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Seasons of Change on Henry's Farm

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Seasons of Change on Henry's Farm

Ines Sommer/2019/83 min/Food & Agriculture, Climate Change

Sunday, March 8, 1 p.m. [Dupage County]
Elmhurst College, Elmhurst

CANCELED BY PATAGONIA
Thursday, March 12, 5:30 p.m. [Central]
Reception 5:30 p.m., Film 6:30 p.m.
Patagonia Chicago, Magnificent Mile
Admission $20
View & Brew

FILM DESCRIPTION: For a quarter-century, Henry Brockman has worked alongside nature to grow delicious organic vegetables on his idyllic Midwestern farm. But farming takes a toll on his aging body and Henry dreams of scaling back. While his former apprentices run the farm, Henry spends a “fallow year” with his wife Hiroko in Japan. But things don’t turn out as planned, and Henry must grapple with the future of farming in a changing climate on personal, generational, and global levels.

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The Story of Plastic

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The Story of Plastic

Deia Schlosberg/2019/90 min/Waste & Recycling

Tuesday, March 10, 5:30 p.m. [Central]
Reception 5:30 p.m., Film 6:30 p.m.
Malcolm X College, Chicago

CHICAGO-AREA PREMIERE. FILM DESCRIPTION: “The Story of Plastic” is a seething expose uncovering the ugly truth behind the current global plastic pollution crisis. Striking footage shot over three continents illustrates the ongoing catastrophe: fields full of garbage, veritable mountains of trash; rivers and seas clogged with waste; and skies choked with the poisonous runoff from plastic production and recycling processes with no end in sight. Original animations, interviews with experts and activists, and never-before-filmed scenes reveal the disastrous consequences of the flood of plastic smothering ecosystems and poisoning communities around the world – and the global movement rising up in response.

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Thirst for Power

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Thirst for Power

Mat Hames/2018/63 min/Energy, Water

Tuesday, March 10, 6:30 p.m. [North]
Northwestern University, Evanston

POSTPONED
Friday, March 13, 6:30 p.m. [Lake]
College of Lake County, Grayslake

CHICAGO-AREA PREMIERE. FILM DESCRIPTION: “Thirst for Power” is adapted from Dr. Michael E. Webber’s book “Thirst for Power: Energy, Water, and Human Survival.” Combining anecdotes and personal stories with insights into the latest science of energy and water, both the book and the documentary identify a hopeful path toward wise, long-range, water-energy decisions and a more reliable and abundant future for humanity.

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Tribes on the Edge

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Tribes on the Edge

Céline Cousteau/2019/78 min/People & Culture, Conservation

VIRTUAL
Thursday, March 12, 6:30 p.m. [North]
Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago

CHICAGO-AREA PREMIERE. FILM DESCRIPTION: The Vale do Javari is the second largest Indigenous territory in Brazil and is home to 5,000 Indigenous peoples from 6 tribes as well as the largest population of people living without any contact with the outside world in the entire Amazon, and some say the world. Though the Javari has been designated for the tribes living there, there is looming pressure to increase harmful resource extraction which in other parts of the Amazon has led to environmental degradation. With Hepatitis rates as high as 50-80%, this preventable infectious disease brought in by outsiders is decimating the population and threatening their very survival.

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UseLess: A Documentary on Food & Fashion Waste

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UseLess: A Documentary on Food & Fashion Waste

Rakel Garðarsdóttir & Ágústa M. Ólafsdóttir/2018/55 min/Environmental & Social Justice, People & Culture, Waste & Recycling , Sustainable Food & Agriculture, Conservation

Saturday, March 7, 10 a.m. [North]
Pickwick Theatre, Park Ridge
Admission $8

POSTPONED
Saturday, March 14, 11 a.m. [West]
Garfield Park Conservatory, Chicago

CHICAGO-AREA PREMIERE. FILM DESCRIPTION: In the documentary "UseLess," the filmmakers try to find out why food and fashion waste has become a pressing social and environmental problem, and what we can do to change it. The documentary is seen through the eyes of a young Icelandic mother who is trying to understand the issues and change her ways. Interviews with experts, designers, activists, and producers shed light on the problem as well as offer many solutions to the audience.

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Watermelon Magic (Ages 3 to 8+)

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Watermelon Magic (Ages 3 to 8+)

Richard Power Hoffman/2013/38 min/Family, Sustainable Food & Agriculture

POSTPONED
Saturday, March 14, 8:45 a.m. [W Suburbs]
Thatcher Woods Pavilion, River Forest

FILM DESCRIPTION: “Watermelon Magic” chronicles a season on the family farm, as Sylvie grows a patch of watermelons to sell at market. With time, patience, and tender loving care, Sylvie nurtures the seeds from tender sprouts to sprawling vines and flowers that become the fruit that she harvests. But when it's time to say goodbye to her watermelon babies, can she part with them? Journey with Sylvie as she learns how to care for plants in various stages, discovers the magic of growing healthy food in her garden, and realizes the greatest joy of all: sharing.

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Young Filmmakers Contest Winner Screenings + Awards 2020

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Young Filmmakers Contest Winner Screenings + Awards 2020

Saturday, March 7, 10:30 a.m. [Central]
Screenings + awards at 11 a.m.
Gene Siskel Film Center, Chicago

“The eyes of all future generations are upon you.” Greta Thunberg

For the last eight years, our eyes have been upon the incredible films of motivated and inspired young people from ages 8–25. We have offered them the opportunity to research, produce, and show their original films as part of our Young Filmmakers Contest. We invite you to join us at the premier screenings of the winning films, to be inspired by their creativity, and to learn more about the non-profit organizations that will benefit from matching grants the winners receive. Founding Director of the One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest Sue Crothers will announce the winners.