Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "tar-sands"

1. Before the Flood (2016)

PG | 96 min | Documentary, News

A look at how climate change affects our environment and what society can do to prevent the demise of endangered species, ecosystems and native communities across the planet.

Director: Fisher Stevens | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Ban Ki-moon, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Mike Brune

Votes: 28,915

2. Home (I) (2009)

Not Rated | 118 min | Documentary, Family

With aerial footage from fifty-four countries, 'Home' is a depiction of how Earth's problems are all interlinked.

Director: Yann Arthus-Bertrand | Stars: Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Glenn Close, Jacques Gamblin

Votes: 23,063

3. From Wounded Knee to Standing Rock: A Reporter's Journey (2019 TV Movie)

88 min | Documentary

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 ... See full summary »

Director: Kevin McKiernan

4. H2Oil (2009)

76 min | Documentary

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 ... See full summary »

Director: Shannon Walsh | Stars: Alan Adam, Cathy Gratz, Aaron Mathers, John O'Connor

Votes: 148

5. Petropolis: Aerial Perspectives on the Alberta Tar Sands (2009)

Not Rated | 43 min | Documentary, Short

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

Director: Peter Mettler

Votes: 204

6. Spoil (2011 Video)

44 min | Documentary, Short, Adventure

The International League of Conservation Photographers and the Gitga'at first nation people of British Columbia in their search for the illusive spirit bear. Their mission is to create ... See full summary »

Director: Trip Jennings | Stars: Ian McAllister, Cristina Mittermeier, Paul Nicklen, Thomas Peschak

Votes: 9

7. Peace Out (2011)

TV-G | 80 min | Documentary, History, News

Peace Out seeks to engage those of us who do not connect our daily decisions with global land use issues. It focuses on the North Western Canadian wilderness, however the issues are ... See full summary »

Director: Charles Wilkinson | Stars: Mark Jaccard, David Schindler, Diane Culling, Ben Parfitt

Votes: 61

8. Fight for the Planet (2009)

56 min | Documentary

Fight for the focuses on the physical, social and economic impacts of global warming, and stresses the need for a change in politics - but also in behavior. It sheds light on the ideas and ... See full summary »

Director: Colin Carter

Votes: 14

9. On the Line (II) (2011)

Not Rated | 68 min | Documentary

Two friends journey 2,400 km by foot, bike, kayak and raft from the Tar sands of Alberta to the B.C. coast in order to investigate the ramifications of a proposed 5.5 billion dollar oil pipeline.

Director: Frank Wolf | Stars: Todd McGowan, Frank Wolf

Votes: 28

10. Taking on Tarmageddon (2012)

53 min | Documentary, News

Taking on Tarmageddon follows two groups of young campaigners on an emotional journey exploring the human cost of the biggest industrial project on the planet: the Canadian Tar Sands. The ... See full summary »

Directors: Zoe Broughton, Pete Speller | Stars: Liam Barrington-Bush, Gene Cardinal, Philippa de Boissiere, Izzy Edwards

11. Arctic (2011– )
Episode: Canada (2011)

51 min | Documentary

Bruce joins Canadian Gwich'in Indian-Mountie Stephen Frost's family on the annual caribou hunt during the herd's spring migration over the Crow river, to calve in Alaska. Their tribal ways ... See full summary »

Director: Rob Sullivan | Stars: Bruce Parry, Jim Boucher, Rose Boucher, Steve Courtoreille

Votes: 12