SnagFilms is proud to present its library of environment documentaries. Our rapidly growing collection of riveting true stories includes: Blind Spot, an award-winning examination of the energy crisis; Human Footprint, an unforgettable exploration of what each of us will consume in a lifetime; and, Fighting Goliath, the story of the farmers, ranchers, and public servants who banded together to fight new coal-burning plants in Texas.
SnagFilms is committed to finding the world‘s most compelling documentaries, whether from established heavyweights or first-time filmmakers, and making them available, for free, to the wide audience these titles deserve.
Jewels of the Jungle takes audiences on a worldwide journey of scientific exploration, trekking throughout the forests of Australia, Bolivia and Peru, and into laboratories throughout the United States, presenting viewers with a first glimpse of what may become humanity’s next … Watch Now ›
The ultimate man vs. wilderness survivor adventure. Writer Robert Earle Howells, winner of the 2009 Travel Journalist of the Year Silver Award, heads into the pristine Peruvian Amazon with a local guide, Moises Chavez, on a jungle survival trip. “You take … Watch Now ›
Americans consume more paper than anyone else on the planet. In 2006, Americans consumed 663 pounds of paper per person, versus 448 pounds in the UK and 136 pounds in Mexico. Yet very few of us stop to think about what … Watch Now ›
The Next Wave presents the human face of climate change and a people faced with the loss of a land in which their identity is rooted. It is a portrait of a community and a critical moment in history.
In the burning fields of Southern California’s Imperial Valley, the honey bee population is dying, and so are millions of fish in the Salton Sea. Meanwhile, the squatters of Slab City try to live off the grid and hold on to … Watch Now ›
In the burning fields of Southern California’s Imperial Valley, the honey bee population is dying, and so are millions of fish in the Salton Sea. Meanwhile, the squatters of Slab City try to live off the grid and hold on to … Watch Now ›
Twenty-Five miles from town, a million miles from mainstream society, a loose-knit community of eco-pioneers, teenage runaways, war veterans and drop-outs, live on the fringe and off the grid, struggling to survive with little food, less water and no electricity, as … Watch Now ›
This groundbreaking one-hour event takes you into the whirling devastation of a tornado’s heart as cutting-edge science meets over-the-edge filmmaking to capture incredible images of what happens inside one of nature’s deadliest phenomena! Witness the construction and first deployment of the … Watch Now ›
A dramatic tale of microbes, medicine and money, this eye-opening new film investigates the untold story of Lyme disease, an emerging epidemic larger than AIDS. Each year thousands go undiagnosed or misdiagnosed, told that their symptoms are “all in their head.” … Watch Now ›
Obesity is fast on its way to becoming the nation’s largest and most costly public health problem. While much of the public debate about obesity has focused on personal responsibility, PETER JENNINGS REPORTING: HOW TO GET FAT WITHOUT EVEN TRYING reveals … Watch Now ›
Where and when the next mega disaster will strike —volcanic eruption, earthquake, tsunami or hurricane—is the focus of VIOLENT EARTH. Join tsunami scientist Jose Borrero of the University of Southern California on his trip to visit Banda Aceh with a National … Watch Now ›
Reinhold Messner, the world’s greatest mountain climber, looks back over his career with surprising candor and self-revelation. It is the career of a man who began climbing with his father in the exquisite Italian Dolomites, but whose restless quest for self-knowledge … Watch Now ›
Journey into a tropical jungle of staggering beauty. Here, torrential rains annually transform the dry forest floor into a watery world where some of the most extraordinary and uncommon wildlife flourish. In waters 50 feet deep, you’ll encounter graceful river dolphins … Watch Now ›
DEADLY PASSION: TRAGEDY IN KATMAI investigates the fatal bear maulings of bear activist Timothy Treadwell and his companion Annie Huguenard that occurred in October 2003 in Katmai National Park, Alaska. This story unfolded in newspapers and magazines across the globe, reporting … Watch Now ›
Blind Spot is a documentary film that illustrates the current oil and energy crisis that our world is facing. Whatever measures of ignorance, greed, wishful thinking, we have put ourselves at a crossroad, which offers two paths with dire consequences. If … Watch Now ›
Worshiped as a symbol of life in ancient Egypt, and coveted by sea captains and farmers for centuries, the cat is one of the most beloved animal in history. Through the ages, it was the cat’s extraordinary ability to hunt and … Watch Now ›
