[OKC] FW: Organic Food, Climate Change, Energy and Peter Matthiessen

[Shauna Lawyer Struby]

Interesting films in this festival .

 

Sent: Friday, February 12, 2010 6:25 AM
Subject: Organic Food, Climate Change, Energy and Peter Matthiessen

 

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Contact: Helen Strong
info at envirofilmfest.org
Phone: 202-342-2564

Organic Food, Climate Change, Energy
and Peter Matthiessen

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The 18th annual Environmental Film Festival in the
Nation's Capital, March 16 through 28, will present 155 films selected to
provide fresh perspectives on environmental issues facing earth.  The vital
connections between food and the environment are a major theme of the 2010
Festival, which also examines global warming, energy alternatives and
threats to water and wildlife.  The Festival features 66 Washington, D.C.,
United States and world premieres; 56 filmmakers will discuss their work at
the Festival along with 94 scientists, environmental experts and special
guests. 

Two-time National Book Award winner Peter Matthiessen will speak about the
impact of climate change on Arctic cultures; a cinematic portrait, Peter
Matthiessen: No Boundaries, about the life and work of this renowned
naturalist, author and explorer, will also be shown. The Dutch film, The
Last Days of Shishmaref, will treat a similar theme, depicting the effects
of global warming on an Inupiaq Eskimo community in Alaska.

Climate Refugees focuses on mass global migrations caused by environmental
disasters linked to earth's changing climate. Acid Test examines the
critical and related problem of ocean acidification that occurs when carbon
dioxide in earth's atmosphere enters the ocean. Renowned oceanographer
Sylvia Earle will speak after this screening.

Films on food and agriculture focus on sources of food, the growth of a
sustainable food culture in America and how food production and
transportation affect the condition of our planet. Farmed Salmon Exposed
shows the environmental damage caused by salmon aquaculture around the
world. Seed Hunter spotlights the search for seed genes able to withstand
global warming. Dirt! The Movie and Soil in Good Heart highlight the key
role of topsoil in creating nourishing food. Nora! profiles Washington
restaurateur Nora Pouillon, founder of the nation's first certified organic
restaurant. 

The adverse environmental consequences of the current natural gas drilling
boom in America are examined in the film, GasLand. The effects of
mountaintop removal are revealed in Coal Country, while Clean?Coal considers
whether coal mining can be clean. Split Estate exposes the problems that
arise when property ownership doesn't extent to natural resources beneath
the ground.  Carbon Nation reports on the progress being made toward green
energy solutions in the United States.

Renowned journalist and author Hedrick Smith will present Poisoned Waters,
among the films on global water issues screened with the Pulitzer Center on
Crisis Reporting in celebration of World Water Day. The film, Waterlife,
explores the degradation of the Great Lakes, the largest supply of fresh
water in the world, while other films deal with restoring the Anacostia
River in Washington, D.C.

Turtle: The Incredible Journey traces the extraordinary lifetime journey of
the loggerhead turtle and Frogs: The Thin Green Line explores the mysterious
disappearance of frogs. Who Killed Crassostrea virginica? investigates the
decline of oysters in the Chesapeake Bay while American Eagle chronicles the
return of this American icon from the brink of extinction. Lords of Nature
illuminates the role of great predators in maintaining the balance of nature
in protected areas. The struggle of wildlife to survive the winter in
Yellowstone National Park is illustrated in two films: Out of Yellowstone
and Yellowstone: Winter. Winners from the 2009 Jackson Hole Wildlife Film
Festival will also be shown.

How to build a carbon neutral house, the construction of an entire green
city in Kansas, the threat posed by invasive species, restoring Mozambique's
Gorongosa National Park, the health hazards of cellular technology,
protecting rainforests and orangutans in Indonesia and the toxic effects of
plastics on our global environment are among other topics examined in the
2010 Festival.

The Environmental Film Festival has become the leading showcase for
environmental films in the United States. Presented in collaboration with
over 100 global, national and local organizations, the Festival is one of
the largest cooperative cultural events in the nation's capital. Films are
screened at 56 venues throughout the city. Most screenings are free.

For a complete schedule, visit the Festival Web site at
www.dcenvironmentalfilmfest.org <http://www.dcenvironmentalfilmfest.org
<http://www.dcenvironmentalfilmfest.org/> > .
Photographs are available on our Web site or by email from
info at envirofilmfest.org <mailto:info at envirofilmfest.org> . To receive a film
brochure, sign up for our mailing list on the Web site, email us at
info at envirofilmfest.org or call 202-342-2564.

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