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Upstream Downriver + Wings of Dust

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Upstream Downriver + Wings of Dust

In Person, Thursday, April 18, 5 p.m. CDT
Epiphany Center, Chicago [Central]
Park Ridge Community Church [North]

In Person, Thursday, April 18, 5:15 p.m.
Good Shepherd Luth. Church [W Suburbs]

Maggie Burnette Stogner/2023/30 min/Water Justice, Conservation, Health

FILM DESCRIPTION: "Upstream, Downriver" takes viewers into the heart of the battle for water justice. Powerful stories with frontline community activists are interwoven with historical context about landmark regulations.

Giorgio Ghiotto/2023/30 min/Water Justice, Conservation, Health, People & Cultures

FILM DESCRIPTION: Vidal Merma, a Peruvian Indigenous journalist, risks his life daily to secure a future where his son, Erik, can savor the simple joy of drinking clean water. This film won the 2023 Gold Medal in the Student Academy Awards.

Two short films will precede the feature films: “The Island” by Mahmut Taş and “Submerged” by Neo Sky James. “Submerged” tied for the Animation Prize in the One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest 2023.

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Young Filmmaker Voices (for Families with Kids Age 7 to 12+)

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Young Filmmaker Voices (for Families with Kids Age 7 to 12+)

In Person, Saturday, April 20, 1:30 p.m.
Oak Park Public Library [W Suburbs]
Austin Branch Library [West]

Join us to see 7 short, winning films from the One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest.

Badlands Bloom by Atiyeh Hess and Honei Semsar/2017/4 min; Green Gone by
Tess Moretti-Hill, Gabriel Jeffers, Mahea Dunn, Keanu Frith/2019/3 min; Bad Bugs by Bryn Wright/2021/2 min; Sporktagion by students of Heritage Middle School (Berwyn, Illinois)/2013/8 min; Submerged by Neo Sky James/2023/4 min; No Time to Waste, by students of Dryden Elementary School (Arlington Hts., Illinois)/2019/3 min; and My Brand New Car by Paulina Verdalet/2023/3 min.