EcoFilm Fest
Alice's Festival of EcoFilm includes mainly documentaries and some features with environmentalist and ecologolgical themes. Generally bringing attention to, and encouraging conservation issues, and issues related with the natural, the human and the built environment of our fragile Blue Planet.
The Day of the Dolphin (1973)
6.1/10
Director: Mike Nichols
Starring: Fritz Weaver, George C Scott, Paul Sorvino, Trish Van Devere
A researcher (George C. Scott) teaches the aquatic mammals to talk, then faces a crisis when he learns they are also being trained as assassins. Read more
The Eden Project: The Gardeners of Eden (2005)
Director: Geoff Dunlop
'The Gardeners of Eden' follows the Eden horticultural year and its 60 strong gardening team. Filmed both inside the Biomes and outside, in the large... Read more
The Emerald Forest (1985)
6.9/10
Director: John Boorman
Starring: Powers Boothe, Meg Foster, Charley Boorman
The Emerald Forest is based on a true story, as related by Los Angeles Times correspondent Leonard Greenwood. Powers Boothe stars as Bill Markham, a U... Read more
The End of the Line (2009)
7.5/10
Director: Rupert Murray
Starring: Narrated by, Ted Danson
Based on the critically acclaimed book by Charles Clover, this documentary charts the devastating ecological impact of overfishing by interweaving bot... Read more
The Future of Food (2005)
7.8/10
Director: Deborah Koons Garcia
This provocative, award-winning documentary offers an in-depth investigation into the disturbing truth behind the unlabelled, patented, genetically en... Read more
The Great Global Warming Swindle (2007)
6.8/10
Director: Martin Durkin
A controversial documentary film by British television producer Martin Durkin, which argues against the opinion that human activity is the main cause... Read more
The Great New Zealand Fishing Scandal (2010)
Director: Guye Henderson
The Great New Zealand Fishing Scandal exposes the use of foreign factory trawlers by large NZ companies and Iwi to catch their fish quota. 45% of all... Read more
The New Inventors: Save Water (2008)
6.8/10
Director: Stewart Burchmore
Starring: James O'Loghlin
As seen on "The New Inventors" from 2004-2008, this topical, fascinating documentary takes a dive into the world of water-saving and takes a look at h... Read more
The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil (2006)
8/10
A look at how Cuba transitioned from a highly industrial society to a more sustainable one, having lost access to Soviet oil in the 1990s. This is a s... Read more
The Toxic Avenger (1985)
6.2/10
Director: Michael Herz, Samuel Weil
Starring: Mitchell Cohen, Marisa Tomei, Andree Maranda
Stupid, sick and outrageous spoof of monster movies, super heroes and 98-pound weaklings. Troma at its best! Look for future Academy Award Winner Mari... Read more