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1) Earthlings
Publisher
Earthlings.com
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
"Earthlings is a feature length documentary about humankind's absolute economic dependence on animals raised as pets, food, clothing, entertainment, and scientific research. Using hidden cameras and never-before-seen footage, Earthlings chronicles the day-to-day practices of some of the largest industries in the world, all of which rely entirely on animals for profit. Earthlings is the most comprehensive documentary ever produced on the correlation...
Publisher
Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
We've all kind of gone collectively psychotic, says evolutionary psychologist Dr. Geoffrey Miller, whose research deals with consumerism and marketing and their impact on traditional human interaction. Long-standing ways of socializing are not only vanishing, says Miller, but addictions, depression, and other mental health issues are becoming standard aspects of our lives - the direct results of our consumption-based society. This program looks at...
3) Affluenza
Publisher
Bullfrog Films, Inc
Pub. Date
1997.
Language
English
Description
Uses personal stories, expert commentary and old film clips to illustrate the causes and consequences of consumerism in American society.
4) Malls r us
Publisher
Icarus Films
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Documentary that examines the social significance of shopping malls.
Publisher
Media Education Foundation
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
"Are we too materialistic? Are we willfully trashing the planet in our pursuit of things? And what's the source of all this frenetic consumer energy and desire anyway? In a fast-paced tour of the ecological and psychological terrain of American consumer culture, Shop 'Til You Drop challenges us to confront these questions head-on. Taking aim at the high-stress, high-octane pace of fast-lane materialism, the film moves beneath the seductive surfaces...
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Takes a phase-by-phase journey through life from infancy to old age to illustrate the enormous imprint every American makes during his or her time on Earth. Incorporates surprising facts with playful visuals to reveal our level of consumption and the simple changes we can all make to reduce the impact of our ecological footprint on the world.
Publisher
Bullfrog Films
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
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Description
To help combat the problem of the waste of edible food, filmmakers Grant Baldwin and Jenny Rustemeyer endeavor to forego grocery shopping and eat only what is discarded during the various steps that food travels from farm to table.
9) Affluenza
Publisher
Bullfrog Films
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
"[A] fascinating look at one of the greatest social maladies of our time: overconsumption and materialism. Hosted by National Public Radio's Scott Simon, the program explores both the comical and sobering aspects of our consumerism and its enormous impact on families, communities and the environment. With the help of historians and archival film, Affluenza reveals the forces that have dramatically transformed us from a nation that prizes thriftiness...