Earthbound - Enviro Docs Film Series
Calling All Occupants of Planet Earth: Earthbound - Enviro Docs Film Series
Denver Public Library's Fresh City Life partners with Denver Open Media for a film series that celebrates the environment and explores sustainability issues.
In a partnership with Denver's new public access channel, Denver Open Media and The Denver Public Library, the Denver Public Library continues their Fresh City Life cultural programming with their latest installment: GREEN, including workshops, cooking demos, guest speakers and their popular film series. Earthbound – Enviro Docs focuses on some today's hottest environmental topics – including the Oscar-winning An Inconvenient Truth. This film was produced by Global Warming Activist Laurie David, who will also be the keynote speaker for the finale of this series of events.
Films presented Tuesdays, March 27, April 3, 10, 17, 24, 6:30-9p at the Denver Open Media Studios, 700 Kalamath Street . Roster of films includes Fed Up!, Blue Vinyl, An Inconvenient Truth, Who Killed the Electric Car?, and Baraka. Specialists on the subject of each film will host after-film discussion. All films are free to the public.
Full Event Schedule:
Tuesday, March 27 - Fed Up!, (2002)
Directed by Angelo Sacerdote. About 70% of the food we eat contains genetically engineered ingredients and the biotech industry is spending $50 million a year to convince us that this technology is our only hope. Using hilarious and disturbing archival footage and featuring interviews with farmers, scientists, government officials and activists, FED UP! presents an entertaining and compelling overview of our current food production system from the Green Revolution to the Biotech Revolution and what we can do about it. It also introduces us to local Bay Area organic farmers from Purisima Greens Farm and the Live Power Community Farm, presenting community supported agriculture (CSA) and small- scale organic farming as real alternatives to agribusiness and industrial food. 57 minutes. Unrated.
Tuesday, April 3– Blue Vinyl (2002)
Directed by Daniel B. Gold and Judith Helfand. Starring Judith Helfand. You' ll never sit comfortably again on those ubiquitous white plastic lawn chairs after seeing this film; Blue Vinyl, by turns hilarious and heartbreaking, reveals the chemical toxicity, environmental damage and corporate malfeasance in the production of PVC (polyvinyl chloride). This funny film offers serious advice about how to get out from under our reliance on chemical materials that we have always assumed were safe. 98 minutes. Unrated.
Tuesday, April 10- An Inconvenient Truth (2006)
Directed by Davis Guggenheim. Starring Al Gore. The controversial documentary that prompted film critic Roger Ebert to write, "In 39 years, I have never written these words in a movie review, but here they are: You owe it to yourself to see this film. If you do not, and you have grandchildren, you should explain to them why you decided not to." A strong recommendation for a film that tells it like it is: Global warming is real. It is caused by human activity. Mankind and its governments must begin immediate action to halt and reverse it. This film is a primer on climate change and a good starting place for anyone who wants to be involved in making the world and their community more sustainable. After-film discussion hosted by Chuck Kutscher of NREL (National Renewable Energy Lab). 100 minutes. Rated PG.
Tuesday, April 17-Who Killed the Electric Car? (2006)
Directed by Chris Paine. Told like an episode of CSI: Detroit, this documentary is a loving post mortem on the almost unnoticed rise and suspicious disappearance of the electric car. With all the usual suspects (the government, the U.S. car manufacturers, and big oil) lined up next to some unusual suspects (for instance, YOU, dear viewer), we all get to partake in some accusatory finger-pointing. But when the dust in this humorous documentary has finally settled, you 'll be left with the feeling that something very wrong and very underhanded has happened and you stood by and watched. Redemption and some where-do-we-go-from-here advice in the final minutes offers hope for the future of alternative personal transportation. Don't miss this educational film. 92 minutes.
Rated PG.
Tuesday, April 24-Baraka (1992)
Directed by Ron Fricke. Offering a sense of empowerment in a world that often feels out of control, Baraka is full of intense and exquisite images of life on this small planet. Emphasizing the interconnectedness of all things, this nonverbal, purely visual film explores our place in the environment a place that is powerful and insignificant all at the same time. "Baraka" is a Sufi word which means variously "essence" or "breath", or most commonly "blessing". The film underscores this title by wordlessly showing the unimaginable beauty of our planet and reminding us what a blessing it is to be here to experience it. A good starting place for anyone who would like to be a good steward of the environment. 96 minutes. Unrated.
Fresh City Life events and programs are free. For programming and event details, visit us on the Web at www.denverlibrary.org/fresh or call 720.865.1206.
