There are plenty of movies out that can expand your knowledge of climate change and environmental issues. They range from short films that you can watch in their entirety online to long films that played originally on the "big screen" or on DVD. Here are some of them, conveniently located in one place.

Internet Movies             "Big Screen" Movies             TV or other Movies

Fictional & Children's Environmental Movies


Internet Movies:

Grocery Store Wars, by Free Range Studios
This slightly-less-than 6 minute movie, shown on YouTube, highlights the plight of the U.S. food supply through the comic spoofing of the "Star Wars" movies. Instead of "The Force," Cuke Skywalker uses the power of "The Farm." Obie Wan Canolli guides him against the forces of non-organic food production. Take a peek. It's a cute plea to keep organic foods in mind.



How to Fight Climate Change with Cow Dung, by Seaworthy Films
This short film, just under two minutes in length, humorously shows viewers how they can create methane gas to help save our environment and also for profit!



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"Big Screen" Movies:

The 11th Hour
Narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio, and written and directed by Leila Conners Petersen and Nadia Conners, The 11th Hour is produced by Leila Conners, Leonardo DiCaprio Petersen, Brian Gerber and Chuck Castleberry.

The 11th Hour Trailer:


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A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash
This film, which has won several awards, focuses on our civilization's dependence on oil.

A Crude Awakening Trailer:


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Gas Hole
This film examines America's dependence on foreign oil and also how alternative fuels can fit in. In it, the U.S. Department of Energy, federal legislators, academic experts and alternative fuel consumers and producers are interviewed. The film also explores possible solutions to petroleum-based fuel problems. Narrated buy Peter Gallagher.

Gas Hole Trailer:



Check out the film's MySpace page for upcoming screenings around the U.S.

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An Inconvenient Truth
Featuring Al Gore, produced by Laurie David, Lawrence Bender and Scott Z. Burns.

The following is a trailer for "An Inconvenient Truth," placed on YouTube by the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Trailer courtesy the filmmaker.



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Sustainable Table
This film is about the reality of food production - where it comes from, what environmental impact it has, what impact it may have on people's health and also offers suggestions for what the viewer can do to get involved.

Sustainable Table trailer:


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Who Killed the Electric Car?
This film discusses how and why the electric car was squished out of the market. Written and directed by Chris Paine, it has won two awards, including the Audience Award at the 2006 Canberra International Film Festival, and has been nominated for three more, including Best Documentary at the 2006 Environmental Media Awards.

The Who Killed the Electric Car? Trailer:


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TV or other Movies:

Doomsday Called Off
This Canadian Broadcast Centre documentary takes global warming on from the opposite side of the issue: Humans are not to blame. See the entire 44-minute film here.

The Great Global Warming Swindle
The name says it all. The makers of this film, broadcast on British Channel 4 in 2007, argue against the current worldwide belief that global climate change is manmade. View the

Point of View Films is another film resource. Some of their documentary movies, such as "Home Grow'n" and "Good Stewards," touch on environmental issues, as well as others. The short movies run directly from the Web site.

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Fictional & Children's Environmental Movies:

Ferngully: The Last Rainforest
This delightful animated film tells the story of a bat, voiced by Robin Williams, and young construction worker Zak, voiced by Christian Slater, who try to save a rain forest being demolished. It's a fun way to entertain kids and inform them of the dangers of one's actions and of the dangers of cutting down too many trees.

Ferngully trailer:


Hoot
A group of teens takes on some developers whose project threatens an endangered species of owl. It's lighthearted, yet imparts a green message to viewers - kids and adults alike.

Hoot trailer:


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