Re: [Videolib] Recommended DVDs on envrionmental sustainability?

[Jackson, Sandra F.]

Thanks to everyone for providing such a great list.  This will be really 
helpful when I protest the next time someone wants to program a showing WALL-E 
for sustainability issues.  Playing it once was fine, but it's now been played 
three years in a row with a different group sponsoring it each year.  Each time 
I say it's been done, the group insists it is THE movie they want to play. I'm 
going to throw a fit if anyone asks me to play WALL-E again.   Now that I have 
a very long list of alternatives to offer, maybe I'll be able to get them to 
choose something else.

Sandra F. Jackson
Film Program Coordinator
Lumina Theater & Sharky's Box Office
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From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu 
[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Filmakers Library
Sent: Monday, March 29, 2010 2:37 PM
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Subject: Re: [Videolib] Recommended DVDs on envrionmental sustainability?

Hi Mo
You have had so many recommendations, I know,  but I can't resist pointing out 
these films from Filmakers Library which might have a different angle on the 
theme.


The Tipping Point: Global Warming at the Arctic Circle 
 (new release)

The Arctic sea ice, a plate of ice roughly the size of Europe, is disappearing. 
In addition to the environmental concerns, the political and economic 
implications are dramatic. (Click on titles for full description.)

Mad Cow, Sacred Cow 
 (new release)

With a sense of humor and curiosity, the filmmaker explores the shocking 
connections between the mad cow crisis, the farm crisis, and the global food 
crisis. Globalization emerges as a recurring theme, connecting the food we eat 
to the environmental, cultural, economic and health crises we are currently 
facing. .51 min.

Men in Danger: Environmental Effects on Fertility 
 (new release)

Sperm production in humans has suffered a spectacular drop; by 50% in 50 years. 
In addition, testicular cancers and congenital malformation of male 
reproductive organs are on the rise. This disturbing documentary looks at 
findings that point to pollutants as the cause of endocrinal changes in the 
male reproductive system.52 min.

 Storms over China

Global warming, combined with Chinese agricultural practices, few rainstorms, 
and violent winds have produced increasingly intense sandstorms in northwest 
China, leading to desertification.

Trash Trade: Selling Garbage to 
China

Japanese waste is turning into gold in the hands of Chinese dealers who extract 
valuable metal and plastic from mountains of scrap. But not all Japanese trash 
is welcome.49 min

Venetian Dilemma

With stunning imagery, this film portrays the fragile urban ecology of Venice 
besieged by 14 million tourists who far outnumber the local residents. By 
tracking four Venetians who are trying to make a life in this unique historic 
place, the themes of urban gentrification and tourist impact are raised -- a 
problem not only for Venice but for many other urban areas. 56 min.

Slow Food 
Revolution

Traditional foods are at risk of disappearing forever, as a speed-obsessed 
world turns increasingly to fast foods. To counter this trend, there is an 
international movement known as Slow Food. 52 min.

Regards,

Sue

*
Sue E. Oscar
Filmakers Library
124 East 40th St
New York, NY 10016
Tel: 212-808-4980
Fax: 212 808-4983
e-mail: i...@filmakers.com
web: www.filmakers.com


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From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu 
[mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Threatt, Monique 
Louise
Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 1:07 PM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: [Videolib] Recommended DVDs on envrionmental sustainability?
To:  Academic media librarians/paraprofessionals; distributors.

I would like to enhance our media collection with DVDs about environmental 
/green sustainability at the university level.

Would you mind sharing  five-to-ten titles that are currently in your 
collection, or catalog?

Feel free to respond to me directly, or post to the listserv.

Thanks in advance. :)

Mo

Monique Threatt
Head, Media & Reserve Services
Herman B Wells Library
1320 E. 10th Street
B

Re: [Videolib] Recommended DVDs on envrionmental sustainability?

[Filmakers Library]

Hi Mo
You have had so many recommendations, I know,  but I can't resist  
pointing out these films from Filmakers Library which might have a  
different angle on the theme.


The Tipping Point: Global Warming at the Arctic Circle (new release)

The Arctic sea ice, a plate of ice roughly the size of Europe, is  
disappearing. In addition to the environmental concerns, the  
political and economic implications are dramatic. (Click on titles  
for full description.)


Mad Cow, Sacred Cow (new release)

With a sense of humor and curiosity, the filmmaker explores the  
shocking connections between the mad cow crisis, the farm crisis, and  
the global food crisis. Globalization emerges as a recurring theme,  
connecting the food we eat to the environmental, cultural, economic  
and health crises we are currently facing. .51 min.


