earth and the american dream
the complete program
about the film
A beautiful and disturbing film recounts 200 years of development and destruction of North America’s natural environment.
The dramatic curve of relentless growth leading to ever greater impact begins at the very moment of the splash down of the anchor on Columbus’s ship, to the simple wilderness living of the 16th and 17th centuries, through the agrarian lifestyle of the 18th century, to he changes from the Industrial Revolution, and into the 20th century when most of the planet’s resources have been depleted.
This film examines the North American landscape and reveals all the wildlife destruction, deforestation, soil depletion and pollution that have been the cost to make the American Dream come true.
the entire movie …
you can watch it here by clicking on play in the video player on this page, or by clicking on one of these two versions on line (until the thought police mistaken take down my own work freely displayed hahahaha!)
on you tube, in 4:3 original ratio:
on vimeo, in a weird 16:9 re-formatting:
EMMY
award winner
Outstanding Individual Achievement
editing
Sundance
film festival
Award winner
editing