Need some ideas for films to watch in celebration of Earth Day? Southern Documentary Fund has selected 5 documentaries that demonstrate support for environmental protection.
CAN’T STOP THE WATER (2013)
Directors: Rebecca Ferris & Jason Ferris
Logline: A documentary film about Isle de Jean Charles, Louisiana, and the Native American community fighting to save their culture as their land washes away.
Watch: Available to stream on Vimeo.
AFTER COAL: WELSH AND APPALACHIAN MINING COMMUNITIES (2016)
Director: Tom Hansell
Logline: Profiles inspiring individuals who are building a new future in the coalfields of eastern Kentucky and South Wales. This hour long documentary invites viewers to the front lines of the transition away from fossil fuels. Coalfield residents who must abandon traditional livelihoods share stories from the front lines of the transition away from fossil fuels.
Watch: Available to stream on Kanopy.
RODENTS OF UNUSUAL SIZE (2017)
Directors: Quinn Costello, Chris Metzler, and Jeff Springer
Logline: A story about giant swamp rats invading coastal Louisiana and the defiant people on the edge of the world, who are defending their communities, culture, and livelihoods from the onslaught of this curious and unexpected invasive species.
Watch: Rent or buy on Amazon Prime Video, also available on Tubi.
STRAWS (2017)
Director: Linda Booker
Logline: Sparked by research that plastic straws are now among the top-ten beach litter items collected globally, award-winning STRAWS has been lauded as one of “the 5 documentaries to make you rethink single-use plastic.” and an “Inspiring story of how it’s possible to make a sea of change, one straw at a time.”
Watch: Rent or buy on Vimeo.
MOSSVILLE: WHEN GREAT TREES FALL (2019)
Director: Alexander Glustrom
Logline: As a centuries-old black community, contaminated and uprooted by petrochemical plants, comes to terms with the loss of its ancestral home, one man standing in the way of a plant’s expansion refuses to give up.
Watch: Rent or buy on Amazon Prime Video, watch the shorter version on PBS.
