Ethnographic filmmaker David MacDougall was interviewed by EarthSayers.tv in April 2014, focusing on children in Indian institutional settings. His projects include films from

Ethnographic filmmaker David MacDougall was interviewed by EarthSayers.tv in April 2014, focusing on children in Indian institutional settings. His projects include films from The Doon School, such as "Doon School Chronicles" (2000), and work at Rishi Valley School. His experimental film "SchoolScapes" (2007), made at Rishi Valley, won the Basil Wright Film Prize. His latest film, "Gandhi's Children" (2008), focuses on a New Delhi children's shelter.

MacDougall authored "Transcultural Cinema" (1998) and "The Corporeal Image: Film, Ethnography, and the Senses" (2006). Educated at Harvard University and UCLA, he has resided in Australia since 1975. A more complete biography is available here.

On March 13, 2025, Ruth Ann Barrett of EarthSayers.org interviewed Kellie Berns of Earth Guardians. They discussed Earth Guardians' core focus on climate

On March 13, 2025, Ruth Ann Barrett of EarthSayers.org interviewed Kellie Berns of Earth Guardians. They discussed Earth Guardians' core focus on climate justice and its mission to increase global youth involvement in environmental protection.

Video footage is excerpted from "What If Indigenous Futures: Voices of Tomorrow's Leaders" (edited by SanTeena Pugliese) and "Youth Power: Rena's Journey with Earth Guardians Crews & Project Grants." Both full videos are available on the Earth Guardians Kids YouTube channel. Photographs are by Earth Guardians.

This video observes traffic on Portland, Oregon's Steel Bridge, raising questions about crude oil transport in urban areas. It urges citizens to challenge leaders on the risks of such movements.

This video observes traffic on Portland, Oregon's Steel Bridge, raising questions about crude oil transport in urban areas. It urges citizens to challenge leaders on the risks of such movements. Produced by Ruth Ann Barrett for her PDXDowntowner YouTube Channel, published April 2, 2015.

For additional context, The New York Times documentary, 'A Danger on the Rails,' addresses similar issues in Albany, New York. This piece is part of the EarthSayers.tv 'High Risk Energy Alternatives' collection, available here. Published April 22, 2015.

This solution tackles pollution, water waste, and aesthetic problems of surface parking lots in Portland, Oregon. Inspired by NPR's "Building Sponge City" concept (January 2015), the content was

This solution tackles pollution, water waste, and aesthetic problems of surface parking lots in Portland, Oregon. Inspired by NPR's "Building Sponge City" concept (January 2015), the content was curated by Ruth Ann Barrett of EarthSayers.tv.

A multidisciplinary team developed this initiative, including Mary Vogel of PlanGreen (Regenerating Communities), Kelli A. Grover of Firwood Design Group (Surveying, Engineering, Planning), Maria Cahill of Green Girl Land Development Solutions (Cost-Effective Storm Water Infrastructure), Suenn Ho of Resolve Architecture (Architectural and Urban Design), and Marianne Zarkin (Landscape Architects).