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The Environmental Documentary Series at Siena Heights University is a faculty-led educational program provided free of charge to the Siena community.
15th Environmental Documentary Series at SHU in the Winter Semester of 2023
This semester’s documentary series will be once again in asynchronous remote format: you can watch any film any time during this semester. SHU students, staff and guests are welcome and will be able to watch the films online for a small fee or for free. Please reach out to my email twassmer@sienaheights.edu if you have any questions or comments about a film and I will get back to you ASAP.

Film

Running Time (min)

Topics

Sources and Costs

Wilder than Wild: Fire, Forests, and the Future

57

reveals how fire suppression and climate change have exposed our forests and wildland-urban landscapes to large, high severity wildfires, while greenhouse gases released from these fires contribute to global warming. Along the way, we learn how to restore and manage the lands we love and depend on.

$4.99 on Vimeo

King Corn

92

Engrossing and eye-opening, King Corn is a fun and crusading journey into the digestive tract of our fast food nation where one ultra-industrial, pesticide-laden, heavily-subsidized commodity dominates the food pyramid from top to bottom – corn.

Free on YouTube

Bikes vs Cars

88

Bikes vs Cars depicts a global crisis that we all deep down know we need to talk about: Climate, earth’s resources, cities where the entire surface is consumed by the car. An ever-growing, dirty, noisy traffic chaos. The bike is a great tool for change, but the powerful interests who gain from the private car invest billions each year on lobbying and advertising to protect their business. In the film we meet activists and thinkers who are fighting for better cities, who refuse to stop riding despite the increasing number killed in traffic.

$4.99 on Vimeo

The River and the Wall

108

This film follows five friends on an immersive adventure through the unknown wilds of the Texas borderlands. They travel 1,200 miles, from El Paso to the Gulf of Mexico, on horses, mountain bikes, and canoes. Realizing the urgency of documenting the last remaining wilderness in Texas as the threat of new border wall construction looms, they set out to document the borderlands and explore the potential impacts of a wall on the natural environment.

Free on Tubi

The Reluctant Radical

77

intimate portrait of climate activist Ken Ward. Ken breaks the law as a last resort and with great trepidation, to fulfill what he sees as his personal obligation to future generations. The film follows Ken through a series of civil disobedience direct actions, culminating with his participation in the coordinated action that shut down all the U.S. tar sands oil pipelines on October 11, 2016.

$3.99 on Vimeo

Tomorrow

119

Climate is changing. Instead of showing all the worst that can happen, this documentary focuses on the people suggesting solutions and their actions.

$2.99 on Amazon

Sea the Truth

60

The state of our oceans and seas is the main focus in “Sea the Truth”. Leading scientists such as Daniel Pauly suggest that if we continue to catch and eat fish at the current rate, the oceans and seas will be empty within 40 years. The hunt for fish is an economic monster on the run: large bottom trawlers are scraping the bottoms of the seas empty, taking with them all living things with destructive force.

Free on Website

ThuleTuvalu

93

Whereas for us the warming of the planet occurs almost solely in the media, it is changing the entire existence for the inhabitants of Thule and Tuvalu. The film portrays how they are forced to abandon their traditional way of life as they move towards an unknown future.

$2.99 on Prime

Reef Rescue

54

unveils the groundbreaking science behind “super corals” and a radical new plan to save the Earth’s imperiled coral reefs. Weaving together exquisite underwater expeditions, a soaring, A.I.-powered, global reef mapping mission, and cutting-edge assisted evolution research in Australia, Hawaii, Florida, and the South Pacific

Free on PBS

Wasted!

85

An informative and entertaining documentary produced by celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain, "Wasted!" takes you around the world, showing the 1.3 billion tons of food that gets thrown out each year and the people fighting hardest to prevent it.

$2.99 on Amazon

Stink!

90

opens with a foul smell and a pair of kids pajamas. And a single father trying to find out what that smell could possibly be. But instead of getting a straight answer, director Jon Whelan stumbles on an even bigger issue in America, which is that some products on our store shelves are not safe — by design

$2.99 on Prime

DamNation

89

. To some, dams are beneficial, playing a critical role in the development of the United States by providing hydropower and urban water supplies. To others, damming has damaged river ecosystems, decreased wild salmon breeding, and impacted Native American heritage.

