Vanishing Pearls

"Vanishing Pearls"

Filmmaker: Nailah Jefferson, Dean Blanchard

One Earth Film Festival Rating: 15+, Contains Heavy Themes

Tickets - Sunday, March 8, 12:30 PM

Wellington UCC, Church Sanctuary

615 W. Wellington Ave., Chicago

OFFICIAL SELECTION--Slamdance Film Festival 2014

After the film, David McClellan of Calvert Investment Management Inc. and Jim Verzino of Inspired Business, will discuss socially responsible investing.  

"Vanishing Pearls" is the story of paradise lost – an ongoing, environmental David and Goliath struggle between multinational oil and gas company BP plc (Beyond Petroleum) and a 300 person, Louisiana Gulf community dependant on oyster fishing. The battlefield is the Gulf coast of Louisiana, and the opening salvo was the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KM6xdvrP9I

No Land No Food No Life

"No Land No Food No Life"

Filmmaker: Amy Miller

One Earth Film Festival Rating: 15+, Contains Heavy Themes

TICKETS - Saturday, March 7, 11 AM - Institute of Cultural Affairs, Bonhoeffer Room, 6th Flr, 4750 N. Sheridan Rd, Chicago, IL

This screening is offered in partnership with Oxfam and is an International Women's Day event.  After the film Oxfam America Advocacy Advisor Adam Olson as well as Shift Founder and Chief Executive Officer Tricia Martinez will open the floor to discussion.

No Land No Food No Life is a hard-hitting film which explores sustainable small scale agriculture and the urgent call for an end to corporate global land grabs. This feature length documentary gives voice to those directly affected by combining personal stories, and vérité footage of communities fighting to retain control of their land.

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Arise

"Arise" (2012) 78 minutes

Filmmaker: Lori Joyce and Candice Orlando Narrator:  Daryl Hannah

2 Screenings - Saturday, March 7 at 11 am Tickets -  St. Martin's Episcopal Church, 5700 Midway Park, Chicago, IL Tickets - Trinity UCC, 400 W. 95th St., Chicago, IL

In honor of International Women's Day, we will have all-women panels for discussion afterwards.  At St. Martin's, Marnee Ware of Prosser Community Garden, Maggie Leineger of Industrious Anarchy Socially Sustainable Textiles, and Raina Long of St. Martin's Urban Solutions will take questions. At Trinity UCC, "Arise" Executive Producer Molly Ross as well as Vegan Chef and Health Minister/Food Justice Advocate for Trinity UCC Monica Moss will take questions.

This film captures the portraits and stories of extraordinary women around the world who are coming together to heal the injustices against the earth.  It weaves together poetry, music, art and stunning scenery to create a hopeful and collective story that inspires us to work for the earth.

 

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Edible City

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"Edible City" (2012) 55 minutes

Filmmaker: Andrew Hasse

One Earth Film Festival Rating: 15+

Edible City is a documentary film that introduces a diverse cast of extraordinary characters who are challenging the paradigm of our broken food system. The film digs deep into their unique perspectives and transformative work, finding inspirational, grass-roots solutions based on growing local food systems and economies.

THERE WILL BE THREE SCREENINGS:

TICKETS - Saturday, March 7,  3 PM -- ICA, Bonhoeffer Rm., 6th Flr., 4750 N. Sheridan Rd., Chicago, IL

Post-film panel discussion with local good food activists and organizations, including the Animalia Project.

TICKETS - Saturday, March 7, 3 PM -- Pleasant Home, 217 Home Ave., Oak Park, IL

Post-film discussion with Seamus Ford of Root Riot Urban Garden Network and Marnie Ware of Prosser Community Garden.

TICKETS - Sunday, March 8, 3-5:30 PM -- VIEW & BREW @ Wire, 6815 W. Roosevelt Rd, Berwyn, IL

View & Brew will include special food tastings with Sugar Beet Co-Op

Post-film discussion with Vice President and Co-Founder of the Resiliency Institute Michelle Hickey, Chicago State University Geography Professor and Chicago Food Policy Advisory Council Board member Dr. Daniel Block, Urban Till Executive Manager Andy Kaczkowski, and Hazzard Free Farm Owner Andrea (Andy) Hazzard.

