The ancient practice of sungazing—staring directly at the sun for long periods each day, instead of eating food—turns both those ideas (and essentially our entire belief system) on their heads.
[one percent] of the story
January 1, 2012 By
Green Screen is a monthly column that summarizes and reviews the best in eco documentaries from around the world. One percent. Sounds like a pretty small number, right? But when a company or individual signs up to donate one percent of their revenue to an environmental organization, those single digits can add up to some [...]
Climbing Redwood Giants
December 13, 2011 By
Green Screen is a monthly column that summarizes and reviews the best in eco documentaries from around the world. As the 2011 UN International Year of Forests comes to a close, now is the perfect time to acknowledge one of the most intriguing environmental documentaries on the topic. Climbing Redwood Giants (2009), produced for National Geographic [...]
Cars 2
November 8, 2011 By
Green Screen is a monthly column that summarizes and reviews the best in eco documentaries from around the world. Every month, Bamboo introduces readers to thought-provoking films that in some way address an environmental issue. But, instead of looking at an informative new documentary, this month’s Green Screen is taking us into bold new territory—animated children’s films. Disney and [...]
The Polar Explorer
October 11, 2011 By
Green Screen is a monthly column that summarizes and reviews the best in eco documentaries from around the world. Mark Terry has gone where no director has gone before. Not only has he visited both the North and South Poles, he’s also become an inspiration to documentary filmmakers around the world, using his work and [...]
Waterlife
September 13, 2011 By
Green Screen is a monthly column that summarizes and reviews the best in eco documentaries from around the world. The Great Lakes contain about 20 percent of all surface fresh water on the earth. Here in North America, these five bodies of water—along with all the smaller lakes, rivers and waterways that connect them—are an [...]
Carbon Nation
August 9, 2011 By
Green Screen is a monthly column that summarizes and reviews the best in eco documentaries from around the world. Peter Byck, Director (2011) In the ongoing climate change debate, people are often divided into two sides—the believers and the non-believers. But in reality, it’s not that simple. Despite what you may think, it’s not only the [...]
Ingredients
July 12, 2011 By
Green Screen is a monthly column that summarizes and reviews the best in eco documentaries from around the world. When was the last time you really thought about where your food came from? If it was this morning at breakfast, we applaud you. But if you can’t remember, don’t worry—you’re not the only one. The [...]
Bag It
June 14, 2011 By
Green Screen is a monthly column that summarizes and reviews the best in eco documentaries from around the world. Bag It, Directed by Suzan Beraza (2010) When it comes to grocery bags, polyester is the new plastic. Shoppers and retailers alike have embraced the gradual shift from single-use bags to reusable ones made of synthetic or [...]
The Hollow Tree
May 10, 2011 By
Green Screen is a monthly column that summarizes and reviews the best in eco documentaries from around the world. The Hollow Tree, Directed and Produced by Daniel Pierce (2011) The Hollow Tree, a new documentary by Daniel J. Pierce, tells the enchanting story of Vancouver’s legendary hollow Western Red Cedar. Premiering May 13, 2011, at [...]
