Ten Things You Need to Know to Stop a Coup
▻https://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/ten-things-you-need-to-know-to-stop-a-coup
We have a president who has openly said he might not respect the outcome of our election. We have to be ready if he claims victory before votes are counted, tries to stop counting, or refuses to...
A Bold Peace: Costa Rica’s Path of Demilitarization
▻https://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/a-bold-peace
70 years ago Costa Rica abolished its army and committed itself to fostering a peaceful society. It has been reaping the benefits ever since.
In his famous “Cross of Iron” speech in 1953...
Biden vs. Trump on Foreign Policy
▻https://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/biden-vs-trump-on-foreign-policy
Who is the better anti-war choice? Abby Martin settles the score.
Honest Government Ad | Q
▻https://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/honest-government-ad-q
The US Government has made an ad about QAnon and it’s surprisingly honest and informative.
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In Our Hands: A Documentary Series about People Regenerating Their Lives & The Earth (2020)
▻https://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/in-our-hands-en-nuestras-manos
‘In Our Hands’ / ‘En Nuestras Manos’ is a documentary series about a movement to restore ecological farming around the world. Filmmaker Matt Anderson (‘Fall and Winter’, 2013) traveled to over 40...
How Ranked Choice Voting Can Save American Politics
▻https://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/how-ranked-choice-voting-can-save-american-politics
Tired of voting for the lesser of two evils? Our current election system is broken, and it yields worse and worse candidates every cycle. Ranked Choice Voting can help solve that...
How America Can Leave Fossil Fuels Behind, In One Chart
▻https://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/how-america-can-leave-fossil-fuels-behind-in-one-chart
VOX talked to physicist and engineer Saul Griffith, who takes us through his incredibly detailed road map for how the US could actually walk away from fossil fuels in the next 30 years.
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America’s Unemployment Problem
▻https://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/americas-unemployment-problem
The pandemic has wreaked havoc on America’s job market, leaving millions without steady pay or healthcare. We know that unemployment is a real problem, but the “official” unemployment figures...
George Monbiot Exposes Coronavirus Corruption at the Heart of Government
▻https://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/george-monbiot-exposes-coronavirus-corruption-at-the-heart-of-govern
Covid Corruption, Privileged Parasites & the Gilded Circle: Watch the full 18min interview with Monbiot on Corruption.
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Diwata
▻https://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/diwata
Mining companies are destroying large parts of ancient forest. However on the island of Palawan in the Philippines a small group of women are standing up against these big companies and protecting...
Digital Wampum: Testimony of the Iroquois | 8-Part Series
▻https://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/digital-wampum
Digital Wampum is a series of 8 short, testimonial films, on the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois.)
"We are looking ahead, as is one of the first mandates given us as chiefs, to make sure and to make...
Freak Power: the Ballot or the Bomb (2020)
▻https://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/freak-power-the-ballot-or-the-bomb
Hunter S. Thompson went to the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago as a journalist and returned home disgusted, yet motivated by what he’d just seen: violently suppressed protests, riots...
Racism Is No Illusion. ’Racecraft’ Is.
▻https://www.filmsforaction.org/articles/racism-is-no-illusion-racecraft-is
In the months since police killed George Floyd, a clear cultural shift has taken place. Not only has there been a dramatic increase in public support for reforms to address police violence across...
Just the Way You Are
▻https://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/just-the-way-you-are
"Growing up I had vague memories of Mister Rogers Neighborhood, but watching his program now as an adult and as a filmmaker I was fascinated by the degree of sophistication and discipline Rogers...
American Psychosis | Chris Hedges
▻https://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/american-psychosis-chris-hedges
Pulitzer-prize winning journalist, author and activist Chris Hedges discusses modern-day consumerism, totalitarian corporate power, and living in a culture dominated by pervasive illusion.
Neoliberalism: The Root of Our Problems
▻https://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/neoliberalism-the-root-of-our-problems
A short film by Eat The Moon.
The Politics of Cultural Despair | Chris Hedges
▻https://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/the-politics-of-cultural-despair-chris-hedges
Author, activist and dissident Chris Hedges spoke at The Sanctuary for Independent Media in Troy NY on October 16, 2020. In this talk he examines the cultural and social forces that have given...
Voting | ContraPoints
▻https://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/voting-contrapoints
Smash that vote button.
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The Last and Most Important Advice I Will Ever Give | Dr. Meyer Hillman
▻https://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/the-last-and-most-important-advice-i-will-ever-give-dr-meyer-hillman
89-year-old social scientist Dr. Mayer Hillman explains the source of climate change and what must be done.
For more than 50 years, Dr. Hillman has identified dangerous societal trends and...
The Social Dilemma
▻https://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/the-social-dilemma
We tweet, we like, and we share— but what are the consequences of our growing dependence on social media? As digital platforms increasingly become a lifeline to stay connected, Silicon Valley...
Take Back Your Attention
▻https://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/take-back-your-attention
“Take Back Your Attention” is a short compilation with clips from several Rebel Wisdom films, and featuring visuals from the recent Netflix film with Tristan Harris, “The Social Dilemma”.
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How Amphibians Restore Balance To The Land | Harvey Tweats
▻https://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/how-amphibians-restore-balance-to-the-land-harvey-tweats
Many of us are aware of the remarkable effects of large megafauna in an ecosystem. We now know that wolves change rivers, that whales alter the composition of the atmosphere and that the ponds...
Why Everyone Deserves A Basic Income | Guy Standing
▻https://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/why-everyone-deserves-a-basic-income-guy-standing
There is a simple solution to the economic problems we face today. It’s called a universal basic income and this is the justification for it.
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Covid-19 Exposes Our True Power | Charles Eisenstein
▻https://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/covid19-exposes-our-true-power-charles-eisenstein
Last year, five million children worldwide died of hunger, yet no government has declared a state of emergency or asked that we radically alter our way of life to save them. Nor do we see a...
World Localization Day - full version. Be part of this inspirational movement for change!
▻https://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/world-localization-day-full-version-be-part-of-this-inspirational-mo
After COVID-19, we can return to stressful disconnected lives and climate catastrophe or we can slow down, scale down and rebuild our connections to each other and to the Earth. On June 21, we...