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Children's Films (7 to 12+)

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Children's Films (7 to 12+)

Saturday, March 4, 10:45 a.m. CST
In Person, Oak Park Public Library
Oak Park , IL [W Suburbs]

Saturday, March 4, 10:45 a.m. CST
Virtual Watch Party

Young environmentalists, join us for three award-winning short films and discussion, where we'll get loud about our planet! We'll also settle in to contemplate and celebrate the power of creativity, art, and nature.

BIRTH OF FORM [Kuumba Umbo]
Ekaterina Ogorodnikova/2021/7 min/People & Culture, Wildlife, Historical Perspectives, Family

CRACKED
Mahmut Taş/2021/5 min/Water, Climate Change, Family

HARGILA
Gerrit Vyn/2022/28min/Wildlife, Conservation, People & Culture, Environmental Advocacy, Family

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The Falconer + Mardi & The Whites

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The Falconer + Mardi & The Whites

Friday, March 10, 6:30 p.m. CST
In Person, North Park Village
Nature Center, Chicago , IL [North]

Friday, March 10, 6:30 p.m.
In Person, Windsor Park Evangelical
Lutheran Church, Chicago, IL [South]

Friday, March 10, 6:30 p.m. CST
In Person, Euclid Ave. United
Methodist Church, Oak Park [W Suburbs]

Friday, March 10, 6:30 p.m. CST
In Person, Four Rivers Environmental
Education Ctr., Channahon [Will County]

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

THE FALCONER

Annie Kaempfer/2021/75 min/Wildlife, Conservation, Environmental & Social Justice, Youth

FILM DESCRIPTION: This intimate portrait film follows master falconer Rodney Stotts on his mission to build a bird sanctuary and provide access to nature for his stressed community.

MARDI & THE WHITES

Paula Champagne/2022/11 min/Wildlife, Conservation, People & Culture, Youth

FILM DESCRIPTION: Mardi Fuller has a rich relationship with nature that has evolved and deepened throughout her life.

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Powerlands

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Powerlands

Ivey Camille Manybeads Tso/2022/77 min/Energy, Environmental & Social Justice, People & Culture, Historical Perspectives

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
VIEW & BREW
Wednesday, March 8, 6:30 p.m.
In Person, Pilot Project Brewing
Chicago, IL [North]
$25 Admission

Wednesday, March 8, 6:30 p.m. CST
In Person, Oak Park Public Library
Oak Park, IL [W Suburbs]

Wednesday, March 8, 6:30 p.m. CST
Virtual Watch Party

CHICAGO-AREA PREMIERE. FILM DESCRIPTION: A young Navajo filmmaker investigates displacement of Indigenous people and devastation of the environment caused by the same chemical companies that have exploited the land where she was born. On this personal and political journey she learns from Indigenous activists across three continents.

Tickets available to North American viewers only.

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The Seeds of Vandana Shiva

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The Seeds of Vandana Shiva

Camilla Becket, James Becket/2021/82 min/Historical Perspectives, Food & Agriculture, Environmental Advocacy, People & Culture

Saturday, March 4, 6:30 p.m. CST
In Person, First United Methodist Church at the Chicago Temple, Chicago [Central]

Saturday, March 4, 6:30 p.m. CST
Virtual Watch Party

FILM DESCRIPTION: From the Himalayan forests to the Sydney Peace Prize: how environmental activist, author and Indian scientist Dr. Vandana Shiva became the rock star of the organic food movement.

Impressed by Einstein at an early age, Shiva studied physics then philosophy in India and Canada. She came to understand that science cannot be ‘one-eyed' and must consider all elements at play. This attitude led her to form Navdanya in 1991, a national movement to protect living resources. The grassroots initiative established over 40 seed banks across India, and her galvanizing activism put her at loggerheads with GMO multinational Monsanto and others. Not just a voice for the environment, Shiva also championed social justice, farmers' and women's rights. In 2010, she was awarded the Sydney Peace Prize.

Tickets available globally except to viewers in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria.

Utama

Utama

Alejandro Loayza Grisi/2022/87 min/Water, People & Culture

Saturday, March 11, 6:30 p.m. CST
Virtual Watch Party

FILM DESCRIPTION: This visually jaw-dropping debut feature by photographer-turned-filmmaker Alejandro Loayza Grisi is lensed by award-winning cinematographer Barbara Alvarez (Lucrecia Martel’s “The Headless Woman”) and won the Grand Jury Prize (World Cinema Dramatic) at the Sundance Film Festival.

In the arid Bolivian highlands, an elderly Quechua couple has been living a tranquil life for years. While he takes their small herd of llamas out to graze, she keeps house and walks for miles with the other local women to fetch precious water. When an uncommonly long drought threatens everything they know, Virginio and Sisa must decide whether to stay and maintain their traditional way of life or admit defeat and move in with family members in the city. Their dilemma is precipitated by the arrival of their grandson Clever, who comes to visit with news.

Tickets available to viewers in the state of Illinois only.