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Necessity. by Haaken, Jan,film director.; Praus, Samantha,film director.; Freestyle Digital Media (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Freestyle Digital Media in 2023.This two-part film series unfolds around activists and their use of the necessity defense in jury trials in different regions of the US after being charged with trespassing. Legal strategies in the climate movement take center stage as Indigenous leaders and Native and non-Native activists respond to the growing climate emergency. From the Mississippi Headwaters, wild rice fields and Great Lakes in Part I to the rivers and mountains of the Columbia River Gorge in Part II, awe-inspiring terrains are sites of coordinated resistance to corporate expansion of oil through pipelines, rail and terminals to get their lethal products to market. As inspiring and hopeful as they are informative, the films show how alliances form around shared commitments to save the planet.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Science.; Social sciences.; Environmental sciences.; Sociology.; Documentary films.; Indigenous peoples.; Foreign study.; Current affairs.;

Dolphins. by De, Leighton,film director.; Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 2023.A ground-breaking, investigative environmental film that explores the impact humans are having on wild dolphins through popular hand feeding tourism programs in Australia at Monkey Mia and Bunbury in Western Australia, and Moreton Bay and Tin Can Bay in Queensland.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Science.; Social sciences.; Travel.; Instructional films.; Australians.; Foreign study.; Environmental sciences.; Sociology.; Documentary films.; Environment.;

The Conqueror. by Nunez, William,film director.; Okonedo, Sophie,actor.; Blue Fox Entertainment (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Sophie OkonedoOriginally produced by Blue Fox Entertainment in 2023.Hollywood's infamous flop, "The Conqueror," stars John Wayne as Genghis Khan, embodying a slew of racist and sexist problems. Its enduring notoriety stems from the tragic fact that nearly half its cast and crew developed cancer, revealing a tale of government deception and negligent production choices, highlighting the devastating impact of nuclear fallout…Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Arts.; Science.; Motion pictures.; Environmental sciences.; Documentary films.; Artists.; Health.;

Life on a Little-Known Planet : Dispatches from a Changing World. by Kolbert, Elizabeth.;
Pulitzer Prize winning author Elizabeth Kolbert has shaped the way we think about the environment in the 21st century. Collected in 'Life on a Little-Known Planet' are her most important pieces about climate change and the natural world. The threats to our planet have only grown more serious. Now is the time to deepen our understanding of the world we are in danger of losing.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: NATURE / Essays; SCIENCE / Environmental Science; SCIENCE / Global Warming & Climate Change;

I Am the River, the River Is Me. by Lom, Petr,film director.; Journeyman Pictures (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Journeyman Pictures in 2024.The Whanganui River in Aotearoa/New Zealand is the first river in the world to be recognized as a legal person, as a living and indivisible being. Māori river guardian Ned Tapa invites a First Nations Elder from Australia and his daughter, who are activists dedicated to saving their own dying river back home, on a five-day canoe trip down this sacred river. Made over a three-year period, in close collaboration with the Whanganui Māori, the film is a positive, urgent call to action for the rights of nature: now the fastest growing legal movement in the world.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Science.; Environmental sciences.; Documentary films.; Environmentalism.; Sustainability.; Rights of nature.; New Zealand.;

Where the Wild Men Are with Ben Fogle. by Fogle, Ben,actor.; BBC Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Ben FogleOriginally produced by BBC Studios in 2013.Ben Fogle travels to remote locations in the US, Italy, Zambia and Australia and meets families who’ve turned their backs on the rat race, set up home in some of the most inhospitable places in the world and radically changed their lives.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Science.; Social sciences.; Environmental sciences.; Sociology.; Documentary films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; Families.; Nature.; Documentary television programs.;

Inundation District. by Abel, David,film director.; M. McDuffie, Tina,actor.; PBS (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Tina M. McDuffieOriginally produced by PBS in 2023.In a time of rising seas, one city spent billions of dollars erecting a new waterfront district - on landfill, at sea level. Unlike other places imperiled by climate change, this neighborhood with some of the world’s largest companies was built well after scientists began warning of the threats. The city called its new quarter the Innovation District. But others are calling it Inundation District.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Science.; Social sciences.; Environmental sciences.; Sociology.; Documentary films.; Health.; Sustainability.; Climatic changes.; Environmental health.; Natural disasters.; Water.; Massachusetts.;

Great Bear Rainforest. by McAllister, Ian,film director.; Griffith, Marc,film director.; Jorgensen, Rebekah,film director.; Cromwell, James,actor.; Reynolds, Ryan,actor.; Filmhub, Inc. (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
James Cromwell, Ryan ReynoldsOriginally produced by Filmhub, Inc. in 2019.Journey to a land of grizzlies, coastal wolves, sea otters and the all-white spirit bear — the rarest bear on earth — in the film GREAT BEAR RAINFOREST. Hidden from the outside world, the Great Bear Rainforest is one of the wildest places left on earth. Found on Canada’s remote Pacific coast, it is the last intact temperate rainforest in the world—a place protected by the region’s indigenous people for millennia.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Science.; Zoology.; Environmental sciences.; Americans.; Foreign study.; Documentary films.; Current affairs.; Canada.; Alaska.;

The People's Republic of Mallacoota. by Jackson, Tony,film director.; Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 2022.This compelling, character-led series follows an ensemble cast of resolute, charismatic, and forthright citizens of a bushfire-ravaged community as they fight to rebuild their lives, rehabilitate their environment, and re-invent their community. And they’re in a race against a time to make sure the horrors of the last bushfire season never happen again.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Science.; Australians.; Foreign study.; Environmental sciences.; Documentary films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.;

Maui's Deadly Firestorm. by Yu, Xinyan,film director.; PBS (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by PBS in 2025.The deadliest American wildfire in a century, and the missed warnings that made it so unstoppable. An investigation of its causes, the chaotic response, and how changes to the climate and landscape have made Maui increasingly vulnerable to fires. From Frontline.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Science.; Environmental sciences.; Documentary films.; Current affairs.; Climatic changes.; Natural resources--Management.; Fire.; Hawaii.;

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