Movies and TvShows featuring "tar-sands" theme.

Home is a documentary that highlights the various environmental issues plaguing our planet, including pollution, deforestation, and climate change. It provides a comprehensive view of Earth's fragile ecosystem and the urgent need for environmental protection.

In an oil-scarce world, we know there are sacrifices to be made in the pursuit of energy. What no one expected was that a tiny Native community, living down the river from Canada's tar sands, would reach out to the world for help — and be heard.

The huge tar sands in Alberta are a potentially profitable resource, but the environmental impact could be heavy and long-term.

To The Tar Sands follows a group of nineteen young environmentalists as they cycle over 1,300 kilometres northbound across Alberta to witness the impacts of Alberta’s tar sands boom firsthand. They talk to farmers, moms and dads, an urban planner, oil industry workers, the chief of a First Nations community and others along the way asking “How has the tar sands boom affected you?” As the kilometres click away, they excavate into their own complicity with Alberta’s rush to develop the tar sands.

Moving between a local microcosm and the global oil crisis, H2Oil weaves together a collection of compelling stories of people who are at the front lines of the biggest industrial project in human history: Canada's tar sands. H2Oil is a feature-length documentary that traces the wavering balance between the urgent need to protect and preserve fresh water resources and the mad clamoring to fill the global demand for oil. It is a film that asks: what is more important, water or oil? Will the quest for profit overshadow efforts to protect public health and the environment in Canada's richest province?

A rookie NPR reporter on his first assignment, covering the armed occupation of Wounded Knee in South Dakota in 1973, is treated as the enemy and ultimately arrested by the FBI for defying a government news blackout to embed with militant Indians.

Peace Out is a documentary film that explores pressing environmental issues and follows the journey of passionate eco-activists as they strive to address the ecological footprint caused by tar sands and other environmental concerns. It delves into the challenges faced by these activists and sheds light on the urgent need for sustainable solutions.

On the Line is a documentary film that follows a group of friends on a cross-country trip across Canada, exploring the environmental issues surrounding the oil pipeline from British Columbia to Alberta. The film showcases the beauty of the country as well as the challenges faced by its ecosystems due to the oil industry.

Spoil is a documentary that delves into the environmental destruction caused by tar sands in Canada. The film highlights the impact on wildlife, the energy industry, and the overall landscape. It raises awareness about the critical issues of oil extraction and its consequences on nature.