David Brower
Biography: David Ross Brower was a prominent environmentalist and the founder of many environmental organizations, including the John Muir Institute for Environmental Studies, Friends of the Earth, Earth Island Institute, North Cascades Conservation Council, and Fate of the Earth Conferences.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: July 01, 1912
Deathday: November 05, 2000
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Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature
1997-06-24
Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature
Overview: Documentary on water usage, money, politics, the transformation of nature, and the growth of the American west, shown on PBS as a four-part miniseries.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-06-24
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Who Bombed Judi Bari?
2012-03-02
Who Bombed Judi Bari?
Overview: Judi Bari and Darryl Cherney were falsely arrested for car-bombing themselves on May 24, 1990 while on an Earth First! musical organizing tour for Redwood Summer. They sued the FBI for violations of the First Amendment, claiming the FBI knew they were innocent but arrested them to try to silence them. Having survived the bomb but now stricken by cancer, Judi Bari, a leader of the movement to save California's old growth redwoods, gives her on-camera, deathbed testimony about the attempt on her life and her colorful organizing history with the radical environmental movement Earth First.
Genres: Documentary Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-03-02
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Monumental: David Brower's Fight for Wild America
2004-08-19
Monumental: David Brower's Fight for Wild America
Overview: From the moment David Brower first laid eyes on the beauty of the Yosemite Valley, he wanted to the fight to preserve the American wilderness for future generations. The story of a true American legend, Monumental documents the life of this outdoorsman, filmmaker and environmental crusader, whose fiery dedication and activism not only saved the Grand Canyon (among other accomplishments) but also transformed the Sierra Club into a powerful national political force, giving birth to the modern environmental movement. Seen through Brower's own eyes - he was an accomplished filmmaker, and his stunning footage is included here-- a 1956 raft trip down Glen Canyon, before its damming, evokes the awful sadness of losing public land we've failed to protect. And in period footage of Brower's early rock-climbs (done in sneakers, with hemp ropes) and of his training in the 10th Mountain Division (who defeated the Nazis in the high Alps).
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-08-19
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A Fierce Green Fire
2013-03-01
A Fierce Green Fire
Overview: It is the largest movement the world has ever seen, it may also be the most important - in terms of what's at stake. Yet it's not east being green. Environmentalists have been reviled as much as revered, for being killjoys and Cassandras. Every battle begins as a lost cause and even the victories have to be fought for again and again. Still, environmentalism is one of the great social innovations of the twentieth century, and one of the keys to the twenty-first. It has arisen at a key juncture in history, when humans have come to rival nature as a power determining the fate of the earth.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-03-01
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Water and the Dream of the Engineers
1983-01-01
Water and the Dream of the Engineers
Overview: Documentary where rich social history frames a spirited debate on the development of water infrastructure throughout the USA.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-01-01
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