Environmental Films
Inspirational & Motivational Films & Resources
NEW! ENOUGH? (14 min.) - Do the choices we make matter? "Enough?" is a visual meditation on sustainability in six parts: Overconsumption, Water Quality, Biodiversity Loss, Restoration of Natural Systems, Domesticated Animals, and Needs & Wants. The film encourages viewers to reflect on how their decisions as consumers affect their own communities and the wider world.
WINNER, BEST SOCIAL IMPACT FILM - Northwest Illinois Film Festival
MOVED BY WATERS (28 min.) - What unites us is more important than what divides us. "Moved by Waters" is an uplifting and inspirational documentary that depicts collaborative projects involving organizations and diverse groups of students, teachers, artists, farmers, and volunteers of all ages. Setting aside political or other differences, all are working toward improving water quality in the Upper Mississippi River watershed. We all need water that is clean and safe to drink, and the people and projects in "Moved by Waters" model a way forward that benefits people and the environment.
EMMY NOMINATION
BEST DOCUMENTARY - Alternating Currents Film Festival
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT - Oneota Film Festival
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT - IMPA Awards
OVER & UNDER: WILDLIFE CROSSINGS (9 min.) - Why did the turtle cross the road? Better yet, how can a turtle cross a busy highway safely. Collisions between wildlife and automobiles are expensive, dangerous, and deadly for animals and people. "Over & Under Wildlife Crossings" explores old and new methods that allow animals to move over or under our nation's highways in search of food, shelter, and companionship. The story behind two innovative and effective crossings for endangered turtles in Iowa and Wisconsin are featured. "Over & Under" makes a compelling case for the construction of wildlife crossings while it encourages motorists to do their part by minding animal crossing signs.
EMMY WINNER
WINNER - IMPA Educational Production Award
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Borrego Springs Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Denali Film Festival
PLACES TO BE WILD (10 min.) - If land that is difficult or impossible to farm returns to a wild state, how does that impact people and wildlife? "Places To Be Wild" profiles a successful partnership between a landowner and the Wetland Reserve Program. By combining insightful and inspiring on-camera interviews with captivating landscape and wildlife footage, the film illustrates the concept of wildlife cores and corridors, and shows how rewilding can benefit people and the wider world.
EMMY NOMINATION
WINNER - IMPA Educational Production Award
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Downstream Environmental Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Water Docs Film Festival
All four films above were funded in part by a grant from Roger Ross Gipple and BeWildReWild. Visit: BeWildReWild.org
