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Dolores

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Dolores

Peter Bratt/2017/95 min/Social Justice-Economic Justice

Monday, March 5, 5:30 [Downtown]
Google, Chicago
Admission free,  $12 donation appreciated, reception included
SOLD OUT!

Saturday, March 10, 4:30 p.m. [South]
Trinity United Church of Christ, Chicago

Saturday, March 10, 2 p.m. [Lake County]
Waukegan Library, Waukegan

FILM DESCRIPTION: Dolores Huerta is one of the most important, yet least known, activists in American history. She has made enormous contributions, including co-founding the first farm workers unions with Cesar Chavez. This important biopic reveals the raw, personal stakes involved in committing one’s life to social change, as Huerta, a mother to 11 children, tirelessly leads the fight for women’s rights and racial and labor justice. One of five One Earth films highlighting strong women, this Sundance selection won top awards at both the Seattle and Denver film festivals. Teens and young adults encouraged to attend. May contain heavy themes or graphic images.

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Family Films (Ages 3 to 8+)

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Family Films (Ages 3 to 8+)

Saturday, March 10, 9 a.m. [W Suburbs]
Thatcher Woods Pavilion, River Forest

Includes three short films. The Song for Rain Yawen Zheng/2012/8 min. This heart-warming, dialogue-free, animated film teaches how friends and small gifts from nature can brighten the day. Sweet Cocoon Matéo Bernard/2017/6 min. This delightful Oscar-nominated animation follows two insects who help a struggling caterpillar in her metamorphosis. Piper Alan Barillaro/2017/6 min. Academy-award winning animated short Piper tells the exciting tale of a hungry sandpiper who ventures from her nest for the first time to dig for food. Featuring an endearing mother/child relationship and an important message about independence, Piper urges viewers to overcome their greatest fears.

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Family Films (Ages 9 to 13+)

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Family Films (Ages 9 to 13+)

Saturday, March 10, 11 a.m. [W Suburbs]
Thatcher Woods Pavilion, River Forest

Three short films will be shown: Straws Linda Booker/2017/32 min. Through colorful animation and live action, Straws shows us the problems caused by plastic pollution and empowers us to be part of the solution. The film features an 11-year old from Costa Rica who developed  the #NoStrawChallenge that has become a world-wide movement. The Discarded Annie Costner, Adrienne Hall and Carla Dauden/2016/18 min. Filmmakers juxtapose stunning, drone-captured images of Rio de Janiero’s natural beauty with sewage and garbage that pour into its bay. The film asks, What does it mean to ignore subsets of society, to label some as worthy, and others as discarded? Verge ChingTien Chu/2017/3 min. This non-dialogue, high-quality animated short follows a young sea turtle’s ocean voyage through polluted water. Teens and young adults are encouraged to attend.

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Food for Thought, Food for Life

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Food for Thought, Food for Life

Susan Rockefeller/2014/22 min/Food-Agriculture

Sunday, March 4, 2 p.m. [Lake County]
St. Joseph Church, Libertyville

Saturday, March 10, 6 p.m. [North]
St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Park Ridge
(please enter at Crescent Ave. entrance)
Resource Fair 6 p.m., Film at 7 p.m.
Admission $7

FILM DESCRIPTION: We want our food fast, convenient and cheap, but at what cost? As farms have become supersized, our environment suffers and so does the quality of our food. Food for Thought, Food for Life explains the downsides of current agribusiness practices, and brings to the table farmers, chefs, researchers, educators, and advocates who are active in the local food movement. The film is both poetic and practical; its powerful examination of the connections between our planet and our well-being is accompanied by specific strategies that protect both.

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Jane

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Jane

Brett Morgan/2017/90 min/Wildlife

Saturday, March 3, 10 a.m. [North]
Pickwick Theatre, Park Ridge
Admission $7

Saturday, March 10, 1 p.m. [W Suburbs]
Thatcher Woods Pavilion, River Forest

FILM DESCRIPTION: Drawing from more than 100 hours of never-before-seen footage from the National Geographic archives, Oscar-nominated director Brett Morgan tells the story of Jane Goodall, a woman whose chimpanzee research challenged the prevailing scientific consensus and revolutionized our understanding of the natural world. Set to music by composer Philip Glass, the film offers an intimate portrait of one of the world’s most admired conservationists. Jane is one of several One Earth Film Festival selections highlighting strong women. Teens and young adults encouraged to attend. May contain heavy themes and graphic images.

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Kokota: The Islet of Hope

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Kokota: The Islet of Hope

Craig Norris/2016/29 min/Climate Change

Saturday, March 10, 10 a.m. [Lake County]
Warren Township High School, Gurnee

FILM DESCRIPTION: Nearly ten years ago a tiny island called Kokota was hit hard by the effects of climate change and deforestation. But over time, the people learned to change their practices and heal their land. This short film won top prizes at the DC Environmental Film Festival and at India's largest eco film festival. High school students planned this event which includes two other shorts: Youth as Solutionaries (TEDx), and Kid Warrior: The Xiuhtzcatl Martinez Story. Teens and young adults encouraged to attend.

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Straws

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Straws

Linda Booker/2017/32 min/Waste

Saturday, March 3, 2 p.m. [Lake County]
Prairie Crossing School, Grayslake

Saturday, March 10, 11 a.m. [W Suburbs]
Thatcher Woods Pavilion, River Forest

Saturday, March 10, 6 p.m. [North]
St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Park Ridge
(please enter at Crescent Ave. entrance)
Resource Fair at 6 p.m. Film at 7 p.m.
Admission $7

CHICAGO-AREA PREMIERE. FILM DESCRIPTION: It’s time to ditch your straw. With colorful animation and segments narrated by Oscar winner Tim Robbins, this award-winning, 32-minute film explains the problems stemming from plastic pollution and empowers you to be part of the solution. Americans use once and then toss an estimated 500 million straws every day. Ocean Conservancy ranks plastic straws as the fifth most common items on beaches. They also wind up in landfills, litter streets and add to the estimated 8.5 metric tons of plastic debris in oceans annually. Teens and young adults encouraged to attend.

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The Discarded

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The Discarded

Annie Costner, Adrienne Hall and Carla Dauden/2016/18 min/Waste

Saturday, March 10, 11 a.m. [W Suburbs]
Thatcher Woods Pavilion, River Forest

FILM DESCRIPTION: Filmmakers Annie Costner (actor Kevin Costner’s daughter), Adrienne Hall and Carla Dauden juxtapose stunning drone-captured images of Rio de Janiero’s natural beauty with sewage and garbage that pour into its bay. In Portuguese with English subtitles, the film is narrated by locals, including a 9-year old boy who sails the garbage-choked waters and an elderly man who turns debris into art. Teens, athletes, scientists, and policymakers speak about the seemingly insurmountable challenges of Rio’s pollution crisis and reasons for hope. Filmmakers show the city’s effort to bandage the problem with expensive one-time solutions to serve tourists for the Summer Olympics. Viewers are also left with big questions: What does it mean to ignore subsets of society, to label some as worthy, and others as discarded?