Symphony of the Soil

"Symphony of the Soil" (2012) 103 minutes

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FILMMAKER: Deborah Coons Garcia

One Earth Film Festival Rating: 12+

TICKETS - Sunday, March 8, 3 - 5:30 PM  Triton College, Performing Arts Center (E. Campus) 2000 5th Ave., River Grove

JOHN DE GRAAF ENVIRONMENTAL FILMMAKING AWARD--Wild & Scenic Film Fesitval 2013, BEST IN FESTIVAL--Life Sciences Film Festival 2012, MERIT AWARD FOR SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION--Montana Cine International Film Festival 2012

Stay after the film for facilitated discussion with Triton faculty. John Tandarich, an earth science and geology instructor, will address soil science.  Bob Newton, sustainable agriculture technical program manager will speak about sustainable food systems.

This documentary explores elaborate relationships and mutuality among soil, water, the atmosphere, plants and animals. Filmed on four continents, featuring esteemed scientists and working farmers and ranchers, Symphony of the Soil is an intriguing presentation that highlights possibilities of healthy soil creating healthy plants creating healthy humans living on a healthy planet.

Thin Ice: The Inside Story of Climate Science

"Thin Ice: The Inside Story of Climate Science"

Filmmaker: David Sington

TICKETS - Saturday, March 7, 7 PM University of Chicago, Logan Arts Center, Chicago

Following the film, an engaging panel will answer questions and discuss opportunities for action.  Panel experts are University of Chicago Environmental Studies Professor Raymond Ladato and University of New Hampshire Climatology, Climate Dynamics, and Impacts Prediction Professor Matt Huber (via Skype).  Refreshments will be served.

The Thin Ice project began over a cup of coffee at a climate change and governance conference in Wellington in 2006. Peter Barrett (Victoria University) suggested to Simon Lamb (then at Oxford University) that he make a film about the science of climate change with his friend David Sington (DOX Productions)

The idea was to let people see an insider’s view of the astonishing range of human activity and scientific work needed to understand the world’s changing climate. Viewers would then be able to decide individually and collectively how to deal with the issue.

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Lost Rivers

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"Lost Rivers" 

Filmmaker: Caroline Bacle

TICKETS - Sunday, March 8, 3 PM, Haymarket Pub, Chicago

Once upon a time, in almost every industrial city, countless rivers flowed. We built houses along their banks. Our roads hugged their curves. And their currents fed our mills and factories. But as cities grew, we polluted rivers so much that they became conduits for deadly waterborne diseases like cholera, which was 19th century's version of the Black Plague. Our solution two centuries ago was to bury rivers underground and merge them with sewer networks.

Haymarket Pub's bar will be available for drink purchase during the film and discussion will follow with local experts.  Betsy Hands of Friends of the River, Matt Freer of the Chicago Park District, and Carey Lundin with Jens Jensen of Living Green will open the floor to questions.

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From Billions to None

"From Billions to None"

Filmmakers David Mrazek with Joel Greenberg will be in attendance and will discuss their work with the audience after the screening.

TICKETS - Sunday, March 8, 11 am

Cook County Forest Preserve, Thatcher Pavilion, River Forest

"From Billions to None: The Passenger Pigeon's Flight to Extinction" reveals the compelling story of the extinction of the passenger pigeon. For millennia, the sleek, long-distance flyer was the most abundant bird in North America and perhaps the world. This award-winning film beautifully depicts the bird and its history while pointing to exciting new developments in conservation today.

Filmmakers Joel Greenberg and David Mrazek will answer audience questions at this event.

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Portrait of an Urban Beekeeper

"Portrait of an Urban Beekeeper"

Filmmaker: Steve Ellington

TICKETS - Saturday, March 7, 3 PM - Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, South Gallery

This short film will be presented as a part of an interactive program at the Nature Museum. Afterwards, there will be group discussion and a mini bee expo, including honey tastings and demos.  Expo participants are: Jana Kinsman of Bike a Bee, Marcin Matelski of Gafield Park Conservatory, Joe Cavataio of Chicago Conservation Corps and Garfield Park Conservatory, Thad Smith and John Hansen of West Side Bee Boyz, and Leah Holloway of Heller Nature Center in Highland Park.

Field Biologist

"Field Biologist"  (2014) 55 Minutes

Filmmaker: Jared Flescher TICKETS - Saturday, March 7, 7 PM - Good Earth Greenhouse 7900 W. Madison St., River Forest

After the movie, there will time for discussion with Openlands Education Program Coordinator John Cawood, West Cook Wild Ones Director Katarina Berin, and Student Conservation Association Midwest Region Vice President Raphael Rosa.

"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.

