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Basic Bucky
This 11-segment video is taken from Comprehensive Design: The Legacy of Buckminster Fuller, a Dome-Encapsulated Multi-Media Traveling Exhibit (1990). The clips feature Fuller himself demonstrating his futuristic inventions through films clips on: Nature's Generalized Principles: Leverage, Tension and Compression; Pattern Integrity; Synergy; Universe as Scenario; Artifacts/Inventions: Dymaxion House, Dymaxion Car, Geodesic and Fly's Eye Domes, and Roofs over Cities; Energetic/Synergetic Geometry: Euler's Topology: Angle and Frequency, The Triangle: Basic Structure; The Three Basic Structural Systems; The Vector Equilibrium. 32 minutes. Video.
$24.95
Basic Bucky - DVD
This 11-segment DVD is taken from Comprehensive Design: The Legacy of Buckminster Fuller, a Dome-Encapsulated Multi-Media Traveling Exhibit (1990). The clips feature Fuller himself demonstrating his futuristic inventions through films clips on: Nature's Generalized Principles: Leverage, Tension and Compression; Pattern Integrity; Synergy; Universe as Scenario; Artifacts/Inventions: Dymaxion House, Dymaxion Car, Geodesic and Fly's Eye Domes, and Roofs over Cities; Energetic/Synergetic Geometry: Euler's Topology: Angle and Frequency, The Triangle: Basic Structure; The Three Basic Structural Systems; The Vector Equilibrium. 32 minutes. DVD.
$29.95
Ecological Design - Inventing the Future
This educational film illuminates the emergence of ecological design in the 20th century. Beginning with the work of Buckminster Fuller from the 1920s through the 1960s, continuing through the counter-culture and ending on the doorstep of the 21st century, this video follows the evolution of ecological design from the early visions of a few independent thinkers to the powerful movement it has become today. Winner of several awards, the film includes the interdisciplinary perspectives of many noted designers and thinkers such as Jay Baldwin, Mary Catherine Bateson, John Todd, Stewart Brand, Amory Lovins, Paolo Soleri, and many others. A powerful educational tool, Ecological Design provides a practical basis for learning about the environment and about our capability to design a desirable and sustainable future. Running Time: 64 minutes. Video.
To read a review of this film written by a BFI network member, please visit: http://home.comcast.net/~flickhead/Bucky.html
$29.95
Ecological Design - Inventing the Future DVD
This educational film illuminates the emergence of ecological design in the 20th century. Beginning with the work of Buckminster Fuller from the 1920s through the 1960s, continuing through the counter-culture and ending on the doorstep of the 21st century, this video follows the evolution of ecological design from the early visions of a few independent thinkers to the powerful movement it has become today. Winner of several awards, the film includes the interdisciplinary perspectives of many noted designers and thinkers such as Jay Baldwin, Mary Catherine Bateson, John Todd, Stewart Brand, Amory Lovins, Paolo Soleri, and many others. A powerful educational tool, Ecological Design provides a practical basis for learning about the environment and about our capability to design a desirable and sustainable future. Running Time: 64 minutes. DVD.
To read a review of this film written by a BFI network member, please visit: http://home.comcast.net/~flickhead/Bucky.html
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$34.95
Power Shift Teacher's Edition
The teacher's version of Power Shift includes the Power Shift DVD along with a 66 page curriculum designed specifically for grades 7-12. The Power Shift curriculum unit features six learning activities that provide vital context to the issues of energy and sustainability. The Teacher Guide includes all reproducible handouts, a glossary of terms, and national standards correlations for science and social studies. Two of the learning activities - Green Buildings and Green Power - are structured as WebQuests that provide access to a rich array of online resources. This curriculum is constantly being reviewed and updated, any updates will be sent via email to each educator who orders the video/curriculum set. Upon completion of your purchase you will be instructed to download the curriculum directly. Please notify BFI customer service if any download problems occur.
$89.95
Reflections: R. Buckminster Fuller DVD
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Winner of the CINE Golden Eagle Award. This documentary contains footage of Bucky never seen before and never distributed in the U.S. Made for the U.S. Information Agency in 1977 by award-winning filmmaker Robert Snyder and Jaime Snyder. The film contains wonderfully intimate sequences with Fuller talking about his childhood, family and youth. One of the best films available on Bucky. Video. 60 minutes, DVD Video.
$29.95
The World of R. Buckminster Fuller - DVD
Buckminster Fuller was an architect, engineer, geometrician, philosopher, futurist, inventor of the famous geodesic dome, and one of the most brilliant thinkers of his time. His legacy becomes ever more relevant, providing us a road map to steer our planet away from oblivion and toward a sustainable future for all humanity.
This film by Oscar-winning filmmaker Robert Snyder, like his other documentaries on "the greats" (Michelangelo, Henry Miller, Willem de Kooning, Pablo Casals, among others), transports the viewer into Fuller's mind and soul. Told entirely in his own words, the film is an intimate, personal and inspiring message from Fuller to our fragile world.
85 min. DVD
Also includes the short film "Modeling the Universe" by Jaime Snyder.
$29.95
Buckminster Fuller: Thinking Out Loud
This 1996 film is a retrospective look at the life and work of R. Buckminster Fuller. His voluminous archives and previously unseen personal papers were opened for three-time Oscar nominee filmmakers Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon. Archival footage of Fuller's lectures and lively interviews are seamlessly intercut with commentary from friends and colleagues. Broadcast on PBS American Masters program. VHS. 94 minutes.
$34.95
Power Shift: Energy + Sustainability - DVD
Hosted and Narrated by Cameron Diaz, Power Shift delves into the growing field of alternative, sustainable energy. Featuring interviews with alternative energy experts such as William McDonough and breathtaking visual imagery, Power Shift presents alternative energy options in a way that is both compelling and accessible for viewers of all ages.
$24.95
