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The GOOD DOCS Complete Collection

GOOD DOCS are films that do good in the world. Our award-winning collection engages and inspires students by featuring rarely heard stories about individuals and communities working towards a more equitable world. We champion creative expression and complex films that provoke critical thinking. GOOD DOCS represents established documentarians and passionate new filmmakers driven by their experiences as educators, academics, journalists, artists, social workers, community members, and activists. GOOD DOCS films and the GOOD TALKS speaker series offer powerful educational experiences to students and communities everywhere.

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The GOOD DOCS Complete Collection collection includes the following titles:

50 States of Sustainability, Season 1: Built Environments - image50 States of Sustainability, Season 1: Built Environments

Construction and operation of buildings is responsible for 40% of global CO2 emissions. It’s essential that significant changes in the building industry happen to reduce these emissions. To accomplish this companies are implementing innovative building practices and materials sourcing aimed at creating net zero or net positive buildings.

GOOD DOCS | 2023 | 31 minutes | College, Adults
50 States of Sustainability, Season 1: Circular Economy/Recycling - image50 States of Sustainability, Season 1: Circular Economy/Recycling

Across many industries people are working to make products that can be easily recycled so that new raw materials do not have to be created. Also, many large businesses and startups are utilizing materials science and technology to create materials that biodegrade easily. This movement toward a circular economy is proving to not only be good for the environment, but potentially very profitable.

GOOD DOCS | 2023 | 11 minutes | College, Adults
50 States of Sustainability, Season 1: Electric Vehicles - image50 States of Sustainability, Season 1: Electric Vehicles

The electrification of transportation is an essential part of combating climate change. Almost every type of vehicle can be electrified including electric cars, trucks, aircraft, tractors and trains.

GOOD DOCS | 2023 | 66 minutes | College, Adults
50 States of Sustainability, Season 1: Energy Transition - image50 States of Sustainability, Season 1: Energy Transition

There is significant movement in all sectors of the US economy to make the transition to clean energy.

GOOD DOCS | 2023 | 24 minutes | College, Adults
50 States of Sustainability, Season 1: Regenerative Agriculture - image50 States of Sustainability, Season 1: Regenerative Agriculture

A huge portion of global CO2 emissions are from agriculture. Regenerative farming practices and carbon sequestration are among the many ways that greenhouse gas emissions from farming can be reduced.

GOOD DOCS | 2023 | 51 minutes | College, Adults
50 States of Sustainability, Season 1: Renewable Energy - image50 States of Sustainability, Season 1: Renewable Energy

Energy production is the leading source of global C02 emissions. Solar, wind, hydroelectric, geothermal and other sources of renewable energy have the potential to meet a large portion of the demand for energy.

GOOD DOCS | 2023 | 80 minutes | College, Adults
1000 Hands of the Guru - image1000 Hands of the Guru

Four monks, a royal scholar, and their American guru are fighting to save Bhutan's sacred scrolls while learning the art of letting go

GOOD DOCS | 2016 | 66 minutes | College, Adults
999: The Forgotten Girls - image999: The Forgotten Girls

In the Spring of 1942, the Nazis ordered the Slovak government to provide a slave labour force. The Slovaks sent 999 teenage Jewish girls. They paid the Nazis the equivalent of $3,000 for each girl, and gave them a one way rail ticket to Auschwitz.

GOOD DOCS | 2024 | 85 minutes | College, Adults
Ainu - Indigenous People of Japan - imageAinu - Indigenous People of Japan

The life stories of Ainu elders and their efforts to keep their culture alive

GOOD DOCS | 2019 | 61 minutes | College, Adults
Dear Ani - imageDear Ani

Dear Ani is an odyssey of music, art, and mania that depicts the epic mental health journey of Keith Wasserman

GOOD DOCS | 2022 | 35 minutes | College, Adults

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