Collective Eye Films (Firm)
Publisher
Collective Eye Films
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
From the same team that brought you Fishmeat: Choose Your Farm Wiselycomes an in-depth look atAmerica’s most popular and iconic seafood—shrimp, 90% of which are imported. This exciting eye-opener encourages "the American public towake from its sleepwalkthrough the supermarket isles"(Paul Greenberg, Author "Four Fish”) and reveals new ways of raising shrimpthat offer hope for all. Raising Shrimp uncovers the economic and medical perils of an...
Publisher
Collective Eye Films
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Michael Turner struggles with one of medical science’s most baffling and enduring disabilities—he stutters. On the surface, stuttering is syllable repetitions, prolongations, blocks, and various physical tics. But as he illustrates in The Way We Talk, stuttering is like an iceberg, with the major symptoms below the surface. Emotions caused by the disorder— anxiety, depression, denial, and a negative self-image—are rarely confronted in speech...
Publisher
Collective Eye Films
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
This feature-length documentary pedals alongside a group of small farmers from Brazil who bicycle over 6,000 miles across the South American continent. They use the year of travel to exchange natural seeds, songs, and ideas about new ways of relating to the land. Moving stories from landless peasants, indigenous communities, and small farmers inform the travelers and viewers, expanding their understanding of the struggle to survive in the face of...
4) Sister
Publisher
Collective Eye Films
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Sister follows maternal health workers in Ethiopia, Cambodia and Haiti though beautiful and brutal circumstances. A surgical health officer in Ethiopia, a rural midwife in Cambodia, and a traditional birth attendant in Haiti work tirelessly to save the lives of women and babies. If there is a war on women, these health workers are the shock troops in their defense. Their stories reveal strategies in place to improve maternal health and the crisis...
Publisher
Collective Eye Films
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
We call them o-rang-u-tans, which literally means "forest persons" in the Malay and Indonesian languages. They are the only great apes native to Asia. Of all the apes, they are the closest to man in genetic makeup. And they face extinction. Two years in the making, The Disenchanted Forest is an intimate portrayal of the world of orangutans, the threats to their survival and the people committed to help them thrive. The film focuses on a recent discovery...
6) Sourlands
Publisher
Collective Eye Films
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
From award-winning journalist Jared Flesher comes Sourlands, a provocative tale of ecology, energy, and agriculture. In the Sourlands of New Jersey, a rampaging deer herd, invasive plants, and wholesale habitat destruction threaten the local ecosystem. Farmers in the surrounding valley battle against high land prices, high property taxes, and increasingly erratic weather patterns. A group of local engineers searches for new ways to save energy and...
Publisher
Collective Eye Films
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
A member of the Oprah Winfrey Documentary Club, the film Sons of Perdition follows three teenagers who escape from the chokehold of the secretive and unconventional polygamist FLDS religion and find themselves without family or money, struggling to make a future outside the constraints of the only existence they've ever known. Utilizing secret religious sermons and haunting testimony, the film also details the plight of the tyrannical prophet Warren...
8) Big Dream
Publisher
Collective Eye Films
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
This film follows the intimate stories of seven young women who are breaking barriers and overcoming personal challenges to follow their passion in science, math, computing & engineering (STEM) fields. Through video diaries and verite moments, each of these girls defy the stereotype of what it means to be an over achieving woman in the fields of technology. From small town Iowa to the busy streets of the Middle East, Big Dream immerses viewers in...
Publisher
Collective Eye Films
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Today, there are more African Americans in prison or jail, on probation or parole, than were enslaved in 1850, a decade before the Civil War began. The prison population has exploded by 500% since the end of the Civil Rights and Black Power movements. America locks up more of its racial and ethnic minorities than any other country (including South Africa at the height of apartheid). Mass incarceration has emerged as America's new caste system. How...
Publisher
Collective Eye Films
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Mother Nature's Child marks a moment in time when a living generation can still recall childhoods of free outdoor play. This will not be true for most children growing up today. Contemporary culture has undergone drastic change in the last three decades, forcing children indoors where they increasingly exhibit symptoms of "nature deficit": obesity, depression, and a range of learning disorders. Mother Nature's Child explores the various ways that...
