School $59
(includes Public Performance Rights)
DVD: Community Screening License $139
DVD: Public Libraries Circ Only $59

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Not Without Us
$89.00 – $295.00

Demonstrating the power of the masses to challenge Big Oil interests, Not Without Us is an all too timely document of the grassroots struggle for significant climate action. Taking place in the months leading up to COP21 in Paris, the film chronicles activists from around the world and the different tactics they use to make their voices heard.

DVD: Colleges, Government, Business: $295
DVD: K-12 Schools: $89
DVD: Public Libraries: $89

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Esteem
$39.00 – $195.00

EDUCATIONAL DIGITAL DOWNLOAD: For self-hosted school servers $400 (PURCHASE a download above, includes caption file).

Australian filmmaker Peter Charles Downey take us on a personal and cathartic journey of empowerment, redemption, and powerfully healing documentary cinema. Hurt people, hurt people it’s a pattern, and hurt people will hurt the earth. But just as the pain of an artist an lead to brilliant creativity, so too can the pain of the world lead us to esteem.

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DVD: Colleges/Universities, Government & Businesses $195
(includes Public Performance Rights)
DVD: K-12 Schools, Community Colleges $89
(includes Public Performance Rights)
DVD: Public Libraries (Circulation Only) $39
DVD: Non-Profit/Community Screening License $195
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Life is One
$25.00 – $49.00

EDUCATIONAL DIGITAL DOWNLOAD: For self-hosted school servers $400 (PURCHASE a download above, includes caption file).

“Life is One” is the story of three orphan sun bear cubs from Indonesia and their return to the wild. The story is told by the foster parent of these cubs who accompanied them to their independence. The viewer is placed in total immersion with the bears in the rainforest and discovers how beautiful, joyful and energetic they are. The film is a tribute to life on earth, a reminder that we are all connected and that we owe respect and compassion to those we share the planet with.

DVD: Colleges/Universities, Government & Businesses $49
(includes Public Performance Rights)
DVD: Community Screenings License $49
(includes Public Performance Rights)
DVD: K-12, Non-Profits, Public Libraries $25
BluRay $49

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From Flint: Voices of a Poisoned City
$79.00 – $149.00

From Flint goes beyond the news headlines to spotlight the impact of the devastating water contamination crisis on the people of Flint, Michigan. The film highlights the stories of residents who were personally injured, along with the work of local organizations and individuals that rallied to support them.

DVD: Colleges, Government, Business: $149
DVD: K-12 Schools, Public Libraries & Non-Profits: $79

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Brilliant Darkness: Hotaru in the Night
$29.00 – $79.00

EDUCATIONAL DIGITAL DOWNLOAD: For self-hosted school servers $125 (PURCHASE a download above).

Saving Fireflies and Nocturnal Habitats

Brilliant Darkness: Hotaru in the Night and Light of the Genji explore the Importance of Darkness, and the Erosion of it, told through the study, preservation and celebration of firefly habitats in Japan and the United States. Fireflies are reportedly disappearing, as artificial night lights disrupt their ‘languages of light’. Brilliant Darkness: Hotaru in the Night and Light of the Genji feature artists and scientists on different continents working to understand firefly flash patterns and how to live among wildlife in Urban Settings.

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Colleges / Universities (includes Public Performance Rights) $79
K-12 Schools (includes Public Performance Rights) $49
Public Libraries (Circulation Only) $29
Digital Streaming License (varies by platform) $75-$150
Community Screening License $49

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The New Environmentalists Series
$39.00 – $999.00

The New Environmentalists share a common goal, safeguarding the Earth’s natural resources from exploitation and pollution. The program features portraits of six passionate and dedicated activists around the globe who have placed themselves squarely in harm’s way to battle intimidating adversaries for environmental justice in their communities. Narrated by Robert Redford, The New Environmentalists illustrates how ordinary people are effecting extraordinary change.

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Colleges Universities, Business & Gov’t $999
(Boxset with SDH Captions)
K-12 Schools $599
(Boxset with SDH Captions)
Public Libraries $39
(Existing DVD inventory with single program, no Captions)
Public Libraries $375
(Boxset with SDH Captions)
Community Screening $99 Each Program
Digital Streaming 1 Year License varies by platform ($75-$150)
On Green Planet Films & Green Planet Stream EDU $195 Per Purchase to each Digital Program

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Península Mitre
$39.00 – $195.00

EDUCATIONAL DIGITAL DOWNLOAD: For self-hosted school servers $475 (PURCHASE a download above).

The Gauchos del Mar brothers (producers of the films Gauchos Del Mar and Tierra de Patagones) perform an unprecedented 400 KM expedition by foot with 35kgs+ on their backs during 53 days on the easternmost tip of Tierra del Fuego Province, a pristine area where no one lives. The brothers have the goal of surfing a world-class wave never ridden before at the Cape San Diego Lighthouse, the most easterly point. To get there they overcome heavy terrains, scarcity of food and harsh climate. With no communication whatsoever they document the region and decide to share their message of environmentalism, avoiding consumerism and living simply in order to protect Península Mitre forever!

