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This documentary is about Estamira, a 63 year-old woman suffering from schizophrenia who has lived and worked for decades in Jardin Gramacho, one of the largest landfills in the world.

This fictional drama is inspired by Eric Schlosser’s nonfiction book of the same name. Both explore the complex realities behind that staple of American fast food, the burger—from the slaughterhouse, via the laboratory, to the shop counter.

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.

An account of how water pollution control policy emerged during the seminal decades of environmental activism, with reference to the largest group of freshwater lakes in the world: the Great Lakes.

This film investigates the hidden costs of smart and affordable clothes.

A collection of essays exploring the production and disposal of wastes in the American city since 1850.

Portraits of privatization from around the world show how the daily lives of people using what were once considered public resources are affected.

From its polluted landscapes to its poisoned workers, India is paying a heavy price for Europe’s desire for cheap cotton.