Fifth Annual
One Earth Film Festival
March 4-6, 2016
Find the 2016 schedule, see the full list of films and begin to plan your fest weekend! Check each film's page for its trailer and information on individual screenings. Schedule is subject to change. Check back for up-to-date information!
Download the PDF of our full schedule here!
Film Screening Schedule
Pre-Event Screenings:
Feb. 11th, 7 pm: This Changes Everything, Dominican University- Lund Auditorium, 7900 W. Division St, River Forest
Feb. 23rd, 7 pm: Landfill Harmonic, Loyola University, Damen Cinema, 6511 N. Sheridan Rd, Chicago
Feb. 24th, 6:30 pm: The Breach, Forest Park Public Library, 7555 Jackson Blvd, Forest Park
Feb 25th, 6:30 pm: 2 Film Screenings- Bea Johnson’s Zero Waste Lifestyle & My Stuff, River Forest Public Library, 735 Lathrop Av, River Forest
Friday March 4- Green Carpet Gala: (Attire is business casual or business casual with a celebratory flair!) 6:30 pm: Film Preview, 4th Presbyterian Church, 126 E Chestnut St, Chicago. Food and drinks served. Tickets $50 Purchase your Gala tickets HERE! Arrive at 5:30 pm to experience the Nissan Electric LEAF! DISCOUNTED PARKING $8 parking validation passes are available at Fourth Presbyterian Church reception for those who park in the 900 N. Michigan Avenue Garage. Enter the garage at 115 E. Delaware.
Saturday March 5
10 am: Racing Extinction, Classic Cinemas Lake Theater, 1022 Lake St, Oak Park
10 am: Young Children’s International Short Films, ages 3-6+, Oak Park Public Library, 834 Lake St, Oak Park
11 am: The True Cost, Frances Xavier Warde School, Old St. Patrick's Campus, 120 S. Desplaines St, Chicago; teens and general audiences
11 am: Food Patriots (Spanish Premiere! English with Spanish subtitles), Lozano Public Library Branch, 1805 S. Loomis St, Chicago
11 am: Catching the Sun, Institute of Cultural Affairs, 4750 N Sheridan Rd, Chicago
11 am: Seeds of Time, Sulzer Regional Library, 4455 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago
11:30 am: Saving My Tomorrow (Family Film!) Oak Park Public Library, 834 Lake St, Oak Park
12 pm: My Stuff, University of Chicago International House, 1414 E 59th St, Chicago; teens and general audiences
3 pm: This Changes Everything, Experimental Station, 6100 S. Blackstone Ave, Chicago
3 pm: Catching the Sun, Trinity United Church of Christ, 400 W. 95th St, Chicago
3 pm: This Changes Everything, Institute of Cultural Affairs, 4750 N. Sheridan Rd, Chicago
3 pm: The Breach, Wilmette Theater, 1122 Central Ave, Wilmette
3 pm: Play Again, Thatcher Woods Pavilion, 8030 Chicago Ave., River Forest; teens and general audiences
3 pm: Inhabit: A Permaculture Perspective, Triton College, 2000 5th Ave, River Grove
3 pm: Garbage Warrior, Oak Park Public Library, 834 Lake St, Oak Park
3 pm: Saving My Tomorrow (Family Film!) Prairie Crossing Charter School, 1531 Jones Point Rd, Grayslake
3 pm: Young Filmmakers Contest High School Awards & Films, Columbia College, Ferguson Lecture Hall Rm 101, 600 S. Michigan Ave, Chicago; teens and general audiences
3:30 pm: Landfill Harmonic (following YFC Awards & Films), Columbia College, Ferguson Lecture Hall Rm 101, 600 S. Michigan Ave, Chicago; teens and general audiences
7 pm: Racing Extinction, University of Chicago Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E. 60th St, Chicago
7 pm: This Changes Everything, College of Lake County Building C, 19351 W. Washington St, Grayslake
7 pm: Black Ice (Film Cafe!), Good Earth Greenhouse, 7900 Madison St, River Forest; teens and general audiences
7 pm: Banking Nature, Northwestern University, Harris Hall, 1881 Sheridan Rd, Evanston
Sunday March 6
12:30 pm: 3 Film Screenings- Bomb Trains on the Hudson, Backyard, The Sustainable, Ascension Catholic Church, 808 S. East Ave, Oak Park
12:30 pm: Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai (OEFF 2016 Encore Screening Event!) St. Benedict the African- East Catholic Church, 340 W. 66th St, Chicago
12:30 pm: My Stuff, (View & Brew!) Haymarket Pub & Brewery, 737 W. Randolph St, Chicago (teens and pre-teens welcome, accompanied by parent or guardian)
12:30 pm: The True Cost, Northside College Prep, 5501 N. Kedzie Ave, Chicago; teens and general audiences
1 pm: The Human Experiment , Elmhurst College- Schaible Science Center, Elmhurst
1 pm: Inhabit: A Permaculture Perspective, College of Lake County Building C, 19351 W. Washington St, Grayslake
1:30 pm: Young Filmmakers Contest Awards & Films for Grades 3-8, Oak Park Public Library, 834 Lake St, Oak Park; families and general audiences
3:30 pm: Just Eat It (OEFF Encore Screening!), Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, 2430 N. Cannon Dr, Chicago
3:30 pm: A Farmer’s Road, Oak Park Public Library, 834 Lake St, Oak Park
3:30 pm: The True Cost (View & Brew!) Wire Music Club, 6815 W. Roosevelt Rd, Berwyn (teens and pre-teens welcome, accompanied by parent or guardian).
3:30 pm: Bikes vs. Cars (View & Brew!) Frontier Chicago, 1072 N. Milwaukee Ave, Chicago (teens and pre-teens welcome, accompanied by parent or guardian).
3:30 pm: 2 Film Screenings- From Gangs to Gardens & Inhabit: A Permaculture Perspective, Windsor Lutheran Church, 2619 E. 76th St, Chicago; teens and general audiences
3:30 pm: The Breach, Sixth Grace Presbyterian Church, 600 E, 35th St, Chicago. Arrive at 2pm to experience the Nissan Electric LEAF!
3:30: Plant Pure Nation, Garfield Park Conservatory, 300 N. Central Park Ave, Chicago
3:30 pm: Food Patriots (with Spanish subtitles), Resurrected Life Church, 4538 W. Fullerton Ave, Chicago
4 pm: A Farmer’s Road, Montessori School of Lake Forest, 13700 W. Laurel Dr, Lake Forest
6:30 pm: 3 Film Screenings- Food for Thought: Food for Life, Soil Carbon Cowboys, Man in the Maze, 19th Century Club, 178 Forest Ave, Oak Park Arrive at 5:30 pm to experience the Nissan Electric LEAF!
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Film List and Trailers
Read our full list of films along with trailers and descriptions. Most events are free, with a $5 suggested donation per screening. As seating is limited, get tickets for the screenings you wish to attend!
The views and opinions expressed in any film and/or discussion are those of the producers of the films and/or the persons making the statements during the film program and do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of One Earth Film Festival or Green Community Connections or any of their sponsors.