Free on YouTube

14th Environmental Documentary Series at SHU in the Fall Semester of 2022
I plan to run the 14th Environmental Documentary Series in person. SHU Students can enroll for a 3-credit hour LAS 441 course (section AC), Instructor: Tom Wassmer, twassmer@sienaheights.edu). All films will start Wednesdays 6:30 PM in the Science Building, Room SCI 131 and are free and open for everybody. This faculty-led program and any related discussion is for educational benefit only. A campus map can be found at: https://www.sienaheights.edu/About/Campus-Map-Parking. If you cannot make it in person, you can use the provided sources to watch the films online for a small fee. If there are several sources for a film at the same rate, I provide the Vimeo source as Vimeo provides most of the money to the filmmakers. Please reach out to my email twassmer@sienaheights.edu if you have any questions or comments about a film and I will get back to you ASAP.

Date

Film

Running Time (min)

Topics

Source and Cost

21-Sep

The True Cost

92

This is a story about clothing. It’s about the clothes we wear, the people who make them, and the impact the industry is having on our world. The price of clothing has been decreasing for decades, while the human and environmental costs have grown dramatically. The True Cost is a groundbreaking documentary film that pulls back the curtain on the untold story and asks us to consider, who really pays the price for our clothing? 

$7 Vimeo

28-Sep

Overload: America's Toxic Love Story

70

Before starting a family, Soozie Eastman, daughter of an industrial chemical distributor, embarks on a journey to find out the levels of toxins in her body and explores if there is anything she or anyone else can do to change them. Soozie has just learned that hundreds of synthetic toxins are now found in every baby born in America and the government and chemical corporations are doing little to protect citizens and consumers. With guidance from world-renowned physicians and environmental leaders, interviews with scientists and politicians, and stories of everyday Americans, Soozie uncovers how we got to be so overloaded with chemicals and if there is anything we can do to take control of our exposure.

GooglePlay 2.99

5-Oct

Cooked: Survival by Zip Code

81

In 1995 Chicago was hit by a record-breaking heat wave, so hot that the lives of 739 residents were lost in a single week; mostly poor, African-American, and elderly residents. This searing, offbeat documentary connects the dots to more recent natural disasters, provocatively exploring the ways in which class, race and zip code predetermine our chances of survival during environmental crises.

Prime $3.99

12-Oct

Note: different time – 7 pm instead of 6:30 PM

The Ants and the Grasshopper

75

Anita Chitaya has a gift; she can help bring abundant food from dead soil, she can make men fight for gender equality, and she can end child hunger in her village.  Now, to save her home from extreme weather, she faces her greatest challenge: persuading Americans that climate change is real. Traveling from Malawi to California to the White House, she meets climate sceptics and despairing farmers. Her journey takes her across all the divisions shaping the US, from the rural-urban divide, to schisms of race, class and gender, to the thinking that allows Americans to believe they live on a different planet from everyone else. It will take all her skill and experience to help Americans recognize, and free themselves from, a logic that is already destroying the Earth.

Not publically available yet

19-Oct

Burning

84

Burning, Eva Orner’s new documentary, is about the climate crisis, and the Australian government’s decision to (metaphorically) let the fires burn. It is quite explicit in its claims, and this makes it effective as a kind of cinematic essay. It carefully presents – via the words of interviewee Greg Mullins, former New South Wales fire commissioner – the history of bushfires in Australia.

Free on Prime

26-Oct

Lords of Water

87

They call it ’blue gold.’ Around the world, demand for water is exploding. By 2050, at least one in four will live in a country suffering from water shortages – creating ideal conditions for a new market… Goldman Sachs, HSBC, UBS, Allianz, Deutsche Bank, BNP. Banks, investment funds and hedge funds are all rushing to invest billions of euros in anything related to water. A real monopoly of water has begun.

$3.99 on Prime

2-Nov

The Devil We Know

88

The Devil We Know is a 2018 investigative documentary film by director Stephanie Soechtig regarding allegations of health hazards from perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA, also known as C8), a key ingredient used in manufacturing Teflon, and DuPont's potential responsibility. PFAS are commonly found in every household, and in products as diverse as non-stick cookware, stain resistant furniture and carpets, wrinkle free and water repellant clothing, cosmetics, lubricants, paint, pizza boxes, popcorn bags, and many other everyday products.

Free on Youtube

9-Nov

Eating our way to extinction

81

EATING OUR WAY TO EXTINCTION takes audiences on a cinematic journey around the world, from the depths of the Amazon rainforests to the Taiwanese Mountains, the Mongolian desert, the US Dust Bowl, the Norwegian Fjords and the Scottish coastlines, telling the story of our planet through shocking testimonials, poignant accounts from indigenous people most affected by our ever-changing planet, globally renowned figures and leading scientists. This powerful documentary sends a simple but impactful message by uncovering hard truths and addressing, on the big screen, the most pressing issue of our generation – ecological collapse.

