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Ashes and Snow, the Film

Posted on November 12, 2021November 12, 2021 by Dharma Documentaries

A cinematic exploration of the relationship between humans and the natural world.

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Regreening the Planet

Posted on August 2, 2019August 2, 2019 by Dharma Documentaries
Regreening the Planet

A look at how landscapes in vastly different degraded environments can be brought back to life.

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Seeds of Hope, A Story of Buddhist Orphanages in Africa

Posted on November 13, 2015June 30, 2016 by Dharma Documentaries

A film looking at the work of a Taiwanese monk in southern Africa, and the orphanages he has set up there (English and Mandarin with subtitles).

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Buddha in Zululand

Posted on November 6, 2015June 30, 2016 by Dharma Documentaries

A short documentary about the Buddhist Retreat Centre in South Africa and the impact it is having on the local community.

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Rwanda, Forests of Hope

Posted on May 3, 2013October 20, 2013 by Dharma Documentaries

This is another of the documentaries by John D. Liu showing the possibility of renewing degraded lands around the world.

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Green Gold: Restoring Degraded Land Resources

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Dharma Documentaries

An overview of the work being carried out worldwide to restore heavily degraded lands. It is possible and it only takes a few years.

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Seeds of Freedom

Posted on July 22, 2012October 6, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

A remarkably clear presentation about the history of seed and the role it has played in our societies and how that is all being changed by corporations.

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The Genius of Photography 6: Snap Judgements

Posted on September 30, 2011March 20, 2022 by Dharma Documentaries

The sixth episode in this series looks at the way photography has been commodified, just like modern art in general has.

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First Earth – Uncompromising Ecological Architecture – 2

Posted on August 26, 2011October 21, 2013 by Dharma Documentaries

In the second series of films about radical ecological architecture we move from the States to see how it is being implemented around the world.

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First Earth – Uncompromising Ecological Architecture – 1

Posted on August 19, 2011October 21, 2013 by Dharma Documentaries

A series of radical films made all over the world about new ideas in building and community, and how we move away from the mess we have only recently created.

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