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From the orange and gold of fall to the pink cherry blossoms of spring, Signatures follows an entire winter deep in the hardwoods of Hokkaido, Japan. Deliciously deep January blower to April corn, we bring you a film about expression, and the art of riding on snow. At the heart of this lovely tale of deep powder mystery: the seasons. In Japan there is a cultural connection to the different signatures of our terrestrial home - a sense that the rhythm of fall, winter, spring, summer influences ...

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This important film explores the world of Nicholas Kristof, the two-time Pulitzer Prize winning columnist for the New York Times who almost single-handedly put the crisis in Darfur on the world map. The film puts the viewer in Kristofs pocket, revealing the man and his methods, and just how and why real reporting is vital to our democracy, our world-awareness, and our capacity to be a force for good. Nicholas knows that statistics deaden his readers' interest and compassion so he goes in ...

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The Battle for Your Mountains explores the story of a small mountain town in conflict with the mining industry. US Energy Corp owns the rights to open a massive molybdenum mine on Red Lady at the headwaters of the Colorado River in Crested Butte. Such a mine could destroy the local environment and economy and potentially carry its impacts downstream to hundreds of other communities. The film reminds us that we are all downstream and actions taken in the mountains of Colorado directly affect ...

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In an unpredictable chain of events a mass flowering of the ancient New Zealand Beech forest leads to an excess of seed production. Mice and rodents take advantage of this abundance and numbers reach plague proportions. Incredible footage follows these rodents as they embark on a strange migration, attempting to swim across the expanse of New Zealand's rivers and lakes. There they fall prey to the largest predators in the lake - monster Brown trout. Gorging themselves on swimming mice, these ...

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Ever wonder just what you can give up? Ever wonder what would be left after you removed all environmental impacts from your life? Do you think you could make it a week? How about a whole year? This very relevant movie follows the Beaven family as they abandon their high consumption Fifth Avenue lifestyle in an attempt to make no-net environmental impact for twelve months. Will they make it? Will their relationship make it? You will come away with new ideas and a strong sense of inspiration ...

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Making the Crooked Straight is a film about one mans journey to save the world by saving one child at a time. Born on Long Island and educated at John Hopkins, Dr. Rick Hodes has dedicated his life to helping heal the sick and poor of Ethiopia over the past 20 years. Often compared with Albert Schweitzer and Mother Teresa, Hodes believes the only way to change the world is to be the change you want to see. We are led through an exploration of this remarkable mans work in Ethiopia, his highly ...

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Their lifespan can reach into the seventies. They recognize their own reflections in a mirror. Family values are paramount. Why then are we letting Asia's Elephants slide towards the edge of collapse? Losing the Elephants examines an animal that is lodged deep in our psyches. As babies, elephants feature large in books we are read, we visit zoos and go to circuses, all to see the biggest land mammal alive. Should it be a priority in our modern world to shepherd any species, especially one ...

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Gum for My Boat is a story of hope focusing on the Bangladesh Surf Club and its members. The Club consists of more than 70 boys and girls and helps to introduce surfing into a culture in a very unconventional way. Their love for surfing brings them together and introduces them to a way of life they never knew existed. Many of the children are street kids or come from very poor families and the film focuses on the creation of community through surfing and its power to change lives. An ocean ...

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Imagine a home that heats itself, provides its own water, and grows its own food. Imagine that it needs no expensive technology, recycles its own waste, and has its own power source. And now imagine that it can be built anywhere, by anyone, out of the things society throws away. Shot over three years in the USA, India and Mexico, Garbage Warrior tells the epic story of maverick architect Michael Reynolds, his crew of renegade house builders from New Mexico, and their fight to introduce ...

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Better Bones and Gardens is a short documentary about Dan Phillips, a trash architect, and Kipp Nash, an urban farmer. These men are remaking the common house and garden in wildly imaginative ways. Discarded cattle bones, wine corks, dvds, and bottle caps are used as building materials for homes, while manicured grassy front yards are transformed into nutritious gardens. While these projects may sound strange, Kipp Nash and Dan Phillips show that by following their passion for building and ...

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