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The Ba le for the Amazon: The
Xingu vs. the Belo Monte Dam
Grades 11-Adult 2013 58 min
Films Media Group
What will poten ally become the world’s
third-largest hydroelectric dam—and
a symbol of the destruc on of the last
remaining signifi cant rainforest on
Earth—is currently under construc on
in the heart of the Amazon Basin. The
Belo Monte Dam complex is expected
to devastate an area of more than
370,000 acres of Brazilian rainforest while
How I Became an Elephant
Grades 7-Adult 2012 82 min CC Indiecan Entertainment resul ng in the forced displacement of
approximately 20,000 people and the
Winner ”River Quest Award” 2012 Silent River Film FesƟ val expected migra on of 100,000 more. In
Winner ”Best Director” First Glance Film FesƟ val the face of this danger, the Xingu, the
Winner ”Best Documentary” Sausolito InternaƟ onal Film FesƟ val indigenous people of the region and
Winner “Best Documentary” Kingston Film FesƟ val hereditary guardians of the forest, have
When Julie e West set out on a quest to educate herself she got far more than decided to stand their ground and fi ght.
she bargained for. How I Became an Elephant follows this wide-eyed fourteen The Ba le for the Amazon follows their
year-old from suburban California on her quest to save the world’s largest land struggle.
mammals, a quest that takes her halfway across the globe and face to face with #394462DV-A14 $179.95: DVD
the gentle giants she aims to save.
#ICE001DV--A14 $175: DVD The Cost of Sushi: Emptying In The
Seas
Where Have All the Elephants Gone? Grades 11-Adult 2012 51 min
Films Media Group
Poaching in Tanzania and Kenya
The bluefi n tuna, called by BBC News
Grades 11-Adult 2013 27 min Films Media Group
“one of the most highly-prized—and
This program charts the rapid decline of the African elephant as it inves gates the
fought over—species and foodstuff s in
illegal ivory trade that’s doing them in. Viewers trek from Tanzania’s sanc oned
the world,” is known to fi shermen as
wildlife hunts to the seedy underworld of the poachers’ black market, then fi nally
a “fl oa ng goldmine.” But the world’s
go to an elephant sanctuary, where wildlife advocate Daphne Sheldrick sadly
taste for sushi has pushed this species
predicts the imminent ex nc on of these animals in the wild.
to the brink of ex nc on, and now it is
#394460DV-A14 $139.95: DVD
the Mediterranean spawning grounds
that are coming under a ack. Should
What are Animals Thinking?: NOVA scienceNOW bluefi n tuna fi shing be banned? From
Grades 9-Adult 2012 60 min PBS Croa a to Greece, from Japan to the
Have you ever wondered what’s going on inside your pet’s mind? How do they see coast of Spain, this program inves gates
the world – and us? the global impact of tuna fi shing and
#041647DV-A14 $64.95: DVD asks if there is such a thing as sustainable
sushi. The eff orts of independent
Orangutan Diaries fi sheries consultant Roberto Mielgo, who
Grades 9-Adult 2012 250 min/2 disks PBS is trying to protect bluefi n tuna in the
Deep in the Borneo rainforest, a dedicated team of vets and carers have a massive Mediterranean, are spotlighted.
and emo onal task ahead of them: to rescue and nurse back to health the jungle’s #394436DV--A14 $179.95: DVD
most appealing - and most vulnerable animals. Presented by Steve Leonard and
Michaela Strachan, this is an emo onal rollercoaster ride through the lives of both
the human carers, and animals of the orangutan orphanage.
#041594DV-A14 $69.95: DVD
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nature human geography
human geography
The Ba le for the Amazon: The
Xingu vs. the Belo Monte Dam
Grades 11-Adult 2013 58 min
Films Media Group
What will poten ally become the world’s
third-largest hydroelectric dam—and
a symbol of the destruc on of the last
remaining signifi cant rainforest on
Earth—is currently under construc on
in the heart of the Amazon Basin. The
Belo Monte Dam complex is expected
to devastate an area of more than
370,000 acres of Brazilian rainforest while
How I Became an Elephant
Grades 7-Adult 2012 82 min CC Indiecan Entertainment resul ng in the forced displacement of
approximately 20,000 people and the
Winner ”River Quest Award” 2012 Silent River Film FesƟ val expected migra on of 100,000 more. In
Winner ”Best Director” First Glance Film FesƟ val the face of this danger, the Xingu, the
Winner ”Best Documentary” Sausolito InternaƟ onal Film FesƟ val indigenous people of the region and
Winner “Best Documentary” Kingston Film FesƟ val hereditary guardians of the forest, have
When Julie e West set out on a quest to educate herself she got far more than decided to stand their ground and fi ght.
she bargained for. How I Became an Elephant follows this wide-eyed fourteen The Ba le for the Amazon follows their
year-old from suburban California on her quest to save the world’s largest land struggle.
mammals, a quest that takes her halfway across the globe and face to face with #394462DV-A14 $179.95: DVD
the gentle giants she aims to save.
#ICE001DV--A14 $175: DVD The Cost of Sushi: Emptying In The
Seas
Where Have All the Elephants Gone? Grades 11-Adult 2012 51 min
Films Media Group
Poaching in Tanzania and Kenya
The bluefi n tuna, called by BBC News
Grades 11-Adult 2013 27 min Films Media Group
“one of the most highly-prized—and
This program charts the rapid decline of the African elephant as it inves gates the
fought over—species and foodstuff s in
illegal ivory trade that’s doing them in. Viewers trek from Tanzania’s sanc oned
the world,” is known to fi shermen as
wildlife hunts to the seedy underworld of the poachers’ black market, then fi nally
a “fl oa ng goldmine.” But the world’s
go to an elephant sanctuary, where wildlife advocate Daphne Sheldrick sadly
taste for sushi has pushed this species
predicts the imminent ex nc on of these animals in the wild.
to the brink of ex nc on, and now it is
#394460DV-A14 $139.95: DVD
the Mediterranean spawning grounds
that are coming under a ack. Should
What are Animals Thinking?: NOVA scienceNOW bluefi n tuna fi shing be banned? From
Grades 9-Adult 2012 60 min PBS Croa a to Greece, from Japan to the
Have you ever wondered what’s going on inside your pet’s mind? How do they see coast of Spain, this program inves gates
the world – and us? the global impact of tuna fi shing and
#041647DV-A14 $64.95: DVD asks if there is such a thing as sustainable
sushi. The eff orts of independent
Orangutan Diaries fi sheries consultant Roberto Mielgo, who
Grades 9-Adult 2012 250 min/2 disks PBS is trying to protect bluefi n tuna in the
Deep in the Borneo rainforest, a dedicated team of vets and carers have a massive Mediterranean, are spotlighted.
and emo onal task ahead of them: to rescue and nurse back to health the jungle’s #394436DV--A14 $179.95: DVD
most appealing - and most vulnerable animals. Presented by Steve Leonard and
Michaela Strachan, this is an emo onal rollercoaster ride through the lives of both
the human carers, and animals of the orangutan orphanage.
#041594DV-A14 $69.95: DVD
20 Visit www.mcintyre.ca - FREE on-line PREVIEWS!
