Festivals >> Doc/Fest >> 2009 >> Green Strand

The Blood Of The Rose (Country: UK, Japan, Germany; Director: Henry Singer)
The story of conservationist Joan Root, who died trying to protect Lake Naivasha in Kenya.

The Cove (Country: US; Director: Louie Psihoyos; Writer: Mark Monroe; Cast: Ric O'Barry)
Dolphins are dying, whales are disappearing and the oceans are growing sick. The horrors of a secret cove nestled off a small, coastal village in Japan are revealed by a group of activists led by Ric O’Barry, the man behind Flipper. Full Review See: Sundance Diary: Day Eight Official Site, View Trailer

Earth Days (Country: US; Director: Robert Stone; Writer: Robert Stone)
The history of our environmental undoing through the eyes of nine Americans whose work and actions launched the modern environmental movement. See: Sundance Diary: Day Five

Haynesville: The Relentless Hunt For An Energy Tomorrow (Country: US; Director: Gregory Kallenberg)
A documentary looking at what happens to the people who find they are living atop America's largest natural gas field. Full Review See: Interview with Haynesville director Gregory Kallenberg Official Site

Petropolis, Aerial Perspectives On The Alberta Tar Sands (Country: Canada; Director: Peter Mettler)
An exploration of the clash between oil-hungry industry and those determined to protect a fragile ecological resource. Full Review See: Interview with Spencer Tripp about Petropolis

Shelter In Place (Country: UK; Director: Zed Nelson)
Meet one of the impoverished Texan communities regularly suffering as a result of petrochemical pollution which is allegedly accidental.

A Time Comes: The Story Of The Kingsnorth Six (Country: UK; Director: Nick Broomfield)
A look at the trial of the Greenpeace activists who climbed up the chimney at Kingsnorth power station to unfurl a protest banner.

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