Environment Movies

  • 2023
    The Great Fog of 1952

    The Great Fog of 1952

    The Great Fog of 1952

    102023HD

    In the 1950s, a devastating fog descended on London and enveloped the capital for several days, leaving Londoners lost in their own streets in one of...

    The Great Fog of 1952
  • 2016
    Denial

    Denial

    Denial

    2.32016HD

    Every day our changing climate pushes us closer to an environmental catastrophe, but for most the problem is easy to ignore. David Hallquist, a...

    Denial
  • 1991
    Mother Earth

    Mother Earth

    Mother Earth

    01991HD

    This short documentary is a celebration of life on planet Earth. Made from haunting visual images selected from 50 years of NFB productions, the film...

    Mother Earth
  • 2019
    Troubled Waters: A Turtle's Tale

    Troubled Waters: A Turtle's Tale

    Troubled Waters: A Turtle's Tale

    02019HD

    Exploring the impact of human behavior on our environment from the perspective of one of South Florida's most beloved and fragile underwater...

    Troubled Waters: A Turtle's Tale
  • 2023
    King Coal

    King Coal

    King Coal

    7.52023HD

    The cultural roots of coal continue to permeate the rituals of daily life in Appalachia even as its economic power wanes. The journey of a coal...

    King Coal
  • 2011
    That Which Once Was

    That Which Once Was

    That Which Once Was

    02011HD

    In 2032 an eight-year old boy, displaced by global warming, fends for himself as an environmental refugee in a hostile northern metropolis. Haunted...

    That Which Once Was
  • 2013
    Bidder 70

    Bidder 70

    Bidder 70

    6.82013HD

    Bidder 70 centers on an extraordinary, ingenious and effective act of civil disobedience demanding government and industry accountability. In 2008,...

    Bidder 70
  • 2021
    Fly on the Wall: Canada’s Residential School Legacy

    Fly on the Wall: Canada’s Residential School Legacy

    Fly on the Wall: Canada’s Residential School Legacy

    02021HD

    For more than 100 years, thousands of Indigenous children died while in Canada’s residential school system. Pacheedaht Elder Bill Jones...

    Fly on the Wall: Canada’s Residential School Legacy
  • 2026
    Dream of Birds

    Dream of Birds

    Dream of Birds

    02026HD

    What happens when a forest loses its birdsong? Following clues hidden in the sounds birds make while asleep, Argentinian physicist Gabriel Mindlin...

    Dream of Birds
  • 1968
    The Rise and Fall of the Great Lakes

    The Rise and Fall of the Great Lakes

    The Rise and Fall of the Great Lakes

    81968HD

    A lesson in geography, which concludes that although the Great Lakes have had their ups and downs, nothing has been harder to take than what humans...

    The Rise and Fall of the Great Lakes
  • 2017
    From the Ashes

    From the Ashes

    From the Ashes

    6.42017HD

    Capturing Americans in communities across the country as they wrestle with the legacy of the coal industry and what its future should be under the...

    From the Ashes
  • 2016
    Ambassadors of the Sky

    Ambassadors of the Sky

    Ambassadors of the Sky

    02016HD

    Canada is leading the way when it comes to dark sky preservation and the fight against light pollution. See how dark sky preserves in Wood Buffalo,...

    Ambassadors of the Sky
  • 2010
    Into Eternity: A Film for the Future

    Into Eternity: A Film for the Future

    Into Eternity: A Film for the Future

    7.22010HD

    Every day, the world over, large amounts of high-level radioactive waste created by nuclear power plants is placed in interim storage, which is...

    Into Eternity: A Film for the Future
  • 2017
    Sea Gypsies: The Far Side of the World

    Sea Gypsies: The Far Side of the World

    Sea Gypsies: The Far Side of the World

    8.62017HD

    The vessel is Infinity, a 120-foot hand-built sailboat, crewed by a band of miscreants. The journey, an 8,000 mile Pacific crossing from New Zealand...

    Sea Gypsies: The Far Side of the World
  • 1977
    The Shetland Experience

    The Shetland Experience

    The Shetland Experience

    7.21977HD

    The environmental measures taken by the oil industry at the Sullom Voe terminal in the Shetlands.

    The Shetland Experience
  • 2021
    Forest for the Trees

    Forest for the Trees

    Forest for the Trees

    02021HD

    Award-winning war photographer Rita Leistner goes back to her roots as a tree planter in the wilderness of British Columbia, offering an inside take...

    Forest for the Trees
  • 2024
    Puffling

    Puffling

    Puffling

    02024HD

    On a remote Icelandic island, teenagers Birta and Selma take it upon themselves to counteract society's harmful impact on nature, exchanging...

    Puffling
  • 2020
    The Beginning of Life 2: Outside

    The Beginning of Life 2: Outside

    The Beginning of Life 2: Outside

    72020HD

    Genuine connections between children and nature can revolutionize our future. But is this discovery still possible in the world's major urban...

    The Beginning of Life 2: Outside
  • 2026
    No Trees, No Seas

    No Trees, No Seas

    No Trees, No Seas

    02026HD

    A people-led climate documentary rooted in Cornwall, where stories, science and surfing come together to reveal how restoring the connections between...

    No Trees, No Seas
  • 1988
    Trouble in the Forest

    Trouble in the Forest

    Trouble in the Forest

    81988HD

    In this compelling film, David Suzuki investigates the frightening phenomenon of forest dieback caused by acid rain and proposes some solutions.

    Trouble in the Forest