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DVD: Colleges/Universities, Government & Businesses $195
(includes Public Performance Rights)
DVD: K-12 Schools $89
(includes Public Performance Rights)
DVD: Public Libraries (Circulation Only) $39
DVD: Non-Profit/Community Screening License $195

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To the Ends of the Earth
$39.00 – $195.00

EDUCATIONAL DIGITAL DOWNLOAD: For self-hosted school servers $475 (PURCHASE a download above).
55 MINUTES BROADCAST VERSION, please scroll down for 80 Minutes Directors Cut.

NARRATED BY EMMA THOMPSON. Filmmaker David Lavallee brings us up close and personal with shale gas fields, tar sands and the huge pipelines that represent the far edges of resource extraction in the 21st century. What are the consequences of no-holds-barred energy acquisition? What are we doing to the planet and ourselves?

Filled with compelling and vivid footage you won’t see elsewhere, the documentary film To The Ends Of The Earth takes us on a journey to see for ourselves what is happening and what people are doing to fight back. From the frontiers of the Arctic to the Alberta tar plains to our own Colorado River, so-called “unconventional” extractions are shattering boundaries and changing forever the connection between the earth and the lives dependent on it.

Winner of the 2016 Doc LA Film Festival

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DVD: Colleges/Universities, Government & Businesses $195
(includes Public Performance Rights)
DVD: K-12 Schools $89
(includes Public Performance Rights)
DVD: Public Libraries (Circulation Only) $39
DVD: Non-Profit/Community Screening License $195

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Safe Harbor
$39.00 – $99.00

EDUCATIONAL DIGITAL DOWNLOAD: For self-hosted school servers $250 (PURCHASE a download above).

Wellfleet Harbor off of Cape Cod Bay features a particularly striking and unusual tidal environment. Central to its ecosystem are naturally occurring wild Oyster beds and increasingly important shellfish aquaculture grants. During the spring and early summer high tides it is also the meeting place of local populations of two threatened species: Horseshoe Crabs and Diamondback Terrapin Turtles. This film presents the recent research efforts of scientist, naturalists and local citizens to understand and protect these inhabitants of this fragile harbor in the coastal environment of Cape Cod.

DVD: Colleges/Universities, Gov’t, Businesses
(includes Public Performance Rights) $99
DVD: K-12 Schools (PPRs) $59
DVD: Public Libraries (Circulation Only) $39
DVD: Community Screenings (includes PPRs) $99

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Sink or Swim: Learning the Crawl in the Maldives
$39.00 – $99.00

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Over 350,000 people live 4 feet above sea level in the island republic of Maldives, yet most never learned to swim. National Geographic “ocean hero” Jon Bowermaster organized a learn-to-swim camp there to teach 50 third graders and 20 of their burka-clad mothers how to swim. In a place more threatened by global climate change and rising sea levels than almost anywhere on the planet, it is important that its residents understand what is at risk. Diving into the ocean is a big first step.

DVD: Colleges/Universities $99
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DVD: K-12 Schools $59
DVD: Public Libraries (Circulation Only) $39
DVD: Community Screening License $99

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Babushkas of Chernobyl
$89.00 – $250.00

The Babushkas of Chernobyl journeys into the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone several decades after the world’s worst nuclear disaster in April 1986. The tightly regulated 1000 square mile Dead Zone remains one of the most radioactively contaminated places on Earth, complete with military border guards.

DVD: Colleges, Government, Business: $250
DVD: K-12 Schools, Public Libraries & Community Groups: $89

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Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things
$89.00 – $295.00

Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things examines the many aspects of the growing “minimalist” movement that is challenging compulsory consumerism and seeking a different path.

DVD: Colleges, Government, Business: $295
DVD: K-12 Schools, Public Libraries & Community Groups: $89

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The Future of Energy
$79.00 – $195.00

The Future of Energy journeys across America to shine a light on the communities and individuals who are at the forefront of the clean energy revolution, taking practical steps to transition from fossil fuels to renewable power.

Solar, wind and water could power the planet by the year 2050, according to experts in the film, substantially reducing carbon emissions. What’s needed is the social and political willpower to make the change on a large scale.

DVD: Colleges/Universities, Government & Businesses $195
(includes Public Performance Rights)
DVD: K-12 Schools, Public Libraries, Community Screenings $79
(includes Public Performance Rights)

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Nature’s Orchestra: Sounds of Our Changing Planet
$69.00 – $149.00

Nature’s Orchestra follows Bernie Krause on a soundscape expedition in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. To record habitats that are neither disturbed nor destroyed by human activities, nature sound recordists have to travel far. Along with animal voices, including migratory bird songs, the barking of a fox, and a grizzly’s sniff, the expedition records the melting of permafrost and other evidence of climate change.

