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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

Devil Put the Coal in the Ground

Devil Put the Coal in the Ground

Lucas Sabean, Peter Hutchison/2021/82 min/Health & Environment, Energy, Historical Perspectives

Sunday, March 5, 6:30 p.m. CST
Virtual Watch Party

MIDWEST PREMIERE. FILM DESCRIPTION: Uniquely structured upon the personal storytelling of native West Virginians, “Devil Put The Coal In The Ground” is a meditation on the suffering and devastation brought on by the coal industry and its decline. From the realities of a crumbling economy, to the ravages of the opioid epidemic, to the irreparable environmental damage and its tragic impact on human health—the film is a cautionary tale of unfettered corporate power, and an elegy to a vanishing Appalachia.

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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.