From One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest:
'Back from the Future' is the theme for this year's Awards Celebration. Adam Joel of Aggressively Compassionate will host the One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest Global Awards Celebration, where you can meet these young filmmakers in person or online and see their extraordinary films.

• Film details soon

• Doors open 11 a.m. for check-in/registration

• Program begins promptly at 11:30 a.m. Central Daylight Time

• Program ends 1 p.m. Central Daylight Time

• Free popcorn

• Free beverage

Since 2013, the One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest has awarded over 100 prizes to short environmental films from youth age 25 down to 3rd grade. A jury of 31 environmental and film professionals selected the final, top films from among 400 submissions around the world in this first year as a global, rather than national contest. Each film is 1 to 8 minutes long and ranges from animation to live action to documentary.

Free registration for in person event.

Free registration for virtual event.

Free registration for Asia/Pacific virtual event.

Please join OPA for an eye-opening discussion with "We're all Plastic People Now" screening at Sulzer Regional Library!

Date: Tuesday, July 23, 2024

Time: 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Location: Sulzer Regional Library, 4455 N. Lincoln Avenue. Chicago, IL 60625

Introduced by actor and environmentalist Ted Danson, the documentary film We're All Plastic People Now investigates the hidden story of plastic and its effects on human health.

The second-annual Trashion Revolution: Awaken is a community activation event and fundraiser for 501(c)3 Triveni Institute, using fashion as a medium to raise awareness of our climate and plastic pollution crises. Through a cross-community scope of action, we bring together the worlds of fashion, politics, nonprofits, for-profit companies, the LGBTQ+ community and people of diverse socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds. Our events are truly “fashion for a cause”: a way to discuss difficult topics and inspire action in a fun atmosphere that provides much-needed levity.

From One Earth Local:

"Farming While Black” is a feature-length documentary film which examines the historical plight of Black farmers in the United States and the rising generation reclaiming their rightful ownership to land and reconnecting with their ancestral roots.

GET FREE TICKETS HERE

Daniella Ortega and Niobe Thompson/2022/86 min/Climate, Conservation, Energy, Built Environment, Historical Perspectives

FILM DESCRIPTION: With Carbon in the news every day, you might think you know everything about her. But you’d be wrong. This spectacular and surprisingly unorthodox documentary reveals the paradoxical story of the element that builds all life, and yet may end it all. Narrated in first person by Sarah Snook (Succession), “Carbon” tells of her birth in the violent core of an exploding star and of turbulent sagas through the fabric of our evolving Earth. Accompanied by celebrated scientists, unique animations and a stunning orchestral score, “Carbon” reminds us of our humble participation in the most extraordinary story in the universe.

Virtual tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/carbon-the-unauthorized-biography-virtual-watch-party-tickets-858489454067

Camilo de Castro, Brad Allgood/2023/80 min/Conservation, Climate, Justice, Food & Agriculture, Historical Perspectives, People & Cultures, Wildlife

FILM DESCRIPTION: Nicaragua is facing an escalating crisis. Illegal cattle ranchers and miners are decimating the Indio-Maiz Biological Reserve — one of the last remaining rainforests in Central America. Climate change and deforestation are leading to destruction of biodiversity and traditional ways of life. Commodities produced on illegally converted lands are finding their way to unsuspecting consumers in the US and other major markets. The indigenous and Afro-descendent peoples are addressing the threat head on—fighting back to protect their territory and way of life and is on Leonardo DiCaprio’s list five environmental documentaries people should watch.

Virtual Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/patrol-virtual-watch-party-tickets-858502342617

Rebecca Tickell and Josh Tickell/2023/105 min/Climate, Food & Agriculture, Conservation, Health, Wildlife

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 Tickets at Chicago Cultural Center: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/common-ground-chicago-cultural-center-action-fair-tickets-858510015567

Arrive at 12 p.m. for the Action Fair in the 2nd Floor Rotunda.
Enjoy free refreshments and fellowship with environmental advocates.
ADA-compliant accessible venue. Click here for more ADA details.

In Person Tickets at Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/common-ground-peggy-notebaert-nature-museum-tickets-863367484387

Doors open 30 minutes before start time.
Arrive early to talk with action partners, avoid lines and get best seats.
ADA-compliant accessible venue. Click here for more ADA details.

In Person Tickets at Illinois Institute of Technology: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/common-ground-illinois-institute-of-technology-tickets-863369951767?aff=oddtdtcreator

This is a collaboration with Bronzeville Partners.
Meet community leaders and organizations that are dedicated to
Earth Justice and learn how you can get involved. Doors open at 12:30 p.m.
Free parking lot across the street between 34th and 35th Streets.
ADA-compliant accessible venue. Click here for more ADA details.

