Quality, accuracy and thoroughness are the hallmarks of every Horizon production and make the programs stand out as trusted coverage.
This commitment to excellence is made possible with the help of Horizon’s Scientific Review Board and other advisors who carefully evaluate ideas and review scripts.

Hosted and narrated by Lynn Redgrave, Rasmane Raso Ouedraogo, Sam Waterston, Johan Forssblad, Alfred Thorwarth and others, One Second Before Sunrise brings to audiences exciting stories of promising solutions to the world's most pressing problems.

The programs cover the environment, preserving wildlife and endangered plants, reducing pollutants, reducing global climate change and acid rain, practicing sustainable, non-toxic agriculture; health, finding ways to reduce malnutrition, TB, malaria, dengue, and sexually transmissible infections such as HIV/AIDS, and unwanted pregnancy; and, development, finding means to meet economic needs with least harm to our planet and advancing technological innovations for the betterment of the planet.

Horizon chooses ideas and initiatives that both entertain and inspire positive action.

Horizon’s Television Programs Currently Available on www.horizoninternationaltv.org:

One Second Before Sunrise: Program I:
A One-Hour Program with Five Stories
Hosted and Narrated by Lynn Redgrave
Co-produced in part with WDR (Westdeutscher Rundfunk) TV, Germany;


Introduction.wmv

Part 1: Wave-Powered Desalination:
Striving to help meet the desperate need for fresh water for millions of people in coastal regions throughout the world, Dr. Michael Pleass and his colleagues invented low-cost, self-contained desalination devices that can be installed and maintained by local, trained individuals.
Desalination.wmv


Part 2. Organic Farming in the South Bronx:
In one of America's toughest urban neighborhoods, Gary Waldron, an IBM executive, started GLIE Farms, an organic greenhouse and herb farm near his childhood home in the South Bronx, New York. Setting an example by organically growing lucrative fresh herbs while creating jobs for more than 120 people, the farm exemplifies the spirit of enterprise in a neighborhood on the brink of losing hope.
Herb_Farm.wmv

Part 3: Wildflower Seed Bank:
To save endangered wildflowers until their native habitat is assured of preservation or restoration, Dr. Harold Koopowitz, Director of the University of California Arboretum at Irvine, started the first cryogenic seed bank in North America. He has saved more than 150 species, many of which may have medicinal benefits, and established a plant preservation model for arboreta and botanical gardens.
cryogenic_seed_storage.wmv

Part 4: Preserving Holland's Tidal Ecology:
Concerned that a conventional dike would destroy the tidal ecology on the Eastern Scheldt Delta of Holland by creating a barrier between salt and fresh water, fishermen, environmentalists, five members of parliament, and other citizens mounted a campaign to create a "dike with doors," which remains open except when floods threaten the land.
Holland_Storm_Surge_Barrier.wmv

Part 5: Fish Farming in Amazonia:
Slash and burn agriculture in Amazonia causes massive damage to the environment, locally and globally, while tragically not meeting local needs for food and economic development. Using pigs and ducks for integrated fish farming, Dr. Juan Guevera found a solution that eliminates the need for grain to feed the fish while providing families with both income and nutritious food without damaging the rain forest.
Fish_farming_Peru.wmv


One Second Before Sunrise Program II: A One-Hour Program with Two Stories

Host and Narrator: Lynn Redgrave, Sweden Co-Host: Johan Forssblad

Cameraman Anders Carlsson (left) and Host and Co-Producer Johan Forssblad.

Part 1: Cooperating for Clean Air: A co-production with SVTV2, Swedish Television, Produced with the assistance of Polish Television.

Remarkable efforts of pollution control and energy efficiency from a power plant clean enough to be in the heart of Stockholm to solar villages near the Arctic Circle are highlighted, serving as examples for factories and homes. The story features Christer Ågren, a biology teacher who led Sweden's campaign against acid precipitation and global climate change for more than 15 years.
Sweden_background.wmv
Goteborgpollution_reduction.wmv
Goteborg_and_Stockholm.wmv
Energy_reduction_and_close.wmv

Horizon production crew with Hei Long Jiang crew and friends.

Hosts: Lynn Redgrave, Sam Waterston, Rasmane Raso Ouedraogo

Part 2: Spiders Help Farmers Grow Safer Crops:
A co-production with Hei Long Jiang Television,
People’s Republic of China

This program takes you from Harbin in northern China to Wuhan on the Yangzi River and into the San Joaquin Valley in California. Dr. Zhao Jing Zhao's innovative use of spiders to control cotton pests in the People's Republic of China demonstrates the significant role of integrated pest management as a means to reduce the use of harmful chemicals while increasing agricultural productivity. Cotton growers in Hubei have increased their yields while reducing the use of pesticides by 70-90%.

