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Over the last 46 years, Bullfrog Films has become the leading US publisher of independently-produced documentaries on environmental and related social justice issues that point the way to living healthily, happily, and with greater concern for the other inhabitants of this planet, and for our descendants.
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Academic Streaming
As you adapt your courses amidst COVID-19 uncertainty, we invite you to preview films via streaming, that you can then book to either stream to your students or show in classrooms.
Streaming rentals are available from Bullfrog, as well as discounted Licenses from our streaming partner Docuseek, for yearly, or up to life-of-file licenses.
Community Event Streaming
Community groups can host virtual public and campus-wide screening events with their online community. See our titles on Bullfrog Communities. Contact stephanie@bullfrogfilms.com for a quote and for more information.
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Docuseek is the premier academic streaming source for social-issue and environmental documentaries.
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Bullfrog Communities is the community and campus-wide screening program of Bullfrog Films.
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POWER TO HEAL: Medicare and the Civil Rights Revolution
 The untold story of how the twin struggles for racial justice and healthcare intersected: creating Medicare and desegregating thousands of hospitals at the same time.
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THE TRUE COST
 Groundbreaking investigation of fast fashion reveals that while the price of clothing has been decreasing for decades the human and environmental costs have grown dramatically.
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AMA
 The untold story of the involuntary sterilization of Native American women by the Indian Health Service well into the 1970s.
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THE PROVIDERS
 Three healthcare providers bring care to a rural American community, showing the transformative power of providers' relationships with marginalized patients.
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JOHN LEWIS: Get In The Way
 The first major documentary biography of civil rights hero, congressional leader and champion for human rights, whose unwavering fight for justice spanned over fifty years.
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COOKED: Survival by Zip Code
 Judith Helfand's searing investigation into the politics of "disaster" by way of the deadly 1995 Chicago heat wave.
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THE THIRD HARMONY: Nonviolence and the New Story of Human Nature
 Tells the story of nonviolence, the greatest overlooked resource in human experience. |
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Entangled
How climate change has accelerated a collision between one of the world's most endangered species, N. America's most valuable fishery, and a federal agency mandated to protect both.
Can You Hear Us Now?
Unravels the ways that years of minority rule by one party have reshaped democracy in Wisconsin, where voters are finding their lives increasingly irrelevant to state lawmakers.
No Fear No Favor
African communities on the front lines of the poaching crisis fight to protect their wildlife for future generations.
The Girl With The Rivet Gun
Takes you beyond the iconic "We Can Do It" poster girl to the millions of real-life women who shook the foundations of the American workplace in WWII.
Orchestrating Change
The inspiring story of Me2/Orchestra, the only orchestra in the world created by and for people living with mental illness and those who support them.
Connectivity Project
A 3-part series of short films examining the ripple effects of our actions in an interconnected world.
A Fine Line
Explores why less than 7% of head chefs and restaurant owners are women, when traditionally women have always held the central role in the kitchen.
No Time To Waste: The Urgent Mission of Betty Reid Soskin
Celebrates legendary 98-year-old park ranger Betty Reid Soskin's inspiring life, work and urgent mission to restore critical missing chapters of America's story.
A Home Called Nebraska
People in Nebraska wholeheartedly welcome refugees and show that the newcomers enrich their communities, their economies, and their lives.
Into The Canyon
Two Friends. 750 miles. One Question. If the Grand Canyon isn't worth saving, what is?
The Third Harmony: Nonviolence and the New Story of Human Nature
Tells the story of nonviolence, the greatest overlooked resource in human experience.
Seats At The Table
Portrays a remarkable college class which connects university students with incarcerated students discussing Russian literature at a maximum security juvenile facility.
Point Of No Return
Documents the journey of the Solar Impulse—the first solar-powered, round-the-world flight—demonstrating the tremendous potential of renewable energy sources.
John Lewis: Get In The Way
The first major documentary biography of civil rights hero, congressional leader and champion for human rights, whose unwavering fight for justice spanned over fifty years.