Illinois Tech is located in Bronzeville, also known as the “Black Metropolis” and the “Black Belt,” and is at the epicenter of African-American history on Chicago’s South Side. Its residents transformed the area into a mecca for innovation, business, culture, and community institutions with national influence that rivaled and even exceeded New York’s Harlem. The film will be screened at the former site of the Binga Bank and Arcade, owned by Jesse Binga, the first Black man to found a privately owned bank in Chicago.

In Person Tickets at Three Brothers Theatre in Waukegan: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/common-ground-three-brothers-theatre-tickets-863372479327?aff=oddtdtcreator

Doors open 30 minutes before start time.
Arrive early to talk with action partners, avoid lines and get best seats.
ADA-compliant accessible venue. Click here for more ADA details.

In Person Tickets at Oak Park Public Library:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/common-ground-oak-park-public-library-tickets-863373432177?aff=oddtdtcreator

Doors open 30 minutes before start time.
Arrive early to talk with action partners, avoid lines and get best seats.
ADA-compliant accessible venue. Click here for more ADA details.

Katja Esson/2023/85 min/Climate, Justice, Built Environment, Historical Perspectives

FILM DESCRIPTION: Liberty City, Miami, was home to one of the oldest segregated public housing projects in the U.S. Now with rising sea levels, the neighborhood’s higher ground has become something else: real estate gold. Wealthy property owners push inland to higher ground, creating a speculators’ market in the historically Black neighborhood previously ignored by developers and policy-makers alike.

The short film “Painting by Numbers” by Radheya Jegatheva will precede the feature film. “Painting by Numbers” won the Sally Stovall Planet Warrior Prize for Creativity in the One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest 2023.

Chicago Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/razing-liberty-square-bethel-new-life-tickets-868044353027

Doors open at 5:15 for snacks/refreshments before start time.
Arrive early to talk with action partners, avoid lines and get best seats.
ADA-compliant accessible venue. Click here for more ADA details.

DISCUSSION CO-FACILITATORS:

• Hollee Mangrum Willis, Bethel New Life

• J'Niya Blunt, Your Passion 1st

Young environmentalists, join us for 7 award-winning short films and discussion, where we'll get loud about our planet! We'll also settle in to contemplate and celebrate the power of creativity, art, and nature. Enjoy healthy snacks and activities.

Oak Park Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/young-filmmaker-voices-for-families-with-kids-age-7-to-12-tickets-858513816937?aff=oddtdtcreator

Austin Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/young-filmmaker-voices-for-families-with-kids-age-7-to-12-austin-tickets-872912804697

Maggie Hart and Brittany Zampella/2023/19 min/Waste, Health, Justice

FILM DESCRIPTION: “A Good Neighbor” is a feature-length documentary about a Latina single mother’s fight against racism and climate change as she campaigns for city council in one of the nation’s most polluted zip codes.

Farhoud Meybodi/2023/48 min/Waste, Health, Justice, Built Environment, People & Cultures

FILM DESCRIPTION: Amidst a catastrophic plastic waste crisis in her hometown of Nairobi, Nzambi Matee risks everything to pioneer technology that transforms plastic waste into sustainable paving bricks. A former engineer in the oil and gas industry, Nzambi walked away from a lucrative career after a trip to the coastal city of Mombasa, where she discovered a sea of plastic bags and bottles in the crystal blue waters of the Indian Ocean. This inspired Nzambi to create a possible solution to the country’s plastics problem by converting waste into sustainable materials.

The short film “The Speech of Txai Surui” by the students of Escola Parque (in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) will precede the feature film. This film won two awards in the One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest 2023.

VIEW & BREW tickets for Kehrein Center: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/view-brew-w-one-earth-collective-swsw-pt-3-tickets-881167544847?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

$25 includes film, food, and beverage starting at 5 p.m.
ADA-compliant accessible venue. Click here for more ADA details.
The Kehrein Center for the Arts is the product of a years-long effort to restore an architecturally-significant but unused auditorium into a vibrant fine and performing arts center, complete with a 900-seat storytelling theater, art gallery, and community gathering place. Original construction was in 1954 by Belli & Belli.

In person tickets for Unity Temple: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/earthbound-nzambi-matee-a-good-neighbor-unity-temple-tickets-858539353317

Doors open 30 minutes before start time.
Arrive early to talk with action partners, avoid lines and get best seats.
ADA-compliant accessible venue. Click here for more ADA details.

In person tickets for Triton College:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/earthbound-nzambi-matee-a-good-neighbor-triton-college-tickets-858537668277?aff=oddtdtcreator

Doors open 30 minutes before start time.
Arrive early to talk with action partners, avoid lines and get best seats.
ADA-compliant accessible venue. Click here for more ADA details.