Free on Prime

Tuesday,
15-Nov

Issa Speaker: ​Kim Stanley Robinson

 

The Ministry for the Future: Dire Warning and Hopeful Predictions

Via Zoom, TBA

16-Nov

Going Circular

90

Imagine a future where we mimic the genius of nature—to re-calibrate the way humankind lives, breathes, builds—respecting the limits of our resources and transforming the modern world. Going Circular unlocks the secrets to circularity, an innovative concept that could save our collective future on Earth. Sometimes the best solutions come from surprising places.

$2 on Curiosity

23-Nov

Thanksgiving

 

 

 

30-Nov

Youth Unstoppable

89

A film 11 years in the making, Youth Unstoppable documents the struggles and events of the largely unseen and misunderstood Global Youth Climate Movement. At age 15, filmmaker Slater Jewell-Kemker began attending environmental summits, camera in hand, wide-eyed and ready to make a difference. From flood ravaged villages in Nepal to luxury hotels in Cancun, from the tailings ponds of the Alberta Tar Sands to the riots of Copenhagen, culminating with the intense and defining events at the 21st UN Climate Change Conference in Paris, Youth Unstoppable shows us a powerful vision for the future of our planet and the young people who will lead us there.

Free on Waterbear




​
​13th Environmental Documentary Series at SHU in the Winter Semester of 2022
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the documentary series will be once again in asynchronous remote format: you can watch any film any time during this semester. SHU students, staff and guests are welcome and will be able to watch the films online for a small fee or for free. Some films will be provided for free for the SHU community, but guests will have to pay-per-view (details in column “Sources and Costs”. If there are several sources for a film at the same rate, I provide the Vimeo source as Vimeo provides most of the money to the filmmakers. Please reach out to my email twassmer@sienaheights.edu if you have any questions or comments about a film and I will get back to you ASAP.

Film

Running Time (min)

Topics

Sources and Costs

Child of Nature

81

Narrated by a young journalist from India, the movie follows 5 connected stories of young people who against all odds are transforming their lives and the lives of those around them.

$3.99 on Vimeo

Voices of Transition

66

Paths towards a new model of human existence: one which is fair, environmentally sound and fulfilling, with soil and people supporting each other in a balanced and sustainable way.

$4.99 on VHX

La Lucha Sigue (The Struggle Continues)

66

In Honduras, the most dangerous place in the world to be a land defender, the Lenca and Garífuna people are not backing down fighting against state backed megaprojects and narco-traffickers.

Free on Vimeo

Trashed: No Place For Waste

97

Follow actor Jeremy Irons as he investigates the global scale and impact of humanity's modern wasteful consumerism and pollution. A call for urgent action to resolve the issue and drastically reduce our consumption towards sustainable levels and zero waste

Uploaded for the SHU community for free on Microsoft Stream

The Third Harmony

44

The Third Harmony tells the story of nonviolence, humanity’s greatest (and most overlooked) resource

$4.99 on Vimeo

Mother: Caring for 7 Billion

69

A personal and global look at human population growth, its impact on the Earth, and its connection to human rights.

$2.99 on Google Play

Anote's Ark

77

The Pacific Island nation Kiribati is one of the most remote places on the planet and one of the first countries that must confront annihilation from sea-level rise.

Permitted by the filmmaker to show to the SHU community. For free: Restricted link on Microsoft Stream

#Powerplant: Plants could save the planet and With My Own Eyes

61+8=69

#Powerplant provides added insight into the link between climate change and meat consumption. Pigs and chickens were crammed by the thousands into the farms investigated by Animal Equality and Rooney Mara.

Both free #Powerplant on Vimeo and With my own eyes on YouTube

Dirt Rich

88

Dirt Rich takes the viewer on a journey through a multiplicity of carbon draw down strategies that focus on natural solutions that simultaneously address the revitalization of soil and stabilization of atmospheric carbon levels.

$3.99 on Vimeo

Wrenched

93

The passing of the monkey wrench from the pioneers of eco-activism to the new generation carrying Edward Abbey's legacy into the 21st century.

$3.99 on many platforms

Sonic Sea

62

Oceans are a sonic symphony. Sound is essential to the survival and prosperity of marine life.

But man-made ocean noise is threatening this fragile world.

$2.99 on Vimeo

The Messenger

89

A visually thrilling ode to the beauty and importance of the imperiled songbird,

 and what it will mean to all of us on both a global and human level if we lose them.

$3.99 on iTunes or GooglePlay

Resistance

72

Antibiotics ability to fight and kill bacteria revolutionized medicine. After less than 80 years, however, these miracle drugs are failing. Resistant infections kill hundreds of thousands of people around the world each year.

$5 on VHX

Hometown Habitat

90

How and why native plants are critical to the survival and vitality of local ecosystems with a goal to inspire people to plant native plants, providing a call to action to change our garden choices to include native plants.

