The Earth Cinema Circle Film Collection
Giving You The Best Of Thousands of Films Screened Each Year
On each Earth Cinema Circle DVD, you'll receive the 4 best full-length movies, documentaries and short films that we screen for that volume. Unless you go to a lot of of environmental films festivals, it’s unlikely you can see these films -- even on the "green" movie channels on cable TV.
See the best environmental films and support the filmmakers of 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. These filmmakers are 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, sustainable architecture, solar power and more. The support that these filmmakers receive from you through your membership in Earth Cinema Circle is an important and helps them continue to create 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 documentaries that will take you to the far 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 1, 2010 (Currently shipping)
Tesfaye
This short film introduces us to a man who is making a difference on the planet, starting at home. Tesfaye grew up in Ethiopia when the land was covered with trees, and his people could raise healthy animals and crops. Now, the land is desert. All of the trees have been stripped for fuel, the land is depleted, and the rains don’t come. But Tesfaye has a mission to bring back the Eden of his childhood…
5 minutes, directed by Brent Gudgel
Chickens of the Sea
The chickens are really prairie hens, and the sea is the waving grasses of the high prairie in this sweet short film aimed at kids, but meant to be enjoyed by all ages. Sit back and learn about the flora and fauna of a precious natural habitat for creatures with some very strange customs!
7 minutes, directed by Steve Furman and Susan Staats
Soil in Good Heart
Here’s a short film we truly wished could be longer! This film connects us to the heart of the matter of organic farming, the soil itself. Can we re-generate strong, healthy soil using only organic compounds? How would this new soil affect our food? Connecting the earth to our bodies, and local farmers to our tables, this film brings us hope that a new generation of food is coming our way!
13 minutes, directed by Deborah Koons Garcia
Children of the Amazon
This feature-length documentary takes us on a journey through time. Director Denise Zmekhol returns to the Brazilian Amazon to find the children who she had taken pictures of 15 years earlier, only to find a completely changed culture. We learn the history of the region and understand the events that have led these people so far, so quickly, from their origins. In the end, there is hope — huge progress has been made in preserving the lands and the people’s way of life. Only time will tell if the solutions are too little too late, or enough to make the difference. Children of the Amazon is a co-production of ZD Films and the Independent Television Series (ITVS), with funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB).
72 minutes, directed by Denise Zmekhol