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Return of the River

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"Return of the River" (2013) 69 minutes

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Tickets - Saturday, March 7, 10 AM

Classic Cinemas Lake Theatre, 1022 Lake Street, Oak Park, IL

After the film, there will be time for discussion with Goldman Environmental Prize recipient Kim Wasserman, director of organizing and strategy for Little Village Environmental Justice Organization. River Forest President Cathy Adduci will facilitate the discussion.

"Return of the River" offers a story of hope and possibility amid grim environmental news. It is a film for our time: an invitation to consider crazy ideas that could transform the world for the better. It features an unlikely success story for environmental and cultural restoration.

This film kicks of our Saturday schedule at Lake Theatre in downtown Oak Park.  Stay in the area after the film to enjoy the shops and restaurants of downtown Oak Park.  Several restaurants deals for festival goers. Specials TBA.

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Nature Is Speaking & Carbon for Water

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SPECIAL PROGRAM WITH SACRED KEEPERS:

"Nature is Speaking"   &

"Carbon for Water"  (2011) 22 minutes

BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY--2012 NYLA International Film Festival, BEST ENVIRONMENTAL SHORT FILM--2012 Indie Spirit Film Festival, BEST EDUCATIONAL FILM--2012 Mexico International Film Festival

Filmmaker: Elsa Lopez

One Earth Film Festival Rating: Ages 7+, Contains Heavy Themes

TICKETS - Saturday, March 7, 3 PM

Sacred Keepers Sustainability Lab, Second Floor,  4445 South King Drive, Chicago, IL

Winner of nearly two dozen best in category film festival awards, Carbon for Water has inspired audiences and policymakers across the globe with the story of  Vestergaard’s innovative solution for improving the health of millions of Kenyans and the environment in which they live.

Unsafe water claims more lives than war. In Kenya, water insecurity is a life-threatening reality, and the population is expected to leap from 40 million to 60 million in the next twenty years. Most of the country still depends on wood and charcoal for household energy, and forest cover is dwindling. At the same time, the climate is changing: rainfall is decreasing, river levels are low and water contamination is on the rise. In the fierce competition for shrinking resources, the most vulnerable are women and girls, who are responsible for finding water and fuel for their families.

This program will screen a series of short films, "Nature Is Speaking" along with "Carbon for Water"  followed by a special discussion program in partnership with Sacred Keepers. Panelists are Jesse Vega-Perkins and Sam Cohen of Engineers Without Borders at Northwestern University as well as Kaijah Censotti of My Chosen Vessels Youth Board and Sacred Keepers Youth Council.

The Sacred Keepers Sustainability Lab is a Chicago based, non-profit organization dedicated to sustainability and environmental service learning, youth driven social philanthropy and connecting our youth to nature and indigenous cultures.

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Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret

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"Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret" (2014) 85 minutes

Filmmaker: Kip Anderson

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One Earth Film Festival Rating:  15+, Contains Heavy Themes

TICKETS

Discussion will follow both screenings.

After the Elmhurst show, Dr. Gurram Gopal, business administration professor and Elmhurst College sustainability committee member, will open the floor for questions and answers. 

After the Evanston show, Tom Cushing will moderate discussion with representatives from Northwestern University's Sustainable Food Talks, WeLoveEvanston (Earth Hour City Challenge), Weston A. Price, and Real Foods Campus Campaign after the Evanston show. Refreshments will follow this program.

"Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret" is a groundbreaking feature-length environmental documentary following an intrepid filmmaker as he uncovers the most destructive industry facing the planet today, and investigates why the world's leading environmental organizations are too afraid to talk about it.

This One Earth Film Festival selection will be screened on two occasions: Saturday, March 7 at 11 AM in partnership with Elmhurst College and the Elmhurst Cool Cities Coalition and on Saturday, March 7 at 7 PM in partnership with Northwestern University.

Angel Azul

"Angel Azul" (2014) 74 minutes

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Filmmakers: Marcy Cravat & Kath Delaney

BEST DOCUMENTARY - Breckenridge Film Festival, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - UNAFF

PRE-EVENT SCREENING: Tuesday, March 3, 12 PM & 7 PM @ Classic Cinemas Lake Theatre, 1022 Lake Street, Oak Park, IL 

TICKETS - Saturday, March 7, 11 AM - Chicago Cultural Center, Claudia Cassidy Theatre, 77 E. Randolph Street, Chicago, IL

After each screening, there will time for discussion with experts. On March 3, noon matinee panelists are Gary Wilson, an independent journalist/commentator for Great Lakes Echo and WKAR Current State, and Katie Larson, education manager at Alliance for the Great Lakes.

