The Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival on Tour
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Enviro-Fair: 6 pm | Film Fest: 7 pm | Q&A: 10 pm
The film festival shows a variety of environmentally-themed films ranging from 2 minutes to just over an hour. The films use humor and heart to show how ordinary human beings who care about the environment can make extraordinary differences in the world, sometimes by doing the simplest things. These films are a great way to discover the wide range of environmental issues that people are working on around the world. The variety of topics makes the festival appealing to all ages and interests. Lucky audience members will receive cool prizes. Take home fabulous freebies from our national sponsors at the end of the night!
Program
6 pm: Enviro-Fair
Meet representatives from local environmental groups, enjoy light refreshments and a $3 beer and wine cash bar. Sign up for a raffle to win fabulous prizes.
7 pm: Films
10 pm: Q & A with GreenCityBlueLake Institute Director David Beach
Tickets
Non-members: $15; Museum members: $10; High school students: $5
Participate in the Enviro-Fair
If your environmental or nature group would like to set up a free information table at the film festival, please contact Lauren Kelly at (216) 231-4600, ext. 3279. Space is limited.
Film Selections
Willem and the Whales – 3 min.
Kate Miller, Lisa Coscino
Willem is 5 years old and has a lot on his mind.Take a quick journey through the eyes of a child as Willem explains why people should stop whaling.
The Fishman – 11 min.
Kathy Kasic
Mike Kasic swims the Yellowstone River like a human-fish through river canyons and scenic mountain views, watching trout in fast currents filled with water tornadoes, stopping only to body surf river waves. His message is simple: a river is more than its water; what lies beneath is a wilderness that is often overlooked, but critical for the Yellowstone ecosystem to thrive. www.metamorphfilms.com, www.tu.org.
Oktapodi – 3 min.
Julien Bocabeille,Olivier Delabarre
Two octopuses help each other in their comical escape from the grasps of a stubborn restaurant cook.
A Mongolian Couch – 12 min.
George Clipp, Eva Arnold
Student Filmmaker Award 2011
Begzsuren lives with his wife and children in Mongolia and possesses an inspiring passion to improve both his family’s and his community’s lot. Installing a rain water shower, changing his family’s diet, planting trees, this man is a busy, dedicated and extremely forward-thinking individual.
Bike-U-mentary – 5 min.
Brent Pantell
A short film chronicling two cyclists on their respective commutes to UCLA, presents bicycling as a cost-effective, sustainable transportation option. Upon arrival, the protagonists share a brief (dramatized) interaction signifying the unspoken connection between commuters in an otherwise impersonal city. The film includes interviews of the two main characters, eye-catching cinematography of their commutes, and original score.
Into Darkness – 15 min.
John Waller
Journey along with a group of cavers who explore impossibly small passages to access the final frontiers on earth. The images and sounds of these spectacular and remote wilderness caves reveal a fantastic world unlike anything we experience on the surface.
The Windmill Farmer – 5 min.
Joaquin Baldwin
A nurturing farmer is in danger of losing his crop of windmills when he struggles against the cyclical forces of nature.
Evolution & Extinction – 4 min.
Jeff Litton
In Mexico, a Pacific Green Sea Turtle will never have a baby survive because her eggs are taken by humans. The survival rate drops to zero because we humans have created an environment prohibiting the creation of life. In many ways, as we continue to create a world environment ruined by pollution, overfishing, overpopulation, and overconsumption, we are also doing the same to our own species. Galapagos sets the stage for a different future. A land marvelous for its teachings of life and evolution, and the power humans yield when choosing preservation over destruction – it shows us what it takes for our species to survive on planet earth.
The Story of Electronics – 8 min.
Free Range Studios
Explore the high-tech revolution’s collateral damage—6 billion tons of e-waste and counting, poisoned workers and a public left holding the bill. Annie Leonard takes viewers from the mines and factories where our gadgets begin to the horrific backyard recycling shops in China where many end up. Can engineers design long-lasting, toxin-free products that are fully and easily recyclable?
Intermission, 15 minutes
The Incident at Tower 37 – 11 min.
Chris Perry
In the middle of a dry, desolate landscape stands Tower 37 siphoning every last drop of water from a once pristine lake. Day in and day out the station’s lone steward monitors the tower’s activities, never realizing that Tower 37 is slowly destroying an entire ecosystem.
The Majestic Plastic Bag – 4 min.
Jeremy Konner
Follow a plastic bag from supermarket to its final migratory destination in the Pacific Ocean gyre. Jeremy Irons narrates this mock, nature documentary.
Feature Presentation:
There Once Was an Island – 57 min.
Briar March
Honorable Mention Award 2011
The Polynesian Takuu community experiences the devastating effects of climate change first hand. They show us the human impact of an environmental crisis. www.thereoncewasanisland.com