Men in Danger: Environmental Effects on Fertility (new release)

Sperm production in humans has suffered a spectacular drop; by 50% in  
50 years. In addition, testicular cancers and congenital malformation  
of male reproductive organs are on the rise. This disturbing  
documentary looks at findings that point to pollutants as the cause  
of endocrinal changes in the male reproductive system.52 min.


 Storms over China

Global warming, combined with Chinese agricultural practices, few  
rainstorms, and violent winds have produced increasingly intense  
sandstorms in northwest China, leading to desertification.


Trash Trade: Selling Garbage to China

Japanese waste is turning into gold in the hands of Chinese dealers  
who extract valuable metal and plastic from mountains of scrap. But  
not all Japanese trash is welcome.49 min


Venetian Dilemma

With stunning imagery, this film portrays the fragile urban ecology  
of Venice besieged by 14 million tourists who far outnumber the local  
residents. By tracking four Venetians who are trying to make a life  
in this unique historic place, the themes of urban gentrification and  
tourist impact are raised -- a problem not only for Venice but for  
many other urban areas. 56 min.


Slow Food Revolution

Traditional foods are at risk of disappearing forever, as a speed- 
obsessed world turns increasingly to fast foods. To counter this  
trend, there is an international movement known as Slow Food. 52 min.


Regards,

Sue

*

Sue E. Oscar
Filmakers Library
124 East 40th St
New York, NY 10016
Tel: 212-808-4980
Fax: 212 808-4983
e-mail: i...@filmakers.com
web: www.filmakers.com


:


From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib- 
boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Threatt, Monique Louise

Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 1:07 PM
To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: [Videolib] Recommended DVDs on envrionmental sustainability?

To:  Academic media librarians/paraprofessionals; distributors.



I would like to enhance our media collection with DVDs about  
environmental /green sustainability at the university level.




Would you mind sharing  five-to-ten titles that are currently in your  
collection, or catalog?




Feel free to respond to me directly, or post to the listserv.



Thanks in advance. J



Mo



Monique Threatt

Head, Media & Reserve Services

Herman B Wells Library

1320 E. 10th Street

Bloomington, IN  47405

mthre...@indiana.edu

(812) 855-1650







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From the Chronicle of Higher Ed

March 26, 2010, 06:09 PM ET
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[Videolib] THANK YOU...WE HAVE ENOUGH TITLES -- Recommended DVDs on envrionmental sustainability

[Threatt, Monique Louise]

A massive THANK YOU for your generous time, and effort to provide titles on 
sustainability.

We have gathered enough titles to further build and promote sustainability on 
our campus.

Environmental sustainability continues to be a huge theme on many college 
campuses right now.

We will share our "suggested/recommended" titles with you within the next week 
or two.

The list is by no means a definitive one, but it's a good start for collection 
development building.

Many thanks,
Mo @ IU
mthre...@indiana.edu


Additional Resources:



Berkeley's environment list has gotten massive:

http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/EnvironmentVid.html

also:  Food Consumption, Food Politics:

http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/fooddocs.html

Bullfrog:  
www.bullfrogfilms.com/brochures/BullfrogSustainabilityBrochure.pdf



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Re: [Videolib] Recommended DVDs on envrionmental sustainability?

[Andrea Janes]

We have two current films on the subject: 

My Toxic Baby (Canada, 2009), which records filmmaker Min Sook Lee's
quest for safe, sane and affordable ways to raise her child in a world
embedded with toxic threats and still lead a normal life.

http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c767.shtml


Toxic Trespass (Canada, 2007), which deals with the high incidence of
childhood respiratory illnesses, leukemia, and brain tumors in the
southern Ontario cities of Windsor and Sarnia, aka Ontario's "Chemical
Valley."

http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c760.shtml



Andrea Janes 
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Women Make Movies 
462 Broadway, Suite 500 
New York, NY 10013
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Tel: 212-925-0606 x 312
Fax: 212-925-2052
 


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My favorite is "Garbage Warrior" ~ I think the filmmaker distributes
this
himself.

My company offers: "The Real Dirt on Farmer John" (one of only 12 films
to
be invited to last year's Eberfest)and "One Man & "One Cow, One
Planet"~How to Save the World.

What these three films share are positive, working solutions to
environmentally bad situations.

Enthusiastically,

Loretta Callahan
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