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Will Parrinello’s "Water for Life" World Premiere Will Parrinello's new feature film, Water for Life, has its World Premiere and other screenings in the Bay Area in October 2023.
If You Give a Beach a Bottle Inspired by a picture book, Max Romey heads to a remote beach on Alaska's coastline in search of marine debris
Rewilding Honeybees Progressive conservationist Michael Thiele is “re-wilding” honey bees — introducing swarms to habitats that are more conducive to the instinctive preferences that allow them to thrive.
When the Devil Smoked in Paradise In a city where the median home price is $1.8M and land costs $6M per acre because it is “The Safest City in America,” few know that tucked away in a hillock, a secret “All American Asphalt” plant is quietly belching 221 pounds of benzene and 1,800 pounds of formaldehyde every year.
BYkids: Beekeeper [Trailer] 15-year-old Keith Griffith III developed an interest in beekeeping at age 11 when both of his parents were incarcerated.
Ogiek: Guardians of the Forest Get a rare glimpse inside the lives of the Ogiek Indigenous People of western Kenya, who have struggled for decades to reclaim their territory. A recent court ruling has edged their dream closer to reality.
Dayna Reggero Wins Special Award for THE STORY WE WANT Two grassroots environmental activists--moms address fracking and coal ash dumping in Walnut Grove and the state of North Carolina.
Goldman Environmental Prize Wins MY HERO Media Award Goldman Environmental Prize is awarded Media Award at the MY HERO 17th Annual Film Festival
Tiger Talk A tiger tells us his story.
Laguna ECO Heroes - Opening segment Featuring amazing environmental heroes of Laguna Beach!
One World One Ocean One World One Ocean campaign inspires stewardship of the sea.
The Emerald Edge: Cedar's Story TREES "Explore the world’s largest coastal temperate rainforest in 360 degrees in a new immersive experience.
Ocean Guardians whales Visionary creates grassroots social enterprise to prevent whale extinction.
Green SuperHeroes 2030 Trailer A group of 10 young environmentalists changing the world for the better. Their powers make the planet greener.
Protecting Coral Reefs coral NOAA and the National Park Service are creating a geo-referenced coral reef base map to better understand coral reefs
PB&J Productions My Hero This is an interview of Savannah Ackerman, the School Outreach Coordinator for Tree People.
1.5 Degrees of Peace by Kasha Sequoia Slavner A feature documentary directed by Award-winning Gen-Z filmmaker and global youth leader Kasha Sequoia Slavner.
Pieces of Us Pieces of Us’ reminds us of the positive and negative impacts of tourism, and what can be achieved by human ingenuity in the fight against plastic pollution.
Nancy Caruso MY HERO Project Nancy Caruso is a marine biologist who helped bring kelp forests back to the California coast.
The Last Straw Nine-year-old Milo Cress is concerned about the millions of straws that pollute waterways, waste fossil-fuel resource and harm ocean creatures. With the help of some friends, he convinces restaurants to “go straw-free”. Milo then takes the fight all the way to Capitol Hill.
Amazon Frontlines: "Who Should Decide the Future of the Amazon?"
Ruth Foster 4th Grader Miranda is inspired by her environmental hero Ruth Foster.
Teaching to Live A teacher hero trains children to be self-sufficient environmentalists.
Don't Give it All Away Slater uses this wonderful song by World Party to promote youth activism.
Oil and Water Excerpt from the feature film that follows two kayakers on their adventurous petroleum free journey.
Olivia's Birds and the Oil Spill Young Olivia loves birds, and creates over 500 paintings of her feathered friends to raise funds for Audubon's bird rescue.
Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies A collaboration of government agencies, non-profits, and private industry come together to solve the problem of commercial ships causing increased air pollution and whale strikes in the Santa Barbara Channel.
The Beauty What if plastic could be integrated into sea life?
2021 IFF Special Hero Climate Activist Award | Slater Jewell-Kemker and Wendy Jewell Slater Jewell-Kemker and Wendy Jewell accept the Special Hero: Climate Activist Award at the 2021 MY HERO International Film Festival.
Taking Root In a small farming area outside the city, Mr. Loi, a local farmer, discovers the techniques of chemical-free farming.
Mother of All Rivers Berta Cáceres rallied her indigenous Lenca people to wage a grassroots protest that successfully pressured the government of Honduras and the world's largest dam builder to withdraw from building the Agua Zarca Dam.
Adelante Con El Sol: The Solar Women Of Totogalpa [Trailer]

