Unless ticket price is indicated, tickets are free, with a suggested $8 donation. This schedule is subject to change. New screenings may be added, and program details will follow soon.
In Person, Saturday, April 20, 1:30 p.m.
Oak Park Public Library [W Suburbs]
Austin Branch Library [West]
Join us to see 7 short, winning films from the One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest.
Badlands Bloom by Atiyeh Hess and Honei Semsar/2017/4 min; Green Gone by
Tess Moretti-Hill, Gabriel Jeffers, Mahea Dunn, Keanu Frith/2019/3 min; Bad Bugs by Bryn Wright/2021/2 min; Sporktagion by students of Heritage Middle School (Berwyn, Illinois)/2013/8 min; Submerged by Neo Sky James/2023/4 min; No Time to Waste, by students of Dryden Elementary School (Arlington Hts., Illinois)/2019/3 min; and My Brand New Car by Paulina Verdalet/2023/3 min.
Rebecca Tickell and Josh Tickell/2023/105 min/Climate, Food & Agriculture, Conservation, Health, Wildlife
In Person, Sunday, April 21, 12 p.m. CDT
Action Fair, 2nd Floor Rotunda
Chicago Cultural Center [Central]
In Person, Sunday, April 21, 1:30 p.m. CDT
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum [North]
Bronzeville IIT, Chicago [South]
Three Brothers Theatre [North]
Oak Park Public Library [W Suburbs]
FILM DESCRIPTION: From the filmmakers of “Kiss the Ground” (Netflix) comes the follow-up documentary “Common Ground,” winner of the Tribeca Film Festival. “Common Ground” is an important new documentary film featuring Laura Dern, Jason Momoa, Woody Harrelson, Ian Somerhalder, Donald Glover, Rosario Dawson, Mark Hyman, Gabe Brown, and many others. This film provides hope for future generations with concrete ways to fix a broken planetary system. “Common Ground” explores how regenerative agriculture can help heal the soil, our health and the planet.
The short film “Hope” by Jodi Wu will precede the feature film. ”Hope” tied for the Animation Prize in the One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest 2023.
In Person, Saturday, April 20, 1:30 p.m.
Oak Park Public Library [W Suburbs]
Austin Branch Library [West]
Join us to see 7 short, winning films from the One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest.
Badlands Bloom by Atiyeh Hess and Honei Semsar/2017/4 min; Green Gone by
Tess Moretti-Hill, Gabriel Jeffers, Mahea Dunn, Keanu Frith/2019/3 min; Bad Bugs by Bryn Wright/2021/2 min; Sporktagion by students of Heritage Middle School (Berwyn, Illinois)/2013/8 min; Submerged by Neo Sky James/2023/4 min; No Time to Waste, by students of Dryden Elementary School (Arlington Hts., Illinois)/2019/3 min; and My Brand New Car by Paulina Verdalet/2023/3 min.
