DIRT! The Movie--directed and produced by
Bill Benenson and Gene Rosow--takes you inside the wonders of the soil.
It tells the story of Earth's most valuable and underappreciated source
of fertility--from its miraculous beginning to its crippling
degradation.
The opening scenes of the film dive into
the wonderment of the soil. Made from the same elements as the stars,
plants and animals, and us, "dirt is very much alive." Though, in modern
industrial pursuits and clamor for both profit and natural resources,
our human connection to and respect for soil has been disrupted.
"Drought, climate change, even war are all directly related to the way
we are treating dirt.
it brings to life the environmental,
economic, social and political impact that the soil has. It shares the
stories of experts from all over the world who study and are able to
harness the beauty and power of a respectful and mutually beneficial
relationship with soil.
it is simply a movie about dirt. The real
change lies in our notion of what dirt is. The movie teaches us: "When
humans arrived 2 million years ago, everything changed for dirt. And
from that moment on, the fate of dirt and humans has been intimately
linked." But more than the film and the lessons that it teaches, DIRT
the Movie is a call to action.
"The only remedy for disconnecting people from the natural world is connecting them to it again."
What we've destroyed, we can heal.
What we've destroyed, we can heal.
Another Life Is Possible - Homage to Catalonia II
A documentary, a research project, a
story of stories about the construction of a sustainable, solidary and
decentralized economy. Weaving nets that overcome the individualization
and the hierarchical division of work. Thousands of people every day all
over the world. Here and now.
"Homage to Catalonia II" is a documentary
that is part of an academic research project. We investigate new
economic cultures, new forms of living and of understanding the economy.
For the IN 3, the High School Institute of Research of the University
Open to Catalonia.
We study the social impact of the
economics|economies that do not follow the patterns of the market, where
profits are the priority, and that have the satisfaction of the needs
and the desires for the persons as a goal.
A project of Joana Conill, Manuel
Castells and Àlex Ruiz produced by IN3 under a Creative Commons license.
This is the English version, there are also versions in Catalan and
Spanish.
"Homage to Catalonia II" is a tool for
research. Not a finished, conclusive and closed work, but a work in
progress. We want this documentary to be open to everybody, in and out
of the university realm, that's why it has a Creative Commons license.
Fat,sick and nearly dead
100 pounds overweight, loaded up on
steroids and suffering from a debilitating autoimmune disease, Joe Cross
is at the end of his rope and the end of his hope. In the mirror he saw
a 310lb man whose gut was bigger than a beach ball and a path laid out
before him that wouldn't end well- with one foot already in the grave,
the other wasn't far behind. FAT, SICK & NEARLY DEAD is an inspiring
film that chronicles Joe's personal mission to regain his health. With
doctors and conventional medicines unable to help long-term, Joe turns
to the only option left, the body's ability to heal itself. He trades in
the junk food and hits the road with juicer and generator in tow,
vowing only to drink fresh fruit and vegetable juice for the next 60
days. Across 3,000 miles Joe has one goal in mind: To get off his pills
and achieve a balanced lifestyle. While talking to more than 500
Americans about food, health and longevity, it's at a truck stop in
Arizona where Joe meets a truck driver who suffers from the same rare
condition. Phil Staples is morbidly obese weighing in at 429 lbs; a
cheeseburger away from a heart-attack. As Joe is recovering his health,
Phil begins his own epic journey to get well. What emerges is nothing
short of amazing - an inspiring tale of healing and human connection.
Part road trip, part self-help manifesto, FAT, SICK & NEARLY DEAD
defies the traditional documentary format to present an unconventional
and uplifting story of two men from different worlds who each realize
that the only person who can save them is themselves.
Forks Over Knives
Examines the profound claim that most, if
not all, of the degenerative diseases that afflict us can be
controlled, or even reversed, by rejecting our present menu of
animal-based and processed foods.
Gaia's Midlife Crisis
"Human history is a Gaian dream."
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