WaterBear is a free streaming service and campaign platform showcasing documentaries and films in the environmental and humanitarian space. Its mission is to educate and inspire action, whilst offering meaningful entertainment. Not only does it show amazing films, its name is inspired by the near-microscopic aquatic animal, the tardigrade - informally known as the 'water bear' or 'moss piglet'. This strangely cute animal elevates this platform to another level.
Launched in 2020, it started as a group of short films mainly exploring environmental challenges around our seas. It now covers a huge range of topics, looking at food, farming, conservation, environmental and social activism, the great outdoors, stories of personal challenge, climate change, and more. The films range from short to feature length, whether you want to spark your curiosity, or gain a more in-depth understanding of a subject.
Two of my favourite films on WaterBear are Fishpeople and Water Get No Enemy. The former is a Patagonia film telling the stories of 5 people across the world who have dedicated their lives to the sea in different ways. It is personal and truly beautiful. Water Get No Enemy follows two professional surfers In Liberia. 15 years after the civil war, they meet a group of kids who have taken up surfing on Liberia's coast - many of whom were child soldiers during the war. It confronts the realities of the civil war in combination with fun and inspiring surfing clips, showing the power of surfing and the sea to change lives.
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