DVD: Colleges/Universities, Government & Businesses $149
(includes Public Performance Rights)
DVD: K-12 Schools, Public Libraries, Community Screenings $69
(includes Public Performance Rights)

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The Nuclear Requiem
$89.00 – $295.00

An updated, in-depth reflection on the continuing danger that nuclear weapons pose and a frank assessment of the roadblocks to disarmamen.

DVD: Colleges/Universities, Government & Businesses $295
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DVD: K-12 Schools, Public Libraries, Community Screenings $89
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1.5 Stay Alive
$39.00 – $150.00

EDUCATIONAL DIGITAL DOWNLOAD: For self-hosted school servers $400 (PURCHASE a download above).

The aim of international climate change policy is to limit global warming to two degrees Celsius. But scientists believe that a temperature rise of just 1.5 degrees could lead to irreversible damage to ecosystems and terrestrial and marine areas.

MUSIC MEETS SCIENCE: The style of 1.5 Stay Alive is part music video and part factual. In it, popular Caribbean musicians express their experiences with rising seas by composing and performing songs about climate change, and their visions of how to confront it.

DVD: Colleges/Universities $150
(includes Public Performance Rights)
DVD: K-12 Schools $79
DVD: Public Libraries (Circulation Only) $39
DVD: Non-Profit/Community Screening License $150

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OCEANS The Mystery of the Missing Plastic
$39.00 – $159.00

EDUCATIONAL DIGITAL DOWNLOAD: For self-hosted school servers $400 (PURCHASE a download above).

99% of the plastic that should be floating in the oceans is missing. Even accounting for the plastic that washes up on beaches or is trapped in arctic ice, millions of tonnes has simply disappeared.

As most plastic never deteriorates, it simply breaks down into smaller and smaller particles that are invisible to the human eye, what happens to this missing ocean plastic is a mystery. In this investigation, scientists embark in search of the micro-plastics. Small, mostly invisible, toxic, they are home to a new ecosystem: the plastisphere. But where are they? Ingested by organisms? Buried under the ocean floor? Degraded by bacteria? And what is the impact of them entering the food chain?

DVD: Colleges/Universities $159
(includes Public Performance Rights)
DVD: K-12 Schools $79
DVD: Public Libraries (Circulation Only) $39
DVD: Non-Profit/Community Screening License $150

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Dear President Obama
$39.00 – $195.00

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Filmmakers and journalists worked on the film for nearly three years, filming in more than twenty states and conducting more than 120 interviews. Narrated by actor and activist Mark Ruffalo, the film is a direct appeal to President Obama as he shapes his environmental legacy, but it is also a very loud shout-out to every elected official in the country to carefully consider the growing evidence that proves that leaving fossil fuels in the ground is the only reasonable energy path forward.

DVD: Colleges/Universities, Government & Businesses $195
(includes Public Performance Rights)
DVD: K-12 Schools $89
(includes Public Performance Rights)
DVD: Public Libraries (Circulation Only) $39
DVD: Non-Profit/Community Screening License $195

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Dear Governor Cuomo
$39.00 – $195.00

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A cross between “The Last Waltz” and “An Inconvenient Truth,” “Dear Governor Cuomo” captures a concert organized on the doorstep of the New York state governor to protest the lifting of a four-year moratorium against hydraulic fracturing (fracking). The event brought together scientists, musicians, activists and actors in a scripted night onstage inviting the governor to join the anti-fracking majority in his home state. The film that resulted – written and directed by Jon Bowermaster, with musical direction by Natalie Merchant, and featuring Mark Ruffalo, Melissa Leo, Joan Osborne, Citizen Cope, Medeski Martin and Wood and many more – is equal parts message and music.

DVD: Colleges/Universities, Government & Businesses $195
(includes Public Performance Rights)
DVD: K-12 Schools $89
(includes Public Performance Rights)
DVD: Public Libraries (Circulation Only) $39
DVD: Non-Profit/Community Screening License $195

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Dear Governor Brown
$39.00 – $99.00

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When you think of California, what images pop first into mind? Ocean … beaches … mountains … healthy living … Hollywood … beautiful people.

All of which are true. But so is the fact that California is the third largest oil producing state in the nation.

Today while four-term Governor Jerry Brown is an outspoken champion of reducing emissions that contribute to global warming he is simultaneously a big promoter of California’s oil and gas industry. This new film asks, Can you really be for both?

DVD: Colleges/Universities, Gov’t, Businesses
(includes Public Performance Rights) $99
DVD: K-12 Schools (PPRs) $59
DVD: Public Libraries (Circulation Only) $39
DVD: Community Screenings (includes PPRs) $99

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