Movies and TvShows featuring "barrier-islands" theme.

Ribbon of Sand is a documentary film that examines the ecological effects of global warming on barrier islands. Through stunning footage and expert analysis, the film highlights the vulnerability of these unique ecosystems to rising sea levels and changing weather patterns. With a focus on the delicate balance between human development and the preservation of natural habitats, Ribbon of Sand provides a thought-provoking look at the challenges faced by these fragile coastal landscapes.

Crad Hobbs, a Virginia waterman, is depressed over the decline in the shellfish trade and the gradual erosion of his former home, a barrier island off Virginia's Eastern Shore. Worse, his beautiful daughter and only child is engaged to a returning World War II veteran who forsakes the oystering trade to take a job with the local newspaper. The cub reporter's first job is interview a New York banker, and former resident, who has secretly come to the Eastern Shore to provide a loan for a beleaguered Latin-American president whose country is battling communist insurgents. Hobbs blames the banker for his home island's destruction; he believes if the banker had approved a loan for a system of breakwaters, the erosion, and resulting loss of fishing habitat, could have been prevented.