Plastic is everywhere. Global plastic production, which didn’t exist in 1950 is now a staggering 350+million tons per year.  Every single piece of plastic that has ever been created is still somewhere on our planet.  If it NEVER goes away, where does it go?  Increasingly it goes into the ocean (and other bodies of water) where it is eventually ground into tiny pellets that enter the food chain when eaten by marine wildlife. Angela Sun reveals the effects of our…

Building products contain many harmful chemicals.  This film shares a father’s search to find the healthiest building products leads him to the completion of the nation’s first house built from “hempcrete,” a carbon-negative, non-toxic, energy efficient, mildew, fire and pest resistant construction material. Industrial Hemp is non-psychoactive plant but was illegal to grow in the U.S. for decades because of its conflation with marijuana.  The 2018 Farm Bill finally redefined hemp as Cannabis with 0.3% THC or less and removed…

Octogenarian Jean Hill learned some disturbing facts from her grandson.  She learned of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and its far-reaching effects on the health of many species, including humans.  She also learned that we in the US buy ½ BILLION bottles of water every week - enough to circle the globe 5 times.  Only about 20% are recycled and the rest end up in landfills, water or incinerators.  This inspired her to start a campaign to ban single-use water…

Through candid interviews and true stories, Groundswell Rising brings us into the lives of people directly impacted by hydraulic fracturing (fracking) and those on the front lines, dedicated to stopping this form of gas extraction. Opposition to fracking arose from both sides of the political spectrum.  You’ll meet parents, scientists, artists, teachers, clergy, community organizers, and business leaders who are convinced that this controversial form of gas extraction is a serious health and environmental risk. Driven by a deep moral…

Opening with a powerful 'deep time' perspective, from the beginning of the Earth to our present moment, this film recognizes the fundamental unsustainability of today's society and dares to ask the big question:  What will follow What happens when we no longer have economic expansion? How can we thrive without constantly increasing production & consumption? Looks at the influential work of David Fleming, who dared to re-imagine a thriving civilization after the collapse of our current mainstream economies and inspired the Transition Towns…