My Favorite Environmental Films and Books to Inspire Action

Watching The Cove by Oceanic Preservation Society 12 years ago was what inspired me to become an ocean storyteller and activist for the care and protection of our underwater world. We can’t possibly care for something we don’t know about it. When we learn about it, whether that be through film, books, groups, or studies, we begin to hold passion, love and care for it. When we care about it, we’re forced to protect it.

Here are my favorite environmental films and books that will open your eyes to some of our greatest environmental threats, maybe some have already inspired you to take action and to join the collective in taking care of our common home.

Favorite Environmental Films:

Sea of Shadows- National Geographic exposes the dark web in the Sea of Cortez between the Mexican drug cartel and Chinese mafia traffickers poaching the rare totoaba fish and threatening the survival of the endangered porpoise species, the vaquita.
Ice on Fire- Offers immediate solutions to our climate crisis and shares the risks and urgencies to reduce carbon in our atmosphere.
The Cove- Exposing the massive dolphin slaughter in Taiji, Japan

Chasing Coral- Reveals the most severe coral bleaching event in history from 2014-2017
Vanishing of the Bees- Offers a terrifying life without honeybees
Before the Flood - Leonardo DiCaprio exposes first hand devastating effects of climate change around the world
Kiss the Ground - Sharing solutions of regenerating the world’s soils to stabilize Earth’s climate
Demain - Encouraging people around the world to change the way they live for the future of humanity and our environment
Gasland- Josh Fox exposes the truth about natural gas and the severe health and environmental problems caused by hydraulic fracking.
Racing Extinction - a film revealing humanity’s role in wildlife trafficking and mass extinction
SAMSARA- filmed over 5 years and 25 countries, you’re transported to scared grounds, the marvels of our world, and where we’re headed as a species if we continue to disconnect spiritually from nature.
Sustainable- a close investigation into America’s food and agriculture system and how to sustain our land for future generations.
The Only Home we Have - a Film on humanity and our role on Earth as climate change continues to exacerbate our lives.
Under Contract: Farmers and the Fine Print - How corporate agriculture and the poultry industry abuse and exploit farmers across the US producing food to feed our growing poultry demand.