Economy & Consumption
Consumerism
1h 12min
Consumed: Discover how the secrets of the human mind are destroying our world.
Kate Raworth: Why it’s time for ‘Doughnut Economics’
16:52 min
Kate Raworth is an economist focused on the rewriting of economics to make it fit for addressing this century’s realities and challenges.
The Impossible Hamster
1:09 min
What the impossible hamster has to teach us about economic growth.
The Third Industrial Revolution: A Radical New Sharing Economy
1h 45 min
In this feature-length documentary, social and economic theorist Jeremy Rifkin lays out a road map to usher in a new economic system.
Megacities (trailer)
2:57 min.
Megacities is a film about work, poverty, violence, love and sex. A film about the beauty of people.
No Impact Man: The Documentary (trailer)
2:29 min
Follow the Manhattan-based Beavan family as they abandon their high consumption 5th Avenue lifestyle and try to live a year while making no net environmental impact.
Shop ’Til You Drop (trailer)
2:23 min
Are we too materialistic? Are we willfully trashing the planet in our pursuit of things?
The Human Scale (trailer)
2:51 min
Life in a megacity is both enchanting and problematic. Today we face peak oil, climate change, loneliness and severe health issues due to our way of life. But why?
The Genius of Design 4 – Better Living Through Chemistry (plastic)
58:54 min
The story of design enters the 50s and 60s, when a revolutionary new material called plastic allow designers to offer post-war consumers something new: liberation.
Machines (trailer)
1:34 min
Director Rahul Jain presents an intimate, observantly portrayal of the rhythm of life and work in a gigantic textile factory in Gujarat, India.
Manufactured Landscapes
2:04 min
Photographer Edward Burtynsky travels the world observing changes in landscapes due to industrial work and manufacturing.
Bikes vs Cars (trailer)
3:28 min
Bikes vs Cars is a documentary about the bike and what an amazing tool for change it can be.
The True Cost (trailer)
2:34 min
The True Cost is a documentary film exploring the impact of fashion on people and the planet.
Sea Blind (trailer)
2:38 min
17 of the largest ships emit more sulfur than all the cars on the planet. How is this possible?
Get Out Of The Materialism Trap NOW
9:37min
Materialism is an addiction. It is a sickness.
Story of Stuff
21:24 min
From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view.
Aviation Europe 24
1:59 min
This data visualization of Air Traffic in Europe was created from real flight data.