Maggie Burnette Stogner/2023/30 min/Water Justice, Conservation, Health

FILM DESCRIPTION: "Upstream, Downriver" takes viewers into the heart of the battle for water justice. Powerful stories with frontline community activists are interwoven with historical context about landmark regulations that significantly reduced water pollution in the U.S. but failed to serve disadvantaged communities that are hardest hit by today’s climate crisis. 

Giorgio Ghiotto/2023/30 min/Water Justice, Conservation, Health, People & Cultures

FILM DESCRIPTION: Vidal Merma, a Peruvian Indigenous journalist, risks his life daily to secure a future where his son, Erik, can savor the simple joy of drinking clean water. "Wings of Dust" is about a father's sacrifice, community resilience and the unwavering human spirit in the face of environmental injustice. This film won the 2023 Gold Medal Student Academy Award for Documentary and was also shortlisted for the 96th Academy Awards for Documentary Short Film.

Two short films will precede the feature films: “The Island” by Mahmut Taş and “Submerged” by Neo Sky James. “Submerged” tied for the Animation Prize in the One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest 2023.

VIEW & BREW Tickets at Epiphany Center for the Arts: Chicago Tickets

Doors open at 5 p.m. for food and drink available for purchase,
networking, and self-tours of this adaptive re-use space.
Film program starts at 6 p.m.

ADA-compliant accessible venue. Click here for more ADA details.

In Person Tickets at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church: Oak Park Tickets

Doors open at 5:15 p.m. for Action Fair and refreshments.
Film program starts at 6 p.m.

ADA-compliant accessible venue. Click here for more ADA details.

In Person Tickets at Park Ridge Community Church: Park Ridge Tickets

Doors open at 5 p.m. to meet action partners.
Film program starts at 6 p.m.

ADA-compliant accessible venue. Click here for more ADA details.

Join us! One Earth launches its 13th festival season by sharing reel stories that speak to the real change we can make for our planet when we're united together.

• Enjoy the beautiful, state-of-the art LEED Platinum Radio Flyer worldwide headquarters (a Certified B Corporation)

• Chance to watch the Emmy-winning short film "Taking Flight"

• Enjoy a toast from the amazing filmmakers behind the 2024 One Earth Film Fest film lineup

• See the Young Filmmakers Contest post-graduate winning film “My Brand New Car” as part of a short program beginning promptly at 7 p.m.

• Enter the raffle to win a Radio Flyer Electric Bicycle and other terrific, sustainable prizes

Scholarship and financial assistance awarded to enrolled students and community members with hardship. Applicants can email natasha@oneearthcollective.org to be added to the wait list.

*Please consider taking CTA or carpooling to this event. The closest Metra stop is Mars on the Milwaukee District West Line. Busses run along Grand Ave. and Fullerton Ave. #65 stops close by, for instance. For carpoolers and drivers, Radio Flyer has ample parking space available upon entering the front gate located on Natchez.

In Person Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/one-earth-film-fest-opening-launch-party-radio-flyer-headquarters-tickets-861884007267

Virtual Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/one-earth-film-fest-opening-launch-party-virtual-event-tickets-862522246257

Do you seek to understand the impacts of climate change on our community? Do you worry about your family's or community's health in the face of increased flooding, heat, air pollution, etc.?

We invite you to a free presentation on February 27 (6-7:30 pm via Zoom) "Climate Change on Chicago's Greater West Side: Floods, Air Pollution, Extreme Heat & More." 

Our presenter is University of Michigan-based climatologist, Omar Gates, who will help us understand how climate change is already impacting us, how it will impact us in the future, and how we can adapt to our new reality.

LEARN MORE & REGISTER HERE: bit.ly/gws-climatechange

From One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest:

On Saturday, Nov. 4, watch 6 short, One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest honorable mention films from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. CDT, take a half hour break, and then see 6 more films from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. CDT. We will hear from each filmmaker before their film screens.

Free tickets: https://contesthonmention1.eventbrite.com

Elementary School
1) “Lost But Not Forgotten (4 min)” by Scott Lee from Georgia.
2) “The Salt Solution (5 min)” by Hasan Muhammad from Illinois

Middle School
3) “Invasive Fish in the DesPlaines River (3 min)” by Andrew Thomas Older from Illinois
4) “A Reason for Hope (5 min)” by Mason Mirabile of Virginia

High School
5) “Voices of the Water (8 min)” by Jenny Kim Ha Vu from Virginia
6) “Expedition (3 min)” by Milo Smith, Matthew Wilson, Romeo Keyser from Michigan

From the Delta Institute:

BOOST (or "Building Opportunities for Original and Sustainable Thinking") is an annual event where you—the audience—vote for your favorite environmental changemakers to determine how we will award a total of $25,000 to all of this year's finalists!

