EarthWave: the EcoFilm Festival

Sunday, August 19, 2007
1 pm to 7 pm
FREE!
@ Blessings/823 Reynolda

A day of excellent films about global warming, sustainable energy and community activism offer by the Blessings Project Foundation and our local Sierra Club chapter, these films stirred, entertained and educated. 

TOO HOT NOT TO HANDLE
A primer on global warming, this HBO documentary features contributions from leading scientists in the field and shows how businesses, local governments, and citizens are taking positive actions to reduce global warming emissions. 
(60 minutes) Website 

THE APPALACHIANS 
This excerpt from the full-length film looks at the the past, present and future of the Appalachian Mountains in West Virginia. 
(20 minutes) Website

NOBELITY
A stunning look at the world's most pressing problems through the eyes of nine Nobel Laureates, Nobelity follows filmmaker Turk Pipkin's personal journey to find enlightening answers about the kind of world our children and grandchildren will know. Filmed across the U.S., and in France, England, India, and Africa, Nobelity Combines The Insights of nine distinguished Nobelists with a first-person view of world problems and the children who are most challenged by them. 
(18 minutes) Website

KILOWATT OURS
Filmmaker Jeff Barrie takes viewers on a journey from the coal mines of West Virginia to the solar panel fields of Florida, as he discovers solutions to America's energy related problems. 
(38 minutes) Website

EARTH TO AMERICA
This hilarious special celebrates life on Earth by taking aim at one of our planet's most serious problems, global warming, and features comedy luminaries such as Steve Martin, Robin Williams, Ben Stiller and Jack Black, as well as Tom Hanks, Robert Kennedy, Jr., and nearly a dozen others. 
(90 minutes) Website

POWER SHIFT
Narrated by Cameron Diaz. Power Shift explores the remarkable ways energy touches our daily lives. Meet activists from around the world and learn personal action steps you can take to reduce global warming. 
(26 minutes) Website

THE CLIMATE OF CHANGE 
Produced by ICLEI, an international association of 660 local governments that includes cities, counties, towns and villages around the world, The Climate of Change is an examination of how local governments are banding together with activists to fight global warming in their communities.  Also check out their other film on the Sundance Summit. (30 min)  Website


SHORTS

SUV CITY
A short satirical animated film about the absurdity of big SUVs. Some people might find it funnier than others as the underlying message about four common types of big-SUV buyers may ring true. 
(8 Minutes; some may find the language offensive) Website

THE TRUE COST OF FOOD
Food issues are heavy. This animated video takes a light approach to explaining the hidden costs of mass-produced food and about alternatives that are kinder to the planet. 
(15 minutes) Website

FRENCH FRIES TO GO
French Fries to Go is a funny and hopeful short film that documents the origins of Telluride, Colorado's Biodiesel project, and features cameos by Daryl Hannah, Dennis Weaver and Dr. Andrew Weil. 
(15 minutes) Website

NATIVE WIND
Native American tribes on the northern Great Plains can harness enough wind energy to provide our nation with one-third of all annual electricity consumption. This one-minute PSA introduces the subject of the first utility-scale wind turbine erected on tribal lands. 
(1 minute) Website 

THE VINEYARD ENERGY PROJECT
This film portrays Martha's Vineyard's successful effort to implement sustainable energy solutions through the use of solar power. 
(16 minutes) Website