Permitted by the filmmaker to show to the SHU community. For free: Restricted link on Microsoft Stream

Pumped Dry: The Global Crisis of Vanishing Groundwater

64

In places around the world, supplies of groundwater are rapidly vanishing. As aquifers decline and wells begin to go dry, people are being forced to confront a growing crisis.

Free on YouTube



​
12th Environmental Documentary Series at SHU in the Fall Semester of 2021
SHU Students can enroll for the 3-credit hour LAS441-AA course (Justice and Peace), coordinated by me, Tom Wassmer, twassmer@sienaheights.edu. Streaming fees for course attendees will be covered.
Guests are welcome and will be able to watch the films online for free or a small fee (details in column “Sources and Costs”. Please reach out to my email if you have any questions or comments about a film and I will forward it to my class for discussion and get back to you. If you start watching the films at the same time my class will (at about 6:45 PM on the specified days), you could meet us for the student-led discussion after the films. Just email and express interest and I will send you a Zoom invitation.

Date

Film

Running Time (min)

Topics

Sources and Costs

8-Sep

The Sacrifice Zone, After the Storm: Pollution in the Potomac and The PFAS Problem

32+27+16=75

Pollution, environmental justice

TSZ on Vimeo $4, others free (see links under “Film”)

15-Sep

Unbreathable: The Fight for Healthy Air and Something in the Air – The Nature of Things

29+45=74

Pollution, climate change

Films currently not publicly available but will be available for the class

22-Sep

Stolen Fish, The Outlaw Ocean: Trouble In West Africa, and Fishing Wars and Overfishing

30+10+26=76

Overfishing, globalization, environmental justice,

SF not publicly available, others free (see links under “Film”

29-Sep

8 Billion Angels

78

Population, climate change

$5.99 on Amazon Prime $4.99 on iTunes

6-Oct

Climate Emergency: Feedback Loops and Eve: The 9-year-old climate activist

13+14+11+9+11
+21=79

Climate change, lifestyle changes

Both free (see links under “Film”)

13-Oct

Megafires: Investigating a Global Threat

93

Wildfires, climate change

$2.40 on Vimeo

20-Oct

66 Meters and NASA Science Live: Rising Seas

53+30=83

Seal level rise, climate change

66 Meters not publicly available but available for the class. NASA Science free (see links under “Film”)

27-Oct

The Climate Limbo and Fleeing Climate Change

40+43=83

Climate change, migration

Both free (see links under “Film”)

3-Nov

UNDERSTORY - A Journey Into The Tongass, Guardians of the Amazon

81

Habitat destruction, indigenous people, environmental justice

Understory: Free on Vimeo, Guardians free on Youtube

9-Nov

Issa Speaker Stan Cox: The Path to a Livable Future: Forging a New Politics to Fight Climate Change, Racism, and the Next Pandemic

60

Solutions, Green New Deal

Microsoft Teams Meeting Tuesday Nov-9, 12:45 PM: Click here to join the meeting

10-Nov

Wood

97

Habitat destruction, corruption, globalization, journalism, and activism

Film currently not publicly available but will be available for the class

17-Nov

Just Eat It

74

Food waste

Free on Youtube

24-Nov

Thanksgiving

 

1-Dec

Youth v Gov

107

Climate change, activism, youth, legal

Film currently not publicly available but will be available for the class

8-Dec

Inhabitants

85

Activism, non-violent action

Film currently not publicly available but will be available for the class


​11th Environmental Documentary Series at SHU in the Winter Semester of 2021
 
Due to the worsening COVID-19 pandemic, we will watch all films individually but (close to) synchronous online at the below days and times. We will connect live via Zoom (Meeting link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83391076365?pwd=djZQa3hvQklncDlTdTdjbnBPdDcxdz09) to allow questions and comments about the films via chat and run a post screening discussion. As Fair-Use exceptions only apply to face-to-face settings, you will need to rent or buy your own personal license (distributors with hyperlinks, and costs are provided in the far-right column of the below program). Some films are free – or provided to this film series by the filmmakers. Be ready to start watching by 6:30 PM. If you are running late, send a Zoom chat to everybody to find out where we are – you can return to the missed parts after our session concludes. This way we will all be done watching about the same time and can conclude the session with a post-screening discussion.

