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Are Environmental Films Today's Newsreels?

I'm glad to see more eco films are on their way, and heading to the big screen.

Thank you for writing about the growing number of environmental films...the green wave is cresting! Al Gore's opens in May. Leonardo DiCaprio's co-producing one now.  My organization distributes nature and environmental films, some of which which we gathered from attending a few of these film festivals you mentioned, and mention by Paul Henderson in March 15th's 'Feelin Movie', which I posted the comment below as well.

I started our org after attending a film festival and saw that many of the films are not available for rent or purchase after the film festival has left town. Our customers have used them in workshops, school classes, organization discussions, community film events, as well as home viewing. (and of course, showing them in other environmental film festivals!)

When I watch these DVDs, I am reminded of the Newsreel days of the 1940s..when if one really wanted to know what was going on in the world, they'd go to the movie theater to see the Newsreels. Environmental Film Festivals and the digital video produced by eco activists and filmmakers are seemingly today's newsreels.
Suzanne Harle
 

Suzanne Harle Founder / Executive Director www.greenplanetfilms.org a nonprofit organization