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- Global Environmental Justice CollectionDocumentaries related to Asian, Indigenous and environmental studies, geography, film making, journalism, anthropology, conservation biology, forestry, soil sciences, religion, gender studies and the humanities.
- CurioAccess CBC documentaries, episodes, interviews and more related to climate change, climate justice, and change. Browse climate change related topics using by themes under "Discover."
- NFB Education (National Film Board)Provides access to online viewing of films produced by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB).
- Criterion On DemandOver 2900 streamed feature films including classics, new releases, foreign films, literary adaptations, documentaries, animated titles, and independent features.
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- UBC Sustainability EventsIncludes upcoming events and webinars as well as recordings of past presentations.
Climate Research Made Real: Practical Applications of Research for Better Futures - recording
-- Kathryn Harrison, Amanda Giang, Maggie Low, and Rita Wong
Featured Streaming Films
- There's Something in the Water
Based on Dr. Ingrid Waldron's study of environmental racism and it's health impacts in Nova Scotia, There's Something in the Water explores the disproportionate impact of environmental damage on Black and Indigenous communities and the grassroots resistance of the Black community in Shelbourne, the Pictou Landing First Nation, and Mi'kmaq Land and Water Protectors working to protect the Shubenacadie River. - There Once Was An Island: Te Henua e Nnoho
Three people in the Pacific Island community of Takuu face the first devastating effects of climate change, including a terrifying flood. They show us the impact of environmental crisis while they consider the uncertain future of their island and whether to stay or leave. - Cooked: Surviral by Zip Code
In 1995, Chicago suffered the worst heat disaster in U.S history, which resulted in the deaths of 739 residents. Cooked reveals how racism and poverty create long term disasters that go unaddressed, and which result in highly unequal levels of harm during and after more acute disasters like heat emergencies. - Honeyland
Honeyland follows Hatidže Muratova, a loner beekeeper of wild bees, before and after the arrival of neighbours. The film touches on traditional practices, climate change, biodiversity, and exploitation. - Before the Flood
A documentary presenting a riveting account of the dramatic changes occurring around the world due to climate change, as well as the actions individuals and society can take to prevent catastrophic disruption of life on this planet. - 1000 Days for the Planet
Biodiversity on our planet is in trouble. Plant and animal species are going extinct at a rate unprecedented in earth’s history. Some scientists believe that if nothing is done, between a third and half of all species on earth could disappear by the end of the century. The series 1000 Days for the Planet offers a troubling overview of the situation. (Curio) - I Am Greta
The story of teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg is told through compelling, never-before-seen footage in this intimate documentary from Swedish director Nathan Grossman. Starting with her one-person school strike for climate action outside the Swedish Parliament, Grossman follows Greta -- a shy student with Asperger's -- in her rise to prominence and her galvanizing global impact as she sparks school strikes around the world. The film culminates with her extraordinary wind-powered voyage across the Atlantic Ocean to speak at the UN Climate Action Summit in New York City. (Criterion on Demand) - The Science of Weather
Host Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with NOAA Administrator Kathryn D. Sullivan. Tyson is joined in the Hall of the Universe by comedian co-host Scott Adsit and climate scientist Radley Horton to discuss the science of climate and weather. Adding to the discussion, Tyson answers fans' Cosmic Queries, David Grinspoon joins via video call to talk about extreme climate in our solar system, and Bill Nye gives us the data on climate change. (Criterion on Demand) - From Seed to Seed
Documentary about the growing momentum of regenerative agriculture, a blend of small and large scale farmers, and the challenges of climate change. - WALL-E
Available via streaming or to borrow from Asian Library, Koerner Library, and Okanagan Library.
After hundreds of lonely years, a waste management robot finds a new purpose in life. With only a cockroach for a friend, he finds true love in another robot sent on a mission to Earth to see if it is safe for human life. - Thank You for the Rain
Five years ago Kisilu, a Kenyan farmer, started to use his camera to capture the life of his family, his village and the damages of climate change. When a violent storm throws him and a Norwegian filmmaker together we see him transform from a father, to community leader to an activist on the global stage. - Hope in a Changing Climate
Hope in a Changing Climate optimistically reframes the debate on global warming. Illustrating that large, decimated eco-systems can be restored, the BBC World documentary reveals success stories from Ethiopia, Rwanda and China which prove that bringing large areas back from environmental ruin is possible, and key to stabilizing the earth’s climate, eradicating poverty and making sustainable agriculture a reality. - Food for the rest of us
Food for the Rest of Us is a feature film that presents 4 stories of people living life on their own terms, serving as leaders and role models who are lending their voice to the underdog and leading a revolution to a better world, from the ground up! An Indigenous-owned, youth run organic farm in Hawaii, and Black urban grower in Kansas City who runs a land-farm at East High School, A female Kosher Butcher in Colorado working with the Queer Community and an Inuit community on the Arctic Coast who are adapting to climate change with a community garden in a small geodesic dome.
Featured DVDs
- Blue Planet II
David Attenborough returns to the world's oceans in this sequel to the acclaimed documentary filming rare and unusual creatures of the deep, as well as documenting the problems our oceans face. - Chasing Ice
In 2005, acclaimed environmental photographer James Balog headed to the Arctic on a tricky assignment for National Geographic: to capture images to help tell the story of the Earth's changing climate. Even with a scientific upbringing, Balog had been a sceptic about climate change. But that first trip north opened his eyes ... Within months of that first trip to Iceland, the photographer conceived the boldest expedition of his life: The Extreme Ice Survey. He deployed revolutionary time-lapse cameras across the Arctic to capture a multi-year record of the world's changing glaciers - Do The +Math
A documentary chronicling American environmentalist Bill McKibben's efforts to build a movement to challenge the fossil fuel industry and to change the terrifying math of the climate crisis. - Hungry Tide
Examines the effect of climate change and the resulting rise in sea level and increasing salinity on the Pacific island nation of Kiribati. Exposes the global inequalities driving global warming through the life and work of Maria Tiimon, who advocates for the rights of Pacific Islanders, and explores the deteriorating conditions that threaten the people and culture of Kiribati as they plan for a time when they no longer have a nation. - An Inconvenient Sequel : Truth to Power
A decade after An Inconvenient Truth brought climate change into the heart of popular culture comes the follow-up that shows just how close people are to a real energy revolution. - Planet Earth II
One of the most ambitious landmark series allows us to experience the world from the viewpoint of the animals themselves. Traveling through jungles, deserts, mountains, islands, grasslands, and cities, this series explores the unique characteristics of Earth's most iconic habitats and the extraordinary ways animals survive within them. New technology has allowed individual stories to be captured in an unparalleled level of detail. - This Changes Everything
Filmed over 211 shoot days in nine countries and five continents over four years, This Changes Everything is an epic attempt to re-imagine the vast challenge of climate change. Inspired by Naomi Klein's international non-fiction bestseller This Changes Everything, the film presents seven powerful portraits of communities on the front lines, from Montana's Powder River Basin to the Alberta Tar Sands, from the coast of South India to Beijing and beyond. - Awake: A Dream from Standing Rock
Record of the massive peaceful resistance led by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to the Dakota Access Pipeline through their land and underneath the Missouri River. - Dirt: The Movie
Available from Koerner Library, and Okanagan Library
Featuring live action and animation, this movie examines the history and current state of the living organic matter that we come from and will later return to.