Environmental Films
New Energy: A fresh look at how the Midwest is creating a green energy economy
Co-produced by Windustry & Twincities Public Television & Erika Johnson.
An Inconvenient Truth
2007 2-time Oscar Winner, including Best Documentary. From director Davis Guggenheim comes the Sundance Film Festival hit, AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH, which offers a passionate and inspirational look at one man's fervent crusade to halt global warming's deadly progress in its tracks by exposing the myths and misconceptions that surround it. That man is former Vice President Al Gore, who, in the wake of defeat in the 2000 election, re-set the course of his life to focus on a last-ditch, all-out effort to help save the planet from irrevocable change.
The End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of the American Dream
Explores the American Way of Life and its prospects as the planet approaches a critical era, as global demand for fossil fuels begins to outstrip supply. World Oil Peak and the inevitable decline of fossil fuels are upon us now, some scientists and policy makers argue in this documentary, directed by Gregory Greene.
Birdsong & Coffee: A Wake Up Call
2006 CINE GOLDEN EAGLE AWARD winner. Co-directors Anne Macksoud and John Ankele ask: What is the connection between coffee farmers, birds and ourselves? Why are 25 million coffee farmers impoverished while we spend more for our coffee? Why are North American songbirds becoming harder and harder to find? What is the difference between Free Trade and Fair Trade?