After the evening show March 3, panelists are Margot McMahon, artist and board member for Chicago Sculpture International and Michael Dimitroff, manager of art initiatives for the Chicago Park District Department of Cultural and Natural Resources. 

On March 7, WBEZ reporter and producer Shannon Heffernan will moderate a discussion after the screening with artist Margot McMahon and glass artist Bryan Northup.  Be sure to view their found-object art exhibit before and after the show.

Angel Azul explores the artistic journey of Jason deCaires Taylor, an innovative artist who combines creativity with an important environmental solution; the creation of artificial coral reefs from statues he's cast from live models. When algae overtakes the reefs however, experts provide the facts about the perilous situation coral reefs currently face and solutions necessary to save them. Peter Coyote generously provides insightful narration that leaves viewers pondering our connection to this valuable and beautiful ecosystem.

One Earth Film Festival, through support of venue partners, offers three opportunities to view "Angel Azul". Tuesdays Pre-Event Screenings at Lake Theatre are made possible through partnership with Classic Cinemas Lake Theatre.  Saturday morning's screening is possible through partnership with the Chicago Cultural Center.

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The Carbon Rush

"The Carbon Rush" 

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Filmmaker: Amy Miller

ONE EARTH FILM FEST TEAM RATING:  Recommended for Adult Audiences. Contains heavy themes and disturbing images.

TICKETS - Sunday, March 8, 12:30 - 2:30 pm

Ascension Church School, Pine Room - Lower Level (180) 601 Van Buren, Oak Park, IL 60304

Arrive early, at noon, for refreshments, and stay after the film for a lively discussion with Director of Illinois PIRG Abe Scarr, Merrill Lynch Group Financial Professional William Reilly, as well as Tom Masters of  Ascension Catholic Church Peace and Justice Committee.

Hundreds of hydroelectric dams in Panama. Incinerators burning garbage in India. Biogas extracted from palm oil in Honduras. Eucalyptus forests harvested for charcoal in Brazil. What do these projects have in common? They are all receiving carbon credits for offsetting pollution created somewhere else. But what impact are these offsets having? Are they actually reducing emissions? And what about the people and the communities where these projects have been set up?

THE CARBON RUSH takes us around the world to meet the people most impacted. They are the least heard in the cacophony surrounding this emerging “green-gold” multi-billion dollar carbon industry.

Watch the Trailer

Project Wild Thing

"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

A film with three screenings and a One Earth Film Festival rating: Great for ages 15+

TICKETS  - Saturday, March 7, 3 pm @ Prairie Crossing School, 1581 Jones Point Road, Grayslake (Lake County), IL

Before and after the film, there will be group discussion with Director of Conservation Partnerships for Conserve Lake County Sarah Surroz, Sustainability Manager for College of Lake County David Husemoller, Nathan Aaberg of Liberty Prairie Foundation, and President and CEO of WRD Environmental Geoff Deigan.  A reception will follow.

Tickets! - Saturday, March 7, 7 - 9:30 pm @ Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, South Gallery, 2430 North Cannon Drive, Chicago, IL

Discussion will continue after film with a panel comprised of Nature Museum Educator David Bild, Brookfield Zoo Community Programs Assistant Tara de Vaul, and Openlands Education Coordinator Kristin Loverde.

Tickets! - Sunday, March 8, 11 am - 1:30 pm  @ Garfield Park Conservatory, 300 N. Central Park Ave., Chicago IL

Post-film discussion will include the following panel: North Park Village Nature Center Program Specialist Sean Shaffer, Chicago Park District's Nature Oasis Program Manager Kathleen Solis, and Chicago Park District Director of Conservatories Mary Eysenbach.

David Bond is concerned. His kids' waking hours are dominated by a cacophony of marketing, and a screen dependence threatening to turn them into glassy-eyed zombies. Like city kids everywhere, they spend way too much time indoors - not like it was back in his day. He decides it's time to get back to nature - literally. In an attempt to compete with the brands, which take up a third of his daughter's life, Bond appoints himself Marketing Director for Nature. Like any self-respecting salesman, he sets about developing a campaign and a logo. With the help of a number of bemused professionals, he is soon selling Nature to British families. His humorous journey unearths some painful truths about modern family life. His product is free, plentiful and has proven benefits - but is Nature past its sell-by date?

Seats are limited. Reserve your tickets today for a recommended $5 donation per ticket.

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