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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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Surplus—Terrorized Into Being Consumers
Surplus—Terrorized Into Being Consumers is a film about the destructive side of consumer culture.
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De Engel van Doel [An Angel in Doel]
This film focuses on an elderly woman determined to remain in her beloved village, even as demolition begins to make room for urban expansion.
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Switch
This award-winning documentary explores ways the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy is likely to happen around the world.
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Das Gift kommt zurück [The toxins return]
The film looks at how toxic substances, banned in Europe, pass through ports such as Hamburg in containers shipped from Asia, and how these toxins can be traced in the clothing and children’s toys transported.
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Die Spree: Sinfonie eines Flusses [The Spree: Symphony of a River]
This film examines the roles and impact of Berlin’s Spree River, accompanied by a specially composed symphony from Karsten Gundermann.
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The Clean Bin Project
A couple competes to live with zero waste for a whole year, with comedic results.
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Der große Ausverkauf (The Big Sellout)
Portraits of privatization from around the world show how the daily lives of people using what were once considered public resources are affected.
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Garbage Dreams
The award-winning Garbage Dreams follows three teenage boys growing up as ‘Zabaleen’ or garbage collectors in Cairo, Egypt.
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Tambogrande: Mangos, Murder, Mining
This film follows resistance to mining companies and the Peruvian government by local residents, focusing on the small town of Tambogrande.