environment
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Does the end justify the means?
NATURE: The power of science versus the power of television in the attempt to save the pink river dolphin.
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The death of nature
By combining a sociological approach to the climate crisis with examples drawn from literature and film, interesting new horizons are revealed in this British publication.
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Visions du Reel: Dispossession and Anote’s Ark
Two films dissect the destructive forces wrought by capitalism on the world, and the commodification of all it has to offer. The land, livelihood and the history of humans and animals alike all serve as fodder for the grinding gears of the machine. Does this constitute an act of war?
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A warning message to the enlightened consumer
«They tell me I can save the world… the orang-utans, the dolphins, the oceans, the rain forest, and even humankind–all I have to do is buy sustainable and fair products. But that’s a lie.» – Werner Boote, The Green Lie
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The West, the rest, and the great test
GEOPOLITICS: The phrase «the international community» needs to be redefined. Today, it is simply a phrase politicians use when they want to avoid taking responsibility.
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Organic dumping
ENVIRONMENT: German Ulrich Beck claimed 30 years ago that environmental destruction is democratic as it affects us all equally. In a new book, this statement is heavily criticised.
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Failure to act could have dire consequences
Could modern civilisation break down? Yes, of course it could. Anyone who rejects this statement as alarmist, should watch The Age of Consequences.
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There is nowhere to run
The vast environmental phenomena characteristic of Africa’s most populous nation – Nigeria – are displayed across the current social occurrences in an independent, politically engaging, one-hour documentary screening at Oslo’s upcoming Human Rights Human Wrongs Film Festival.
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Bergen’s World Theatre
BERGEN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL returns our global foresight and belief in the future. Here are two of the environmental films from Norway’s most important film festival.