Date

Film

Time

Topics

Source and Cost

13-Jan

Yasuni Man

98:32

Indigenous people, deforestation, fossil fuels

Vimeo $4.99

20-Jan

Entangled

75:07

Species extinction, oceans, policy

Vimeo free access link provided
David Abel, filmmaker and Boston Globe reporter will attend

27-Jan

The Story of Plastic

83:49

Pollution, policy

Amazon $2.99 also on Apple TV, Xfinity video-on-demand

3-Feb

The Social Dilemma

94:30

Social media, consumer rights

Netflix

10-Feb

Mossville: When Great Trees Fall

76:16

Pollution, environmental justice, racism

Amazon, iTunes, Google Play; $3.99

17-Feb

Watson

100:14

Activism, endangered species, oceans

Amazon, iTunes; $2.99

24-Feb

Modern Nature and Sprayed

87:00

Pesticides, GMOs

Links and free access codes provided during session
Filmmaker Craig Leon will be in attendance

3-Mar

Jane Goodall: The Hope

88:48

Activism, endangered species, deforestation, habitat loss

Amazon, $1.99

10-Mar

Program Change:
18th Peter M. Wege Lecture Featuring NAOMI KLEIN starting at 7:00 PM

The planned feature Why we cycle can still be watched independently

60:00


56:19

Climate change, environmental justice

Lifestyle choices, healthy living, climate change

Free signup required

 

Vimeo; $4.96, Free on Amazon Prime

17-Mar

Fantastic Fungi

80:05

Nature, sustainability, food

Vimeo; $4.99

24-Mar

Public Trust

98:01

Conservation, nature, habitat destruction

Youtube; free

31-Mar

Easter Break

7-Apr

Several Shorts on reef rescue, Herd Impact 

67:23

Conservation, climate change, habitat destruction, oceans; soils, agriculture, food

RR shorts: Playlist on Youtube – all free; HI: free on YouTube

14-Apr

Peace with Nature and Solar For All

75:25

Conservation, habitat restoration; renewable energy, environmental justice

Free or provided access on Vimeo: PwN, SfA

In attendance Randall Tolpinrud (Pax Natura Foundation) for PwN and one of the filmmakers of SfA

21-Apr

Ever slow green, Shorts about the Green New Deal

80:00

Conservation, reforestation; sustainable policies

ESG provided access on Vimeo; Playlist of 3 shorts on Youtube, ESG filmmaker Christoph Pohl will be in attendance for the discussion

28-Apr

Issa Speaker Jeffrey Sachs

Starting at 7:00 PM

45:00

Presentation on Sustainable Development

Free on Zoom

5-May

Kiss the Ground

84:56

Agriculture, soil, climate mitigation

Vimeo, $1


​10th Environmental Documentary Series at SHU in the Fall Semester of 2020

Due to the still ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, all films are online and you can watch them anytime you want – just rent the films or watch them for free – see below). I created a blog page and will make a post for each film so you can comment and share your thoughts, ask questions or share any related information: http://sustainability.sienaheights.edu/environmental-documentaries-blog

I just received the below notification that this great documentary that I waited for a long time was finally released. If you watch it before September 8, you will donate automatically to help indigenous communities in the Amazon region that were extremely hard hit by the Corona virus: You're invited to the online release of Yasuní Man, now available on iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, and Vimeo. If you watch it before September 8th, a portion of the proceeds from each download will go directly to the Amazon Emergency Fund, to provide COVID-19 rapid response grants across the Amazon. This “must-see” film about the Amazon is a powerful documentary that takes you into Ecuador's Yasuní National Park – the most biodiverse place on the planet. It is home to the Waorani Indigenous people and the nomadic Tagaeri-Taromenane, who are among the last remaining Indigenous peoples living in voluntary isolation in Ecuador.

Date

Film

Runtime

 

Topic

Source and Cost

26-Aug

Blowout

78

 

Energy, Climate

Amazon, Fire TV, Roku, Vizio, Apple TV $3

2-Sep

Thule – Tuvalu

93

 

Climate, Indigenous People

URL $4.50

9-Sep

Speciesism

94

 

Animal Rights

URL $3

16-Sep

Last Call for the Bayou

56

 

Sealevel Rise, Climate adaptation

URL free

23-Sep

Cooked Survival by Zip Code

56

 

Heatwaves, Adaptation

URL free

30-Sep

Paul Jacobs & The Nuclear Gang

60

 

Nukes, Journalism

URL free

7-Oct

Awake: A Dream from Standing Rock

89

 

Pollution, Indigenous People, Activism

URL free (donation)

14-Oct

Home

93

 

Planetary Evolution, Pollution, Climate

URL free

21-Oct

My country no more

 70

 

Energy, Eminent Domain, Activism

Amazon $6

28-Oct

Water & Power: A California Heist

80

 

Water Rights, Activism

Amazon, Youtube $4

4-Nov

Revolution

82

 