With Delta Institute celebrating our 25th anniversary this year, we wanted to do something extra special for BOOST. For the first time ever, we have selected four all-star anniversary finalists from our cohort of past BOOST winners. This year's finalists include Chicago Eco House/Southside Blooms, Gardeneers, Lillian Augusta Hair, and Zumwalt Acres. Join us for food, drinks, and an inspiring evening promoting climate action!

Register here: https://delta-institute.org/event/boost-2023-a-special-anniversary-celebrating-sustainability-entrepreneurship/

From One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest:

The Earth needs a makeover and these young filmmakers will provide their tips on the best ways to improve the health of the planet. Adam Joel of Aggressively Compassionate will host the Global Contest Awards Celebration, where you can meet these young filmmakers in person or online and see their extraordinary films.

• Film details forthcoming

• Doors open 11 a.m. for check-in/registration

• Program begins promptly at 11:30 a.m. Central Daylight Time

• Program ends 1 p.m. Central Daylight Time

• Free popcorn

• Free beverage

Register in person: https://oneearthyfcawardsinperson.eventbrite.com

Register online: https://oneearthyfcawardsvirtual.eventbrite.com

Since 2013, the One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest has awarded over 100 prizes to short environmental films from youth age 25 down to 3rd grade. A jury of 31 environmental and film professionals selected the final, top films from among 403 submissions around the world in this first year as a global, rather than national contest. Each film is 1 to 8 minutes long and ranges from animation to live action to documentary.

Thank you to our illustrious jury: Deborah Adelman, Felice Bassuk, Amy Brinkman, Kathleen Brennan, Laurie Casey, Hussain Currimbhoy, Lisa Daleiden-Brugman, Steve Cohen, Layla Dade, Mary Ford, Sophia Fowler, Monica Fox, Paula Froehle, Bill Gee, Jim Gill, Kathryn Hempel, Patrick Thomas Keen, Adrija Kundu, Angelo Lavel, William Kim Lyons, Jennifer Maiotti, Jonathan Moeller, Julie Moller, Elaine Petkovsek, James Rohn, Vicky Solano, Jessie Wahlers, Karen Weigert, Risé Sanders-Weir, Marc Wellin, and Gary Wilson.

From Oak Park Library:

On the occasion of the one-year anniversary for the Climate Ready community climate and sustainability plan, join Marcella Bondie Keenan, Chief Sustainability Officer of the Village of Oak Park, and Community Partners for conversations to answer these three questions:

  *   Where are we today on climate as a community? What climate, sustainability, and equity actions have we--individually and collectively--taken over the past year?
  *   Where do we want to go in the next year?
  *   How do we get there in a climate-just way?

Each discussion table will have a facilitator and recorder. Afterwards, the Village will publish a brief report celebrating our collective progress over the past year, and community strategies for moving forward in the next year.

Register: https://oakpark.librarycalendar.com/event/one-year-community-conversations-climate-ready-oak-park

From Seven Generations Ahead and a5 Branding and Digital:

The climate crisis is upon us. GreenTown Climate & Equity will address how climate solutions and equity go hand-in-hand to create a healthy, sustainable West Suburban Cook County for all. Join us Thursday, June 22, 2023, for our GreenTown conference at Triton College.

Register here: https://greentownconference.com/gtrf-registrations

IN PERSON AND VIRTUALLY

From One Earth Film Fest:

Tickets in person at the Tavern at Haymarket Pub & Brewery: https://haymarkettotheend.eventbrite.com

IN PERSON: Sunday, March 12, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Central Daylight Time
Doors open 30 minutes before start time. Arrive early to avoid lines, check in/register, find best seats and get refreshments.
VIEW & BREW [West]
Tavern at Haymarket Pub & Brewery
737 W. Randolph St., Chicago, IL

Admission $25 includes an award-winning film, one of Haymarket’s draft beers or a non-alcoholic beverage, and house-made chips with savory seasonings.
(A special lunch menu with delicious, local, farm-to-table fare and additional beverages will be available to purchase separately.)

Tickets in person at The Well Spirituality Center: https://totheendthewell.eventbrite.com

IN PERSON: Sunday, March 12, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Central Daylight Time
The Well Spirituality Center
(film screening will be in Welcome Hall, located in Congregation of St. Joseph building facing Ogden Ave.; enter at main entrance under canopy)
1515 W. Ogden Ave., La Grange Park, IL [W Suburbs]
Doors open 30 minutes before start time. Arrive early to avoid lines, check in/register, enjoy refreshments, and get best seats. ADA compliant accessible venue.

Tickets virtually: https://totheendvirtual.eventbrite.com

VIRTUAL: Sunday, March 12, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Central Daylight Time
Virtual watch party “doors” open 15 minutes before start time.