A women's group in rural Nicaragua empowers themselves and their community using Solar Energy
One Woman Roadblock

A former tribal chief, Marilyn Baptiste led her native community in defeating proposed gold and copper mines that would have destroyed Fish Lake—a source of spiritual identity and livelihood for her people.
AN INCONVENIENT YOUTH - Copenhagen excerpt This documentary gives a voice to kids on the front lines of climate change.
Rowena Gerber's Solar Oven Project & Environmental Studies

Rowena Gerber shares her passion for the environment.
Astonish Me New species remain undiscovered, but we can only discover them if we can preserve the Earth.
An Inconvenient Youth - Cancun Youth activists are exasperated by a lack of action from world leaders regarding climate change.
Turning The Tide Life originates from sea. Now the ocean needs us. It is our moment to turn the tide.
Help Mary Save Coral One woman's effort to save the world's underrated natural resource, coral.
La Source [Trailer] Where water runs life flows.
Michael Ben-Eli on Creating a Sustainable World Michael Ben-Eli and his Sustainability Laboratory are creating some new ideas and experiments to change the way that we take care of our planet and ourselves.
Who Should Decide The Future of the Amazon? A global campaign aims to raise awareness on the urgent need to respect Indigenous people's right to decide over the future of their territories, cultures & lives.
Defending The Deep A tireless defender of the oceans and marine life, Claire Nouvian was the 2018 European recipient of the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize.
The Sustainability Laboratory A short video highlighting the good work of Dr. Michael Ben-Eli & the Sustainability Laboratory in their mission to save the planet.
All the Way to the Ocean The two main characters, James and Isaac, sit on the sidewalk next to each other. A story about two friends and their discovery of the relationship between our cities' storm drains and the world's oceans, lakes and rivers.
Rights of Nature Alex Lucitante and Alexandra Narvaez spearheaded an Indigenous movement to protect their people’s ancestral territory from gold mining. Alexandra and Alex are recipients of the Goldman Environmental Prize
Voice Above Water Wins MY HERO’s 2022 Sylvia Earle Ocean Award
My Haggan Dream My Haggan Dream On the island of Saipan, a young girl's mysterious dream about a haggan, or green sea turtle, leads her to investigate the sea turtles that live around her home. Join her adventure to find turtles, which leads to a wonderful birthday wish.
The Community They Fight For The Community They Fight For Latino community activist Mark Lopez pushed government officials to provide comprehensive lead testing and cleanup of East Los Angeles homes contaminated by a battery smelter that had been operating for over three decades.
Bazaruto Ocean Guardians Meet the Ocean Guardians of Bazaruto Mozambique, who work tirelessly to teach local communities about the importance of conservation.
Vulcan Productions

