Film

Watch trailers to our pick of maddening and motivating independent films.

Film Review: The Last Mountain

by Ayla Harbin

posted Oct 31, 2011

Follow a group of residents-turned-activists in their efforts to save Coal River Mountain, the last one left in an area devastated by mining.

Film Review: Carbon Nation

by Robert Mellinger

posted Aug 16, 2011

Take a trip across the United States to find out who is developing low-carbon solutions.

Film Review: To Be Heard

posted Aug 01, 2011

Three Bronx teenagers take on poverty, crime, and family stress with the help of good teachers.

YES! Film Picks: Fall 2011

posted Aug 01, 2011

Film reviews from the Fall 2011 issue.

Film Review: Who Took the Bomp?

posted Aug 01, 2011

The feminist band with a DIY ethos has a beat to get you on your feet.

Film Review: Egypt: Seeds of Change

posted May 01, 2011

A video primer from Al Jazeera for would-be nonviolent revolutionaries everywhere.

Film Review: Queen of the Sun

posted May 01, 2011

How bees can save us—but only if we save them.

Film Review: Phil Ochs: There But For Fortune

posted May 01, 2011

A long-overdue tribute to a leading Vietnam-era voice of protest.

YES! Film Picks: Queen of the Sun, Egypt: Seeds of Change, and Phil Ochs

posted May 01, 2011

Film reviews from the Summer 2011 issue.

Film Review: The Economics of Happiness

by Kristy Leissle

posted Apr 14, 2011

Why are we so lonely when we have so much? Beyond the unhappiness of a disconnected world are new—and very old—ways we can turn it around.

YES! Film Picks :: Abe Osheroff, Living Downstream, and The Age of Stupid

posted Nov 15, 2010

Maddening and motivating independent films.

Film Trailer: Living Downstream

posted Nov 15, 2010

A documentary that follows ecologist and cancer survivor Sandra Steingraber, as she explores the seemingly unnatural causes of cancer.

Film Trailer: Age of Stupid

posted Nov 15, 2010

For one man looking back from the year 2055, it seems clear that we should have dealt with climate change as soon as we noticed it.

The People Speak

posted Aug 13, 2010

The movie brings our nation's history to life, highlighting the importance of political movements and resistance.

YES! Film Picks : The People Speak, Black Wave, A Village Called Versailles

by Robert Jensen

posted Aug 13, 2010

Maddening and motivating independent films