Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our Time
Green Fire is a feature documentary on the life, ideas, and legacy of conservationist Aldo Leopold. Tracing his intellectual and personal journey, the film situates Leopold’s philosophy of the “land ethic” within the development of modern conservation, wilderness preservation, wildlife management, and ecological restoration. Through archival material, contemporary voices, and on-camera interpretation, the film examines how Leopold’s thinking continues to shape environmental practice across diverse American landscapes, from urban communities to remote wilderness areas, and invites reflection on humanity’s ethical relationship to the natural world.
Ann Dunsky
Director
Steve Dunsky
Director
Stephen Most
Writer
Dave Steinke
Director
Peter Coyote
Aldo Leopold (voice)
Aldo Leopold
Self (archive footage)
Curt Meine
Narrator
Nina Leopold Bradley
Self
Estella Bergere Leopold
Self
A Plastic Ocean75%
Public Speaking70%
McQueen74%
The Class of ‘9271%
Directed by John Ford70%
John Candy: I Like Me78%
Seduced and Abandoned62%
In the Realms of the Unreal71%
Tricked: The Documentary61%
Tabloid64%
Gilbert67%
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition86%
The Captains63%
Night Will Fall76%
My Mom Jayne80%
The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends71%
Voyeur59%
Maternal Instinct71%
Room 23761%
180° South72%
