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The Sacrifice Zone: Life in an Industrial Wasteland

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The Sacrifice Zone: Life in an Industrial Wasteland

Julie Winokur/2020/32 min/Environmental & Social Justice, Health, Climate Change

Sunday, March 6, 6:30 p.m. CST
Virtual Watch Party

Sunday, March 6, 5:30 p.m. CST
In Person, Euclid Ave. United Methodist Church, Oak Park [W Suburbs]

FILM DESCRIPTION: The Ironbound district of Newark, New Jersey, is one of the most toxic neighborhoods in the country. Maria Lopez-Nuñez, a Honduran-American resident there, is waging war for environmental justice. She is part of the Ironbound Community Corporation, one of the country's most effective environmental justice organizations. The Sacrifice Zone follows Maria as she leads a group of activists determined to break the cycle of communities impacted by environmental racism, serving as dumping grounds for our consumer society.

Will screen with On the Fenceline: A Fight for Clean Air.

Understory: A Journey Through the Tongass

Understory: A Journey Through the Tongass

Margarida Cardoso/2021/40 min/Conservation, Wildlife, Health

Saturday, March 12, 11 a.m. CST
Virtual Watch Party

FILM DESCRIPTION: Understory follows three women who set sail on a 350 mile expedition through Alaska’s massive Tongass National Forest. With individual connections to the rainforest, their goal is to explore how clearcut logging in this coastal rainforest could affect local communities and our planet’s climate while taking audiences on a journey through the beautiful, wild Tongass.

Will screen with Here We Stand.

Young Children's Short Film Program (ages 3-8+)

Young Children's Short Film Program (ages 3-8+)

Saturday, March 5, 11 a.m. CST
Virtual Watch Party

The Short Story of a Fox and a Mouse

Camille Chaix, Hugo Jean, Juliette Jourdan, Marie Pillier, and Kevin Roger/2017/6.5 min/Wildlife, Environmental Advocacy

FILM DESCRIPTION: Watch this beautiful and touching award-winning 3D animated short as a lonesome fox hunts a mouse—and their relationship evolves as two owls begin to interfere with the hunt.

Blackout

J. Williams-Wood/2013/7 min/People & Cultures, Health, Environmental Advocacy

FILM DESCRIPTION: Narrated by Oscar-nominee Stanley Tucci, the almost-luminously animated Blackout focuses on a young boy and his family in a city apartment on a hot summer night.

Hopper’s Day

Jingqi Zhang/2021/5 min/Water, Wildlife

FILM DESCRIPTION: Water is a precious resource in an abandoned quarry, where a small grasshopper competes for access with an army of ants while trying to avoid a hungry crow and lizard. The water Hopper wants is not just a selfish desire, but for a glorious garden oasis hidden in an old boot.

Recommended for ages 3 to 8+.

2022 Young Filmmakers Contest Awards Celebration

2022 Young Filmmakers Contest Awards Celebration

"Once upon a time I conquered," said the Climate Catastrophe. "Once upon a time I changed the story," Climate Activists replied. —Vanessa Nakate

Saturday, March 12, 3 p.m. CST
Virtual Watch Party

We invite you to join us for the 10th season of the Young Filmmakers Contest Awards & Screenings. You'll see the incredible films of motivated and inspired young people from ages 8 to 25. Their efforts show us there is a new generation of talented and wise environmental leaders and communicators. Join us at the premiere 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 introduce guest host, Adam Joel, of Aggressively Compassionate, for another entertaining awards event.

Recommended for ages 8+ general audiences.

Youth Unstoppable (one earth film festival 2022)

Youth Unstoppable (one earth film festival 2022)

Slater Jewell-Kemker/2021/89 min/Climate Change, Environmental Advocacy, People & Cultures, Environmental & Social Justice

Thursday, March 10, 6:30 p.m. CST
Virtual Watch Party

FILM DESCRIPTION: Youth Unstoppable takes us inside the rise of the Global Youth Climate Movement. 15-year-old Slater Jewell-Kemker began documenting the untold stories of youth on the front lines of climate change, refusing to let their futures slip away. Over the course of 12 years and set against stunning visuals of a planet in crisis, Slater follows the evolution of a diverse network of youth rising up to shape the world they will live in.

General audiences/teens + young adults especially encouraged to attend!