Green Planet Films

Part Four: There are only two kinds of water in the world, surface water that comes from the sky and the water beneath our feet, often called "groundwater." With drought spreading across the earth, one might well ask, is there enough groundwater to balance the needs of our cities and our farms and still preserve the natural world around us. THE VALLEY AND THE LAKE is a four-part film odyssey focused on water issues, conflicts, and hopes in California's Central Valley, the breadbasket of the...

Part Two: What was once the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi River disappeared more than100 years ago due to water diversion and land reclamation for agriculture. As we meet a series of people living in and around the old lake bed, Tulare -- The Phantom Lake raises sometimes unsettling, unresolved questions about what was gained and what was lost in the process. THE VALLEY AND THE LAKE is a four-part film odyssey focused on water issues, conflicts, and hopes in California's...

Part Three: On the land in the foothills above California's Central Valley, we join Wukchumni basket weavers, Jennifer Malone and her mother, Marie Wilcox, as they gather basket materials and weave baskets with friends and family. Along the way there are lessons to be learned about personal accomplishment, care for the earth, and cultural resilience. THE VALLEY AND THE LAKE is a four-part film odyssey focused on water issues, conflicts, and hopes in California's Central Valley, the breadbasket...

Part One: As we journey the length of the San Joaquin River, one question will not go away. Is it possible that the fate of this one river in the most productive agricultural region in the world, California's Central Valley, offers a chance to restore the historical balance between nature and the mark of humans on the land. THE VALLEY AND THE LAKE is a four-part film odyssey focused on water issues, conflicts, and hopes in California's Central Valley, the breadbasket of the world and also the...

In 1849, Henry David Thoreau traveled to Cape Cod to see the great Atlantic Ocean. What began as a collection of journals, became Thoreau's famous novel: Cape Cod. Now, 170 years a filmmaker looking to walk in the footsteps of Henry David Thoreau attempts to follow in Thoreau's footsteps as he travels from Concord, Massachusetts to the beach-side community of Provincetown. Along the way, he talks to people about Henry and The Cape. Take a journey in the footsteps of Thoreau.

The Gauchos del Mar brothers (producers of the films Gauchos Del Mar, Tierra de Patagones and Peninsula Mitre) explore the Falkland Islands, a 700 hundred islands archipelago, aiming to unite and construct bridges through surfing and the ocean. After the Falklands War in 1982, the islands have been a very delicate subject in the Southern Hemisphere. The Azulay brothers aim to bring peace and start building a relationship in between the inhabitants of the Islands and Argentina that have been...

When Sylvie's magical wand breaks, her mother comforts her by planting a tray of seeds. Over the course of the summer, Sylvie is filled with pride as the watermelons swell to enormous size. The transformation of tiny seeds into growing plants that bear huge fruits is truly magical. When harvest time arrives, Sylvie is faced with the realization that her watermelons must be taken to market and sold. How will she part with her precious babies she has nurtured all season?

Pre-Covid, 43 million people in the United States now live below the poverty line, twice as many as it was fifty years ago. 1.5 million children are homeless, three times more than during the Great Depression the 1930s.

Thousands of Americans have left everything behind to explore the USA from behind the wheel. Far removed from previous generations, these #Vanlife travellers are nomadic workers, hyperconnected to the world around them.

With the loss of global biodiversity and climate change in mind, the world`s ornithologists are understanding how important birds are for ecosystems and economies. In this documentary, you will discover recent research conclusions with scientists and ornithologists from around the planet. You will share the passion and the love of birders and admire the most elegant and mobile creatures of the natural world. The importance of birds cannot be understated. They connect boreal forests to the...

In these beautifully animated legends, many life and environmental lessons are given. The beauty, bounty, and vulnerability of Mother Earth through the seasons shines in these gentle, fun, and at times mischievous Native legends.

It is our light, our warmth, our food. Humans rise with it and fear its disappearance. We are so accustomed to its presence that we forgot it was born and will die someday. But how well do we really know the Sun? 2 45 minutes on one DVD