DOCUMENTARIES
KISS THE GROUND 2020
climate crisis, but Kiss the Ground adopts a buoyant voice when exploring the power of the world’s soils examining how tilling and pesticides have led to soil erosion, tracing the damage done to ecology, health and climate. The solution is found through more attention as people wake up to the importance on the future of land-use.
HONEYLAND 2020
The tale of a North Macedonian beekeeper eking out a living for her family in a home without electricity, may seem an unlikely parable for climate change, but it works. Hatidze, the protagonist, adheres to tradition in the way she nourishes and cares for her bees. When new, noisy neighbours arrive, they too want to begin life as beekeepers but they eschew the old sustainable ways. There is a price to pay, and it unfolds in tender cinematic beauty.
CHASING CORAL 2017
climate breakdown looks like. In 2017, Chasing Coral brought the very real impacts of climate change into sharp focus. Time-lapse footage of the and temperature rise is as real as it gets. In 2021, the documentary is still as impactful and thoughtprovoking.
REBUILDING PARADISE 2020
ecosystems, now an increasing phenomenon thrown out of rhythm by climate change – are so frequent that many barely consider the aftermath. and structural reparations, it’s something totally different to repair the broken spirit of a community. In Rebuilding Paradise, we follow the journey of the citizens of Paradise, California, as they attempt to rekindle their lives from the ashes of the
ICE ON FIRE 2019
Dramatically titled, Leonardo DiCaprio’s 2019 documentary focuses on the melting polar ice caps of the Arctic. The narrative structure explores the planetary impact of melting ice, but intelligently intersperses the tragic plot with solutions. DiCaprio explores renewable energy technologies, carbon sequestration and circular, sustainable economies to put forward a vision for a cleaner scientists working at the cutting edge of climate research, and enlivens their work with neatly presented animations that clarify the scale of the challenge ahead.