A Learning Library for Changing the World

Inaction Is A Slow Death
▻https://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/inaction-is-a-slow-death

There’s the pain of action and the pain of inaction. Here’s why the second is far worse.

So This Is What It Looks Like When the Corporate Media Opposes a War
▻https://www.filmsforaction.org/articles/so-this-is-what-it-looks-like-when-the-corporate-media-opposes-a-war

Having worked inside mainstream U.S. media during the beginning of the “War on Terror” and run-up to the U.S. invasion of Iraq, the differences in today’s war coverage are dizzying to...

A Path Away From War | The Science Of Peace Systems
▻https://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/a-path-away-from-war-the-science-of-peace-systems

Many people think, “There always has been war and there always will be war.” But scientific evidence shows that some societies have successfully shunned war by creating peace systems. Peace...

Reunion Is Possible When We Put Healing above Victory
▻https://www.filmsforaction.org/articles/reunion

I read a story the other day about a couple in Germany. They had enjoyed a harmonious marriage for more than 20 years until the time of Covid, when each adopted beliefs directly opposed to the...

How Feel Good Stories Let A Broken System Off The Hook
▻https://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/how-feel-good-stories-let-a-broken-system-off-the-hook

We’ve all seen those “heartwarming” stories about kids with cancer selling lemonade to pay for their chemo, or janitors being gifted a car because they’ve walked ten miles to work every day for...

Get Back To Your True Self | Dr. Gabor Mate
▻https://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/get-back-to-your-true-self-dr-gabor-mate

Dr. Gabor Mate talks about being alienated from people, work, nature, and most importantly from our true selves. Gabor Mate tells us that we need to regain connection with ourselves to be who we...

The Paradox of Busy
▻https://www.filmsforaction.org/articles/the-paradox-of-busy

Sometimes, when people reach out to me with requests for interviews or writing, they preface the request with, “I know you must be very busy ...”

Usually, they say it as a token of respect. They...

Raised on Porn: The New Sex Ed
▻https://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/raised-on-porn-the-new-sex-ed

Raised on Porn exposes the ways pornography has become the new sex education for children and unpacks the dangerous lifelong implications of this global phenomenon. Through riveting firsthand...

How To Overthrow The Illuminati | A Video Guide
▻https://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/how-to-overthrow-the-illuminati-a-video-guide

Illuminati Theory is a conspiracy theory often used to explain the corruption that pervades the systems that dominate us. But is it a useful or accurate explanation? Or is there a better...

The Story of Plastic (Animated Short)
▻https://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/the-story-of-plastic-animated-short

The Story of Plastic (Animated Short) pulls back the curtain on the plastic pollution headlines, revealing the true causes and consequences of the global plastics crisis.

To watch the full...

How to Optimize Your Gut and Brain Bacteria | Dave Asprey
▻https://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/how-to-optimize-your-gut-and-brain-bacteria-dave-asprey

The importance of the microbiome has really come to the fore in the last five years. Viome, a company that analyzed the feces of 100,000 people, has discovered 10,000 new types of gut bacteria...

Talking Masculinity with the ’Most Dangerous Therapist in the World’ | Jerry Hyde
▻https://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/talking-masculinity-with-the-most-dangerous-therapist-in-the-world-j

Jerry Hyde is a shadow therapist with 25 years clinical experience, who rejects many of the conventionally held views of the mainstream psychotherapy world. He works primarily with men, and has...

A Gathering of the Tribe | POWERFUL Short Film by Charles Eisenstein
▻https://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/a-gathering-of-the-tribe-powerful-short-film-by-charles-eisenstein

"My tears always come from a revelation of hidden truth. As if the frames of perception themselves liquidate out of my eyes so I can see clearly again. This story made me cry the first time I read...

Fast Fashion - The Shady World of Cheap Clothing
▻https://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/fast-fashion-the-shady-world-of-cheap-clothing

Fast fashion has radically transformed the textile industry. These days, 56 million tons of clothing are sold every year. But cheap garments come at a high price: A precarious existence for...

Whitewashing 101: How To Rewrite Black History
▻https://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/whitewashing-101-how-to-rewrite-black-history

"It’s Black History Month, so it’s about time we talked about the recuperation of Black radicals like Dr. King and Nelson Mandela. Everyone and their mother likes to claim MLK as their own, and...

LOCAL: A Story Of Hope
▻https://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/local-a-story-of-hope

LOCAL: A Story Of Hope, examines the root causes of our social and environmental crises - the global economy - and proposes a call to action: “re-regulate the big and global – rebuild the small...

The Film Mark Zuckerberg Does Not Want You to See | Johann Hari
▻https://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/the-one-film-mark-zuckerberg-does-not-want-you-to-see-johann-hari

“Your attention has been stolen by some big and powerful forces”

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Don’t Chase Happiness. Become Antifragile | Tal Ben-Shahar
▻https://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/dont-chase-happiness-become-antifragile-tal-benshahar

Antifragility is the idea of putting pressure on a system, or human, the system or human actually grows bigger and stronger. Antifragile systems are all around us. One example of this is our...

Together We Grow
▻https://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/together-we-grow

“This beautiful film is the perfect antidote to the cynical narrative that says people are inherently selfish... This film will melt your heart. Guaranteed.” – Rob Hopkins, author; co-founder...

US Accuses ’Zero Hedge’ Of Russian Disinformation, Claim is Unironically US Disinformation
▻https://www.filmsforaction.org/watch/us-accuses-zero-hedge-of-russian-disinformation-claim-is-unironicall

Most people will just read the article’s title, but the claim is undermined in the article’s own fine print. 

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