Movies and TvShows featuring "compost" theme.

In 1910s London, a failing comedian befriends a depressed ballerina and helps her regain her confidence and love for dance. Together, they discover the healing power of friendship and art.

Tomorrow is a documentary that showcases various solutions to environmental and societal challenges, focusing on sustainable agriculture, local economies, and renewable energy. It discusses alternative models to capitalism and the importance of cooperation and community involvement. The film takes viewers to different locations around the world, including Iceland, Copenhagen, Denmark, Chennai, India, and highlights innovative initiatives in each place. It also explores the impact of industrialization on the environment and the tipping point towards mass extinction.

Kiss the Ground explores the significance of regenerative farming in mitigating climate change, restoring soil health, and ensuring a sustainable future for agriculture. Through interviews with farmers, scientists, and environmentalists, the film highlights the crucial role of regenerative practices in improving the health of our ecosystems and food production.

Jonathan is a gay sculptor who is caught in a love triangle between his father and his lover. As he navigates through his own internal struggles and confronts family secrets, Jonathan must confront his own desires and find a path towards self-acceptance and happiness.

During the 1990s, David Lee Hoffman searched throughout China for the finest teas. He's a California importer who, as a youth, lived in Asia for years and took tea with the Dali Lama. Hoffman's mission is to find and bring to the U.S. the best hand picked and hand processed tea. This search takes him directly to farms and engages him with Chinese scientists, business people, and government officials: Hoffman wants tea grown organically without a factory, high-yield mentality. By 2004, Hoffman has seen success: there are farmer's collectives selling tea, ways to export "boutique tea" from China, and a growing Chinese appreciation for organic farming's best friend, the earthworm.

The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time is a documentary that tells the story of the folk music group The Weavers and their journey through the challenging times of the blacklist era. The film explores their rise to fame, their activism, and the impact of the blacklist on their career. It also delves into their personal lives, showcasing their resilience and commitment to the power of music.

Sister Loyola is one of the liveliest nonagenarians you could ever meet. As the main gardener at the Home of Compassion in Island Bay, Wellington, her daily tasks include heavy lifting alongside vigorous spade and wheelbarrow work, which she sometimes performs on crutches. Loyola and the other Sisters of Compassion follow the vision of Mother Aubert to ‘meet the needs of the oppressed and powerless in their communities’.

A docu-comedy about three neo-hippies from Berlin who move to a farm in Poland to be closer to nature. They meditate, practice acroyoga and shower in the garden. The villagers consider them complete eccentrics.

This "Theater of Life" documentary was produced in cooperation with the International Committee, YMCA. It focuses on the work of Dr. Spencer Hatch, as he shows residents of small Mexican villages how to make their land better able to grow food and make them more independent.

The Man Who Stopped the Desert tells the inspiring true story of Yacouba Sawadogo, a farmer in Burkina Faso who battled against desertification and transformed his community. Facing drought and famine, Yacouba utilized innovative techniques such as tree planting and composting to restore the land and improve food security. Through his perseverance and nonconformity, Yacouba became a symbol of hope and sustainable development in Africa.