So why not spend your lockdown binge-watching environmental documentaries that come with an impactful message about the fate of our planet?
3 New Environmental Docs to Watch This Fall
Ecowatch Recommendations:
Kiss the Ground:
Between wildfires devastating the U.S. West Coast and storms battering the Gulf, the impacts of the climate crisis can feel overwhelming right now. Kiss the Ground offers an alternative to all of the bad news by focusing on solutions.
The film, directed by Josh and Rebecca Tickell and narrated by Woody Harrelson, explains how we can heal the Earth through “regenerative agriculture,” farming practices that draw carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and into soil as a way to restore soil health, which in turn boosts ecosystems and food supplies.
Public Trust: The Fight for America’s Public Lands
This award-winning documentary tells the stories of Indigenous activists, journalists, whistleblowers and historians working to protect America’s public lands. The film focuses on three political struggles: the shrinking of Bears Ears National Monument in Utah, the mining of Boundary Waters Wilderness in Minnesota and the opening of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to fossil fuel exploration.
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet, which was also produced by Silverback Films and directed by Alastair Fothergill, Jonnie Hughes and Keith Scholey, features an intimate conversation between Attenborough and Sir Michael Palin as the broadcaster reflects on his life and a career that took him to every continent on Earth. In addition to streaming on Netflix, the movie will be available in select theaters starting Sept. 28.
“For decades, David has brought the natural world to the homes of audiences worldwide, but there has never been a more significant moment for him to share his own story and reflections,” WWF executive producer Colin Butfield said in a statement. “This film coincides with a monumental year for environmental action as world leaders make critical decisions on nature and climate. It sends a powerful message from the most inspiring and celebrated naturalist of our time.”
“The Condor and the Eagle” film screening and fundraiser for Tokitae Fund of Lummi Nation’s Lhaqtemish Foundation
Join the Unitarian Universalist Ministry for Earth, the Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship and many other friends and allies as we come together virtually as people of faith and conscience to celebrate the Fall Equinox, watch this award-winning documentary, hear from the filmmakers & protagonists, and unite the faith community and allies in the movement for Indigenous rights and climate justice.
Even if you’ve already seen the film, join us again as we listen to the voices of Lummi Nation and Ponca Nations.
This day before the 50th Anniversary of Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut’s arrival at Miami Seaquarium. Doug and Jewell James will speak to the heart in a significant way about bringing Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut (Tokitae) home. This is not just about returning a whale to the wild. It’s about recognizing and honoring Lummi “Schlangen” (life ways). It’s about Truth and Reconciliation. It’s about restoring and protecting the Salish Sea and all the lives that depend on Her.
And then, it’s about our future on this planet.
September 22nd • 6:30 pm
Register now: https://event.webinarjam.com/register/114/qyg2yuro
“Four Indigenous leaders embark on an extraordinary trans-continental adventure from the Canadian Boreal forests to deep into the heart of the Amazonian jungle to unite the peoples of North and South America and deepen the meaning of “Climate Justice”. The Condor & The Eagle documentary offers a glimpse into a developing spiritual renaissance as the film four protagonists learn from each other’s long legacy of resistance to colonialism and its extractive economy.”
Salmon People – A Short by Children of the Setting Sun
The Indian System Film Screening
Hosted by the Learning Right Relations group (Olympia).
The Indian System
Sunday, June 21, 2020 / Time: 1:00 – 3:15 pm (Pacific time) Zoom film screening.
Sheldon P Wolfchild, producer and director of The Indian System, will introduce the film and join the audience after the screening to share the story of the making of the film, it’s importance in today’s world, and discuss ways forward during this time when there are now related fires burning in Minnesota. After the screening Mr. Wolfchild will be joined by historian Dr. David Nichols to speak in greater depth about the Indian System.
David A. Nichols, author of Lincoln and the Indians: Civil War Policy and Politics, assisted Wolfchild with research for the documentary that has recently been republished in a third edition by the Minnesota Historical Society Press. Nichols, a leading expert on the Eisenhower presidency, holds a Ph.D. in history from William and Mary and is the former academic dean at Southwestern College in Kansas. He lives in Winfield, Kansas.