Rachel Lears/2022/106 min/Environmental Advocacy, Climate Change, Youth

FILM DESCRIPTION: Filmed over four years of hope and crisis, “To the End” captures the emergence of a new generation of leaders and the movement behind the most sweeping climate change legislation in U.S. history. The award-winning team follows four exceptional young women— Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, activist Varshini Prakash, climate policy writer Rhiana Gunn-Wright, and political strategist Alexandra Rojas—as they grapple with new challenges of leadership and power and work together to defend their generation’s right to a future. From street protests to the halls of Congress, these bold leaders fight to shift the narrative around climate, revealing the crisis as an opportunity to build a better society. Including up-to-the-minute footage that culminates in 2022’s landmark climate bill, “To the End” lifts the veil on the battle for the future of our world, and gives audiences a front seat view of history in the making.

AWARDS: 1) 2022 Winner Best Documentary Feature, Crested Butte Film Festival. 2) 2022 Nominee F:ACT Award, CPH:DOX. 3) 2022 Nominee Global Health Competition, Cleveland International Film Festival.

Teens and young adults encouraged to attend.

Post-film discussion will be streamed to virtual watch party and to in person locations at Haymarket Pub and The Well Spirituality Center.

Facilitator

• Susan Lucci, Soulful Facilitator

Panelists:

• Sabrina Schmidt Gordon, Producer, To the End

• Samira Hanessien, Energy Policy Director, IL Environmental Council

• Dejah Powell, Deputy Organizing Director, Sunrise Movement

IN PERSON AND VIRTUALLY

From One Earth Film Fest:

Tickets in person at Southeast Environmental Task Force: https://noclimatewastelandsetf.eventbrite.com

IN PERSON: Tuesday, March 7, 6:30 to 8:45 p.m. Central Standard Time
Southeast Environmental Task Force
13300 S. Baltimore Ave., Chicago,IL [South]

Doors open 60 minutes before start time. Arrive early to avoid lines, check in/register, visit with action partners, and get best seats. Refreshments available for purchase. ADA compliant accessible venue.

Tickets in person at McKinley Park Fieldhouse: https://noclimatesheddmckinley.eventbrite.com

IN PERSON: Tuesday, March 7, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Central Standard Time
McKinley Park Fieldhouse, 2210 W. Pershing Rd., Chicago [South]
The entrance to the building is located on the opposite side from the parking lot, on the north side, facing into the park. Doors open 60 minutes before start time. Arrive early to avoid lines, check in/register, enjoy refreshments, and get best seats. ADA compliant accessible venue. A collaboration of Shedd Aquarium in partnership with Chicago Park District's McKinley Park.

Tickets in person at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church: https://wastelandgoodshepherd.eventbrite.com

IN PERSON: Tuesday, March 7, 6:30 to 9 p.m. Central Standard Time
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
611 Randolph St., Oak Park, IL [W Suburbs]

Doors open 60 minutes before start time. Arrive early to avoid lines, check in/register, get best seats, and peruse a Green Home Fair focused on food/gardening and affordable/clean home energy in the basement along with refreshments. A collaboration with Oak Park Climate Action Network. ADA compliant accessible venue.

Entrance for those not wishing to use stairs is on NW corner of building. Elevator from entrance to the basement for the Green Fair or to the Sanctuary for the film. A seamless t-coil system transmits signals directly from the microphone to a hearing aid. Please see an on-site volunteer for assistance.

Tickets virtually: https://wastelandnoclimatevirtual.eventbrite.com

VIRTUAL: Tuesday, March 7, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Central Standard Time

Virtual watch party “doors” open 15 minutes before start time.

NO CLIMATE.NO EQUITY. NO DEAL.

Fenell Doremus, Danny Alpert/2022/21 min/Environmental & Social Justice, Climate Change, Energy, Environmental Advocacy

FILM DESCRIPTION: This film follows the grassroots movements in Illinois that led to the passage of the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act. According to the Illinois Government, the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act puts Illinois “on a path toward 100% clean energy [by 2050], invests in training a diverse workforce for the jobs of the future, institutes key ratepayer and residential customer protections, and prioritizes meaningful ethics and transparency reforms. Illinois is the first state in the Midwest to enact legislation to combat the climate crisis and build an economy for the future.” 

WASTELAND: IOWA

Elisa Cambino/2022/28 min/Environmental & Social Justice, Health & Environment, Environmental Advocacy, Food & Agriculture

FILM DESCRIPTION: For more than 150 years farmers in Iowa have been raising corn & pigs and the people of Iowa have been drinking untreated water from rivers polluted with nitrogen fertilizers, pesticides and livestock excrement. In a state where Big Ag wields massive power and influence, will the residents and local officials' concerns be heard?

The 5-minute film “Take Action Against Lead” by Lion Eli Birnecker will screen before these feature films. Lion won the top middle school prize in the 2022 One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest.

Teens and young adults encouraged to attend these screenings.

