Watch 2024 Discussions + Films

Recordings from One Earth Film Fest, April 2024

 

Carbon

RECORDED DISCUSSION from 4/23/24 for online viewing any time; accompanying film is available on Apple TV+.

DISCUSSION FACILITATOR:

  • Burrell Poe, Program Director, Goldin Institute

PANELISTS:

  • Nicole Chavas, President & COO, Greenprint Partners

  • Leila Conners, Founder & Director, Tree Media; Director of Legion 44 (slated for release in 2024)

  • Jared Policicchio, Deputy Chief Sustainability Officer of the City of Chicago, and Deputy Commissioner, City of Chicago Department of Environment

Patrol

RECORDED DISCUSSION from 4/22/24 for online viewing any time; accompanying film is not streaming yet. Check the film website to learn more.

DISCUSSION FACILITATOR:

  • Amy Rosenthal, Senior Global Director for Conservation Initiatives, Planet

PANELISTS:

  • Camilo de Castro Belli, Co-Director, "Patrol" and Creative Director at Juli Films

  • Brad Allgood, Co-Director, "Patrol" and Co-Founder/VP Post-Production, Perpetuo Films

  • Esteban Brenes-Mora, Senior Mesamerica Associate, Re:Wild

  • Rolando Favela, IL Environmental Justice Commissioner; City of Chicago Urban Forestry Advisory Board Member; Advisory Board Member, GreenLatinos

  • Bettina Tahsin, Registered Dietician and Diabetes Specialist, Cook County Hea

 

Common Ground

RECORDED DISCUSSION from 4/21/24 (at Chicago Cultural Center) for online viewing any time; access accompanying film via the website.
No charge for educators.

DISCUSSION FACILITATOR:

  • Kyra Woods, Policy Advisor,
    City of Chicago Department of Environment

PANELISTS:

  • Dr. Jason Funk, Land Use and Climate Scientist,
    Conservation International.

  • Annamaria Leon, Co-Owner, Homan Growth L3C
    Co-Founder, Permaculture Chicago Teaching Institute

Razing Liberty Square

RECORDED DISCUSSION from 4/20/24 (at Bethel New Life in Chicago) for online viewing any time; accompanying film is available on PBS.

DISCUSSION CO-FACILITATORS:

  • Hollee Mangrum Willis, Bethel New Life

  • J'Niya Blunt, Your Passion 1st

Earthbound/
A Good Neighbor

RECORDED DISCUSSION from 4/19/24 (at Kehrein Center for the Arts in Chicago) for online viewing any time; Earthbound is not streaming yet, and A Good Neighbor is available via their website for a fee.

DISCUSSION FACILITATOR:

  • Reesheda Graham Washington, Founding Executive Director, Kehrein Center

PANELISTS:

  • Jordan Campbell, Founder and Director, alt_ Chicago

  • Farhoud Meybodi (Director, Earthbound) available by Zoom

  • Lucy Molina (Film Subject, A Good Neighbor) available by Zoom


Upstream, Downriver/ Wings of Dust

RECORDED DISCUSSION from 4/18/24 (at Epiphany Center for the Arts in Chicago) for online viewing any time; Upstream, Downriver is available at New Day Films for $75, and Wings of Dust is not streaming yet.

DISCUSSION FACILITATOR:

  • Vincent Gomez, Director of Community Engagement, Lincoln Park Zoo

PANELISTS:

  • Mila Marshall, Sierra Club, Clean Water Advocate and Staff Writer, Chicago News Weekly

  • Maggie Burnette Stogner (virtually), Director, ”Upstream, Downriver”; and Executive Director, Center for Environmental Filmmaking at American University

  • Mahmut Tas (virtually), Director, “The Island”

  • Neo Sky James, Young Filmmakers Contest Winner and Director, “Submerged”

Opening Launch Party

RECORDED SPEAKERS from 4/17/24 (at Radio Flyer Headquarters) for online viewing any time.

One Earth launched its 13th festival season on April 17 by sharing reel stories that speak to the real change we can make for our planet when we're united together. Hear from:

  • Steve Bynum, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Manager, Chicago Public Media

  • Ana Garcia-Doyle, Executive Director, One Earth Collective

  • Angela Tovar, Chief Sustainability Officer, City of Chicago and Commissioner, City of Chicago Department of the Environment

  • Sue Crothers, Founding Executive Director, One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest (pre-recorded)

  • Paulina Verdalet, My Brand New Car (2023, 4 min)

  • Gina Roxas, Executive Director, Trickster Cultural Center Citizen of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation

  • Cesar Almeida, Marketing Manager, One Earth Collective

Online Preview Party Sneak Peek

RECORDED DISCUSSION from 3/25/24 for online viewing any time.

A sneak peek at the One Earth Film Fest was recorded and streamed on YouTube on March 25, 2024.

DISCUSSION FACILITATOR:

  • Doug Dixon
    Neighbor, Our Community

PANELISTS:

  • Liz Kunkle
    Illinois Environmental Council, Zero Waste Policy Manager
    Go Green Winnetka, Founder & President

  • Adelina “Lina” Avalos, Environmental Justice Activist and Organizer

  • Lucy Molina
    film subject, “A Good Neighbor”