Environment Movies

A young man looks out of his window, trying to see the stars. The city is too bright, preventing him from doing so. Disappointed, he decides to leave...

Armed with realistic bird puppets, trickster environmental activists pretend to be oil company Total—staging a satirical press conference to...

The Salton Sea: An inland ocean of massive fish kills, rotting resorts, and 120 degree nights located just minutes from urban Southern California....

On November 25, 1973, the first of four car-free Sundays transformed West Germany's deserted highways into spaces for walking, cycling, and...

Bidder 70 centers on an extraordinary, ingenious and effective act of civil disobedience demanding government and industry accountability. In 2008,...

This short documentary is a celebration of life on planet Earth. Made from haunting visual images selected from 50 years of NFB productions, the film...

Brave New River (directed by Nicolas Renaud) is a feature documentary exploring the paradoxes of our control over nature, the meeting between two...

An eye-opening documentary that asks the question: Are we going to let climate change destroy civilization, or will we act on technologies that can...

What happens when a forest loses its birdsong? Following clues hidden in the sounds birds make while asleep, Argentinian physicist Gabriel Mindlin...

In isolation on Iceland’s Snæfellsnes Peninsula, Nigerian-born modular synthesis artist Colloboh transforms glacial and oceanic...

The remarkable true story of three animal species rescued from the brink of extinction: California’s enchanting Channel Island Fox,...

A tentacled lake monster exacts revenge upon a noble but flawed fisherman.

This film investigates and raises awareness about the perennial pollutants PFAS, present in many everyday products, including beauty products,...

An animated film about one man's attempt to bring about changes in his community through participation with fellow citizens and the local government....

Robert Stone’s Academy Award–nominated documentary reconstructs the 1946 Operation Crossroads nuclear tests at Bikini Atoll. Built...

Every day, the world over, large amounts of high-level radioactive waste created by nuclear power plants is placed in interim storage, which is...

After decades of hurricanes and oil spills, Louisiana faces a new threat - hordes of monstrous 20 pound swamp rats. Known as "nutria", these invasive...