Connor DeVane, Kristen Mico, and Cassie Goodluck-Johnson/2018/90 min/ Environmental Advocacy, Climate Change

Saturday, March 7, 1 p.m. [Lake County]
Prairie Crossing School, Grayslake

CHICAGO-AREA PREMIERE. FILM DESCRIPTION: “Hike the Divide” follows jaded millennial Connor DeVane 2,700 miles from Canada to Mexico on the Continental Divide Trail as he seeks hope in the face of climate breakdown. The film, structured around a physical journey through environments both harsh and breathtakingly beautiful, shares the stories of the community activists and problem solvers Connor meets, marking a trail from apathy and resignation to hope and engagement. 

Victor Velle/2019/76 min/Climate Change, Environmental Advocacy, People & Culture

Saturday, March 7, 2 p.m.. [Lake County]
Catlow Theater, Barrington

FILM DESCRIPTION: “8 Billion Angels” tells the truth about the conflict between the size of our global population and the sustainability of our planet. It dispels the misconception that technology can save us, that reducing consumption is the answer, and that the blame lies solely in the developing world. With passion, humility, and honesty, experts explain the indisputable connection between our environmental catastrophes, unsustainable population and increasing consumption

Krista Schyler/2019/57 min/Wildlife, Conservation, Environmental & Social Justice

Saturday, March 7, 3 p.m. [Lake County]
Waukegan Library, Waukegan

CHICAGO-AREA PREMIERE. FILM DESCRIPTION: “Ay Mariposa” tells a story of three characters in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas whose lives are upended by plans to build a US-Mexico border wall. Meanwhile the butterfly, la mariposa, fights its own daily battle for survival in a landscape where more than 95 percent of its habitat is long gone and much of what remains lies directly in the path of the wall.

Judith Helfand/2018/75 min/Historical Perspectives, Social Justice, Climate Change

Sunday, March 8, 2 p.m. [Lake County]
St. Joseph Church, Libertyville 

FILM DESCRIPTION: Chicago suffered the worst heat disaster in U.S history in 1995, when 739 residents – mostly elderly and black – died over the course of one week. As “Cooked” links the heat wave’s devastation back to the underlying manmade disaster of structural racism, it delves deeply into one of our nation’s biggest growth industries: Disaster Preparedness.

Damon Gameau/2019/92 min/
Environmental & Social Justice, People & Culture, Climate Change

Thursday, March 12, 7 p.m. [Lake C.]
Gorton Community Center, Lake Forest
Admission $10, Students $5

FILM DESCRIPTION: Motivated by concerns about the planet that his 4-year-old daughter would inherit, award-winning director Damon Gameau embarked on a global journey to meet innovators and change-makers in the areas of economics, technology, civil society, agriculture, education and sustainability.

Mat Hames/2018/63 min/Energy, Water

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

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.