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 UNCW Presents The University of North Carolina Wilmington 910.962.7971 jackso...@uncw.edu http://www.uncw.edu/lumina NOTICE: Emails sent and received in the course of university business are subject to the North Carolina Public Records Act (N.C.G.S. ยง132-1 et seq.) and may be released to the public unless an exception applies. 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 To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu 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 <http://www.filmakers.com/index.php?a=filmDetail&filmID=1592> (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 <http://www.filmakers.com/index.php?a=filmDetail&filmID=1611> (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 <http://www.filmakers.com/index.php?a=filmDetail&filmID=1558> (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<http://www.filmakers.com/index.php?a=filmDetail&filmID=1497> 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<http://www.filmakers.com/index.php?a=filmDetail&filmID=1368> 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<http://www.filmakers.com/index.php?a=filmDetail&filmID=1367> 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<http://www.filmakers.com/index.php?a=filmDetail&filmID=1376> 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<mailto:i...@filmakers.com> web: www.filmakers.com<http://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<mailto: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 Bloomington, IN 47405 mthre...@indiana.edu<mailto:mthre...@indiana.edu> (812) 855-1650 VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
