Ebook: Green documentary: environmental documentary in the twenty-first century

Introduction : contemplation, irony, argument -- The institutional context -- The contemplative response -- The ironic response -- The argumentative response -- The material response.;During the first decade of the 21st century, a stunning array of documentary films focusing on environmental issues, representing the world on the brink of ecological catastrophe, has been met with critical and popular acclaim. This book presents a study of environmental documentary filmmaking, offering a coherent analysis of controversial and high-profile documentary films such as Gasland, An Inconvenient Truth, Manufactured Landscapes, and The Cove.