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Der Landhändler [The Agricultural Trader]
Animal feed dealer Josef Feilmeier supplies 500 Bavarian farmers, from Straubing to Passau, with non-GM animal feed. This film profiles his approach to farming.
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Gekaufte Wahrheit [Scientists under Attack]
A political thriller about GMOs and freedom of speech.
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Der Bauer mit den Regenwürmern [The Farmer and the Earthworms]
The Brauns started farming organically in 1984. This documentary film explores the day-to-day operation of their farm in Bavaria. Among other things, it shows how vital earthworms are for soil fertility.
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Where is My Home?
This is a portrait of an environmental migrant from the Sundarbans, West Bengal, who, like thousands before her, is vulnerable and powerless against the fury of the sea.
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Harvesting Hunger
This exploration of the deepening crisis of food security in India looks at four case studies, dealing respectively with Punjab, Warangal, Kalahandi, and Bellary. These are interspersed by insights into a movement in the Himalayas that may offer alternatives in the form of sustainable agricultural systems, which revive traditional agricultural practices (Beej Bachao Andolan).
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Dirty Paradise
This is the story of the Wayana people in French Amazonia, whose future is threatened following the arrival of gold miners.
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GAMBIT
Released almost 30 years later, this documentary examines events surrounding the major industrial accident at the trichlorphen plant ICMESA, near Seveso (“Seveso chemical disaster”).
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Wälder der Hoffnung [Forests of Hope]
Intended to address the alarming rate of deforestation worldwide, this series documents the efforts of indigenous peoples across the globe to find alternatives to exploitative and destructive forest practices.
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Unter Kontrolle [Under Control]
This film provides insight into the secretive way of life behind the walls of German nuclear plants.
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Narradores de Javé [The Storytellers]
This drama captures how the inhabitants of Javé, a small village somewhere in Brazil, set out to secure a future for themselves in the face of plans for a hydropower dam that threaten to submerge their village.