Environmental issues, such as climate change, conscious production and consumption, and healthy eating are also portrayed in the films. Among them, the documentary “Minimalism”, which addresses a lifestyle in which there is no room for accumulating things.
Check out 5 productions that will help you see and better understand the importance of sustainability for social, economic and environmental development.
Minimalism: a documentary about the important things
The film interviews people for whom material goods do not bring happiness. The character Tyler Durden says the following sentence: “we buy things we don’t need, with money we don’t have, to impress people we don’t like.”
Eternal Amazon
The documentary presents projects with successful proposals for the sustainable use of the forest, directly benefiting the local population and promoting good economic partnerships.
Taste of waste
The documentary portrays the massive amount of food waste in the world. According to the film, around half of all food ends up in the trash, often before it even reaches the consumer. “Taste of Waste” analyzes the consequences for the world’s population’s diet and its effects on climate change.
Paths of the giants
Peruvian animation director Alois di Leo presents a 12-minute short film that shows the playful way in which humans can connect with nature. “Paths of the Giants” is set in a forest of giant trees, where Oquirá, a six-year-old indigenous girl, comes to understand the cycle of life. The film explores the forces of nature and the interconnection of humans with the earth and its elements.
Basic Sanitation
https://youtu.be/buZmu3T8M9k?t=1
The Brazilian film tells the story of a group of residents who want sewage treatment in the village where they live, and discover that there are no funds to solve the problem. But there is a way to achieve it.

