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My Octopus Teacher 2020
Documentary
After years of swimming every day in the freezing ocean at the tip of Africa, Craig Foster meets an unlikely teacher: a young octopus who displays remarkable curiosity. Visiting her den and tracking her movements for months on end he eventually wins the animal’s trust and they develop a never-before-seen bond between human and wild animal.
The sides of My Octopus Teacher
- A diver in a kelp forest off South Africa
- A year following one octopus
- A shark hunting her in the shallows
Good for you if
- you like cold water, kelp and the life hidden in it.
- you like seeing how clever an animal can be up close.
- you can be moved to tears by a bond with an octopus.
Bad for you if
- a man's voice-over about his feelings for an animal makes you roll your eyes.
- you need a story that moves. This is slow dives, day after day.
About: connection · healing · the life cycle
Racing Extinction 2015
Documentary
An unlikely team of activists and innovators hatches a bold mission to save endangered species.
The sides of Racing Extinction
- Endangered animals projected on the Empire State Building
- Undercover filming in the wildlife trade
- Activists and scientists racing against extinction
Good for you if
- you care about sharks, manta rays and the animals we are losing.
- you want to see the real markets where wildlife is sold.
- you like hidden cameras and undercover missions.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch animals being killed, even in a real investigation.
- you roll your eyes at a film that ends on a call to action.
About: extinction · activism · the environment
Chasing Ice 2012
Documentary
When National Geographic photographer James Balog asked, “How can one take a picture of climate change?” his attention was immediately drawn to ice. Soon he was asked to do a cover story on glaciers that became the most popular and well-read piece in the magazine during the last five years. But for Balog, that story marked the beginning of a much larger and longer-term project that would reach epic proportions.
The sides of Chasing Ice
- Photographer James Balog and his time-lapse cameras
- Glaciers melting year after year
- Cameras left in the Arctic cold
Good for you if
- you like the Arctic and Greenland's huge glaciers.
- you like years of ice shrinking caught in a single shot.
- you want to feel how small we are next to a calving glacier.
Bad for you if
- you need some hope, and watching the ice disappear weighs on you.
- you want more than a photographer waiting on the ice.
About: climate change · persistence · the planet
Blue Planet II 2017
Documentary
There is nowhere more powerful and unforgiving yet more beautiful and compelling than the ocean. Join us and explore the greatest yet least known parts of our planet.
The sides of Blue Planet II
- Fish that hunt birds out of the air
- Deep-sea dives in submersibles
- Plastic in the ocean
Good for you if
- you like ocean life, from coral reefs to the deep sea.
- you want underwater shots that look impossible to get.
- you like discovering animals you never knew existed.
Bad for you if
- you want a plot to follow. Each hour simply dives into a new part of the ocean.
- you want human stories, and here people stay behind the camera.
About: the ocean · pollution · the living world
Our Planet 2019
Documentary
Experience our planet's natural beauty and examine how climate change impacts all living creatures in this ambitious documentary of spectacular scope.
The sides of Our Planet
- Wildlife from jungles to frozen seas
- Walruses crowding a shrinking shore
- How climate change reaches every habitat
Good for you if
- you like animals in their habitats, from forests to the deep sea.
- you want every shot to look like it took months to get.
- you like being reminded how much life the planet holds.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch animals suffer, like walruses falling from cliffs as the ice melts.
- you roll your eyes at heartfelt appeals. David Attenborough's narration keeps pleading for what we are losing.
About: climate change · the living world · conservation
Encounters at the End of the World 2008
Documentary
Acclaimed filmmaker Werner Herzog travels to Antarctica, where he finds a desolate, beautiful landscape, largely untouched by human hands, and a group of truly unique people who risk their lives to study it. Centered at McMurdo Station, the United States' largest Antarctic research center, Herzog explores the minds of the scientists willing to abandon civilization and endure volatile conditions to learn more about the continent's wildlife and awe-inspiring natural wonders.
The sides of Encounters at the End of the World
- A research station in Antarctica
- Divers under the ice
- A penguin heading inland alone
Good for you if
- you like ice caves, volcanoes and seals under the sea ice.
- you like silent dives beneath the Antarctic ice.
- you like Werner Herzog's odd questions to odd people.
Bad for you if
- you need momentum, and this one wanders at Herzog's pace.
- you'd rather not hear musings on the end of humanity.
About: nature · solitude · science · the end of the world
Seaspiracy 2021
Documentary
Passionate about ocean life, a filmmaker sets out to document the harm that humans do to marine species — and uncovers an alarming global conspiracy.
The sides of Seaspiracy
- A filmmaker following plastic into the ocean
- Industrial fishing fleets and what they catch by accident
- Eco-labels and the bodies that award them
Good for you if
- you want a filmmaker going and seeing for himself.
- you care what happens to the ocean and what lives in it.
