About the film
Behold the Earth is a feature-length musical documentary film directed by David Conover. Released in 2009, it examines America’s estrangement from nature through conversations with leading biologists and evangelical Christians. The film is categorized as a documentary film and comes from the United States.
Its subject is the relationship between people, faith, science, and the natural world, approached through the perspectives of those two groups. Behold the Earth is in English. The film made its debut at the 2017 DC Environmental Film Festival.
Its format combines documentary inquiry with music, while its central focus remains the distance between American society and nature. Viewers interested in environmental questions, religious perspectives, biology, or documentary films about nature may find its conversation-based approach relevant. The official listing identifies David Conover as director and gives 2009 as both its release year and film year.
Who it is for
It suits viewers interested in nature, biology, evangelical perspectives, and America’s relationship with the natural world. Teachers and students exploring environmental or faith-related documentary subjects may also find it relevant.
Worth knowing
- Conversations with biologists and evangelical Christians
- Focuses on America’s estrangement from nature
- Musical documentary format
- English-language film
- Directed by David Conover
Before you press play
- Made its festival debut in 2017
- Focuses specifically on America’s relationship with nature
The short of it
Behold the Earth offers a conversation-led look at America’s distance from nature. Its combination of biology, evangelical viewpoints, and music gives the subject a focused documentary treatment.