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Films for a Wiser Earth
A Quest For Meaning (2017)
Shift Change: True Stories of Dignified Jobs in Democratic Workplaces (2013)
Inhabit: A Permaculture Perspective (2015)
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Biophilic Design: The Architecture of Life (2011)
The Third Harmony: Nonviolence and the New Story of Human Nature (2020)
Within Reach: Journey to Find Sustainable Community (2013)
School Circles: Every Voice Matters (2018)
Invisible Hand: Who Will Speak For Nature? (2020)
The Nature of Cities (2010)
The Sequel: What Will Follow Our Troubled Civilisation? (2020)
Inhabitants: Indigenous Perspectives On Restoring Our World (2021)
The Wisdom To Survive (2014)
War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death (2007)
A Bold Peace: Costa Rica's Path of Demilitarization (2016)
The Myth of the Liberal Media: The Propaganda Model of News (1997)
Medicating Normal: How Big Pharma Makes Healthy People Sick (2021)
Advertising & The End of The World (1997)
Redefining Prosperity (2018)
Constructing Public Opinion: How Politicians & the Media Misrepresent the Public (2001)
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Captive Audience: Advertising Invades the Classroom (2003)
GIFT (2018)
Overload: America's Toxic Love Story (2019)
Blood and Oil (2008)
Let Them Eat Dirt: The Hunt For Our Kids' Missing Microbes (2019)
We Are Many (2020)
Fly By Light: A Film about Discovering Your True Nature (2015)
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Call Of Life: Facing The Mass Extinction (2010)
To The Ends of the Earth (2016)
Self-Taught: Life Stories From Self-Directed Learners (2019)
Paradise with Side Effects (2004)
Accidental Anarchist (2017)
Abundant Land: Soil, Seeds and Sovereignty (2017)
The Staging Post: Courageous People Never Give Up! (2017)
Ancient Futures: Learning From Ladakh (1993)
Freedom Ahead: Democracy Does Not Offer Freedom, Nature Does (2012)
Capitalism Hits The Fan (2008)
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The Dirty War On The NHS (2019)
Vietnam: The Quiet Mutiny (1970)
War By Other Means (1992)
The New Rulers of the World (2001)
The Coming War on China (2016)
The War On Democracy: Never Believe Anything Until It's Officially Denied (2007)
Apartheid Did Not Die (1998)
Utopia (2013)
Raising Children
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Consuming Kids: The Commercialization of Childhood (2008)
Let Them Eat Dirt: The Hunt For Our Kids' Missing Microbes (2019)
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A Simpler Way: Crisis as Opportunity (2016)
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A New Story for Humanity: Change the Story, Change the World (2016)
Money & Life (2013)
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Singapore: Biophilic City (2012)
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In Transition 2.0: A Story of Resilience & Hope in Extraordinary Times (2012)
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Living the Change: Inspiring Stories for a Sustainable Future (2018)
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