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FILMS ABOUT REGENERATIVE NATURE

Allowing nature space to regenerate herself wherever humans have impacted on her, and taking part in regenerating nature in whatever ways we can, are critical steps. This is our transition away from consuming nature as a resource and instead seeing ourselves as part of nature, scarred when she is scarred, depleted when she is depeleted, sickened when she is sickened. 


In these films we meet people who are working to regenerate land, sea or species in whichever way they've felt called to do. 

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Donna Kerridge explains the use of native plants in the herbal medicine of Māori.

Regenerating Nature, Food & Gardening, Community

Rongoā Māori

11 mins

Rongoā is the healing practice and an essential element of the worldview of Māori, the indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand.

Photograph of Michael Reynolds sitting cross-legged amidst food forest trees speaking to camera.

Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Regenerating Nature, Urban Living

The City Food Commons

12 mins

The commons has been an almost-forgotten concept, and yet once provided so much community resilience. This film showcases a new approach.

Overhead image of Gravity Fishing's boat on a calm ocean along side the text 'Can this model change the fishing industry?'

Regenerating Nature, Food & Gardening

Fishing for the Future

17 mins

A small-scale, thoughtful and ethical approach to fishing our oceans is possible – this family is leading the way.

An aerial view of the Guytons 2 acres of food forest and their white and grey timber cottage.

Permaculture, Food & Gardening, Urban Living, Regenerating Nature

Growing Wild Together

16 mins

We revisit the food forest we filmed five years ago to discover what's changed and how much more wild it's all become – plants and people!

Photograph of Klaus Lotz holding a branch of bananas surrounded by the greenery of his food forest.

Farming, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Regenerating Nature

The Food Forest Farmers

24 mins

What role do humans play in Earth's ecosystems and how can we be good stewards of the land? This film showcases syntropic farming as a way.

A goat peers at the camera through gum trees and scrub.

Community, Permaculture, Regenerating Nature, Farming

From Weedy Forests to Grassy Woodlands

12 mins

A film exploring how the simple practice of grazing goats on wild lands can lead to a healthier forest and a more connected community.

Aerial view of the Limestone Permaculture Farm showing garden beds, buildings and pathways.

Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Regenerating Nature, Farming

Limestone Permaculture Tour #3

17 mins

Our second film with Brett and Nici of Limestone Permaculture, and the third film in our Permaculture Tours series.

Photograph of David Holmgren kneeling amongst the greens of an abundant garden bed at Melliodora.

Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Simple Living, Regenerating Nature

Melliodora Tour

11 mins

A tour of David Holmgren and Su Dennett's 1-hectare permaculture paradise – explore the home and garden of the co-founder of permaculture.

A photo of Robyn and Robert sitting on the porch of their green timber cottage.

Community, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Regenerating Nature, Urban Living

An Invitation for Wildness

20 mins

The Guytons have made a name for themselves as forest gardeners. In this first of two films we tour the forest when it is 23 years old.

Poster artwork with Hugh Wilson looking up into the trees of Hinewai Nature Reserve.

Regenerating Nature, Simple Living

Fools & Dreamers

30 mins

Does regenerating a native forest mean hundreds of staff or volunteers planting individual tress? What about leaving it to nature?

Poster artwork for Living the Change with green lettering, a blue planet and a black background.

Community, Simple Living, Regenerating Nature, Urban Living, Permaculture, Economy, Farming, Food & Gardening, Homes & Building, Zero Waste

Living the Change

86 mins

Living the Change is a feature-length documentary that explores solutions to the global crises we face today.

Photograph of a herd of black cows grazing in a green feild of grass

Farming, Permaculture, Regenerating Nature

Restoring Paradise

8 mins

A short film showcases Mangarara Farm, where holistic grazing practices are regenerating the land to the biodiverse fields that once were.

Andrew Martin is kneeling in front of a bush harvesting berries into a cane basket.

Farming, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Regenerating Nature, Economy

From Finance to Farmer

15 mins

Explore the beautiful food forest Andrew Martin has created from a paddock of grass, and learn all the reasons why he's doing so.

Photograph of Brett speaking to camera about his approach to planning his permaculture design.

Farming, Food & Gardening, Permaculture, Regenerating Nature

Limestone Permaculture Tour #1

13 mins

The first of two Happen Films tours of well known Limestone Permaculture Farm, where an abundance of food and medicine is grown on 1 acre.

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