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THE FUTURE OF FOOD:
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A comprehensive educational package that pairs this award-winning feature documentary with a wealth of supplements and extras, including a full University-level curricula, a series of bonus short films and interviews, and a Take Action toolkit. Learn More
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| LIFE WITH PRINCIPLE |
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Optimized for classroom use, this new documentary explores the modern resonance of the life and legacy of Henry David Thoreau. Loaded with extras and archives, this is the perfect tool for facilitating discussion among young people about individuality and decision-making. Learn More
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This fully-loaded educational DVD is the most comprehensive program on the American coal crisis on the market today. Includes a DVD-ROM Coal Action Toolkit. NEW! Learn More
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The preeminent DVD about the global dependence on fossil fuels. This film does for peak oil what An Inconvenient Truth did for climate change. NEW! Learn More
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A bestselling video and written curriculum endorsed by NWF, Earth Day Network, WWF, The Nature Conservancy, Union of Concerned Scientists and more. $29.95 Learn More
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| THE MAN WHO PLANTED
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Academy Award winner! A story
of great beauty and hope, this timeless film is a remarkable
parable for all ages and an inspiring testament to the
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This film tells the unforgettable story
of a 7 year old boy who is touching the lives of entire
communities in Africa by providing them with clean drinking
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Welcome to the Video Project Happy Earth Day from everyone at The Video Project! We are proud to have concluded our 27th year of delivering outstanding documentary films and series - the very best in educational media - to schools, libraries, institutions and homes worldwide. 2008 brings some exciting developments and we are pleased to offer you new quality programs and enhanced DVD products that contain special features and tools to help educators engage with their audience.
Please keep your eye out for our upcoming release of the 2008 Video Project Catalog, several new feature titles here on our homepage, and considerable improvements to our webstore. Also look for the Video Project to offer more titles on DVD than ever before in 2008. We’ve bolstered our already outstanding collection of environmental and science programs and have added timely selections from a diverse range of topics including autism, religious tolerance, GMO’s, alternative energy, nanotechnology, peak oil, the coal crisis, global climate change, Africa, environmental ethics, and public health.
Our recent partnership with Bay Area media company Specialty Studios has greatly enhanced both our DVD authoring and product development capabilities. The Video Project will offer more titles in the DVD format than ever before, and we’ve spared no effort in optimizing each of our new titles for educational use. New Video Project titles are loaded with web-enabled DVD-ROM content, digital supplements that put a wealth of pertinent information and opportunity right at the fingertips of the student or teacher.
As classrooms and living rooms go digital, and media takes an ever more prominent role in the education of teenagers and young adults, we hope that 2008 will be the year we distinguish ourselves as leaders in this rapidly-changing educational community.
If you have a moment, please e-mail us your feedback to let us know what you think. Be sure to check out Crude Impact, a comprehensive documentary on the global oil crisis, available now to the institutional market through The Video Project. This outstanding feature-length documentary has been optimized for educational use and is accompanied by a comprehensive study guide.
We begin the 28th year of the Video Project dedicated to improving our service, broadening our product line, and continuing to provide you with the very best in educational media. Please don't hesitate to call us if we can help you in any way.
Jim Scrivano, Director, The Video Project
featured titles
THE VENUS THEORY
One of the most compelling films about global warming in the Video Project collection, The Venus Theory examines the possibility of sudden climate change and the greenhouse effect on Earth. Claims and predictions are backed by solid scientific research from leading environmental scientists from around the world including Dr. Charles Keeling. Available on VHS and DVD. Learn More ONE MORE DEAD FISH
Documenting the plight of small-scale fisherman to stay in business in the face of government subsidized corporate fishing, One More Dead Fish brings to light the struggles faced by local industries and economies in the age of globalization. Learn
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VELOCITY
Optimistic and inspiring, this film shows us how wind energy has reduced the impact of pollution from burning fossil fuels and has created billions of dollars in economic growth world-wide.Learn
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DARE TO BE AWARE Series
Award-winning film Cost of Cool
is paired with new release Think Twice. This is
the perfect tool to introduce the modern American issue
of consumption to any classroom. Learn
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COLA CONQUEST
Using the story of the most successful commercial brand in world history, The Cola Conquest is a revealing examination of popular culture in America and the exportation of American commercialism around the globe. Learn
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FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN
Fire on the Mountain tells the heroic and gripping story of America's 10th Mountain Division during World War II. Learn More N IS FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY
Sensationalized through science fiction and the media, nanotechnology is often misunderstood by the general public. Will nano-sized robots perform molecular surgeries? Will self-replicating nanostructures help clean the environment or destroy the planet? N is for Nanotechnology explores the hype, hopes, and facts of this fascinating new field. Learn More
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