Energy

District 15

District 15

Anjali Nayar and Senain Kheshgi/2020/23 min/Energy, Social Justice, Health

Sunday, March 14, 3 p.m. CDT

FILM DESCRIPTION: Sadly, the majority of Los Angeles industrial oil drilling activity takes place in communities of color and low-income communities. “District 15” highlights the hope and tenacity of the young activists of Wilmington, California, as they push the L.A. City Council to prohibit new and existing oil and gas drilling operations within 2,500 feet of homes, schools and hospitals. Communities for a Better Environment is behind this effort. The group does critical work on environmental justice and empowers Californian communities to stand up to polluting industries and build a green energy future.

This film will precede “Reclamation: The Rise at Standing Rock.”

Public Trust: The Fight for America's Public Lands

Public Trust: The Fight for America's Public Lands

David Garrett Byars/2020/98 min/Conservation, Energy, Social Justice, People & Culture

Sunday, March 7, 6:30 p.m. CST

FILM DESCRIPTION: Our public lands and waters are under threat. Despite support from voters across the political spectrum, our public lands face unprecedented threats from extractive industries and the politicians in their pockets. Part love letter, part political exposé, “Public Trust” investigates how we arrived at this precarious moment through three heated conflicts—a national monument in the Utah desert, a mine in the Boundary Waters and oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge—and makes a case for their continued protection.

Reclamation: The Rise at Standing Rock

Reclamation: The Rise at Standing Rock

Michele Noble/2018/23 min/Energy, Water, Social Justice, Health, People & Cultures

Sunday, March 14, 3 p.m. CDT

FILM DESCRIPTION: In 2016, Indigenous youth unite the Native Nations and rise up in spiritual solidarity against the Dakota Access Pipeline. These young Native Leaders honor their destiny by leading a peaceful movement of resistance which awakens the world.

Tickets available to U.S. viewers only.

This film will follow “District 15.”