Big River (30 min) Following up on their Peabody winning documentary, the King Corn boys are back. For Big River, best friends Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis have returned to Iowa with a new mission: to investigate the environmental impact their acre of corn has sent to people and places downstream. ...MORE
The World According to Monsanto (69 min) On March 11, 2008 a new documentary was aired on French television - a documentary that most Americans won’t ever see. The gigantic bio-tech corporation Monsanto is threatening to destroy the agricultural biodiversity which has served mankind for thousands of years. ...MORE
Tapped (76 min) Is access to drinking water a basic human right, or a commodity that should be bought and sold like any other article of commerce? Stephanie Soechtig’s debut feature is an unflinching examination of the big business of bottled water....MORE
Fuel (112 min) With America so dependent on oil, filmmaker Joshua Tickell sets out to prove that biodiesel, made from vegetable oil, is a viable alternative ...MORE
The Seed Hunter (60 min) will take you on a remarkable journey from the drought ravaged farms of Australia, to the heart of the Middle East, to the mountains of Tajikistan where charismatic Australian scientist Dr Ken Street – a real life version of Indiana Jones - and his team of ‘gene detectives’ hunt for plant genes ...MORE
Mad City Chickens (81 min.) Witness if you will Gallus Domesticus…the backyard chicken. A mere few pounds of feather, bone, and muscle; ...MORE
Gimme Green (27 min)
Lawns are undeniably an American symbol. But what do they really symbolize? Pride and prosperity? Or waste and conformity? ...MORE
American Outrage (56 min) Two grandmothers, Carrie Dann and Mary Dann, have been at the forefront of the Western Shoshone Nation's struggle for land rights and sovereignty for nearly forty years. American Outrage documents their fight against the U.S. government ...MORE
The Story of Stuff (20 min.) is a fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, ...MORE
Asparagus: Stalking the American Life (53 min) Our friends in Michigan are having a tough time. Not only are thousands of union members out of work, the government is helping other countries grow asparagus as part of the war on drugs ...MORE
The Meatrix (4 min.) Take the red pill and watch the critically-acclaimed, award-winning first episode of The Meatrix Trilogy. An animated short that takes a somewhat humorous look at the meat industry ...MORE
Light of the Himalaya (70 min) A moving story of giving back where it counts from award-winning filmmaker Michael Brown. At the heart the most formidable mountain range on earth lives a gracious people ...MORE
For the Price of a Cup of Coffee (14 min)
What is the cost of convenience? For the Price of a Cup of Coffee is a short environmental documentary examining the life cycle of a paper cup ...MORE
Oil + Water (55 min)
Oil + Water tells the story of two good friends who embark on the longest-ever petroleum-free road trip, traveling over 21,000 miles from Alaska to Argentina ...MORE
Grocery Store Wars (6 min) Young Cuke uses the Farm under the guidance of Obiwan Canole to fight the evil of the Dark Side of the Farm -- an Empire of pollution and pesticides ...MORE
Paddle to Seattle: Journey through the Inside Passage (87 min)
An independent documentary chronicling the progress of two intrepid adventurers paddling handmade wooden Pygmy kayaks from Alaska to Seattle....MORE
American Eagle (50 min)- Local submission (Bob Anderson) Everything about them is big. They are one of nature’s largest raptors, ...MORE
Tracking the Iowa Mural (12 min)- Local submission (Kyrl Henderson)
Travel the roads of Iowa visiting the public art -- murals -- painted by noted Iowa Muralist Carl Homstad ...MORE
Coming Home: E.F. Schumacher & the Reinvention of the Local Economy (37 min)- submission (Chris Bedford of MI) Coming Home tells the story of the Society’s remarkable work that includes founding of the nation’s first CSA ...MORE
Iowa Learning Farm (several 10-min shorts) A new video series “A Culture of Conservation” from the Iowa Learning Farm. The series of six short videos explores the relationship humans have with soil and water and offers ways for everyone to have an active role in protecting and preserving the Earth’s natural resources. ...MORE
Seed Savers Exchange (7 or 20 min. versions) All about Seed Savers Exchange. ...MORE
16 to Life (91 min.)produced by Luther College alum Terry Trimpe,The one non-documentary film included in our festival ...MORE
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