Source: http://planetinfocus.org/festival/thin-ice-saattuq The Inuit call ice Saattuq and its melting. In the High Arctic, climate change is not a debate. … Continue reading Thin Ice: Saattuq (2007)

Source: http://planetinfocus.org/festival/when-whales-weep In protest of their illegal, yet allegedly scientific whaling practices in Antarctic waters, Greenpeace parks a giant whale … Continue reading When Whales Weep (Wenn Wale Weinen) (2006)

Source: http://planetinfocus.org/festival/49-megawatts An activist film about the fight to preserve our natural lands, 49 Megawatts reveals how the province of … Continue reading 49 Megawatts (2007)

Source: http://planetinfocus.org/festival/antarctic-mission A team of adventurous scientists and filmmakers, aboard the Canadian sailing ship SEDNA IV document the impact of … Continue reading Antarctic Mission: Islands at the Edge (2007)

Source: http://planetinfocus.org/festival/ullumi In just over 50 years, the Inuit have gone from the igloo to the internet- a profound transformation … Continue reading Ullumi (2007)

Source: http://planetinfocus.org/festival/il-giardino Red ripe tomatoes, fresh green basil and sweet bell peppers can all be found growing in the historic … Continue reading Il Giardino: The Gardens of Little Italy (2007)

Source: http://planetinfocus.org/festival/water-front Water privatization battles are very common around the world. Unfortunately, the economic troubles familiar to Detroit since Henry … Continue reading The Water Front (2007)

Source: http://planetinfocus.org/festival/dead-in-the-water Water is a finite commodity for which humans have seemingly infinite need. And, whenever there is need, there … Continue reading Dead in the Water (2006)

Source: http://planetinfocus.org/festival/carpa-diem After a young boy leaves a bathroom tap running idle, his sister began to witness the destruction first … Continue reading Carpa Diem (2006)

Source: http://planetinfocus.org/festival/mitumba One person’s castaway is another person’s treasure. Second-hand clothing has become the main import in some African countries … Continue reading Mitumba, The Second Hand Road (2005)

Source: http://planetinfocus.org/festival/cant-do-it-europe Some people travel to Bolivia to go down the dangerous Silva mines, to witness contemporary medieval working conditions. … Continue reading Can’t Do It In Europe (2005)

Source: http://planetinfocus.org/festival/battle-chernobyl On April 6, 1986 the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the city of Pripyat, Ukraine exploded, melting down … Continue reading Battle of Chernobyl (2006)