What does pedaling 300-kilometers over three 10,000-foot Himalayan passes, through lush Bhutanese valleys sprinkled with prayer flags and ancient monasteries have to do with climate change?
A group of Bhutanese and American youth want to tell you…right after they catch their breath!
Bhutan Cycle to the Summit is their story- a fifteen-minute film illustrating that the health of our planet is in the hands of our youth. In July 2011, twenty cyclists, many who had never pedaled a bicycle, set out on a two-week journey across the extreme yet stunning landscape of Bhutan. Their goal? To explore first-hand perspectives on climate change as told to them by people on the ground-- the farmers, monks, foresters, and conservationists who make Bhutan’s commitment to carbon neutrality and gross national happiness a reality.
With the cameras rolling in pace to that of the red jersey riders, we captured the exciting and challenging moments that bring this cross-cultural expedition to life. Equally…
What does pedaling 300-kilometers over three 10,000-foot Himalayan passes, through lush Bhutanese valleys sprinkled with prayer flags and ancient monasteries have to do with climate change?
A group of Bhutanese and American youth want to tell you…right after they catch their breath!
Bhutan Cycle to the Summit is their story- a fifteen-minute film illustrating that the health of our planet is in the hands of our youth. In July 2011, twenty cyclists, many who had never pedaled a bicycle, set out on a two-week journey across the extreme yet stunning landscape of Bhutan. Their goal? To explore first-hand perspectives on climate change as told to them by people on the ground-- the farmers, monks, foresters, and conservationists who make Bhutan’s commitment to carbon neutrality and gross national happiness a reality.
With the cameras rolling in pace to that of the red jersey riders, we captured the exciting and challenging moments that bring this cross-cultural expedition to life. Equally…
The village of South Tetulbaria in the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh, relies on fishing but climate change threatens this way of life.
In November 2010 Mamtaz Begum, a young widow from Barguna, stood up and demanded justice for vulnerable communities near to the Bay of Bengal at a 'Climate Tribunal' in the capital, Dhaka. Watch her compelling story.
The climate tribunals are developing the idea that those responsible for climate change, can and should be held accountable through the law. Specifically they explore the possibilities for using national laws to hold governments and other private actors accountable for the impacts of the changing climate on vulnerable communities.
This film was produced in collaboration with Ami Vitale and Oxfam International.
http://www.oxfam.org/en/video/2011/mamtaz-story-fight-climate-justice-bay-bengal
http://www.amivitale.com
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In 2009, Governor Brian Schweitzer and the Governor's Institute on Community Design held a conference titled Working Forests, Managing Communities. The conference brought together industries, community planners, individuals and state government representatives interested in creating a sustainable future for our working forests, communities, and open spaces. This short documentary, written, filmed, and edited by Sprout Films, kicked off the meeting and helped to engage and inspire participants to think about how they can contribute to the critical issues regarding forest, economic, and social sustainability in Montana.
Dan Testa from the Flathead Beacon blogs about us here: http://www.flatheadbeacon.com/articles/article/video_from_last_weeks_working_forests_conference/11279/
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At the early age of 50, Susan Garton was diagnosed with terminal Melanoma cancer. Over the last year of Susan’s life, filmmaker Katy Garton documented moments only a daughter could capture. After her mother died, Katy set out on a journey to share what so many of us experience when we lose a loved one. As she discovered her own way to heal, Katy explored our culture’s fears about death and how these anxieties affect those who are dying. By weaving together a personal narrative with powerful visuals and Susan’s quirky spirit and spitfire humor, Little Mom Full of Color offers a sincere and inspiring perspective on the end of life experience. A story rarely told, but shared by many, Little Mom Full of Color is about an artist living through the pain of terminal cancer, a medical system that could not heal, and a filmmaker on a quest to honor her mother by sharing a universal message about dying well and coping with loss.
In 2008 Little Mom Full Of Color…
This video is a promotional film for the Wild Sentry Film Project, a collaboration between Katy Magruder, Bruce Weide & Pat Tucker, Kathy Pasternak, and Chris Palmer.
Look at a dog, and you might glimpse a shadow of the wolf. Look at a wolf, and you will surely see glimpses of the dog but it isn't until you put the two wolf and dog side by side that you can truly grasp the difference. Pat Tucker and Bruce Weide raised both together in their home in Montana. Wolf and dog, side by side, for 16 years. It wasn't easy, it wasn't by choice, and it wasn't always fun but living with a wolf would change their lives forever.
What is it like to live with a wolf? For Bruce and Pat it means abandoning their careers, forgetting about vacations for sixteen years, dumpster diving for meat, facing enraged ranchers in other words: total commitment to a way of life they never see coming. This is the story of the exceptional life of Koani, an ambassador gray wolf, and her unusual pack a fellowship far greater…
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