Ecology and Evolution, Species Extinction, Activism

URL $3

11-Nov

What if we change and SEKEM – The miracle in the desert

50+36

 

Habitat Restoration, Holistic Development

URL free

URL $4

18-Nov

The New Environmentalists (3 episodes)

30+27+28 

 

 Activism, Indigenous People

URL free

URL free

URL free

25-Nov

From Seed to Seed

86

 

Agroecology

URL $6

2-Dec

Right to harm

75

 

Pollution, Industrial Agriculture

URL $5

9-Dec

GrowthBusters: Hooked on Growth

54

 

Economy, Solutions

URL $3

​9th Environmental Documentary Series
Winter Semester 2020. All films will start Wednesdays 7:00 PM in the Science Building, Room SCI 131 and are free and open for everybody. This faculty-led program and any related discussion is for educational benefit only. A campus map can be found at: sienaheights.edu/About/Campus-Map-Parking
DUE TO PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES TO REDUCE THE CHANCES OF CONTRACTING THE CORONA VIRUS, WE HAD TO CANCEL THE 9TH SERIES. PLEASE MAKE SURE TO CLICK ON THE LINKS ON THE NAMES OF THE FILMS, MANY ARE AVAILABLE FOR PAY-PER-VIEW AT MODERATE COSTS.

Week

Date

Film

Runtime

Topic

2

15-Jan

Waters of the U.S.,
From Standing Rock to the Swamp, The Forever Chemicals

21+24+27

Water pollution, environmental law, activism

3

22-Jan

No Film

4

29-Jan

A River of Waste

92

Water pollution, industrial agriculture

5

5-Feb

No Film

6

12-Feb

Poisoning Paradise

77

Pesticides

7

19-Feb

No Film

8

26-Feb

CANCELLED:
Overload: America's Toxic Love Story

71

Toxic chemicals

9

4-Mar

Fall Break

10

11-Mar

Microplastic Madness

Viewer feedback form

76

Plastic pollution

11

18-Mar

No Film

12

25-Mar

Rueckert Auditorium, Dominican Hall
Issa Speaker Jon Foley:
Project Drawdown

Solutions

13

1-Apr

Paris to Pittsburgh

78

Climate crisis, solutions

14

8-Apr

Easter Break

15

15-Apr

#Powerplant and With My Own Eyes

61+8

Plant based food, animal rights

16

22-Apr

The Biggest Little Farm

82

Agroecology, solutions

 

 

 

 

 

 

8th Environmental Documentary Series
SHU Students can enroll for a 3-credit hour LAS 441 course (section AC), Instructor: Tom Wassmer, twassmer@sienaheights.edu).
All films will start Wednesdays 6:30 PM in the Science Building, Room SCI 131 and are free and open for everybody. This faculty-led program and any related discussion is for educational benefit only. A campus map can be found at: sienaheights.edu/About/Campus-Map-Parking

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE (W 6:30 – 8:30 pm in SCI 131)

Session

Date

Film

Runtime

Topic

1

4-Sep

Different Time: 7:15 pm!

Pumped Dry: Global Crisis of Vanishing Groundwater, Shorts

70

Water, climate crisis

2

11-Sep

Trashed: No Place for Waste

98

Waste, pollution

3

18-Sep

The Borneo Case

79

Deforestation, indigenous people

4

25-Sep

The True Cost

92

Waste, environmental justice, green economy

5

2-Oct

Nor Any Drop to Drink

90

Toxic chemicals, water, politics

6

9-Oct

Our rising oceans, Losing Earth, This is Climate Change

92

Climate crisis, virtual reality

7

16-Oct

World population, Mother: Caring for 7 Billion and Love the Population Bomb

82

Population

8

23-Oct

The Age of Consequences

80

Climate crisis, conflict

9

30-Oct

Room and time change: Rueckert Auditorium, Dominican Hall, 7 pm

Issa Speaker Gabby Ahmadia, WWF, Director, Marine Conservation Science, Oceans

 

Marine Conservation, climate adaptation

10

6-Nov

Racing Extinction

94

Species extinction

11

13-Nov

Wasted! The Story of Food Waste

85

Food, climate crisis, solutions

12

20-Nov

Death by Design

74

Electronics, pollution

13

27-Nov

Thanksgiving – No Class

 

 

4

4-Dec

The Devil we know

88

Toxic chemicals, water


7th Environmental Documentary Series
All films will start W 7:00 PM in the Science Building, Room SCI 131 and are free and open for everybody. This faculty-led program and any related discussion is for educational benefit only. A campus map can be found at: sienaheights.edu/About/Campus-Map-Parking
BIO121, A&P

Date

 Film

Running Time (min)

