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New! The Battle for the Amazon: The Xingu vs. the Belo Monte Dam
Item# 52415
© 2013
58 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-61753-858-2
What will potentially become the world's third-largest hydroelectric dam-and a symbol of the destruction of the last remaining significant rainforest on Earth-is currently under construction in the he...
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Moyers & Company: Ending the Silence on Climate Change
Item# 52823
© 2013
57 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-61753-440-9
Remember climate change? For the first time since 1984, the issue didn’t even come up in a presidential debate. But bringing climate change back into our national conversation is as much a communicati...
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New! One Fine Day: Individual Acts of Courage and Defiance
Item# 53070
© 2012
52 Min.
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Idealists thrive on the notion that a single person can change the world-but what basis does it have in reality? Is there room for it in an age of oppression and unrepentant brutality? This film profi...
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New! The Fear That Has A Thousand Eyes: Security and Surveillance in the 21st Century
Item# 52835
© 2012
52 Min.
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London. New York. Oklahoma City. Each was the site of a horrific and violent attack on the public, as were Madrid, Oslo, and many other urban areas. In the wake of every such tragedy has come a dramat...
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New! Skin Deep: Nina Jablonski's Theory of Race
Item# 52821
© 2012
52 Min.
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Students of evolution understand that when our ancient African ancestors lost their body hair and ventured out onto the hot savannah, their skin became dark to protect against UV radiation, while subs...
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New! The Cost of Sushi: Emptying the Seas
Item# 52416
© 2012
51 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-61753-859-9
The bluefin tuna, called by BBC News "one of the most highly-prized-and fought over-species and foodstuffs in the world," is known to fishermen as a "floating goldmine." But the world's taste for sush...
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New! Islam: Surrender to God—Let’s Look at World Religions
Item# 48277
© 2012
22 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-61753-802-5
The word “Islam” can be translated as “surrender,” meaning that Muslims strive to serve God and live according to his will. This program provides a Quranic biography of Muhammad, Islam’s founder, and...
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New! The Baha'i Faith: Unity in Diversity-Let's Look at World Religions
Item# 48279
© 2012
23 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-61753-804-9
The Baha'i Faith is one of the most diverse and widespread religions on the planet, with temples on every inhabited continent. This program tells the story of how its founders struggled to establish t...
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New! Buddhism: The Noble Path-Let's Look at World Religions
Item# 48274
© 2012
21 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-61753-799-8
This program offers a profile of Siddhartha Gautama Buddha and an overview of teachings found in the Tripitaka, then takes viewers to the ordination of a Thai Buddhist monk. With stops at Sarnath and...
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New! Christianity: The Good News-Let's Look at World Religions
Item# 48276
© 2012
24 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-61753-801-8
Despite its humble beginnings and initial suppression, Christianity is now the largest religion in the world. This program explores Christianity, from the life and teachings of Jesus according to the...
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