Spiders are protecting cotton against predators in the fields of Wuhan, while delicate green lacewings are protecting cotton in the fields of California.
IPM_China.wmv

One Second Before Sunrise: Program III
Spirited Changes in Mexico
A One-Hour Program
Host: Lynn Redgrave;
Narrator: Sam Waterston
Produced in cooperation with XEIPN Canal 11 television of Mexico.

People from Chiapas to Juarez are finding ways to address concerns about population, economic development, and the environment -- not as separate issues, but as threads which, woven together, improve the quality of life. FEMAP and other NGO's and government efforts are advancing health care and sex education, working to improve the conditions of Lake Chapala, advancing non-polluting methods to dry bricks, and helping girls and women increase their education and find jobs.
Chamapa_clinic_excerpt.wmv
Mexico_city_recycling.wmv
Juarez_clinic.wmv
juarez_solar_brick.wmv
guadalajara.wmv
chiapas.wmv
Oaxaco_and_conclusion.wmv

One Second Before Sunrise: Program IV:
Burkina-be: People with a Future
A One-Hour Program

Host and English Narrator Lynn Redgrave
Host and French Narrator Rasmane Raso Ouedraogo

Women, men and children in Burkina Faso are working together to curb desertification, reforest the land, increase education and economic opportunities for girls and women, and reduce population growth. People mobilizing for change are bringing about a better way of life.
This program was produced for and funded by UNFPA


Movie Clips (in Windows Media)
OSBS 4 Introduction.wmv
OSBS 4 Part 1 Famine
OSBS 4 Part 2 Daily LIfe
OSBS 4 Part 3 Problems
OSBS 4 Part 4 Changes
OSBS Part 5 Mimosa Trees
OSBS 4 Part 5 Efforts
OSBS 4 Part 6 Health
OSBS 4 Part 7 Health
OSBS 4 Part 9 Herbal Medicine
OSBS 4 Part10 a Ouahigouya
OSBS 4 Part 10b Ouahigouya
OSBS 4 Part 11 solar
OSBS 4 Part 11 Conclusion

Broadcasters & Distributors

Broadcast in more than a hundred countries in fifteen languages One Second Before Sunrise has broad appeal, capturing the interest of diverse viewers of all ages with its entertaining approach.

In the United States, One Second Before Sunrise captured the position of one of seven natural history programs in a year chosen for nationwide broadcast on PBS.

Horizon’s distributors have included the International Broadcast Network of the United Kingdom and United States, and Bullfrog Films, former educational distributor of One Second Before Sunrise Programs I and II in the United States.

Horizon’s Programs have been shown at many venues including:

Special Viewings:

• Horizon Solutions featuring excerpts from 10 of Horizon’s TV programs shown for two weeks at a special exhibit for the Horizon Solutions Site in the main Visitors' Hall of the United Nations.
  
• Horizon Solutions shown by WETV a EXPO 2000, Germany, and across Europe on Astravision.
  
• Horizon Solutions excerpts, broadcast as PSAs in Europe.
  
• An Introduction to One Second Before Sunrise produced for the 15th Anniversary of UNEP was shown at their Anniversary celebrations in Nairobi, Kenya 1987.
  
• Horizon-Peru has shown Horizon’s programs, in Spanish, in conferences, universities and organization meetings in Peru and the region.
  
• United Nations Conference on Population and Development, Cairo, Egypt
  
• United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, Rio de Janeiro
  
• United Nations Women’s Conference, Beijing, China
  

Television coverage:

• Featured on two ABC-TELEVISION, USA television programs with excerpts from the programs: one with Horizon host Lynn Redgrave.
  
• Featured on WNYC "Solstice: The Day the Sun Stood Still" produced by Charlie Morrow, with Horizon host Lynn Redgrave.
  

Festivals

• First US International Environmental Film Festival
  
• Labrador Film Festival
  
• United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (Earth Summit)
  
• United Nations Fourth International Conference on Women
  
• The Waterwalker Film and Video Festival
  

Broadcasters & Distributors
One Second Before Sunrise has been broadcast and viewed on videos more than a hundred countries in as many as fifteen languages. The programs are for viewers of all ages.

In The United States, One Second Before Sunrise captured the coveted position of one of seven natural history programs in a year chosen for nationwide broadcast on PBS.

Reviews
"There is much to learn and see in this first-rate hour hosted knowledgeably on location by Lynn Redgrave ... Ms. Redgrave's lively comments and sincere curiosity make this show a standout." (King Features Syndicate)
"[The Series shows how] individuals worldwide implement ideas to improve their environments and economies." (New York Times)
"...upbeat and well-written..." (Moving Pictures Bulletin)
"...well-edited, beautifully photographed... with positive approaches to improving the environment." (Booklist)
"...an excellent and thought-provoking series about how individuals are making contributions to the future. Highly recommended." (Video Librarian).
"[The Series] would be an excellent addition to any junior high, high school, college or adult library collection. Highly recommended." **** (Video Rating Guide for Libraries)

Awards Include:
CINE Golden Eagle
National Education Film and Video (US) Bronze Apple Environmental Action - High School