Haida Modern: The Art & Activism of Robert Davidson
Portrait of Haida artist, Robert Davidson, whose art and activism pave the way towards a renewed connection with the natural world, perhaps saving us from ourselves.
We Are The Radical Monarchs
Follows the Radical Monarchs, a group of young girls of color on the frontlines of social justice.
The Vow from Hiroshima
Marking the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, this is an intimate portrait of Setsuko Thurlow, a survivor of Hiroshima, who has devoted her life to ridding the world of nuclear weapons.
Tre Maison Dasan
An intimate portrait of three boys growing up, each with a parent in prison.
Like Any Other Kid
Follows the intimate relationships between incarcerated youth and staff who use love and structure to guide and teach youth offenders how to take responsibility for themselves.
'63 Boycott
Connects the massive 1963 Chicago Public Schools boycott to contemporary issues around race, education, school closings, and youth activism.
Beatrix Farrand's American Landscapes
Lynden B. Miller explores the life and work of America's first female landscape architect, Beatrix Farrand.
The Toxic Reigns of Resentment
An interview film on the emotion of resentment and how it defines culture and politics today.
Border South
Reveals the resilience, ingenuity and humor of Central American immigrants while exposing a global migration system that renders human beings invisible in life as well as death.
Cooked: Survival by Zip Code
Judith Helfand's searing investigation into the politics of "disaster," by way of the deadly 1995 Chicago heat wave.
Circuit Earth
Shot throughout Philadelphia during the first Earth Week in 1970, the film features community groups, citizens and celebrities reflecting on the crisis facing the planet.
Walking On Water Wasn't Built in a Day
Shot at the first Earth Day in 1970, this new release features Allen Ginsberg reflecting on the state of American culture and society at the end of the 60s.
The Best of Both Worlds: Cohousing's Promise
Cohousing offers both privacy and community—the best of both worlds!
Elder Voices: Stories For These Times
Japanese Americans, European Jews and peace activists who came of age during the Depression and WWII address the political storm clouds gathering today.
Farmsteaders
Follows Nick and Celeste Nolan and their young family on a journey to resurrect Nick's late grandfather's dairy farm as agriculture moves toward large-scale farming.
My Country No More
The oil boom in N Dakota sets off a crisis in a rural community, forced to confront the meaning of progress as they fight for a disappearing way of life.
From Seed to Seed
Through a group of Canadian organic farmers—both large-scale and small-scale—we experience a full growing season with all of its rewards as well as the challenges of a changing climate.
Let Them Eat Dirt
Looks at the role microbes play in the development, physical and mental health of our children, and argues that good health begins with kids playing in the dirt.
Who's Next?
Examines the effects of hate speech and bigotry on the lives of Muslim-Americans.
Day One
Traumatized Middle Eastern and African teen refugees are guided through a program of healing by devoted educators at a unique St. Louis public school for refugees only.
A Silent Transformation
The transformative power of the co-operative enterprise model, illustrated with many inspirational examples.
Oyster
Observes the daily life of a family running an oyster farm in a lake on the SE coast of Australia, as they deal with climate change, pollution, and the fickleness of consumers.
Ama
The untold story of the involuntary sterilization of Native American women by the Indian Health Service well into the 1970s.
Overload: America's Toxic Love Story
Before she starts a family, Soozie Eastman wants to discover whether it's possible to reduce her body's--and by extension everybody's--toxic burden.
Catching Sight of Thelma & Louise
Explores the same women's reactions to the groundbreaking film, "Thelma & Louise", 25 years ago and today.
Guardian
Against the backdrop of BC's spectacular Great Bear Rainforest, Guardians and the salmon they monitor are victims of science censorship and reckless extractive industries.
The Providers
Three healthcare providers bring care to a rural American community, showing the transformative power of providers� relationships with marginalized patients.
Once Was Water
Las Vegas provides an example to the world of how any city can and must create its own sustainable water solutions.
Complicit
Benzene-poisoned, Foxconn factory worker takes his fight against the global smartphone industry from his hospital bed in China to the international stage.
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