Vulcan Productions initiates, develops and supports projects of substance and enduring significance. We believe in the power of stories to change minds and ignite action. Through our collaborative partnerships, Vulcan Productions tells powerful stories that help audiences understand the world around them, respond to challenges, and bring about lasting change.
Rainforest Action In 2020 Nemonte received the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize and was named to Time Magazine’s Top 100, its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world.
Hummingbird [excerpt from dirt! THE MOVIE] Wangari Maathai shares a simple story to illustrate a powerful point.
Yacouba - The Village Fool
The Kelp Lady 2018 Her work inspired the nickname The Kelp Lady. But her conservation goals extend to many more inhabitants of the sea. Nancy Caruso is a hero who tirelessly worked to regrow the kelp forest in Orange County. As the founder of Get Inspired! Inc., she brings the community together with her dedication to the florae and faunae of the sea. She and her band of volunteers regrew the kelp, also known as the rainforest of the sea--because of how many species rely on them for survival, including us! Nancy's current endeavor is the Green Abalone Restoration Project to restore the dwindling species.
MY HERO content for INSPIRE Friday - Ocean Conservation Content for the MacGillivray Freeman Films newsletter
Will Parrinello Wins 2021 Best in Fest
A Walk Through The Land of A Thousand Hills Claver Ntoyinkima, a native park ranger, shares the secrets of Nyungwe National Park in Rwanda as he guides us through the forest.
Plastic Bottle Village One man's trash is another man's condo.
Last Stand - The Vanishing Caribou Rainforest (Trailer) The forthcoming documentary “Last Stand” puts the Caribou Rainforest on the map before it’s too late.
UNLADYLIKE2020: Ynes Mexia A late bloomer, botanist Ynes Mexia enrolled in college at the age of 51. She led expeditions, including in the Amazon rainforest, discovering 500 new species of plants.
Words Have Power 10-year-old Jaysa rallies the community with her speeches about how the power plant causes asthma and “so much suffering.” When they succeed in shutting down the plant, Jaysa concludes that “words have power."
The Man in Orange Students in Jordan discuss their heroes who work to make their city clean.
The Cola Kayak An adventure down the LA river on a kayak made of recycled materials. 2008
Wild and Free Pearl A message from a wise forest dweller.
Green Sea A gorgeous slice of life from a tea farm in Argentina.
Zero Trash Hero Local Hero Chip McDermott inspires Elementary student Luc to go green.
Crystal Cove State Park Nature Film Four students talk about the importance of Crystal Cove State Park and preserving nature.
Nature is Speaking - Julia Roberts is Mother Nature The voice of mother nature motivates us to listen and act on her behalf.
Wonderful World A year in a day.
The Plastic Perils of The Pacific Pollution is not a species-specific problem.
Roz Savage - Ocean Rower Roz Savage, rowing towards a greener future.
Nature Propelled [Trailer] Seth Warren takes us on a wild ride through the world of natural energy.
Tom Trevorrow Tom Trevorrow is a true community leader.
Fin Donnelly, Special Hero Fin swims to raise awareness of environmental issues.
Pablo and Luis Activist Heroes A few brave men fight to protect the beauty of the Equadorian Rainforest and the lives of the people who live there.
Wet Feet A cry for help in Senegal!
Saviors of the Sea Kirestin Sedlick tells LBHS students all about the Pacific Marine Mammal Center.
A Voice in Copenhagen Slater passionately protests the absence of a voice for youth representation at the Copenhagen Climate Summit.
FIN DONNELLY The story of Fin Donnelly's journey down the Fraser River.
Commit to our Earth Fifth graders commit to helping the environment.
NOBELITY: Wangari Maathai [Excerpt] An Excerpt from the Feature Doc "Nobelity" produced by Turk Pipkin.
Global Focus V - Ecuador

A few brave men fight to protect the beauty of the Ecuadorian Rainforest and the lives of the people who live there.
Rainforest Story - The Ocelot's Escape A stop-motion animation film created by 5th graders at Pacific Elementary School! Save the Forest animals from Poachers!
No Time to Waste Ambon Bay, Indonesia. A remote paradise for underwater photographers and filmers.
Blue Ventures In 2004, realizing that conversation had to go beyond counting species, marine biologist Alasdair Harris encouraged a coastal Madagascar community to close off a small section of their octopus-fishing area for a few months, to see if this would boost productivity.
Bella Gaia Bella Galia means Beautiful Earth. Producer Kenji Williams came up with the idea after meeting an astronaut who lived on a space station for 6 months.
Protecting the Amazon by Advancing Indigenous Rights Since 1996, Amazon Watch has protected the rainforest and advanced the rights of indigenous peoples in the Amazon Basin. We partner with indigenous and environmental organizations in campaigns for human rights, corporate accountability, and the preservation of the Amazon's ecological systems.
Racing Extinction [Trailer] Whether infiltrating notorious black markets with guerilla-style tactics or exploring the scientific causes affecting changes to the environment, "Racing Extinction" will change the way we see the world and our role within it.
Slater Meets her Hero: Jean-Michel Cousteau Slater visits Catalina Island to learn from her environmental hero Jean-Michel Cousteau.
127 Marine Conservation Zones

127 is an important number for marine life in the English Seas.
Lincoln Brower on Monarchs: Migration at Risk The annual monarch butterfly migration is one of the most beautiful spectacles in nature. It is also an endangered biological phenomenon. In this short film, Lincoln Brower Ph.D., Research Professor of Biology, at Sweet Briar College, lists the threats to their migration.
Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit [Introduction]
Butterfly Town USA - Film Trailer
Purely Pacific Northwest Purely Pacific Northwest
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