Food

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Evolution of Organic

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Evolution of Organic

Mark Kitchell/2017/85 min/Food-Agriculture

Saturday, March 3, 6:30 p.m. [W Suburbs]
Good Earth Greenhouse, River Forest
Admission $20, includes reception

Sunday, March 4, 6 p.m. [South]
St. Paul & the Redeemer, Chicago

FILM DESCRIPTION: This is the story of organic agriculture, told by those who built the movement. Narrated by actress Frances McDormand, and featuring songs by The Grateful Dead, Bruce Springsteen and others, the film shows how a motley crew of back-to-the-landers, spiritual seekers and farmers’ sons and daughters rejected chemical farming and set out to explore organic alternatives. Written and directed by Academy Award nominee Mark Kitchell, this film also looks ahead to exciting innovations. Teens and young adults encouraged to attend. Brief nudity. Strong Language.

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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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Island Earth

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Island Earth

Cyrus Sutton/2016/64 min/Advocacy

Sunday, March 4, 3 p.m. [W Suburbs]
Oak Park Public Library, Oak Park

Tuesday, March 6, 7 p.m. [North]
Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago
Alumni Hall, Student Union

CHICAGO-AREA PREMIERE. FILM DESCRIPTION: Less than 200 years ago, native Hawaiians fed themselves using some of the most sustainable agricultural practices ever documented. But no longer. Today, Hawaiians are the “canaries in the coal mine” for food issues affecting the entire planet. Island Earth is a rich, complex tale of a young scientist's journey through the corn fields of GMO companies and the loi patches of traditional Hawaiian elders. Be prepared to learn about modern truths and ancient values that can save our food future. May contain heavy themes or graphic images.

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Rancher Farmer Fisherman

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Rancher Farmer Fisherman

John Hoffman, Beth Aala, and Susan Froemke/2016/103 min/Food-Agriculture

Saturday, March 3, 3 p.m.[North]
Wilmette Theatre, Wilmette
Admission $7

Monday, March 5, 6:30 p.m. [Kane County]
Sustainability Resource Fair, 6:30 p.m.
Film begins at 7 p.m.
Waubonsee Community College, Aurora

FILM DESCRIPTION: Come see this inspiring tribute to heartland conservation heroes who are feeding the world while stewarding the land and water. One of the darlings of last year’s Sundance Film Festival, the film celebrates agricultural entrepreneurs who are rebuilding the fertility, biodiversity and resilience of soil while forging alliances to protect the Rocky Mountain Front. Directed by Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning filmmakers, this gorgeous film has abundant visual appeal and is narrated by journalist Tom Brokaw.

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The Gateway Bug

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The Gateway Bug

Johanna Kelly and Cameron Marshad/2017/84 min/Food

Tuesday, March 6, 6 p.m. [W Suburbs]
Roosevelt Middle School, River Forest
Admission $7

CHICAGO-AREA PREMIERE. FILM DESCRIPTION: Over two billion people in 80 percent of the world’s countries eat insects for protein. While entomophagy, or bug eating, has been practiced for thousands of years, Westerners are just now discovering the nutritional advantages. Chef Andrew Zimmern, from The Travel Channel’s Bizarre Foods series, is among the experts in the film. The Gateway Bug also brings to the table a discussion of world hunger, our diminishing food supply and the environmental benefits of eating insects. Middle schoolers, teens and young adults are encouraged to attend.

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Unbroken Ground

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Unbroken Ground

Chris Malloy/2016/22 min/Food-Agriculture

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

FILM DESCRIPTION: If you want to eat healthy food, you need to ask a lot of questions. Where does it come from? Who grows it? What happens to the soil it grows in? Currently, we produce most of our food using methods that reduce biodiversity, damage soil and contribute to climate change. But our food can and should be a part of the solution to the environmental crisis. Unbroken Ground tells the story of four pioneering groups raising livestock, growing crops and fishing in ways that sustain the earth.

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Wasted! The Story of Food Waste

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Wasted! The Story of Food Waste

Nari Kye and Anna Chai/2017/90 min/Waste

Wednesday, Feb. 21, 7 p.m. [North]
Loyola University, Chicago
SOLD OUT!

VIEW AND BREW [Downtown]
Sunday, March 4, 3 p.m. 
Haymarket Pub & Brewery, Chicago
Admission $7
SOLD OUT!

Tuesday, March 6, 7 p.m. [Dupage County]
College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn
SOLD OUT!

Wed., March 7, 6:30 p.m. [Lake County]
College of Lake County, Grayslake

Saturday, March 10, 11:30 a.m. [South]
Covenant United Church of Christ
South Holland, Film at 12 p.m.
Action Fair/refreshments at 11:30 a.m.

Saturday, March 10, 12 p.m. [West]
Loretto Hospital, Chicago

FILM DESCRIPTION: WASTED! shows us how each of us can make small changes to solve one of the greatest problems of the 21st Century.