Documentaries That Inspire Climate Change Action

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James Walters
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Documentaries That Inspire Climate Change Action

Here we look at; the first video streaming platform dedicated to the future of our planet, and documentaries that have inspired me. This is one of over 40 ideas in our Sustainability Roadmap with Solutions to Climate Change, and part of our series on Growing, Eating, and Living Sustainably.

If you already know the value of being inspired by others to help stop climate change, here are some award-winning documentaries that you can watch for free:

  1. WaterBear
  2. So Hot Right Now
  3. The True Cost
  4. The Breakdown
  5. La Loma Viva | The Living Hill
  6. The Soil Story
  7. Biodynamic Agriculture: Farming in the Service of Life

If you want some more facts before making any decisions, let’s get into the details:

Netflix, Amazon Prime, or iPlayer? A lot of us have access to at least one of those. But they all cost money. Netflix and Amazon Prime with a subscription. iPlayer with a TV licence.

I watch a lot of documentaries and was super excited when I found a streaming platform that’s free to watch AND streams award-winning documentaries about the future of our planet as another way to be inspired with solutions to the climate crisis.

Welcome to Documentaries on WaterBear

WaterBear is the first video on-demand platform that’s dedicated to the future of our planet. And, it’s all free.

They earn their money through partnerships with organisations that are doing their bit to help stop climate change and to make the world a better place.

I’ve watched some amazing documentaries on WaterBear.

Some Documentaries That Have Inspired Me

So Hot Right Now | Short Documentaries

This one is a series of short videos, each video is approx. 4 minutes.

The series covers climate optimism, investigating climate, climate justice, building a movement, and ocean activism.

Here’s the trailer on YouTube and the series on WaterBear.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adyuULzyrXk

The True Cost | Documentary

This one is about the fashion industry and so much more. It goes deep into the terrible working conditions in Bangladesh. It also goes behind the scenes of the cotton industry that feeds fashion. It looks at the destructive practices of conventional farming with artificial fertilisers and dangerous chemicals. It looks at how dangerous chemicals are making people ill (and dead), and how the giant chemical and seed companies have financially handcuffed the farmers. It looks at cotton produced using organic methods as one solution to turn cotton production and the fashion industry from extraction to giving back more than it takes and for the benefit of people and planet.

Here’s the trailer on YouTube and the film on WaterBear.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaGp5_Sfbss

The Breakdown | Short Documentaries

Get ready for your mind to be blown. There’s some heavy information in here that made me incredibly angry (and motivated to get these sorts of messages out to as many people as possible).

Cover-ups, lies, and misinformation from big fossil fuel companies, doing their bit to keep humanity hooked on fossil fuels and stopping us from transitioning to green and renewable energy: even though the fossil fuel companies knew that burning fossil fuels would cause climate change, as long ago as the 1970s!

This is a series that pieces together the story of the climate crisis:

  1. How we got here
  2. 50 years of lies and misinformation
  3. Nine years left to avoid disaster
  4. An unequal world
  5. What you can do

Here’s the trailer on YouTube and the series on WaterBear.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVYNeDisaTI

La Loma Viva | The Living Hill Documentary Short

This is one of the first documentaries I watched on WaterBear.

I picked this one because I was looking for inspiration from others that have grown food like nature, without artificial fertilisers and dangerous chemicals.

I also found this inspiring because it’s the story of a husband and wife that moved out of the city to grow food and connect with nature.

Here’s the short on WaterBear.

The Soil Story | Documentary Short

Get ready to have your mind blown (again). This one comes from the amazing organisation, Kiss The Ground.

This is 5-minutes of science meets inspiration to explain the importance of healthy soil for an abundant planet with nutritious food. Great animation.

Here’s the short on WaterBear.

Biodynamic Agriculture: Farming in the Service of Life | Documentary Short

This is a lovely documentary. Another one from Kiss The Ground on the topic of soil and farming.

You don’t have to be a farmer to find this inspiring. Even for those of us that don’t grow food, we all have to eat and that means buying food.

If we buy organic, biodynamic, or regenerative food then we can all be part of solving the climate crisis, and eating more nutritious food that will make us healthier.

Here’s the short on YouTube and also on WaterBear.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyO9SyeO4ww&t=2s

Here Is What You Can Do

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Sources Used to Create This

  1. Inspiration to Help Fight the Climate Crisis
  2. WaterBear
  3. So Hot Right Now
  4. The True Cost
  5. The Breakdown
  6. La Loma Viva | The Living Hill
  7. The Soil Story
  8. Kiss the Ground
  9. Biodynamic Agriculture: Farming in the Service of Life
  10. Growing Sustainably to help climate change

Production Notes

This was produced by me, James Walters, as a personal project to help stop climate change by inspiring others to grow, eat, and live sustainably.

Any advice given is the opinion of those involved and does not constitute medical, financial, or legal advice.

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