Environmental Documentary Movies

Documentary about finches of the Galápagos Islands.

Bird entanglement from fishing gear is a global catastrophe. Unhooked tells the story of the world’s longest fishing pier, where bird rescuers...

When a devastating famine descended on Soviet Russia in 1921, it was the worst natural disaster in Europe since the Black Plague in the Middle Ages....

The coral in the mediterranean form unique underwater habitats, usually between 30–150m deep. These ecosystems support more than 1,800 species...

To solve the problem of styrofoam, an adventure of beach cleanup in Penghu began. It started with a two-person studio and expanded to include many...

This short documentary includes three vignettes about life off the coast of Newfoundland. In Island of Birds, we visit Green Island, a sea bird...

A unique documentary on chameleons living on the island of Madagascar, the world’s largest chameleon concentration, revealing incredible...

It has been described as a once in a generation piece of environmental legislation and is key to the government’s commitment to be the first...

In 1983, fifteen Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, landowners went to court to stop the spraying of herbicides by the local subsidiary of a Swedish...

1960s Egyptian documentary showing scenes of local life along the banks of the River Nile, with narration by Salah Jahin

How can we harness the power of mushrooms to fight climate change? In the American West, wildfires spread fast. To slow the flames, forest managers...

A documentary film on the site of a former lumber mill. It follows Lindsay Suter an architect and direct descendant of Lauren J. Drake, President of...

A teaching film for social studies, which was developed as a new educational subject in 1947. At an elementary school in Hokkaido, children have...

Atlanta has the largest urban tree canopy of any major city in North America. The Tree Economy follows the forces of development, economics, and...