Conservation

Bring Your Own Brigade

Bring Your Own Brigade

Lucy Walker/2021/127 min/Climate Change, Conservation, Sustainable Architecture

Saturday, March 5, 6:30 p.m. CST
Virtual Watch Party

FILM DESCRIPTION: Raging, out-of-control wildfires have become part of the new normal around the globe, leaving heartbreaking devastation and death in their wake. In California, this harsh reality was underscored on Nov. 8, 2018, when several parts of the state were ablaze: the Camp Fire was ravaging most of the Northern California town of Paradise, and the Woolsey Fire was roaring through Malibu in the south. In the aftermath, residents face unthinkable loss. As they struggle to rebuild, they debate what could be done to prevent further tragedy.

Tickets available to U.S. viewers only.

Here We Stand

Here We Stand

Chris Cresci/2020/10 min/Environmental & Social Justice, Conservation, People & Cultures

Saturday, March 12, 11 a.m. CST
Virtual Watch Party

FILM DESCRIPTION: Join Teresa Baker and a group of diverse outdoor leaders as they become the first members of the public to explore Harold Richardson Redwoods Reserve, a massive, newly discovered, old growth redwood grove recently protected by Save The Redwoods League. #EveryoneOutside is focused on creating a more inclusive and culturally diverse outdoor community by elevating the profiles, work, and stories of marginalized athletes, leaders, organizations, and affinity groups, as well as empowering minority members of our community by increasing access to essential outdoor skills and activities.

Will screen with Understory: A Journey Through the Tongass.

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Octopus: Making Contact

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Octopus: Making Contact

Anna Fitch/2019/53 min/Wildlife, Conservation, Water

Sunday, March 6, 3 p.m. CST
Virtual Watch Party

Sunday, March 6, 2 p.m. CST
In Person, Urban Village Church-West, River Forest [W Suburbs]

FILM DESCRIPTION: The octopus may be the closest we get to meeting an alien. They evolved from a common cousin more than 500 million years ago and have proven themselves as intelligent creatures with problem-solving abilities. So what happens when you invite an eight-legged alien into your living room? This documentary follows marine biologist David Scheel as he tracks his evolving relationship with an octopus.

Recommended for ages 8+ general audiences.

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The Pollinators

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The Pollinators

Peter Nelson/2019/92 min/Sustainable Food-Agriculture, Conservation, Wildlife

Sunday, March 6, 11 a.m. CST
Virtual Watch Party

Sunday, March 6, 10 a.m. CST [Central]
In Person, Navy Pier, Peoples Energy Welcome Pavilion

FILM DESCRIPTION: Honey bee colonies are dying at extraordinary rates. Close to half of the bee colonies in the United States are collapsing every year. The Pollinators takes us on a cinematic journey across the United States following migratory beekeepers and their truckloads of honey bees as they pollinate the flowers that become the fruits, nuts and vegetables we eat. Hear farmers, scientists, chefs, economists and academics explain the threats to honey bees and what it means to our food security.

Tickets available to U.S. viewers only.

Understory: A Journey Through the Tongass

Understory: A Journey Through the Tongass

Margarida Cardoso/2021/40 min/Conservation, Wildlife, Health

Saturday, March 12, 11 a.m. CST
Virtual Watch Party

FILM DESCRIPTION: Understory follows three women who set sail on a 350 mile expedition through Alaska’s massive Tongass National Forest. With individual connections to the rainforest, their goal is to explore how clearcut logging in this coastal rainforest could affect local communities and our planet’s climate while taking audiences on a journey through the beautiful, wild Tongass.

Will screen with Here We Stand.