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Over the past few decades, climate change documentaries have gained immense popularity and undoubtedly the past twenty or so years represent remarkable boom in environmental filmmaking, content delivery and audience’s response. The beginning of environmental filmmaking was in the late 1930s when director Pare Lorentz released two environmental films- ‘The Plow that Broke the Plains’ (1936) and ‘The River’ (1937). Since then documentaries and short films based on sustainability and climate change focus more on unblemished and fierce side of nature leaving subtle impacts on people giving rise to the prominent question- “Are we really near or amidst the chaos?”
Here is a list of climate change documentaries and short films that have huge appreciation and awards under their belts.
1. Kiss The Ground (2020: 1 hr 24 min)
This documentary directed by Tickell Couplet promotes regenerative agriculture and biosequestration which can be a way to combat climate change and preserve our planet. We have soil only for the next 45-60 years to feed the population and reach the verge of food crisis. But this documentary is a breath of hope for generations to come as the solution is just what’s beneath our feet: SOIL!
Where to Watch: Netflix
2. A Plastic Ocean (2016: 1 hr 42 min)
Explorer and Director Craig Leeson was fascinated by blue whales since childhood who when went on search could only find that the pristine ocean has turned into plastic ocean. The documentary was shot at more than 20 locations over a period of 4 years. Only a fraction of plastics is recycled and the rest is either dumped into the ocean or the soil. The film has been recognised with awards from various film festivals around the globe. It delivers truly a harrowing message.
Where to watch: Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, iTunes
3. Seaspiracy (2021: 1 hr 29 min)
Directed by a British filmmaker, Ali Tabrizi this film is about how environment is being affected by the fishing industry. The industry which is a positive contribution to the world economy but doesn’t ensure safe and sustainable food chain. This one and a half an hour documentary film unloads impacts of fishing industry on marine species and advocates ending fish consumption.
Where to watch: Disney+ Hotstar, Netflix
4. Artifishal (2019: 1 hr 23 min)
Under the direction of Josh Murphy it turned out to be an eye-opener about the working of hatcheries and farms and its impact on aquatic life .The documentary compels the audience to rethink that engineered solutions can never make up for the loss done to the natural habitat.
Where to watch: Youtube, Amazon Prime Video
5. Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret (2014: 1 hr 31 min)
This award-winning documentary film imparts that even factory farm and and animal agriculture add up to the adverse causes of unsustainabilty and that animal cruelty is common to all such industries irrespective of whether it’s the huge leather industry or a small dairy farm. Directors Kip Anderson and Keegan Kuhn somewhere promote veganism and switching to plant-based products which can lead to sustainable environment.
Where to watch: Netflix
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6. The Human Element (2018: 1 hr 16 min)
Photographer and explorer James Balog, via this documentary, portrays the collision between mother nature and humans through his lens. Director Matthew Testa’s documentary shows the impacts of human intervention in the natural ecosystems. This film provides an insight of how the causes of climate change have only worsen over time and there has been a severe impact on the lives of average Americans.
Where to watch: YouTube, Amazon Prime Video
7. Our Planet (2019)
Narrated by David Attenborough this documentary series is a huge success on Netflix. The series has tried to curate the wildlife habitats and its pious unadulterated life in 8 episodes. It’s flooded with exotic views and conveys the true essence of lives of creatures in their natural habitat.
Where to watch: YouTube, Netflix
8.CHASING CORAL (2017: 1 HR 33 MIN)
As the name suggests, a group of divers, photographers and scientists documented the disappearance of coral reefs at a unprecedented rate. After Chasing Ice in 2012, Director Jeff Orlowski came up with Chasing Coral alarming the world regarding the depletion of coral reefs which are extremely important in coastal areas as they’re protection against strong ocean currents and waves.
Where to watch: YouTube, Netflix
9. The Ivory Game (2016: 1 hr 52 min)
Directors Richard Ladkani and Kief Davidson reveal corruption within the network of ivory trade around the globe as elephants in Africa are on the verge of extinction if ivory trafficking and animal poaching do not come to an end. Markets of ivory have been flourishing for decades but only on the cost of a huge compromise with sustainability and existence of animals.
Where to watch: Netflix
10.Before the Flood (2016: 1 hr 36 min)
Academy award winner and famous environmentalist Leonardo Di Caprio tries to investigate how bad the situations are and how much they could worsen in near future and he comes to know that in many parts of the world people are still not convinced that the climate is changing and sustainability is at stake. This documentary film features renowned politicians such as Barack Obama, Ban Ki-Moon and famous business magnate Elon Musk putting forward their views on climate change.
Where to watch: Disney+ Hotstar, YouTube.
“We’re the only species that have crapped up the planet and the only species that can clean it up.”
-William Dennis Weaverr
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