FILM TALKS - Environmental/Global Issues
Contaminated without Consent
Directed by: Sanford Lewis
Contaminated Without Consent is a 16-minute video available free for you to use to help inform your community about the hidden risks from chemical contaminants found in our homes, workplaces, the products we buy, and even our bodies. This a great jumping off point for a school or community project to get involved.
Other Keywords: Health, toxins, chemicals, children
• Race to Save the Planet and Other Global Environmental Issues
Directed by: Linda Harrar
Using clips from NOVA, Race to Save the Planet and Six Billion and Beyond, Ms. Harrar looks at the future of our global population and the environment, with examples from China, Kenya, Mexico, Russia, and the United States.
Other Keywords: Environmental Issues, Science
• Rx for Survival: A Global Health Challenge
Directed by: Linda Harrar
Senior Content Director Linda Harrar presents clips from this powerful series filmed in 20 nations. Winner of the 2006 Emmy Award for Best Documentary Series, Rx for Survival was also the basis for a major multimedia impact campaign to engage the American public in global health. From HIV/AIDS to avian flu, child survival to maternal health, this series portrays the stories of health workers and their patients on the front lines of global health. Narrated by Brad Pitt.
Other Key Words: Global Health Issues, Science
• Six Billion and Beyond and NOVA’s World in the Balance
Directed by: Linda Harrar
Executive Producer Linda Harrar shows clips from these two PBS productions exploring the links between reproductive health, population and the environment. Filmed in Mexico, Kenya, Japan, Italy, China, India and the U.S., these productions put the human face on what otherwise may seem abstract issues.
Other Keywords: Global Health Issues, Science