CRUDE, an inspiring new film about Chevron’s $27 billion lawsuit in Ecuador, by award-winning filmmaker, Joe Berlinger, opened to a welcoming crowd in Los Angeles and in various cities throughout the nation, with an astonishing opening in San Francisco earlier this week. From San Francisco, to New Orleans, Brooklyn and beyond, the eye opening documentary [...]
With Ken Burns new stunning documentary The National Parks: America’s Best Idea debuting this week on PBS, the National Parks Trust is kicking off a new initiative to encourage children and their families to get outside, enjoy a park and then share their experiences. Called “Where’s Buddy Bison Been?”, the campaign has enlisted the support [...]
Drama is going DOWN in Peru and celebrities like Q’orianka Kilcher (Pocahontas in The New World), Colin Farrell, Woody Harrelson and many more are rolling up their sleeves to get involved!
According to Heart of Green:
“The Peruvian government under President Alan Garcia is auctioning off the indigenous peoples’ lands to oil, mining and logging corporations without their [...]
It’s hard to believe that it’s already been more than two years since we first covered Q’orianka Kilcher’s acceptance of a Honda FCX hydrogen-powered car. At that time, at 17, she was the youngest person ever to lease the green vehicle. Two years later, with her lease up — the actress has upgraded to the [...]
Today Glamour magazine’s big 70th Anniversary issue hit the stands, and I’m happy to say that you can find me inside. My face is smaller than my pinkie fingernail, but I’m pleased to be there nonetheless!
It’s all part of a photo with an incredible group of women for the article, “70 New Reasons to Live [...]
For some reason, various media reports around the world are labeling the new film The People Speak as some kind of documentary about celebrity activism. In reality, the new film — which includes Matt Damon on the producing side — is an adaptation of historian Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States.
Shot in [...]
Hard to imagine that an entire year has gone by, but last year at this time we managed to catch up with actor Justin Long at the Ultimate Green Room and see what he thought of the entire experience. For the sake of nostalgia, have a look at the video below! For Part II, click [...]
I just caught the musical ONCE last night and was blown away by the music. Since I’m a fan of Damien Rice (one of the few musicians that can communicate the pain of heartbreak through song), I thought the lyrics and tunes were brilliant. Now it appears I’m ratcheting up my ‘envy’, since both Damien [...]
Celebrities such as Daryl Hannah and Q’Orianka Kilcher, and international NGOs such as Amazon Watch have dropped their support for the 2007 Artivist Film Festival after it was revealed the event organizers accepted sponsorship money from a protested oil firm.
Under attack is the company Petrobras — Brazil’s state-owned oil company. Apparently, the firm has regularly [...]
While Q’orianka Kilcher’s film career has slowed down a bit since 2005’s The New World, her activism has become increasingly visible and pushed her into the spotlight as a voice for important causes around the world.
In recognition of her work (which we’ve profiled several times on Ecorazzi) Kilcher has been given the premiere environmental award [...]