OTF/Planet in Focus Environmental Film Festival Hosted by Stratford Central
Stratford Central's Eco-Club is eager to announce that it will host an OTF/Planet in Focus Environmental Film Festival this spring.
Community members are invited to join in the following screenings:
Thursday April 8th 7 p.m.
Digital Cemeteries
The Man Who Planted Trees
Friday 9 a.m.
Two and Two
Garbage: The Revolution Starts at Home
Friday 12:30 p.m.
Digital Cemeteries
The Man Who Planted Trees
Community members are invited to join in the following screenings:
Thursday April 8th 7 p.m.
Digital Cemeteries
The Man Who Planted Trees
Friday 9 a.m.
Two and Two
Garbage: The Revolution Starts at Home
Friday 12:30 p.m.
Digital Cemeteries
The Man Who Planted Trees
To register, please contact Kerry McManus at carestratford@gmail.com
Digital Cemeteries
Run time: 55 min. Greece
What happens to our computers or electronic devices when we’re done with them? They cannot simply be tossed in the garbage with the rest of our waste, seeing as computer parts contain toxic and highly carcinogenic components. This dangerous waste needs to be carefully recycled, following strict specifications. Developed countries, however, find it easier and cheaper to export their electronic waste to poorer countries instead of managing it themselves. Entire villages in China have turned into recycling plants, where the population has no choice but to work in this highly toxic environment in order to provide for their families. The health costs are incalculable. Digital Cemeteries illuminates the giant footprint our waste leaves behind.
Garbage: The Revolution Starts at Home
With his first son just born, filmmaker Andrew Nisker is very concernedwith the state of our planet. As the average household level of consumption rises, so does the astronomical amount of waste we collectively create. Are we turning the earth into one giant garbage can?Determined to understand the damage we are doing, Nisker enlists the average urban family, the McDonald's, to keep every scrap of garbage that they produce for three months in their increasingly smelly garage. From organic waste to dirty diapers, from plastic bottles to Christmas wrapping, the McDonald's discover that for every action there is a reaction that affects them and the entire planet. At turns hilarious, provocative, and alarming, Garbage! The Revolution Starts at Home will change the way you think about the garbage sitting out on your curb and will make you think twice before you eat on paper plates. Directed by Andrew Nisker, Canada, 76 min. Visit the web site: http://www.garbagerevolution.com/
The Man Who Planted Trees
Based on the allegorical tale The Man Who Planted Trees by French writer and pacifist Jean Giono (1953) and set against the background of two world wars, this simple animation by Frédéric Back reveals the efforts of a humble shepherd to transform his barren landscape into a living forest of green. His actions have far reaching consequences leaving a legacy for generations to come. Narrated by renowned actor Christopher Plummer, this beautiful Oscar winning short blends the poetics of cinema and literature into a classic environmental artistic work.
Two and Two
Two and Two measures our modern lifestyle in trees and garbage. Filmmaker Abraham Côté intercuts our world in black and white with its effect on nature, in colour. There’s no dialogue, just a guitar track and a great twist at the end. In this elegant film, the images say it all.
Digital Cemeteries
Run time: 55 min. Greece
What happens to our computers or electronic devices when we’re done with them? They cannot simply be tossed in the garbage with the rest of our waste, seeing as computer parts contain toxic and highly carcinogenic components. This dangerous waste needs to be carefully recycled, following strict specifications. Developed countries, however, find it easier and cheaper to export their electronic waste to poorer countries instead of managing it themselves. Entire villages in China have turned into recycling plants, where the population has no choice but to work in this highly toxic environment in order to provide for their families. The health costs are incalculable. Digital Cemeteries illuminates the giant footprint our waste leaves behind.
Garbage: The Revolution Starts at Home
With his first son just born, filmmaker Andrew Nisker is very concernedwith the state of our planet. As the average household level of consumption rises, so does the astronomical amount of waste we collectively create. Are we turning the earth into one giant garbage can?Determined to understand the damage we are doing, Nisker enlists the average urban family, the McDonald's, to keep every scrap of garbage that they produce for three months in their increasingly smelly garage. From organic waste to dirty diapers, from plastic bottles to Christmas wrapping, the McDonald's discover that for every action there is a reaction that affects them and the entire planet. At turns hilarious, provocative, and alarming, Garbage! The Revolution Starts at Home will change the way you think about the garbage sitting out on your curb and will make you think twice before you eat on paper plates. Directed by Andrew Nisker, Canada, 76 min. Visit the web site: http://www.garbagerevolution.com/
The Man Who Planted Trees
Based on the allegorical tale The Man Who Planted Trees by French writer and pacifist Jean Giono (1953) and set against the background of two world wars, this simple animation by Frédéric Back reveals the efforts of a humble shepherd to transform his barren landscape into a living forest of green. His actions have far reaching consequences leaving a legacy for generations to come. Narrated by renowned actor Christopher Plummer, this beautiful Oscar winning short blends the poetics of cinema and literature into a classic environmental artistic work.
Two and Two
Two and Two measures our modern lifestyle in trees and garbage. Filmmaker Abraham Côté intercuts our world in black and white with its effect on nature, in colour. There’s no dialogue, just a guitar track and a great twist at the end. In this elegant film, the images say it all.
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