Topics

16-Jan

What Lies Upstream

84

Pollution, Toxic Chemicals, Water

23-Jan

A Plastic Ocean

100

Pollution, Oceans

30-Jan

Canceled

Wasted! The Story of Food Waste

CANCELED 85

Food, Climate Change, Solutions

6-Feb

Eating Animals

95

Food, Animal Rights, Lifestyle

13-Feb

Green, Person of the Forest, Vanishing, Shorts

4+47+17+23+1.5=93

Habitat Destruction, Conservation

20-Feb

Regreening the desert, Kokota- The Islet of Hope, Selah: Water from Stone

47+8+30=85

Climate Change, Solutions

27-Feb

Anote’s Ark and A Climate for Conflict

77+15=92

Climate Change, Climate Justice

13-Mar

Climate Adaptation Shorts

78

Climate Change, Solutions

20-Mar

Dirt Rich

88

Food, Climate Change, Solutions

3-Apr

The Reluctant Radical and
Forget Shorter Showers

77+11=88

Climate Change, Climate Justice, Activism

17-Apr

Tomorrow

120

Activism, Lifestyle

 


6th Environmental Documentary Series scheduled for Winter 2018
All films will start W 7:00 PM in SCI 131 and are free and open for everybody.
​The Climate Action live stream with Bernie Sanders and Bill McKibben on January 31st will start at 7:30 PM also in SCI 131.
Please note - schedule change: Happening is shown 25-Apr instead of 4-Apr replacing "What if we change?". On 4-Apr, please consider attending UNFRACTURED screened for free at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor! The filmmakers will be attending and there will be a discussion after! The event is hosted by the University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability. Reserve your Ticket here.
BIO121, A&P

Date

 Film

Running Time

Topics

17-Jan

Sonic Sea

60

Pollution, Conservation

24-Jan

The Trees Around You, Trophy

24+28

Conservation, Biodiversity

31-Jan

Live: Fossil Free Fast - The Climate Resistance with Bill McKibben and Bernie Sanders

7-Feb

Water Warriors, Standing Rock

22+29

Climate Change, Pollution, Resistance

14-Feb

Oil & Water

78

Pollution, Climate Change, Conservation,

28-Feb

Bikes vs. Cars

87

Pollution, Climate Change, Lifestyle

14-Mar

Empathy

75

Food, Animal Rights

4-Apr

UNFRACTURED

90

Energy, Fossil Fuels

11-Apr

Hometown Habitat

60

Urban Environments, Conservation

25-Apr

Happening

72

Energy, Renewables

 

 

5th ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTARY SERIES SCHEDULED FOR Fall 2017
​SHU Students can enroll for a 3-credit hour LAS 441 course (section AE), Instructor: Tom Wassmer, twassmer@sienaheights.edu). All events are open and free to anybody.
Documentaries shown the last 2.5 years (see below) are available through the SHU Library or Online as pay-per-view for a small fee.
There will be a short introduction before the showing of the documentaries. Following the showings, there will be discussions on the topic of the movie(s) and how well the issue was covered.
This faculty-led program and any related discussion is for educational benefit only.

 
All events besides on 9/13 will take place on Wednesday evenings between 6:30-9 pm in the Science Building Room 131.
BIO121, A&P

Date

 Film

Topic

6-Sep

Water and Power (78)

Water

13-Sep

Different time: 7:00 pm

PBS NOVA Flint – Poisoned Water (50)

Pollution, Toxic Chemicals

20-Sep

Sea the Truth (60) and shorts

Overfishing

27-Sep

Stink! (90)

Toxic Chemicals

4-Oct

Death By Design (74)

Electronics, Pollution

11-Oct

Before the Flood (95)

Climate Change, Activism

18-Oct

From the Ashes (81)

Energy, Pollution

25-Oct

At the Fork (89) - Cowspiracy Short (15)

Food, Ethics, Climate Change

1-Nov

Hometown Habitat (90) or Chasing Coral (89)

Conservation, Habitat Destruction

8-Nov

Death By A Thousand Cuts (73)

Deforestation, Conflict

15-Nov

The Age of Consequences (80)

Climate Change, Conflict

22-Nov

Thanksgiving – No Class

 

29-Nov

We're not broke (80)

Globalization

6-Dec

Tomorrow - Demain (120)

What can be done?

 

 

ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTARY SERIES SCHEDULED FOR WINTER 2017
​SHU Students can enroll for a 1-credit hour course and earn credit for attendance, short quizzes and essays (Course number ENV200D, Instructor: Tom Wassmer, twassmer@sienaheights.edu). All events are open and free to anybody. This faculty-led program and any related discussion is for educational benefit only.
Documentaries shown the last 2 years are available through the SHU Library or Online as pay-per-view for a small fee.
There will be a short introduction before the showing of the documentaries. Following the showings, there will be an optional discussion on the topic of the movie and how well the issue was covered. This faculty-led program and any related discussion is for educational benefit only.
 