Publisher
Collective Eye Films
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
From Nothing, Something profiles creative thinkers across a variety of disciplines to find the common techniques, habits and neuroses that lead to breakthrough ideas. This is an inspiring, intimate, often funny look at the creative process — straight from the brains of some of culture’s most unique and accomplished talents. The film draws a line from a-to-b, charting the journey of an idea from "fanciful notion" to "real world actuality." Featuring...
12) Peace Commandos
Publisher
Collective Eye Films
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Peace Commandos is a documentary film featuring the work of Search for Common Ground (SFCG), an innovative organization working to transform conflict in Congolese society through interactive street theater, and Mines Advisory Group (MAG), a humanitarian mine action organization working to collect and destroy weapons stores in the country. The film also raises global awareness regarding the ongoing conflict in Democratic Republic of the Congo, and...
13) Growing Cities
Publisher
Collective Eye Films
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
From rooftop farmers to backyard beekeepers, Americans are growing food like never before. GROWING CITIES tells the inspiring stories of these intrepid urban farmers, innovators, and everyday city-dwellers who are challenging the way the USA grows and distributes its food. From those growing food in backyards to make ends meet, to educators teaching kids to eat healthier, viewers discover urban farmers are harvesting a whole lot more than simply good...
Publisher
Collective Eye Films
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
The Witches of Gambaga is the extraordinary story of a community of women condemned to live as witches in Northern Ghana. Every year in this part of Ghana, hundreds of women endure communal and domestic violence as a result of traditional religious beliefs that demonize women. It’s also assumed that it is in women’s nature to harm others. These beliefs, combined with decades of poor health and educational standards, mean women inhabit a world...
Publisher
Collective Eye Films
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Railroading Paradise chronicles thebitter tug-of-warbetween efforts to preserve O‘ahu and pressures for new housing and growth—seen through the eyes of the largest environmental group in Hawai‘i as they grapple with whether or not to support the HART rail project. With fly-on-the-wall coverage of Sierra Club deliberations andextensive interviews with a broad range of expertsdiscussing the island’s future, the documentary zeroes in on the concern...
16) Arresting Power
Publisher
Collective Eye Films
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Arresting Power documents the history of conflict between the Portland police and community members throughout the past fifty years. The film features personal stories of resistance told by victims of police misconduct, the families of people who were killed by police, and members of Portland's reform and abolition movements. Utilizing meditative footage taken at sites of police violence, experimental filmmaking techniques, and archival newsreel,...
17) Edible City
Publisher
Collective Eye Films
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
This film introduces a diverse cast of extraordinary characters who are challenging the paradigm of our broken food system. It is a fun, fast-paced journey through the local Good Food Movement that's taking root in the San Francisco Bay Area, across the nation, and around the world. Introducing a diverse cast of extraordinary and eccentric characters who are challenging the paradigm of our broken food system, Edible City digs into their unique perspectives...
18) The Red Tail
Publisher
Collective Eye Films
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
On August 19, 2005 Roy Koch, along with 4,400 airline mechanics, custodians, and cleaners, went on strike against Northwest Airlines, the 4th largest airline in the world. Northwest, otherwise known as "The Red Tail" by its employees, wanted to lay off 53% of their union and outsource their jobs. What followed was a 444 day strike that would end with 4,000 union members out of work, including Roy. Instead of being left in the wake of this "losing...
19) Finding Face
Publisher
Collective Eye Films
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Finding Face details the controversial case of Tat Marina, who was attacked with acid in Cambodia in 1999. At 16, Marina was a rising star in Phnom Penh's karaoke music scene. She was coerced into an abusive relationship with Cambodia's Undersecretary of State, Svay Sitha, and subsequently attacked with acid. The film contextualizes acid violence as both a human rights violation and a gendered form of violence. Marina, who was granted asylum to enter...
20) Circle of Poison
Publisher
Collective Eye Films
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
When the U.S. government bans a chemical, deeming it harmful to the health of its citizens, companies are still allowed to produce it for export only. CIRCLE OF POISON exposes this disturbing federal policy that sends a message to the world that American lives are more valuable, taking a global look at communities impacted by the export of toxic pesticides and how they are fighting back.