Children & Families Film Program for Ages 3-6+
TICKETS – Saturday, March 7, 10 AM – Oak Park Public Library, Main Branch
Come early for a special appearance by the 206 Food Truck which will have hot coffee and waffles available for sale.
This special program offers films perfect for children ages 3-6. Short films include “Bear Has a Story to Tell,” “Cloudette” and “Blackout”. The interactive program will also incorporate fun opportunities for kids to explore important environmental themes.
Children & Families Film Program for Ages 7-12+
TICKETS – Saturday, March 7, 11 AM – Oak Park Public Library, Main Branch
Come early for a special appearance by the 206 Food Truck which will have hot coffee and waffles available for sale.
This special program offers films perfect for children ages 7-12+. Kids will enjoy three short films including “Reuse, Recycle, Reclaim!”, “Flip Flotsam” and “I Have a Question: Where Does My Garbage Go?” After the films kids can visit “Action Stations” hosted by local experts for opportunities to show their love for nature!
Film Cafe: Teen Program
“Search for the Big Seven: Garden of Eden” “The Meaning of Wild” & “Young Voices for the Planet”
TICKETS
Sunday, March 8, 11 AM -- Willard Elementary School, 1250 Ashland Ave., River Forest
Come early to purchase hot coffee, eggs and waffles from the 206 Food Trucks.
This special program is great for teens, 13+ and will include three short films followed by opportunities for action.
"Field Biologist" (2014) 55 Minutes
FILMMAKER: JARED FLESCHER TICKETS - Saturday, March 7, 7 PM – Good Earth Greenhouse 7900 W. Madison St., River Forest
“Field Biologist” is the story of 22-year-old Tyler Christensen, a talented but underemployed high school graduate from New Jersey still trying to figure out what to do with his life. Tyler’s great love is being outside, chasing birds and studying wildlife. One day he decides—brushing aside his lack of a college degree or scientific credentials—to drop everything and travel to Costa Rica to start doing his own conservation-oriented research on birds in the tropics.
Enjoy this special screening at Good Earth Greenhouse. Come early to buy a smoothie at The Juice Joint.
“Project Wild Thing” (2013, 83m)
FILMMAKER: DAVID BOND
GRAND PRIX AWARD–Japan Prize 2014, FINALIST–Social Impact Media Awards 2014, INSPIRING LIVES AWARD–San Francisco Green Film Festival 2014
ONE EARTH FILM FESTIVAL RATING: GREAT FOR AGES 15+
BEST FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN UNDER AGE 12.
TICKETS (coming soon) – Saturday, March 7, 3 pm @ Prairie Crossing School, Lake County, IL
Tickets! – Saturday, March 7, 7 – 9:30 pm @ Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, South Gallery, 2430 North Cannon Drive, Chicago, IL
Tickets! – Sunday, March 8, 11 am – 1:30 pm @ Garfield Park Conservatory, 300 N. Central Park Ave., Chicago IL
Parents are specially invited to view “Project Wild Thing” (view trailer below) Hailed by The Guardian as a film that will ‘change your life.’, “Project Wild Thing” is a film led movement that seeks to reconnect kids (and their parents) with nature. The feature-length documentary takes a funny and revealing look at a complex issue, the increasingly disparate connection between children and nature.
