Environmental Film Night

April 11, 2011  7:30pm

"Secrets of Clayoquot Sound"

A presentation by kayakers Dan Lewis and Bonny Glambeck  These residents of Tofino are taking their show around the province and will speak on how industrial activity is threatening this UNESCO biosphere reserve.  Admission by donation.

Check out the new styrofoam recycling machine!

***Environmental Film Festival***

2010

"Gasland" - directed by Josh Fox

"King Corn" - directed by Aaron Woolf

"Fresh" - directed by Ana Sofia Joanes

***Environmental Film Festival***

One Can Make a Difference

Thank You!  to all who attended our 2nd Environmental Film Festival in October 2009.  It was fabulous to see so many people turn out to learn and discuss and make a difference in our community.

"Island on the Edge" - Directed by Nick Versteeg

This documentary looks at the decline and renaissance of Vancouver Island agriculture.  Like all good documentaries, we are captivated by the interviews with farmers and their dedicated customers.  This movie is relevant to all Sunshine Coasters as another ferry-dependent community, hoping to create a more sustainable food future.  Warning, images in this film will make you hungry.

"Addicted to Plastic" - Directed by Ian Connacher

This film is about solutions to plastic pollution.  The point-of-view style documentary encompasses 3 years of filming in 12 countries on 5 continents including 2 trips to the middle of the Pacific Ocean where plastic debris accumulates.  The film details plastic's path over the last 100 years and provides a wealth of expert interviews on practical and cutting edge solutions to recycling, toxicity and biodegradability.  The solutions, which include plastic made from plants, will provide viewers with a hopeful perspective about our future with plastic.

"Home" - Directed by Yann Arthus-Bertrand

This 2009 film is almost entirely composed of aerial shots of various places on Earth.  The documentary chronicles the present day state of the Earth, its climate and how we as the dominant species have long-term repercussions on its future.  A theme expressed throughout is that of linkage - how all organisms are in a "delicate but crucial" natural balance with each other and how no organism can be self-sufficient.

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