Wild River

Wild River 1960

7.30

A young bureaucrat for the Tennessee Valley Authority goes to rural Tennessee to oversee the building of a dam. He encounters opposition from the local people, in particular a farmer who objects to his employment (with pay) of local black laborers. Much of the plot revolves around the eviction of a stubborn octogenarian from her home on an island in the river, and the young man's love affair with that woman's widowed granddaughter. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation.

1960

Dragonwyck

Dragonwyck 1946

6.64

For Miranda Wells, moving to New York to live in Dragonwyck Manor with her rich cousin, Nicholas, seems like a dream. However, the situation gradually becomes nightmarish. She observes Nicholas' troubled relationship with his tenant farmers, as well as with his daughter, to whom Miranda serves as governess. Her relationship with Nicholas intensifies after his wife dies, but his mental imbalance threatens any hope of happiness.

1946

The Field

The Field 1990

7.00

"Bull" McCabe's family has farmed a field for generations, sacrificing much in the name of the land. When the widow who owns the field decides to sell it in a public auction, McCabe knows that he must own it. While no local dare bid against him, a wealthy American decides he requires the field to build a highway. "Bull" and his son decide they must try to convince the American to let go of his ambition and return home, but the consequences of their plot prove sinister.

1990

Where the Green Ants Dream

Where the Green Ants Dream 1984

6.90

The Australian Aborigines (in this film anyway) believe that this is the place where the green ants go to dream, and that if their dreams are disturbed, it will bring down disaster on us all. The Aborigines' belief is not shared by a giant mining company, which wants to tear open the soil and search for uranium.

1984

Bone Eater

Bone Eater 2008

3.40

Ancient Native American legend of the Bone Eater rises up and begins terrorizing the local townspeople

2008

Massacre At Grand Canyon

Massacre At Grand Canyon 1964

5.80

After a search for his father's killers, Wes Evans returns home only to find himself involved in a bloody land dispute.

1964

On the Black Hill

On the Black Hill 1988

6.30

The story covers eighty years in the lives of a pair of Welsh identical twins with an unusual bond, as they go through war, love affairs, and land disputes.

1988

Broken Rainbow

Broken Rainbow 1985

5.63

Documentary chronicling the government relocation of 10,000 Navajo Indians in Arizona.

1985

Romance Road

Romance Road 1938

4.00

A Royal Canadian Mounted Police sergeant must mediate a land rights dispute between an advancing railroad construction gang and French Canadian trappers in the rugged Northwest Territory of Canada.

1938

The Kaipara Affair

The Kaipara Affair 2005

1

A documentary about the threat posed to New Zealand's Kaipara Harbour by rapacious commercial fishing and development.

2005

Sabino Vive: Las últimas fronteras.

Sabino Vive: Las últimas fronteras. 2015

1

The documentary recreates the facts in the life of the Yukpa Chief, Sabino Romero, an indigenous fighter killed on March 3, 2013, in the Chaktapa community of the Sierra de Perija in Zulia state, Venezuela. The film reflects the infinite struggle of Sabino and his people, accompanied by the social groups, in this story of truly libertarian images made with blood and fire, revealing the skein of interests that forged and carried out Sabino's murder, and the attitude Inhuman and murderous of those who made it another victim of history.

2015

Sacha Runa Yachay

Sacha Runa Yachay 2007

1

The elders of the Kichwa community of Sarayaku preserve the history of their land for the youngest. They save the knowledge of their traditions against modernity and the invasion of their territory.

2007