Denver Public Library's Fresh City Life partners with Denver Open Media for a film series that celebrates the environment and explores sustainability issues.
In a partnership with Denver's new public access channel, Denver Open Media and The Denver Public Library, the Denver Public Library continues their Fresh City Life cultural programming with their latest installment: GREEN, including workshops, cooking demos, guest speakers and their popular film series. Earthbound – Enviro Docs focuses on some today's hottest environmental topics – including the Oscar-winning An Inconvenient Truth. This film was produced by Global Warming Activist Laurie David, who will also be the keynote speaker for the finale of this series of events.
Films presented Tuesdays, March 27, April 3, 10, 17, 24, 6:30-9p at the Denver Open Media Studios, 700 Kalamath Street . Roster of films includes Fed Up!, Blue Vinyl, An Inconvenient Truth, Who Killed the Electric Car?, and Baraka. Specialists on the subject of each film will host after-film discussion. All films are free to the public.
Full Event Schedule:
Tuesday, March 27 - Fed Up!, (2002)
Directed by Angelo Sacerdote. About 70% of the food we eat contains genetically engineered ingredients and the biotech industry is spending $50 million a year to convince us that this technology is our only hope. Using hilarious and disturbing archival footage and featuring interviews with farmers, scientists, government officials and activists, FED UP! presents an entertaining and compelling overview of our current food production system from the Green Revolution to the Biotech Revolution and what we can do about it. It also introduces us to local Bay Area organic farmers from Purisima Greens Farm and the Live Power Community Farm, presenting community supported agriculture (CSA) and small- scale organic farming as real alternatives to agribusiness and industrial food. 57 minutes. Unrated.
Tuesday, April 3– Blue Vinyl (2002)
Directed by Daniel B. Gold and Judith Helfand. Starring Judith Helfand. You' ll never sit comfortably again on those ubiquitous white plastic lawn chairs after seeing this film; Blue Vinyl, by turns hilarious and heartbreaking, reveals the chemical toxicity, environmental damage and corporate malfeasance in the production of PVC (polyvinyl chloride). This funny film offers serious advice about how to get out from under our reliance on chemical materials that we have always assumed were safe. 98 minutes. Unrated.
Tuesday, April 10- An Inconvenient Truth (2006)
Directed by Davis Guggenheim. Starring Al Gore. The controversial documentary that prompted film critic Roger Ebert to write, "In 39 years, I have never written these words in a movie review, but here they are: You owe it to yourself to see this film. If you do not, and you have grandchildren, you should explain to them why you decided not to." A strong recommendation for a film that tells it like it is: Global warming is real. It is caused by human activity. Mankind and its governments must begin immediate action to halt and reverse it. This film is a primer on climate change and a good starting place for anyone who wants to be involved in making the world and their community more sustainable. After-film discussion hosted by Chuck Kutscher of NREL (National Renewable Energy Lab). 100 minutes. Rated PG.
Tuesday, April 17-Who Killed the Electric Car? (2006)
Directed by Chris Paine. Told like an episode of CSI: Detroit, this documentary is a loving post mortem on the almost unnoticed rise and suspicious disappearance of the electric car. With all the usual suspects (the government, the U.S. car manufacturers, and big oil) lined up next to some unusual suspects (for instance, YOU, dear viewer), we all get to partake in some accusatory finger-pointing. But when the dust in this humorous documentary has finally settled, you 'll be left with the feeling that something very wrong and very underhanded has happened and you stood by and watched. Redemption and some where-do-we-go-from-here advice in the final minutes offers hope for the future of alternative personal transportation. Don't miss this educational film. 92 minutes.
Rated PG.
Tuesday, April 24-Baraka (1992)
Directed by Ron Fricke. Offering a sense of empowerment in a world that often feels out of control, Baraka is full of intense and exquisite images of life on this small planet. Emphasizing the interconnectedness of all things, this nonverbal, purely visual film explores our place in the environment a place that is powerful and insignificant all at the same time. "Baraka" is a Sufi word which means variously "essence" or "breath", or most commonly "blessing". The film underscores this title by wordlessly showing the unimaginable beauty of our planet and reminding us what a blessing it is to be here to experience it. A good starting place for anyone who would like to be a good steward of the environment. 96 minutes. Unrated.
Fresh City Life events and programs are free. For programming and event details, visit us on the Web at www.denverlibrary.org/fresh or call 720.865.1206.
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