Post-film discussion will be streamed to virtual watch party and to in person locations at Southeast Environmental Task Force, McKinley Park and Good Shepherd Lutheran Church.

Facilitator for Wasteland: Iowa and No Climate. No Equity. No Deal.

Dorie Ellzey Blesoff, Consultant, Coach, Facilitator; Adjunct Faculty, Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy

Panelists for Wasteland: Iowa:

• Elisa Gambino, Director, Wasteland Iowa

• Emma Schmit, Senior Organizer, Food & Water Watch; Film Subject, Wasteland Iowa

Intro to No Climate. No Equity. No Deal.

• Trevor Tejeda-Gervais, Producer, No Climate. No Equity. No Deal.

Panelists for No Climate. No Equity. No Deal:

• Eduardo Flores, Co-Chair, Clean Power Lake County; Film Subject, No Climate. No Equity. No Deal.

• Delmar Gillus, Chief Operating Officer, Elevate; Film Subject, No Climate. No Equity. No Deal.

• Angela Tovar, Chief Sustainability Officer, City of Chicago

IN PERSON AND VIRTUALLY

From One Earth Film Fest:

Tickets in person: https://ci.ovationtix.com/34930/performance/11230662

IN PERSON: Monday, March 6, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Central Standard Time
Gorton Center, 400 E. Illinois Rd. [Lake County]
John & Nancy Hughes Theater, Lake Forest

Doors open 30 minutes before start time. Arrive early to avoid lines, check in/register, purchase concessions, and get best seats. ADA compliant accessible venue.

Tickets virtually: https://intotheicevirtual.eventbrite.com

VIRTUAL: Monday, March 6, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Central Standard Time
Tickets available to U.S. viewers only.
Virtual watch party “doors” open 15 minutes before start time.

Lars Henrik Ostenfeld/2022/86 min/Climate Change

CHICAGO-AREA PREMIERE. FILM DESCRIPTION: Lars Henrik Ostenfeld travels to Greenland with three of the world’s leading glaciologists to see just how fast the ice sheet is melting, and to understand the consequences of climate change. The ice at the poles is melting, which will result in enormous rises in sea level and have major consequences for the world. But how fast will it really go?

In the Greenland ice sheet we can see our future. The film travels with pioneering glaciologists on their expeditions into the inland ice of Greenland. Top-notch science meets breathtaking visuals when one of them descends into a 200 meter deep moulin hole to find out about the bottom of the ice sheet. What they find may sound the alarm for our planet's climate and is a clear call to act now.

AWARDS: 1) 2023 Cinema Eye Honors Awards, Spotlight Award Nominee. 2) 2022 CPH:DOX Award Nominee. 3) 2022 Dokufest International Documentary and Short Film Festival, Green Dox Nominee. 4) 2022 Millennium Docs Against Gravity, Green Warsaw Award Nominee. 5) 2022 Reykjavik International Film Festival, A Different Tomorrow Award Nominee.

Post-film discussion will be streamed to virtual watch party and to Gorton Center in person.

Facilitator:

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

Panelists:

• Tonyisha Harris, Associate Director of Communications and Partnerships, Action for the Climate Emergency

• Dan Howells, Climate Campaign Director, Green America

• Dr. Kenya Goodson, Ph.D., Civil & Environmental Engineer; Climate Organizer, Hometown Action

IN PERSON AND VIRTUALLY

From One Earth Film Fest:

Tickets in person: https://childrensfilms3to6.eventbrite.com

IN PERSON: Saturday, March 4, 10 to 10:45 a.m. Central Standard Time
Oak Park Public Library, 834 Lake St., Veterans’ Room
Oak Park, IL [W Suburbs]

Doors open 30 minutes before start time. Arrive early to avoid lines, check-in/register, enjoy refreshments, and get best seats. ADA compliant accessible venue.

Tickets virtually: https://childrensfilms3to6virtual.eventbrite.com

VIRTUAL: Saturday, March 4, 10 to 10:45 a.m. Central Standard Time

Tickets available to North American viewers only.

We welcome our youngest environmentalists to join us for four award-winning short films, engaging discussions, and an interactive Weather Jam! At-home Watch Party attendees, bring some fun handheld instruments or noisemakers to the virtual screening, to join us as we jam. Early Childhood Educator Wendy Negron will facilitate. Arrive at 9:30 a.m. for healthy snacks and activities before the films begin.

Cloud Chaos

Athena Ousley/2021/2 min/Wildlife, Family

FILM DESCRIPTION: When a mother bird gathers a portion of white cloud for her nest, the cloud becomes angry at first in this heartwarming story of forgiveness and cooperation. “Cloud Chaos” was an Honorable Mention winner in the 2022 One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest.

