Showing posts with label Islands. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Islands. Show all posts

Thursday, May 22, 2014

* Lonesome George & the Battle for Galapagos (2007)

Documentary about Lonesome George, officially the loneliest animal on the planet until his death in June 2012. He was the last remaining Pinta Island giant tortoise in existence and now his race is extinct. He was an icon of his native Galapagos Islands and symbol of the battle to preserve their unique wildlife. The islands are at a critical point in their history - threatened by illegal fishing, the demands of a booming population and an ever-expanding tourism industry - yet the will within the islanders to protect Galapagos is strong. This is both the personal story of Lonesome George and of the local characters intent on turning around the fortunes of their unique tropical paradise.

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

* Lonesome George and the Battle for Galapagos (2007)

Documentary about Lonesome George, officially the loneliest animal on the planet until his death in June 2012. He was the last remaining Pinta Island giant tortoise in existence and now his race is extinct. He was an icon of his native Galapagos Islands and symbol of the battle to preserve their unique wildlife. The islands are at a critical point in their history - threatened by illegal fishing, the demands of a booming population and an ever-expanding tourism industry - yet the will within the islanders to protect Galapagos is strong. This is both the personal story of Lonesome George and of the local characters intent on turning around the fortunes of their unique tropical paradise.

* Diaoyu Islands: The Truth (2014)

The current geo-political issues surrounding the historically Chinese Diaoyu Islands are a relic of Japanese Imperialism and post-WWII politics of the United States. This film take a deeper look at this subject to provide clarity that is currently escaping the majority of news agencies and Western understanding.

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

* A Grain of Sand (2009)

This is Brendon Grimshaw's love story with Moyenne Island. We decided to distribute it openly so that his story may be known to as many people as possible and so that we may thank him in our thoughts and in our hearts while he is still alive. Brendon has provided us with an example of why not all hope is loss in what at times seems an overwhelmingly mad world.