{"id":18917,"date":"2022-05-03T17:29:45","date_gmt":"2022-05-04T01:29:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/?p=18917"},"modified":"2022-05-03T17:30:02","modified_gmt":"2022-05-04T01:30:02","slug":"the-best-earth-day-films","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/the-best-earth-day-films\/","title":{"rendered":"The best Earth Day films"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_5,3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; 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400\">\u201cMission Blue\u201d \u2014 Follows the journey of Dr. Sylvia Earle, a marine biologist, oceanographer and environmentalist, as she works to create marine sanctuaries.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cDavid Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet\u201d \u2014 Attenborough outlines what he\u2019s observed of humanity\u2019s impact on the planet throughout his prolific career, and details solutions to these problems.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cChasing Coral\u201d \u2014 Scientists and divers embark on a journey to discover why the coral reefs are dying.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Documentaries about the small wonders of the world:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cDancing with the Birds\u201d \u2014 Birds of paradise show off their most impressive courtship moves in a colorful display of feathers.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cFantastic Fungi\u201d \u2014 A visually stunning take on how fungi can heal and sustain life on Earth, narrated by Brie Larson.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cMy Octopus Teacher\u201d \u2014 Follows the unique bond between diver Craig Foster and a curious young octopus over months of visits to her den.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cLife in Color with David Attenborough\u201d \u2014 A three-part series showing the captivating colors animals use to survive and thrive.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cAnimal\u201d (2022) \u2014 A docuseries following the creatures of the Earth in their natural habitats, narrated by celebrity guests like Pedro Pascal and Rebel 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In a world where water and gasoline are scarce, a warrior liberates the fives wives of a tyrannical warlord and teams up with another former captive to bring them to freedom.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cSnowpiercer\u201d (2013) \u2014 During a man-made ice age, the last remnants of humanity live on a train organized by social class, where the richest live in luxury and the poorest in squalor under armed guard.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIo\u201d \u2014 The Earth\u2019s atmosphere is toxic, and most people now live in a space station near one of the moons of Jupiter, but a scientist who stayed behind hopes to cleanse the air and make Earth livable again.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Movies about corporate greed, evil intentions and the earth:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cAvatar\u201d (2009) \u2014 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