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Right to Harm

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Right to Harm

Annie Speicher & Matt Wechsler/2019/75 min/Sustainable Food & Agriculture, Health & the Environment , Environmental & Social Justice, Water

Sunday, March 8, 2:30 p.m. [South]
Trinity United Church of Christ, Chicago

Monday, March 9, 6:30 p.m. [Central]
Northwestern University, Chicago

FILM DESCRIPTION: Through the riveting stories of five American communities, “Right to Harm” exposes the devastating public health impact that factory farming has on many of our country's most disadvantaged citizens. Known formally as Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations—or CAFOs—these facilities produce millions of gallons of untreated waste that destroy the quality of life for nearby neighbors. Fed up with the lack of regulation, these citizens-turned-activists band together from across the country to demand justice.

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Seasons of Change on Henry's Farm

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Seasons of Change on Henry's Farm

Ines Sommer/2019/83 min/Food & Agriculture, Climate Change

Sunday, March 8, 1 p.m. [Dupage County]
Elmhurst College, Elmhurst

CANCELED BY PATAGONIA
Thursday, March 12, 5:30 p.m. [Central]
Reception 5:30 p.m., Film 6:30 p.m.
Patagonia Chicago, Magnificent Mile
Admission $20
View & Brew

FILM DESCRIPTION: For a quarter-century, Henry Brockman has worked alongside nature to grow delicious organic vegetables on his idyllic Midwestern farm. But farming takes a toll on his aging body and Henry dreams of scaling back. While his former apprentices run the farm, Henry spends a “fallow year” with his wife Hiroko in Japan. But things don’t turn out as planned, and Henry must grapple with the future of farming in a changing climate on personal, generational, and global levels.

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The Story of Plastic

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The Story of Plastic

Deia Schlosberg/2019/90 min/Waste & Recycling

Tuesday, March 10, 5:30 p.m. [Central]
Reception 5:30 p.m., Film 6:30 p.m.
Malcolm X College, Chicago

CHICAGO-AREA PREMIERE. FILM DESCRIPTION: “The Story of Plastic” is a seething expose uncovering the ugly truth behind the current global plastic pollution crisis. Striking footage shot over three continents illustrates the ongoing catastrophe: fields full of garbage, veritable mountains of trash; rivers and seas clogged with waste; and skies choked with the poisonous runoff from plastic production and recycling processes with no end in sight. Original animations, interviews with experts and activists, and never-before-filmed scenes reveal the disastrous consequences of the flood of plastic smothering ecosystems and poisoning communities around the world – and the global movement rising up in response.

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Young Filmmakers Contest Winner Screenings + Awards

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Young Filmmakers Contest Winner Screenings + Awards

Saturday, March 7, 10:30 a.m. [Central]
Screenings + awards at 11 a.m.
Gene Siskel Film Center, Chicago

“The eyes of all future generations are upon you.” Greta Thunberg

For the last eight years, our eyes have been upon the incredible films of motivated and inspired young people from ages 8–25. We have offered them the opportunity to research, produce, and show their original films as part of our Young Filmmakers Contest. We invite you to join us at the premier screenings of the winning films, to be inspired by their creativity, and to learn more about the non-profit organizations that will benefit from matching grants the winners receive. Founding Director of the One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest Sue Crothers will announce the winners.