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Dirty Oil

Dirty Oil

Synopsis:
Deep behind-the-scenes into the strip-mined world of Alberta, Canada, where the vast and toxic Tar Sands deposit supplies the U.S. with the majority of its oil. Through the eyes of scientists, ‘big oil’ officials, politicians, doctors, environmentalists, and aboriginal citizens directly impacted by ‘the largest industrial project on the planet today,’ the filmmakers journey to [...]

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Milk of Sorrow

Milk of Sorrow

Synopsis:
Fausta is ill with a disease contracted from her mother’s breast milk known as “the milk of sorrow”. However, this is not a sickness caused by bacteria or infection: it is a condition that only affects those women in Peru who were abused or raped during the years of terrorist struggle. Although this horrific period [...]

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Disarm

Disarm

Synopsis:
Evocative, visually stunning, and utterly unforgettable, Disarm spans a dozen countries to look at how, despite a global ban, millions of anti-personnel mines continue to claim victims daily in over 80 countries.
Co-directed by Mary Wareham, a leader of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) and Brian Liu, with an original score by Brendan Canty [...]

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No Impact Man

No Impact Man

No Impact Man. – UK Release date May 2010
Synopsis:
No Impact Man – Saving the world, one family at a time.
Colin Beavan decides to completely eliminate his personal impact on the environment for the next year.
It means eating vegetarian, buying only local food, and turning off the refrigerator. It also means no elevators, no television, [...]

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Food Inc

Food Inc

Synopsis:
In Food, Inc., filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nation’s food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that has been hidden from the American consumer with the consent of our government’s regulatory agencies, USDA and FDA. Our nation’s food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profit ahead [...]

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