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I Am Greta: A Force of Nature

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I Am Greta: A Force of Nature

Nathan Grossman/2020/97 min/Advocacy, Climate Change, Youth-Teen-Young Adult

Monday, April 19, 6:30 p.m. CDT

FILM DESCRIPTION: The story of teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg is told through compelling, never-before-seen footage in this intimate documentary from Swedish director Nathan Grossman. Starting with her one-person school strike for climate action outside the Swedish Parliament, Grossman follows Greta—a shy schoolgirl with Asperger’s—in her rise to prominence, and her galvanizing global impact as she sparks school strikes around the world. The film culminates with her astonishing wind powered voyage across the Atlantic Ocean to speak at the UN Climate Action Summit in New York City.

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Mossville: When Great Trees Fall

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Mossville: When Great Trees Fall

Alexander Glustrom/2019/75 min/Energy, Environmental Justice, Health

Friday, April 23, 6:30 p.m. CDT

FILM DESCRIPTION: Mossville, Louisiana: A once-thriving community founded by formerly enslaved and free people of color, and an economically flourishing safe haven for generations of African American families. Today it’s a breeding ground for petrochemical plants and their toxic black clouds. Many residents are forced from their homes, and those that stay suffer from prolonged exposure to contamination and pollution. Amid this chaos and injustice stands one man who refuses to abandon his family’s land—and his community.

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Young Filmmakers Contest Honorable Mention Winners (All Age Levels)

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Young Filmmakers Contest Honorable Mention Winners (All Age Levels)

Saturday, April 24, 3 p.m. CDT

The One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest awards environmental films created by students from grade 3 to age 25. Films that inspire change or action stream in from across the country each year, with 149 total submissions in 2021.

In this virtual event, we feature seven short films (from elementary school to college level), which were just a hair's breadth away from first place. Zoom discussion with filmmakers from California to New York will be facilitated by Young Filmmakers Contest Founding Director Sue Crothers.