- you want to know who certifies what you buy.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch animals being killed on camera.
- you need some hope left by the end.
About: the ocean · the food chain · responsibility
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 2020
Documentary
The story of life on our planet by the man who has seen more of the natural world than any other. In more than 90 years, Attenborough has visited every continent on the globe, exploring the wild places of our planet and documenting the living world in all its variety and wonder. Addressing the biggest challenges facing life on our planet, the film offers a powerful message of hope for future generations.
The sides of David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
- A witness statement from a lifelong naturalist
- Dates and numbers for the wild places lost
- A plan for what could still be done
Good for you if
- you like reefs, orangutans and the Serengeti filmed up close.
- you want the account of one man who watched the wild world change.
- you watch nature films for the images as much as for the facts.
Bad for you if
- you can't sit through a film about what has been destroyed.
- you can't stand a film that asks you to change.
About: loss · nature · responsibility
Jane 2017
Documentary
Drawing from never-before-seen footage that has been tucked away in the National Geographic archives, director Brett Morgen tells the story of Jane Goodall, a woman whose chimpanzee research revolutionized our understanding of the natural world.
The sides of Jane
- Jane Goodall in Gombe in the 1960s
- Lost National Geographic footage
- Chimpanzees filmed up close
Good for you if
- you like chimpanzees filmed up close in the wild.
- you want Jane Goodall telling her own story.
- you like a Philip Glass score carrying the images.
Bad for you if
- you need more momentum than long scenes of watching chimps.
- you need suspense to stay with a film.
About: curiosity · nature · a life's work
The Deepest Breath 2023
Documentary
Bonded by their love of freediving, a record-setting champion and a heroic safety diver try to make history with a remarkable feat, ready to risk it all.
The sides of The Deepest Breath
- A freediving champion chasing depth records
- A safety diver who watches over her
- Dives into the Blue Hole of Dahab
Good for you if
- you like holding your breath with a diver far below the surface.
- you want to discover freediving and the people who live for it.
- you like a true story told with real footage of the dives.
Bad for you if
- you can't take a true story where the risks of a sport become real.
- you panic watching divers alone in deep, dark water on a single breath.
About: risk · trust · the sea
The Year Earth Changed 2021
Documentary
Never-before-seen footage shows how our living in lockdown opened the door for nature to bounce back and thrive. Across the seas, skies, and lands, Earth found its rhythm when we came to a stop.
The sides of The Year Earth Changed
- Empty cities during lockdown
- Animals returning to quiet streets
- David Attenborough's narration
Good for you if
- you love whales, birds and wild animals filmed up close.
- you want a calm, hopeful hour about the planet.
- you like seeing nature bounce back once we stop.
Bad for you if
- you roll your eyes at a hopeful message about the planet.
- you want a full film night. This runs just 48 minutes.
About: nature · lockdown · hope
Earth 2007
Documentary
An epic story of adventure, starring some of the most magnificent and courageous creatures alive, awaits you in EARTH. Disneynature brings you a remarkable story of three animal families on a journey across our planet – polar bears, elephants and humpback whales.
The sides of Earth
- A polar bear family on melting ice
- Elephants crossing the desert to find water
- Humpback whales on a long migration
Good for you if
- you love animals filmed in the wild, from the Arctic to the ocean.
- you want huge landscapes and herds seen from the air.
- you want a nature film to watch with children.
Bad for you if
- you'd rather not cry over animals starving on melting ice.
- you need people and conversation. Only a narrator speaks here.
About: survival · migration · a changing planet
Oceans 2010
Documentary
An ecological drama/documentary, filmed throughout the globe. Part thriller, part meditation on the vanishing wonders of the sub-aquatic world.
The sides of Oceans
- Whales, sharks and dolphins filmed up close
- Underwater footage from seas around the world
- A quiet warning about what humans do to the ocean
Good for you if
- you like spending an evening among sea creatures.
- you like feeling small next to a whale.
- you want underwater images you've never seen before.
Bad for you if
- you need a story with momentum, not long drifting shots.
- you need people to follow, and here the only cast is sea creatures.
About: the ocean · wildlife · human impact
Fire of Love 2022
Documentary
A doomed love triangle between intrepid French scientists Katia and Maurice Krafft, and their beloved volcanoes.
The sides of Fire of Love
- Katia and Maurice Krafft, a married couple of volcanologists
- Archive footage of eruptions and lava flows
- A life spent getting as close as possible
Good for you if
- you like a real love story shared between two people and their volcanoes.
- you like standing next to lava through someone else's camera.
- you like eruptions filmed from far closer than anyone should be.
Bad for you if
- you'd rather not watch a couple you know will die on a volcano.
- you find grainy footage from the 1970s and 1980s dated.
