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Urban Nature

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Urban Nature

Dan Protess/2017/5 to 10 min/Wildlife & Conservation

Wednesday, March 7, 6 p.m. [West]
Garfield Park Conservatory, Chicago

CHICAGO-AREA PREMIERE. FILM DESCRIPTION: If you know where to look, you’ll find the most surprising slices of nature thriving in America’s largest cities. We will screen several episodes of WTTW’s digital series Urban Nature, in which University of Chicago evolutionary biologist Marcus Kronforst leads audiences on tours of overlooked ecosystems in Chicago, New York and San Francisco. He’ll hop on a bike, grab a kayak, and even take the subway, to seek out unlikely habitats hidden among the skyscrapers. We’ll discover how these havens are essential to the health of our cities—and the future of our planet.

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Verge

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Verge

Chingtien Chu/2017/3 min/Wildlife

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

FILM DESCRIPTION: This non-dialogue, high-quality animated short follows a young sea turtle’s ocean voyage through polluted water. As only 1 in 1,000 baby sea turtles survive to adulthood, this small film shows the big struggle facing marine life today.

Film Director Chingtien Chu was born on Penghu, a small island on the Taiwan Strait. Based in New York City, Chingtien recently received his MFA in computer animation at the School of Visual Arts, focusing on lighting, look development and compositing.

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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.

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What Lies Upstream

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What Lies Upstream

Cullen Hoback/2017/89 min/Social Justice/Economic Justice

Wednesday, March 7, 7:30 [South]
Beverly Arts Center, Chicago
Admission $6

FILM DESCRIPTION: In this riveting film, investigative filmmaker Cullen Hoback travels to West Virginia to uncover the truth behind a massive chemical spill that left 300,000 people without drinking water for months. The investigation spirals in a surprising and disturbing direction, and we learn the truth about what lies upstream of us all.  Teens and young adults encouraged to attend.

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Young Filmmakers Contest: Winners Screenings, Awards + Reception

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Young Filmmakers Contest: Winners Screenings, Awards + Reception

Saturday, March 3, 1 p.m. [Downtown]
Columbia College, Music Center, Chicago

Come see the winning films of our Young Filmmakers Contest. This year, we received a record number of entries. Enjoy the films, applaud the young filmmakers as they receive their prizes in several categories from elementary through college age, and learn about the nonprofit organizations they have chosen to receive matching grants. The three- to eight-minute films and 45-second (or longer) animations will cover energy, food, transportation, waste, water, or open space/ecosystems. Stay for a reception with food to celebrate their achievements.