Cool for You

Sherene Strausberg/2022/3 min/Climate Change, Family

FILM DESCRIPTION: “Cool For You”, an animated film based on the book of the same title, explains global warming to children in a friendly way.

Hush Hush Little Bear [Čuči čuči]

Māra Liniņa/2022/4 min/Wildlife, Family

FILM DESCRIPTION: Bear cubs have a good time playing merrily with a ball of yarn, but soon enough find themselves all tangled up. Based on a traditional Latvian lullaby.

Sweet Cocoon

Matéo Bernard, Matthias Bruget, Jonathan Duret, Manon Marco, Quentin Puiraveau/2014/6 min/Wildlife, Family

FILM DESCRIPTION: “Sweet Cocoon” is an award-winning animated short about a plump caterpillar who can't get into her cocoon without the help of two friendly beetles.

IN PERSON AND VIRTUALLY

From One Earth Film Fest:

Tickets in person at Park Tavern: https://launchinpersonparktavern.eventbrite.com

IN PERSON: Friday, March 3, 6 to 9 p.m. Central Standard Time
Park Tavern, Banquet Hall
1645 W. Jackson, Chicago, IL
Admission $50 at 6:30p.m. for Launch Party
Admission $65 at 6 p.m. for Launch Party+ ( with Filmmakers Toast)
Doors open 15 minutes before 6 p.m. Filmmakers Toast. If you have Launch Party+ tickets, please arrive early to avoid lines and check in/register.

One Earth Members at the Producer level enjoy 2 free admissions to this event. Director level members receive a 50% discount on 2 tickets. Screenwriter and Cast level members get a free upgrade to include the Filmmakers Toast with the purchase of their tickets. Find out how you can become a member.

Tickets virtually: https://virtuallaunchparty.eventbrite.com

VIRTUAL: Friday, March 3, 7:30 to 8 p.m. Central Standard Time
Admission $25
Virtual watch party “doors” open 15 minutes before start time.

Help make some noise for the planet, as One Earth launches its 12th festival season!  Enjoy appetizers, drinks, and mingling with filmmakers, environmentalists, activists, and like-minded guests—all ready to rally for our one Earth. A brief program will begin promptly at 7:30 p.m., with a previous One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest-winning film (“A Revolution Dance Against Petcoke”); opening remarks by Jared Policicchio, Chicago’s Deputy Chief Sustainability Officer; and the exclusive screening of a short film (that’s not on the week’s festival schedule), followed by a keynote from Jahmal Cole, Founder & CEO of the change-making Chicago-based youth nonprofit, My Block, My Hood, My City (M3). M3’s mission speaks to how justice and empowerment—tools for restoring both people and planet—can remake our blocks, our neighborhoods, our cities, our countries, and our world. 

Your $65 ticket allows you to get all this and the Launch Party+! A pre-party glass-raise with filmmakers and champagne (or a sparkling non-alcoholic beverage).

Program Details:

FILMMAKER TOAST FACILITATOR:

Cesar Almeida. Marketing Manager, One Earth Collective

FILMMAKERS:

• Ekaterina Gardener, Director, Birth of Form

• Sherene Strausberg, Director, Cool for You

• Lucas Sabean, Director-Producer, Devil Put the Coal in the Ground

• Peter Hutchison, Director-Producer, Devil Put the Coal in the Ground

• Andi Campbell-Waite, BFE, Editor, Going Circular

• Richard Dale, Producer/Director, Going Circular

• Lars Ostenfeld, Director, Into the Ice (pre-recorded)

• Paula Champagne, Director, Mardi & the Whites (pre-recorded)

• Trevor Tejeda-Gervais, Producer, No Climate. No Equity. No Deal.

• James Becket, Director, The Seeds of Vandana Shiva

• Rachel Lears, Director, To the End  (pre-recorded)

• Alejandro Loayza Grisi, Director, Utama (pre-recorded)

• Elisa Gambino, Director, Wasteland Iowa

LAUNCH PARTY PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS:

• Ana Garcia Doyle, Executive Director, One Earth Collective

• Sue Crothers, Founding Director, One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest (prerecorded)

• Jared Policicchio, Deputy Chief Sustainability Officer, Office of Climate and Environmental Equity, City of Chicago

• Jahmal Cole, Founder/CEO, My Block, My Hood, My City

From the One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest:

Celebrate our 10th Birthday with us! See the 10 best films from the past 10 years of the One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest. Choose to attend in person at the Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State St., in Chicago, or stream online simultaneously on Sunday, Sept. 18, at 11:30 a.m. CDT (for those attending in person, there will be free popcorn and hot chocolate or coffee).

Since 2013, the One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest has awarded over 100 prizes to short environmental films from youth age 25 down to 3rd grade. A jury of 9 environmental and film professionals selected the final, top films from students across the country. Each film is 2 to 8 minutes long and ranges from animation to live action. Meet these young filmmakers in person or online, hear where they are today, and see their extraordinary films.

