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At the Fork

At the Fork

John Papola and Lisa Versaci/2016/90 min/Food-Agriculture

Saturday, March 4, 2:30 p.m. [W Suburbs]
Oak Park Public Library, Oak Park

FILM DESCRIPTION: Filmmaker and omnivore John Papola, together with his vegetarian wife Lisa, offer up a timely and refreshingly unbiased look at how farm animals are raised for our consumption. With unprecedented access to large-scale conventional farms, Papola asks the tough questions behind every hamburger, glass of milk and baby-back rib. What he discovers are not heartless industrialists, but America’s farmers — real people who, along with him, are grappling with the moral dimensions of farming animals for food. 

Shark Loves the Amazon

Shark Loves the Amazon

Mark London and Cidney Hue/2012/60 min/Social Justice

Saturday, March 11, 10 a.m. [South]
Harper Theater, Chicago

CHICAGO PREMIERE. FILM DESCRIPTION: After 30 years of experience in the Amazon, author and lawyer Mark London shares a unique perspective on an issue with global consequences: Can twenty-one million people and the rainforest share the same space? With levels of deforestation approaching the point of no return at an alarming rate, London poses a provocative alternative to the age-old mantra, “Leave the forest untouched.” Learn more at Shark Loves Amazon.