Call of Life: Facing Mass Extinction
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[San Francisco, California, USA] : The Video Project, 2010., Kanopy Streaming, 2016.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (139 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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English
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Originally produced by The Video Project in 2010.
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Call of Life is the first feature-length documentary to fully investigate the growing threat posed by the rapid and massive loss of biodiversity on the planet. Featuring leading scientists, social scientists, environmentalists and others, the film explores the scope, the causes, and the predicted global impact of a mass extinction occurring on a scale not seen since the disappearance of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago. If current trends continue, scientists warn that half or more of all plant and animal species on Earth will become extinct within the next few decades.. Entirely caused by human activities, this contemporary mass extinction is disrupting and destroying the complex, interconnected biological systems that support life on earth. Through interviews with eminent biologists and ecologists, the film examines the primary drivers of species loss: habitat destruction, global warming, pollution, and invasive species, all compounded by the expanding human population and our consumption patterns. Call of Life tells the story not only of a crisis in nature, but also in human nature. In interviews with psychologists, anthropologists, and historians, the film looks beyond the immediate causes of the mass extinction to consider how cultural and economic myths, along with deep-seated behavioral patterns have allowed this crisis to develop, continue to reinforce it, and even determine our response to it. Call of Life examines the collective and individual choices we have before us, and how the decisions we make -- or fail to make -- in the next decade will affect the habitability of Earth possibly for millions of years to come..
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Language
In English
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
(2010). Call of Life: Facing Mass Extinction . The Video Project.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)2010. Call of Life: Facing Mass Extinction. The Video Project.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Call of Life: Facing Mass Extinction The Video Project, 2010.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Call of Life: Facing Mass Extinction The Video Project, 2010.
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