Inside Job is a really good film that deserves your attention. I just stumbled across an online copy and thought I should post it so as many people get to see it as possible. If this copy disappears you can download it using bittorrent here. Also, if you've not watched them before be sure to check out Money as Debt and The Money Fix too, both essential viewing. … [Read more...]
What A Way To Go: Life at the end of Empire
"A middle class white guy comes to grips with Peak Oil, Climate Change, Mass Extinction, Population Overshoot and the demise of the American Lifestyle" This is a really well put together film. Highly recommended. You can buy the film from the official website or download it using this torrent … [Read more...]
Video Blogging
I'm no expert really (note lack of videos by me on this site!), but I am quite a good researcher and this post should serve as a decent sign-posting intro to good video blogging tips and tools :) This is the best all round guide I know of: https://makeinternettv.org/ Another useful resource is: https://www.ourvideo.org/ Some free software projects worth investigating: https://blog.plumi.org/ (plone) https://plone4artists.org/ (plone) https://wiki.koumbit.net/FilmForge … [Read more...]
A Farm for the Future
This documentary from the BBC is one of the most impressive things I've seen on TV for a long time. Highly recommended. Wildlife film maker Rebecca Hosking investigates how to transform her family's farm in Devon into a low energy farm for the future, and discovers that nature holds the key. With her father close to retirement, Rebecca returns to her family's wildlife-friendly farm in Devon, to become the next generation to farm the land. But last year's high fuel prices were a wake-up call … [Read more...]
What Would Jesus Buy?
An examination of the commercialization of Christmas in America while following Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping Gospel Choir on a cross-country mission to save Christmas from the Shopocalypse (the end of humankind from consumerism, over-consumption and the fires of eternal debt.) The film also delves into issues such as the role sweatshops play in America’s mass consumerism and Big-Box Culture. From the humble beginnings of preaching at his portable pulpit on New York City … [Read more...]
A Place Called Chiapas
Another documentary about the Zapatista movement in Chiapas, Mexico. … [Read more...]
Coconut Revolution
This is the amazing story of how a small island nation resisted against the might of corporate globalization and won. Bougainville, with a populations of only 160,000 has managed to close and keep closed one of the biggest mines in the world. They have held their ground for a decade with antique weapons and homemade guns. These people have taken on the biggest mining company in the world and won. … [Read more...]
What A Way To Go: Life At The End Of Empire
I just watched this. As it says at the beginning it is very dense, but overall I think it is really rather good. For more info about the movie visit the website Peak Moment 72: "What a Way to Go" - Meet the Filmmakers … [Read more...]
Venezuela Bolivariana: People and the struggle of the 4th world war
This is a great documentary about Venezuela. See also The Revolution Will Not Be Televised … [Read more...]
The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil
This is one of the best videos about Peak Oil because rather than focussing on the potential doom and gloom, it shows how communities can work together to implement solutions :) Watch it now! … [Read more...]