10 Documentaries on Fashion, Farming, Plastics, Aquaculture & Biodiversity that are Worth Watching
Updated: Sep 13, 2022
Want a quick break from binge-watching House of the Dragon, The Rings of Power or The Sandman? Don't worry! We have got you covered!
Here we selected 10 amazing and definitely worth watching documentaries on the impacts of Fashion, Agriculture, Aquaculture, Biodiversity and Plastic on our environment and society. However, these documentaries aren't only talking about the impacts of these industries but also they all present potential and current solutions, as well as simple advice on how each of us can make a change.
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Fast Fashion
The True Cost
2015
A documentary that explores the impact of fast fashion on our environment, production, consumption, and the communities working in the fast fashion sector.
Slay
2022
A documentary that tries to uncover the behind-the-scenes of the fashion industry, mainly the animal skin trade and its impacts on our ecosystem, biodiversity and environment. The documentary displays the realities of the fashion industry and questions whether this industry can move towards more sustainable alternatives and innovations.
Farming, Fast Food, Aquaculture and Agriculture
Seaspiracy
2021
Documentary exploring the environmental and social impacts of the fishing industry around the world. The film also explores how marine life and ecosystems are impacted by human actions, overfishing and our consumption choices.
Cowspiracy
2014
Documentary exploring environmental impacts of farming and animal agriculture in the USA and across the world. This film also explores how farming closely links to climate change and whether farming is moving towards sustainability.
Super-Size Me 2: Holy Chicken!
2017
Morgan Spurlock’s documentary explores the depths of the food industry, including food standards, food growing, animal farming and the creation of fast food, all whilst he is trying to open his own sustainable and healthy fast-food restaurant.
Just Eat It
2014
This documentary follows filmmakers Jen and Grant as they decide to reduce their food waste by going waste free. However, it is harder to say than do…
Rotten
2018 – present
Documentary series investigating the global food supply, its issues and environmental/social impacts. The series also displays existing corruption in some parts of the global food industry, as well as looking at what can be done to tackle all of those issues and impacts in the near future.
Plastics
Where Does It Go?
2019 – 2021
1 Season
Documentary series exploring plastics and their environmental and social impacts in communities all around the world. The series explores where plastics go after we discard them in our bins and whether it is possible to tackle the impacts of plastics in a more sustainable way.
Biodiversity and Ecosystems
Chasing Coral
2017
Documentary exploring the disappearance of the world’s coral reefs, including reasons why and how it will affect our environment, biodiversity and ecosystems, as well as communities, tourism and economy. This film also explores the importance of coral reefs in our ecosystems and how their disappearance can be linked to Climate Change and environmental degradation.
General Knowledge
History 101
2020- present
Documentary series, educating the public on the most important topics throughout our history. Some of the episodes look at environmental issues, such as Plastics (Season 1), Fast Food (Season 1), High Fructose Syrup (Season 2) and Bottled Water (Season 2).
Other Documentaries
Water Bear
Water Bear is a free streaming platform that is fully dedicated to documentaries about the environment, sustainability and our planet. On this website, you can find a variety of documentaries on all environment-related topics, such as the ones discussed in this article.
There are no ads and you can watch documentaries on Water Bear for free once you sign up. Documentaries range from award-winning ones to docu-series, to short, bitesize episodes on specific environmental issues.
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Notes:
All the information and dates are correct at the time of publishing this article.
Recommendations of these documentaries are personal opinions and views of the author of this article.
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