  Monday, February 9, 2009 A SEALED FATE?
A SEALED FATE? presents a look at the Canadian seal hunt from Nigel Barker, a world-renowned photographer, film director, and judge on the popular television show America's Next Top Model. The film chronicles Nigel's two trips to Canada — the first before the hunt started where he showed the world through his pictures the majesty of the seals and the seascape, and the second to broadcast images of the hunt itself. Images taken by Barker capture the brief lives and beauty of the baby seals that hunters target each year during the planet's largest marine mammal slaughter.
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Monday, February 2, 2009
MEAT THE TRUTH
2007, 70 minutes
The documentary film MEAT THE TRUTH reveals the massive impact of livestock farming on the climate change problem. The film is presented by the Dutch politician Marianne Thieme, Member of Parliament in the Netherlands. MEAT THE TRUTH is based on authoritative scientific sources, which demonstrate that the livestock farming industry is one of the most important causes of global warming and is responsible for the emission of more greenhouse gasses worldwide than all cars, trucks, trains, boats, and airplanes added together. Thieme travels around the world to talk with experts who offer solutions to this urgent crisis.
Monday, February 16, 2009
BEST FRIEND FORGOTTEN
2004, 47 minutes
The captivating documentary BEST FRIEND FORGOTTEN takes a behind-the-scenes look at the crisis of pet overpopulation. Hosted by David Duchovny of X-Files fame, the film tells the stories of Oreo the cat and Clover the dog as they face the harsh realities of pet overpopulation. Viewers of the documentary hear from animal control officers, shelter employees, veterinarians, rescue group volunteers, a senator, and others as the film illustrates the consequences of pet overpopulation. Candid interviews highlight the importance of adoption and reveal common myths about spaying and neutering.
Monday, February 23, 2009
SHARKWATER
2007, 90 minutes
Driven by a lifelong fascination with sharks, biologist and filmmaker Rob Stewart debunks stereotypes of sharks as bloodthirsty, man-eating monsters and reveals the reality of sharks as pillars in the evolution of the seas. Filmed in visually stunning, high definition video, SHARKWATER takes you into the most shark rich waters of the world, exposing the exploitation and corruption that is decimating the world's shark populations. In an effort to protect sharks, Stewart teams up with renegade conservationist Paul Watson of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, leading to battles with shark poachers, gunboat chases, and struggles against corrupt governments, forcing them to flee for their lives. Through it all, Stewart discovers these magnificent creatures have gone from predator to prey, and how despite surviving the earth's history of mass extinctions, they could easily be wiped out within a few years due to human greed. Stewart risks his life to stop the slaughter of sharks and save our oceans and the very earth itself.