About: love · curiosity · risk · the forces of nature
Grizzly Man 2005
Documentary
Follows the story of "Grizzly Man" Timothy Treadwell and what the thirteen summers in a National Park in Alaska were like in his attempt to protect the grizzly bears. The film is full of unique images and a look into the spirit of a man who sacrificed himself for nature.
The sides of Grizzly Man
- A man who spent thirteen summers among Alaskan grizzlies
- His own video footage, shot alone
- Werner Herzog's voice weighing his choices
Good for you if
- you like a portrait made from a man's own tapes.
- you like bears filmed close, in the wild.
- you like trying to understand someone who chose to live outside the world.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch a film built around a real death, his and his partner's.
- you want a gentle animal film. This one leaves you uneasy.
About: obsession · nature · death
Fantastic Fungi 2019
Documentary
A vivid journey into the mysterious subterranean world of mycelium and its fruit— the mushroom. A story that begins 3.5 billion years ago, fungi makes the soil that supports life, connecting vast systems of roots from plants and trees all over the planet, like an underground Internet. Through the eyes of renowned mycologist Paul Stamets, professor of forest ecology Suzanne Simard, best selling author Michael Pollan, food naturalist Eugenia Bone and others, we experience the power, beauty and complexity of the fungi kingdom.
The sides of Fantastic Fungi
- Mushrooms growing in time-lapse
- The underground network linking trees
- Mycologist Paul Stamets
Good for you if
- you want to learn what goes on under the forest floor.
- you like discovering that something ordinary connects the whole planet.
- you like time-lapse shots of mushrooms rising and glowing.
Bad for you if
- you need every claim proven, and here guests speak of mushrooms with a kind of intelligence.
- you roll your eyes at heartfelt talk about mushrooms healing the world.
About: connection · ecology · healing
The Salt of the Earth 2014
Documentary
During the last forty years, the photographer Sebastião Salgado has been travelling through the continents, in the footsteps of an ever-changing humanity. He has witnessed the major events of our recent history: international conflicts, starvations and exodus… He is now embarking on the discovery of pristine territories, of the wild fauna and flora, of grandiose landscapes: a huge photographic project which is a tribute to the planet's beauty. Salgado's life and work are revealed to us by his son, Juliano, who went with him during his last journeys, and by Wim Wenders, a photographer himself.
The sides of The Salt of the Earth
- Forty years of photographs by one man
- A gold mine crowded with thousands of workers
- A dead family farm replanted into a forest
Good for you if
- you can look at black and white photographs for nearly two hours.
- you want the man who took the pictures to tell you where he was standing.
- you like whales, glaciers and a forest growing back.
Bad for you if
- you can't look at photographs of famine and massacre.
- you won't read subtitles while the photographer speaks his own language.
About: humanity · despair · renewal
Life After People: The Series 2009
Documentary
Life After People is a television series on which scientists, structural engineers, and other experts speculate about what might become of Earth should humanity instantly disappear. The featured experts also talk about the impact of human extinction on the environment, and the vestiges of civilization thus left behind.
The sides of Life After People: The Series
- Cities without a single human
- Engineers predicting how buildings fall
- Nature taking back the streets
Good for you if
- you like imagining the world going on without us.
- you like watching plants and animals take back a city.
- you want experts explaining what would really happen to steel and concrete.
Bad for you if
- you need people and a story to follow.
- you'd rather not spend an evening on a world where humanity is gone for good.
About: time · extinction · nature
The 11th Hour 2007
Documentary
A look at the state of the global environment including visionary and practical solutions for restoring the planet's ecosystems. Featuring ongoing dialogues of experts from all over the world, including former Soviet Prime Minister Mikhail Gorbachev, renowned scientist Stephen Hawking, former head of the CIA R. James Woolse
The sides of The 11th Hour
- Leonardo DiCaprio on the state of the planet
- Scientists and thinkers including Stephen Hawking
- Ideas for saving ecosystems
Good for you if
- you care about melting ice, forests and the oceans.
- you want experts explaining climate change in their own words.
- you like a sincere call to act before it is too late.
Bad for you if
- you need more than a long line of interviews.
- you can't sit through warnings about the end of the planet.
About: climate change · ecology · responsibility
Blackfish 2013
Documentary
Notorious killer whale Tilikum is responsible for the deaths of three individuals, including a top killer whale trainer. Blackfish shows the sometimes devastating consequences of keeping such intelligent and sentient creatures in captivity.
The sides of Blackfish
- Tilikum, a captive killer whale
- Former SeaWorld trainers telling what they saw
- The death of a trainer during a show
Good for you if
- you like former trainers admitting what they didn't want to see.
- you care about how intelligent animals live.
- you like seeing a company's story taken apart piece by piece.
Bad for you if
- you can't watch real attacks and a real death described in detail.
- you want a light animal film. This one leaves you angry.
About: captivity · guilt · profit