7 Must-Watch Content To Mark This World Environment Day

Environmental concerns have proven to be a topic that is getting more and more attention. We frequently witness changes brought on by pollution, global warming, erratic weather patterns, and deforestation. Moreover, people who are committed to protecting and upholding the environment are engaged in a collective struggle. Some storytellers have used films, documentaries, and television shows to convey the need to protect the environment.

This World Environment Day, we have curated a list of must-watch content that is sure to transport you to the natural world with its ground-breaking footage and spectacular cinematography while emphasising the effects of global warming on these fragile regions.

These best environmental films encourage audiences to reconsider their relationship with the natural world. While urging you to self-reflect, these are sure to top your watchlist on World Environment Day!

7 Best Environmental Films To See This World Environment Day 2024

The Earthshot Prize: Repairing Our Planet 

The Earthshot Prize is first in our ranking of the top environmental films. It is meant to look ahead to solutions for a better future for humanity on Earth. Prince William explores the award's five missions with Sir David Attenborough present, and he announces the finalists for the inaugural year. It's available on Discovery Plus.

My Octopus Teacher

My Octopus Teacher, a poignant documentary from Netflix, shows filmmaker and diver Craig Foster developing an odd bond with a wild common octopus. His once-in-a-lifetime experience included watching the octopus's movements every day, seeing how the octopus defends herself against pyjama sharks, and eventually witnessing the octopus die after mating. The video was shot in an underwater kelp forest in False Bay, near Cape Town, South Africa.

Feature Image Credit: Netflix/ My Octopus Teacher

Frozen Planet 

This Discovery Plus documentary series investigates the polar regions to document their wonders before climate change permanently alters them. The Arctic and Antarctic are the main subjects of Frozen Planet, which explores how these polar regions change throughout the year and how the species that dwell there are adapted to thrive in these extreme environments.

The Human Element

Climate change is the main topic of this Hotstar Plus must-watch. The environmental photographer James Balog's effort to show how the four elements of air, earth, water, and fire are being changed by the fifth element of human activity is chronicled in his book The Human Element. Innovating in its filmmaking, the documentary demonstrates how climate change has significantly impacted hurricanes and wildfires, which disturb the harmony between humans and the environment.

India 2050 

This Discovery Plus programme is a projection of India's fictitious future under the assumption that we stick with our current course and continue to be ignorant. It provides us with a peek at the harm that climate change could cause us if we do not take proper action to protect our environment. It reveals the possible risk posed by unchecked environmental degradation and acts as a sorely needed wake-up call.

Feature Image Credit: Discovery +/ India 2050

The Story of Plastic

The history of the plastic pollution catastrophe is a prominent theme in this compelling documentary. The documentary emphasises the excessive environmental harm it produces as well as the human rights violations that take place during its production, exposing the disheartening truth behind plastic pollution and the fallacious answer to recycling plastic. This crucial Discovery Plus documentary sheds light on one of the most critical environmental issues, making it an essential viewing for World Environment Day.

The Great Global Clean-up  

The Great Global Clean-up event brought people from all around the world together to participate in cleanups of parks and beaches. It stars Zach King and Zac Efron, along with various local celebrities and volunteers from around the world, who help clean up as much trash as they can in an effort to collect a hundred billion pieces of trash globally.

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