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How We Chose This Year’s Change-making Slate of Films

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How We Chose This Year’s Change-making Slate of Films

Ever wondered how the films for One Earth Film Festival are selected? Reviewing films is a volunteer role, and one way that you can get involved with the film fest next year. Film reviewing usually starts in the summer—we call it our "summer movie club."

Many film festivals seek submissions, but we have a unique model in that we go out looking for the best of the best films from all over the world. We look at other film festivals, industry awards, what's hot in popular culture, and recommendations from festival friends.

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Filmmakers Flock to the Fest

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Filmmakers Flock to the Fest

We’re happy to have filmmakers (directors, producers, film subjects, and writers) joining us for 14 festival programs during our 10th anniversary run. The filmmakers listed below will be participating virtually from around the globe in post-viewing panel discussions. Click on the film names below to book free tickets (for most events) and ask questions via live chat.

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Filmmaker Q&A with Sanjay Rawal of 'Gather: The Fight to Revitalize Our Native Foodways'

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Filmmaker Q&A with Sanjay Rawal of 'Gather: The Fight to Revitalize Our Native Foodways'

Q: What is the focus of your film?

A: The film looks at colonization and the destruction of food systems, and at those attempting to revive them. It focuses on areas that were colonized post-1870s, west of the Mississippi—places where I could find the essential imagery, the photographic evidence, I needed to tell these stories. The challenge was to hone a very large subject scope into something based in image. Structure is essential in film, as are length considerations, as is, of course, finding the best stories to tell.

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10th Anniversary Season Drinks: Turmeric Beer & One Earth Mule

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10th Anniversary Season Drinks: Turmeric Beer & One Earth Mule

Our 10th anniversary launch party mixologist, Dave Hudson, author of “A Year of Magical Drinking: Cocktails in the Time of COVID,” created this drink—Turmeric Beer (non-alcoholic) One Earth Mule (with alcohol)—just for our filmmakers toast (link to invite page), happening this Friday at 6 p.m. Join us!

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Get Your One Earth Zoom Background for Our 10th Anniversary Launch Party

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Get Your One Earth Zoom Background for Our 10th Anniversary Launch Party

We know you're going to glam out for our 10th anniversary launch party this Friday 3/5. Why not get the rest of your vibe going with your very own One Earth zoom background for the big night?

We've got 10 festive choices for you, all around themes like: clean air, good food, green energy and more.

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Filmmaker Q&A with Sylvia Johnson of 'Mermaids Against Plastic'

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Filmmaker Q&A with Sylvia Johnson of 'Mermaids Against Plastic'

What was your motivation for making “Mermaids Against Plastic?”

I went on vacation to the Quintana Roo region of Mexico, on the Yucatan Peninsula. We were walking on a beach in a spectacular, remote area and I was horrified by the amount of plastic covering the beach. It was coming from all over the world—the U.S., Russia, China, South America. It made me realize that the responsibility for this is on all of us. People need to understand that this is where their plastic is going.