In person free tickets at Gene Siskel Film Center: https://10bestofthebestinperson.eventbrite.com

Virtual tickets: https://10bestofthebestvirtual.eventbrite.com

Hunter Harding, 'The Chase' (6 min)

• Suzie Kang, 'Vandals' (6 min)

• Sezgin Yüzay, 'Scent/Koku' (5 min)

• Tim DeBlois, 'Endangered' (4 min)

• Oriana Camara, 'Yasuni National Park: The Real Power Belongs to the People' (7 min)

• Chingtien Chu, 'Verge' (3 min)

• Zachary Goodwin, Flynn Harris, Alex Flanagan, Alex Kumph, 'Eyes' (6.5 min)

• Samantha Lane, 'Spell of the West' (7 min)

• Nathan Goswick, 'Environmental Racism' (3 min)

• Tara Gupta, 'Lucy' (2 min)

  Thank you to our jury: Felice Bassuk, Amy Brinkman, Lisa Daleiden-Brugman, Monica Fox, Bill Gee, Patrick Thomas Keen, Jennifer Maiotti, Julie Moller, and James Rohn.

From the Forest Preserves of Cook County:

Making the transition to a sustainable and low-carbon energy future is an undeniable imperative for the United States to attain clean, affordable, reliable and sustainable energy for all. The 2015 Paris Agreement on Climate Change has created a strong framework for the governments to move beyond business as usual and to search for a new energy paradigm.

A panel discussion featuring industry leaders will talk about their ambitious goals and bold plans, as well as challenges and successes, to deliver a sustainable energy future that benefits both Cook County residents, the state and the planet.

Panel:

• Vito Greco, Director of Solar Programs for Elevate

• Jamie Meyers, Energy Manager for Cook County Government

• Tom Rohner, Director of Facilities and Fleets for the Forest Preserves of Cook County

Registration Required: Register at https://fpdcc.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUucuqvrzMrGtBE5m7YIacOaolkqNMYj9-Y.

Join the conversation! Get a peek into perhaps the most important United Nations Climate Conference of our lifetimes in Glasgow, Scotland! Meet youth delegates from It's Our Future and One Earth Film Festival, along with youth climate leaders from across the US and across the globe!

From Seven Generations Ahead, It’s Our Future, and One Earth Collective.

Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwtf-CoqTMuHdH6lY4JeX4CkecAIg97iWxG?mc_cid=62e52e7419&mc_eid=UNIQID

BOOST is a crowdfunded pitch competition in support of early-stage entrepreneurs with innovative products and services to provide sustainable change in the Midwest. For its 10th anniversary, BOOST 2021 will be a virtual showcase, welcoming hundreds of supporters to participate in selecting winners. Last year, BOOST winners, Zumwalt Acres, received a $5,000 grant. In addition to competing to win grant money, this event is a fantastic opportunity for entrepreneurs to showcase their ideas and innovations to a broad audience across the Midwest and beyond.

We are proud to share that applications for BOOST 2021 are officially open, so please feel free to share this opportunity with your membership/ network. Application process coses Thursday, Sept. 30, at 11:59 p.m. CT. The event itself will take place on Nov. 9.

Pitch Competition Breakdown

• Social/environmental entrepreneurs will pitch their concepts via pre-recorded video to a Zoom audience.

• Audience members will vote to determine the winning innovators.

From Oak Park Sustainability and the Field Museum Keller Center

Join us for the first of many opportunities to understand, participate in, and take action on Climate Change and Sustainability in the Village of Oak Park.

Have you wanted to know how you can take action on climate change? Have you been curious about how your local governments are ensuring our community is sustainable and resilient as our climate changes? Want to get involved in our efforts?

This symposium will feature expert professionals and municipal staff who will talk about what climate change means to the Chicago region, and how our government organizations are preparing and supporting the community's concerns and needs. Guest speakers feature:

Elevate

Solar and wind energy expert

Energy Audits (Comed) and Retrofits

Village of Oak Park

Oak Park Park District

Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtualoak-park-climate-action-symposium-save-money-and-protect-the-planet-tickets-169677452829

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

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.

Appropriate for general audiences, including teens and young adults.

Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/i-am-greta-a-force-of-nature-watch-party-tickets-149077678349

After the screening, stay connected to discuss the film with:

Welcome/Closing: Manolo Avalos, It's Our Future & One Earth Youth Advisory Council; High School Student

Facilitator: Kaleigh Clark, One Earth Youth Advisory Council & Living History Project; High School Student

Panelists:

• Matt Ellis-Ramirez, Chicago Storytelling & Collectives Lead, Sunrise Movement

• Adelina Avalos, Environmental Organizer, Southeast Youth Alliance