Robert Redford
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Throughout history, people have loved, owned and ridden horses. They fascinate us, and we are drawn to books like The Horse Whisperer, events like The Kentucky Derby, and movies like Steven Spielberg's War Horse. Owners and non-horse owners alike have also discovered the amazing abilities of horses to help us heal and recover from disabling physical and mental conditions such as autism and multiple sclerosis by participating in Equine Therapy. Men...
2) Buck
Publisher
IFC Films
Language
English
Formats
Description
A richly textured and visually stunning film, follows Buck Brannaman from his abusive childhood to his phenomenally successful approach to horses. A real-life 'horse-whisperer', he eschews the violence of his upbringing and teaches people to communicate with their horses through leadership and sensitivity, not punishment. Buck possesses near magical abilities as he dramatically transforms horses, and people, with his understanding, compassion and...
Publisher
Artisan Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004.
Language
English
Description
Examines the 1975 incident where armed FBI agents illegally entered the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, resulting in the deaths of a Native American and two FBI agents. Explores the controversy and potential abuse of justice surrounding the case of Leonard Peltier, who was the sole person in the incident convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison.
6) Unfair Game
Publisher
Questar Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Zambia and Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) represent two divergent strategies on environmentalism. Meet people from both countries and learn of the successes, failures, and sacrifices they experienced seeking environmental justice.
7) Watershed
Publisher
Collective Eye Films
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Executive Produced and Narrated by Robert Redford and Directed by award-winning filmmaker Mark Decena, WATERSHED tells the story of the threats to the once-mighty Colorado River and offers solutions for the future of the American West. Can we find harmony amongst the competing interests of cities, agriculture, industry, recreation, wildlife, and indigenous communities with rights to the water? As the most dammed, dibbed, and diverted river in the...
Publisher
Bullfrog Films
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
"Ever since she discovered the 'Sun Dagger' twenty years ago, Anna Sofaer and a team of researchers have been exploring the enigmas posed by massive prehistoric ruins in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico. Now a new explanation of the mystery is emerging. For years archaeologists have assumed that Chaco was primarily an ancient trading center. This film shows that it was, instead, a complex ceremonial center, harmonized by extraordinary astronomical alignments...
11) Out of Africa
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
c2000.
Language
English
Description
The story of Karen Blixen, her philandering husband, her struggles with a coffee plantation in Kenya, and her love for a mysterious safari leader.
Publisher
Questar Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Our natural environments are intrinsically more valuable than any grand visions of wealth created using methods detrimental to the Earth. Meet people in New York, India, Russia, Peru, Sumatra, and South Africa who favor health over profit.
Publisher
Questar Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
What we take from and put back into the Earth reflects the very nature of who we are as human beings. Meet people from Washington, Liberia, Macedonia, the Cook Islands, Mongolia, and Chile who believe end results depend upon how we begin.
Publisher
Questar Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
A healthy mind, body, and environment are all critical for living happy and productive lives. Meet pioneering people in Iraq, Colombia, South Africa, Indonesia, the United States, and Italy who believe in living symbiotically with nature.
Publisher
Questar Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Biodiversity is a central component to the successful operation of Earth’s natural systems. Meet people from Haiti, Myanmar, Honduras, Kenya, Canada, and Scotland who spend time and energy securing healthy local environmental regulations.
Publisher
Questar Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
There are places on Earth worthy of absolute preservation and protection for all future generations. Meet people from Puerto Rico, Maryland, Peru, Tanzania, Slovakia, and Cambodia who all share an abiding belief in a sacred, healthy Earth.
17) Dying to Know
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
In the early 1960s Harvard psychology professors Timothy Leary and Richard Alpert began probing the edges of consciousness through their experiments with psychedelics. Leary became a missionary for mind altering drugs, asking us to think for ourselves, igniting a global counter-culture movement, landing in prison after Nixon called him “the most dangerous man in America”. Alpert journeyed to the East becoming Ram Dass, a spiritual teacher continuing...
Publisher
Questar Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Stewardship of the land is a central part of the human condition. Unfortunately, in some cases, so is greed. Meet people from California, Congo, India, Australia, Guatemala, and Slovenia whose spirit matches their intent to live healthily.
20) The candidate
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
1997.
Language
English
Description
While Richard Nixon is on his way to re-election by a landslide, a young, honest, idealistic lawyer begins to learn the truth about running for office.