The Earth Cinema Circle Film Collection

Giving You The Best Of Thousands of Films Screened Each Year

On each Earth Cinema Circle DVD, we give you the best 4 full-length movies, documentaries and short films that we screen. Unless you go to lots of environmental films festivals, it’s unlikely you can see these films even on the so-called green movie channels on cable TV.

See the best environmental films, and support the filmmakers making films that make a difference

In addition to seeing films otherwise difficult to find, joining Earth Cinema Circle gives you the pleasure of knowing you are helping to support dozens of independent filmmakers from around the planet dedicated to using their art to get out the message on subjects they care about the most: global warming, saving the planet’s natural treasures, wildlife, ecosystems, green living, alternative building techniques, su

stainable architecture, solar power and more… The support that these filmmakers receive from you through your support of Earth Cinema Circle is an important contribution to their ability to continue to make films that make a difference.

Environmental Films selected to educate, entertain and inspire you to get involved.

From all the films we screen, we select the ones that meet our mission: to educate, entertain and inspire you to make a difference. On each DVD you’ll receive nature and wildlife docume

ntaries that will take you to the wild corners of the earth to see its wildest creatures; green movie selections that tell you about environmental challenges and also show you solutions; films about everyday heroes dedicating their lives to saving our planet.

VOLUME 3, 2008 (currently shipping)

Power Shift
A great introduction to the Earth Cinema Circle, this inspiring film narrated by Cameron Diaz describes many different ways that we can be involved in healing the problems facing the planet today. From eco-friendly building designs to alternative power supplies and upgrading our appliances, this film shows us a path towards a brighter, cleaner, healthier planet for ourselves and for future generations.
26 minutes in English. Narrated by Cameron Diaz, produced by WorldLink.

Ladies of the Land
Winner of a 2007 Student Academy Award, this short documentary proclaims the arrival of a new kind of farmer: women. At a time when many small family farms are closing down and being replaced by huge corporate farms, women are joining the ranks of the small family farmers at an incredible rate. They are connecting with their community through farmers’ markets and connecting to their land and animals in a completely new way. Ladies of the Land introduces us to four very different farmers, each forging her way in a homegrown effort to reclaim our land, our food and our communities.
30 minutes in English. Directed by Megan Thompson.

Sharks: Stewards of the Reef
It’s time to change our understanding of the ocean’s most dangerous predator. Although villanized by the media, sharks are an incredibly important part of the marine ecosystem and need protection if we want to keep the oceans healthy and alive. Take a look at the dangers they face and the changes we can make in our lives to make a difference in theirs.
27 minutes in English. Written by David McGuire and directed by Holiday Johnson.

Kilowatt Ours
This powerful film brings home the impact of our energy use, asking the question, “Do you know where your electricity comes from?” The answer is probably coal, the most environmentally destructive source of energy in use today. This film offers practical ways that we can each use less electricity and burn less coal, reducing our carbon footprint significantly.
38 minutes in English. Written and Directed by Jeff Barrie.

VOLUME 2, 2008 (no longer shipping)

A Life Among Whales
Renowned whale biologist Dr. Roger Payne shares with us his passionate quest to understand and preserve the world’s whale population in this beautiful documentary. Learn about what’s happening now with the Japanese whaling industry forging ahead in the name of “science” while Dr. Payne and many others continue the fight to save these incredible creatures.
56 minutes in English. Directed and Produced by Bill Haney.

How To Save the World
One Man, One Cow, One Planet. Can one man and one cow save the earth? Is it possible that instead of developing higher tech solutions to our farming problems, that we might see better results through an arcane method called biodynamic farming that uses cow dung buried in a horn for 6 months and our hands to spray our fields in a spiral motion? Not only is it possible, it is happening, and Peter Proctor is leading the way to a world-wide revolution in how we grow our food.
56 minutes in English. Produced and directed by Tom and Barbara Burstyn.

Papiroflexia (Spanish for "Origami")
This animated short introduces us to Fred, who has a knack for folding. Watch while Fred reinvents the world around him. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could dream up a healthy planet as easily as Fred can fold one?
3 minutes, no dialog. Created by Joaquin Baldwin.

The True Cost of Food
In this humorous animated short, The Sierra Club wakes us up with the reality of what our food is really costing us. Learn how we can make decisions in the grocery store that help lower not just the price of the food we are buying, but the cost to our environment, our animals and our farmers as well.
15 minutes in English. Written by Jonah Sachs and Tate Hausman, directed by Tate Hausman.

VOLUME 1, 2008 (no longer shipping)

Garbage Warrior
If you’ve ever thought, “I’m only one person. What kind of difference can I make?” Well Michael Reynolds, the Garbage Warrior, is about to show you what just one individual can achieve. Michael is a creative architect, with an out-of-the-box style, who makes buildings literally out of garbage, from discarded beer cans to car tires and more. His constructions don’t sit well with the authorities, but can you imagine the impact to our planet if more and more buildings were created from used materials? Garbage Warrior will challenge you to be more inventive and to think twice next time you throw away a plastic bottle of water.
86 minutes in English. Directed by Oliver Hodge, produced by Rachel Wexler.

Flip-Flotsam
This beautifully made documentary takes us on the long and complicated journey of the life of a flip-flop. From production through much abused wearing, to the inevitable tossing out, over land and by sea, till the discarded plastic turns up on isolated African beaches, to transform into yet another life form of arts and crafts sold all over again. If only all garbage could have so many lives!
30 minutes in English. Directed and produced by Lucy Bateman and Etienne Oliff.

The Queen of Trees
British filmmakers Victoria Stone and Mark Deeble followed the ecology of a fig tree growing at the edge of a river in Africa for years, using cameras to show us the microcosm of the fig environment, and how interconnected every tiny aspect of life truly is. How can we make decisions to alter aspects of the natural world without understanding the microscopic implications that can have devastatingly large effects on our greater ecology? This film shows how precise the interwoven relationships are, while giving us the gift of honoring the beauty of the natural world through the art of film.
60 minutes in English. Directed and produced by Mark Deeble and Victoria Stone.

Papua New Guinea: Land of the Unexpected
This short documentary reminds us that our rainforests and coral reefs continue to be threatened today, despite the media attention that this issue has received. Showing us what we’re capable of if we’re willing to work together toward a common goal, this sweet film is all about empowering the local people to make informed decisions for their future. Offering a glimmer of hope regarding our potential to make a difference, it also offers an environmental model for the rest of the world to follow.
5 minutes in English. Directed by Ron Bartels. Produced by Storyteller Productions for Chanel G TV.