All events will take place on Thursday evenings between 7-9 pm in St. Joseph Hall / SJH 109 Lecture Hall.
St. Joseph Hall (Circled) - Parking across the street to the right of the Nursing Building

Date

Title(s)

Topic

Winter 2017

3/16/2016

1.       The Messenger (90)

Conservation, Species extinction

3/23/2017

1.       The Goose with the Golden Eggs: Tourism on Costa Rica's Pacific Coast (34)

2.       How bad for the environment are cruise ships? (2)

3.       Thule – Tuvalu (55)

Total time: 91

Tourism and Climate Change

3/30/2017

1.       The Breakthrough in Renewable Energy (47)

2.       Won't Pipe Down (23)

Total time: 70

Energy

4/6/2017

1.       World Population (5:46)

2.       Mother: Caring for 7 Billion (60)

Total time: 67 – Location Change: Science Building Room 131

Population

4/13/2017

Easter Break

4/20/2017

1.       Invisible Ocean: Plankton and Plastic (9)

2.       Racing to Zero, in Pursuit of Zero Waste (57)

Total time: 66

Trash, Pollution

4/27/2017

1.       Pumped Dry: the Global Crisis of Vanishing Groundwater (40)

2.       Who Owns Water (50)

Total time: 90

Water

5/4/2017

1.       Farming for the Future: Shorts

a.       Age of the Farmer (6)

b.      Farming for the Future (7)

c.       Walt (6)

d.      Food for Thought, Food for Life (22)

2.       Soil Carbon Cowboy (12)

3.       Growing Roots (24)

4.       Seeding a Dream / Growing Local (15)

Total time: 91

Food, Pesticides, Organics

 

All documentaries shown in Fall 2016, Winter 2016, and Fall 2015 are either available on DVD from the SH Library or as pay-per-view for a small fee:

Date

Title(s)

Topic

Fall 2016

10/20/2016

The Tax Free Tour (53)
TTIP: Might is Right (49)

Money, Globalization

10/27/2016

Underkastelsen – Submission (87)

Chemicals – Pollution

11/3/2016

Tin Trouble (28)
e-Stewardship (12)
Offline is the new luxury (46)

E-trash / Connected Disconnect

11/10/2016

Forest in the Sky (El Triunfo) (15)
Stop the Burning (10)
The Marvelous Musical Report of the Marine National Monuments (10)
Moving the Giants (11)
Message in a bottle (15)

Conservation, Species extinction, Global Warming

11/17/2016

Battling the Bloom: Lake Erie (7)
Algae Blooms in the Great Lakes (27)
A Balanced Diet for Lake Erie (11)
Predicting Harmful Algal Blooms (2)
Red Tide and Human Health (4)
Dead Zones of the Pacific Northwest (3)
Happening Now: Dead Zone in the Gulf (2)
EarthEcho Expeditions: Beyond The Dead Zone (19)

Algae Blooms and Death Zones

11/24/2016

Thanksgiving Break

12/1/2016

Resistance (71)
Panorama: Antibiotic Crisis (28)

Antibiotic Resistance

12/8/2016

Wrenched

Environmental Advocacy

12/15/2016

Years of Living Dangerously. Season 2, Episode 5: Collapse of the Oceans (50)
Disobedience (41)

Climate change, Ocean Acidification and Environmental Advocacy

 

WINTER 2016:
​
Jan. 12: "The World According to Monsanto" (pollution/toxins)
Brochures about what you can do to avoid GMOS: Shopping Guide 2013, Shopping Guide Summer 2014, Health Risks of GMOs
​​
Jan. 26: "Speciesism" (agriculture, ethics)

Feb. 9: "Let's Make Money" (globalization)

March 1: "Racing Extinction" (species extinction)

March 22: "Inside the Garbage of the World" (pollution/waste)

April 5: "Green" (habitat destruction)

April 19: "The Man Who Stopped the Desert" (solutions)


FALL 2015:

Sept. 8: "Home" (general)

Sept. 22: "Trashed: No Place For Waste" (pollution/waste)

Oct. 6: "More Than Honey" (species extinction)

Oct. 20: "Our Rising Oceans" (climate change)

Nov. 3: "The Future of Energy: Lateral Power to the People" (energy, society)

Nov. 17: "Life Running Out of Control" (agriculture, GMOs)

Dec. 1: "In Organic We Trust" (food, agriculture)

Dec. 15: "Fall and Winter" (solutions)

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