Planet Green Launches New Doc Block

SILVER SPRING: Reel Impact, a programming block dedicated to films about human impact on the environment, will air from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. every Saturday on Planet Green.

The block will repeat Thursdays at 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. The programming kicks off on September 12 with the debut of the documentary The Last Beekeeper. Reel Impact will also feature films such as No Impact Man by Laura Gabbert and Eden Wurmfeld, Barbara Ettinger’s film A Sea Change and Black Wave: The Legacy of the Exxon Valdez by Robert Cornellier. The strand will also present classic films like The 11th Hour, An Inconvenient Truth and Who Killed the Electric Car? Planet Green plans to acquire some 20 additional films to fill this slate.

"The influential films Reel Impact brings to the small screen truly illustrate the tremendous impact humans have and how we interact with the planet," said Laura Michalchyshyn, the president and general manager of Planet Green. "These films tap into the emotions of every viewer and will inspire and move them through engaging and provocative story lines. Whether it’s the perplexing mystery of shrinking bee populations, the poignant journey of a man facing the reality of our future seas, or the rise and fall of this country’s first battery electric vehicle, these documentaries deliver powerful, timely and unique insights."