The Natural World

A special collection of nonfiction films that observe and dissect the intersections of humankind and nature.

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Architecton

Rock your world with this mesmerising documentary about the increasingly impermanent building blocks of civilisation.

Dir. Victor Kossakovsky / 2024 / 98 mins / USA, Germany, French Polynesia / Italian
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As the Tide Comes In

Amid the climate crisis, an eight-square-kilometre island off the Danish coast is a microcosm of the rest of the world in this witty portrait.

Dir. Juan Palacios / 2023 / 88 mins / Denmark / Danish
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The Cats of Gokogu Shrine

A Wiseman-esque study of a Japanese village’s Shinto shrine whose feline residents bring the local humans joy, solace and sometimes consternation.

Dir. Kazuhiro Soda / 2024 / 119 mins / USA, Japan / Japanese
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Every Little Thing

In this big-hearted documentary, a Los Angeles teacher takes time off to nurture injured hummingbirds and finds herself on an uplifting journey.

Dir. Sally Aitken / 2023 / 93 mins / Australia / English
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The Falling Sky

A stunning doc that follows the Yanomami people of the Amazon as they perform a sacred rite and defend their homeland from the incursion of mining.

Dir. Eryk Rocha, Gabriela Carneiro da Cunha / 2024 / 110 mins / Italy, Brazil / Yoanomam
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Fungi: Web of Life

Lose yourself in this immersive trip into the fascinating world of fungi, as narrated by Björk.

Dir. Gisela Kaufmann, Joseph Nizeti / 2023 / 45 mins / Australia / English
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Future Council

Damon Gameau (That Sugar Film) takes eight kids on the ultimate school excursion: a road trip across Europe to seek solutions to the climate crisis.

Dir. Damon Gameau / 2024 / 80 mins / Netherlands / English
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Wilding

Letting it all go to seed is the answer to revitalising the land and its visitors, suggests this soul-nourishing film about innovative farming.

Dir. David Allen / 2023 / 75 mins / UK / English