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Virunga

"Virunga" (2014) 97 Minutes

Director: Orlando von Einsiedel Executive Producer: Leonardo DiCaprio

2015 ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEE--Best Documentary Feature One Earth Film Festival Rating: 15+, Contains Heavy Themes

TICKETS - Saturday, March 7, 3 PM - Northwestern University, Fisk Hall Room 217 1845 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, IL 60208

A powerful combination of investigative journalism and nature documentary, Virunga is the incredible true story of a group of brave people risking their lives to build a better future in a part of Africa the world has forgotten and a gripping expose of the realities of life in the Congo.

In the forested depths of eastern Congo lies Virunga National Park, one of the most bio-diverse places on Earth and home to the planet’s last remaining mountain gorillas. In this wild, but enchanted environment, a small and embattled team of park rangers - including an ex-child soldier turned ranger, a caretaker of orphan gorillas and a dedicated conservationist who’s a member of the Belgian royal family - protect this UNESCO world heritage site from armed militia, poachers and the dark forces struggling to control Congo's rich natural resources. When the newly formed M23 rebel group declares war, a new conflict threatens the lives and stability of everyone and everything they've worked so hard to protect, with the filmmakers and the film’s participants caught in the crossfire.

Jim Verzino will lead a post-film reflective discussion with the audience.  Jim is a social entrepreneur and thought leader in quality and sustainability.  His company is Inspired Business.

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Trash Dance

"Trash Dance"

Filmmaker: Andrew Garrison

One Earth Film Festival Rating: 12+

TICKETS - Saturday, March 7, 3 PM Columbia College, Film Row Cinema 1104 S. Wabash Ave., 8th Flr, Chicago, IL

WINNER--American Conservation Film Festival, BEST OF FEST--Rockport Film Festival CRYSTAL HEART AWARD--Heartland Film Festival

Choreographer Allison Orr finds beauty and grace in garbage trucks, and in the unseen men and women who pick up our trash. Filmmaker Andrew Garrison follows Orr as she rides along with Austin sanitation workers on their daily routes to observe and later convince them to perform a most unlikely spectacle. On an abandoned airport runway, two dozen trash collectors and their trucks deliver — for one night only — a stunningly beautiful and moving performance, in front of an audience of thousands.

After the movie, Columbia College dance students will present a short piece of original choreography informed by community waste systems under the direction of dance department instructors Lisa Gonzalez and Darrell Jones.  A facilitated post-film dialogue will follow.

This program is made possible by a One Earth Film Festival collaboration with Sustain Columbia and the Columbia College Dance Department.

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Just Eat It

"Just Eat It" (2014) 75 Minutes

Filmmaker: Jen Rustemeyer

One Earth Film Festival Rating: 12+

TICKETS - Sunday, March 8, 3 PM - Oak Park Public Library, 2nd Floor Veterans Room, 834 Lake Street

BEST CANADIAN DOCUMENTARY--Edmonton International Film Festival, BEST CANADIAN FEATURE--Planet in Focus, PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD--Calgary International Film Festival

Stay for an enlightening post-film discussion with Urban Farmer Jessica Rinks of Purple Leaf Farms, Oak Park and River Forest Food Pantry Board Member Betsy Backes, and Village of Oak Park Recycling Manager Karen Rozmus.

Despite the growing number of people experiencing hunger and food insecurity, the culinary pursuit of beautiful food comes at the cost of millions of pounds of wasted edibles. Acclaimed documentary “Just Eat It” uncovers the world of rejected, ‘ugly’ but otherwise delicious food wasted at every level of the chain from farm to retail to our own fridge.  Learn what change is being made and how you can modify your own food habits to reduce waste.

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A Will for the Woods

"A Will for the Woods"

Filmmaker: Amy Browne, Jeremy Kaplan, Tony Hale & Brian Wilson

One Earth Film Festival Rating: Contains Heavy Themes

TICKETS - Sunday, March 8, 3 PM

Wellington UCC, Church Sanctuary

615 W. Wellington Ave., Chicago, IL

BEST US/INTERNATIONAL FEATURE DOCUMENTARY--Kansas City FilmFest, JURY AWARD--San Francisco IndieFest, ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD--Full Frame Documentary Film Festival

Post-film discussion about green living, green dying, and being in harmony with the earth.  Panelists are Caroline Vuyadinov of the Midwest Green Burial Society and Holistic Health Consultant Gina Orlando.

What if our last act could be a gift to the planet? Determined that his final resting place will benefit the earth, musician, psychiatrist, and folk dancer Clark Wang prepares for his own green burial while battling lymphoma. With poignancy and unexpected humor, A Will for the Woods portrays the last days of a multifaceted advocate – and one community's role in the genesis of a revolutionary movement.

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