Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America

The film "Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America" (2014) tells the biography of Frederick Law Olmsted, a landscape architect whose parks and preservation efforts created an "environmental ethic" decades before the environmental movement gained momentum in American politics. Narrated by Stockard Channing as the voice of Olmsted, the documentary showcases Olmsted's vision for balancing nature with urban life through its gorgeous cinematography and compelling commentary.