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JJC 2018 environmental justice cafe |
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE CAFE
EARTH MONTH FILM FESTIVAL IN THE NB STUDENT DINING HALL an EEF EcoCinema Cafe Event April 28-30, 2014 8 AM – 8 PM EACH DAY FREE REFRESHMENTS Over 2,500 attendees in 3 days... Independent filmmakers look at a complex situation and tell the story in human and powerful ways we can all relate to. Films that will be included are designed not only to entertain, but to build awareness, and inspire dialog, the first steps towards taking action. |
Film Descriptions
A Mongolian Couch by George Clipp – 12 min – Begzsuren welcomes “Couchsurfers” into his home from all over the world, offering these visitors aspects of traditional Mongolian Culture. In exchange, his guests offer his family insight into how they live and work back home. Begzsuren is on an adventure and a mission. By inviting the world into his home, Begzsuren is slowly but surely improving his own.
Acid Test by NRDC – 22 min – Ocean acidification is the “other” problem caused by burning fossil fuels and poses a fundamental challenge to life in the seas and the health of the entire planet.
American Outrage by Beth and George Gage – 33 min and 56 min versions-Two elderly Western Shoshone sisters heroically fight for their land rights and human rights.
Bidder 70 – 73 min – by Beth and George Gage – A student preserves pristine Utah wilderness by derailing a Bureau of Land Management auction for gas and oil drilling rights in a courageous act of civil disobedience.
Blue Gold World Water Wars by Sam Bozzo – 90 min- Follows numerous worldwide examples of people fighting for their basic right to water, while our limited supply of fresh water is being polluted, diverted, pumped, and wasted.
Bag it, by Suzan Beraza–65 min versions – a light-hearted look about how our “use plastic only once” culture is affecting the health of people, animals, and the ocean.
Brooklyn Farmer, by Michael Tyburski- 26 min -explores the unique challenges facing Brooklyn Grange, a group of urban farmers who endeavor to run a commercially viable rooftop farm within the landscape of New York City.
Burning the Future: Coal in America, by David Novack – 54 min the story of people from Appalachia, adversely affected by mountaintop mining, who are fighting for their communities.
Call of Life: Facing the Mass Extinction, by the Species Alliance -60 min –about the cascading impacts caused by disturbing ecosystems. Today, scientists believe that we are entering the 6th Mass Extinction. But unlike the previous five, this one will not take centuries to unfold—in fact, it will take place in our lifetimes.
Deep Down: A Story from the Heart of Coal Country, by Jen Gilomen and Sally Rubin -57 min – the story of a contentious battle between neighbors over coal mining and the wealth and environmental destruction it represents. Deep Down brings to light questions of our own morality, our connection to the earth’s resources, and most importantly, our link to people whose daily lives are far removed from our own and yet deeply impacted through our actions.
Detropia, - 86 min – A dreamlike collage of a great American city teetering on the brink of dissolution with residents refusing to abandon hope or resistance as they envisions a radically different future.
Earth Days, by Robert Stone – 112 min - The inspiring story of the important achievements and missed opportunities of the modern environmental movement.
The End of the Line, by Rupert Murray, 25min and 50 minute versions – How oceans are being plundered of fish.
Felt, Feelings and Dreams 30 min – by Andrea Odezynska – a small group of women in the former Soviet Republic of Kyrgyzstan who pull themselves from poverty by reviving ancient traditions of making crafts and art from felt.
Future of Food, by Deborah Koons Garcia – 88 minutes – The Future of Food explores the causes and history of the corporatization of food, including genetically engineered foods and patenting of living things and empowers consumers to realize the consequences of their food choices on our future.
Invisible Ocean: Plankton and Plastic – 8 min- by Emily Driscoll – During a Tara Oceans expedition to study the health of the oceans, NYC sci-artist, Mara Haseltine, finds an unsettling presence in samples of plankton she collected. The discovery inspires her to create a sculpture revealing an ongoing invisible battle beneath the water’s surface.
Pandora’s Promise by Robert Stone- 90 min - New reactors are being developed that will: -use up existing nuclear waste as fuel, -shut down if anything goes wrong, - generate fuel -making this a renewable energy source. Will environmentalists continue to oppose this technology despite the threat of climate change?
Shellshocked – Saving Oysters to Save Ourselves, by Emily Driscoll – 50 min – NY Harbor used to be the world oyster capital and offered employment to lots of residents. Oysters also clean the water and are a keystone species, that lots of other creatures depend upon to survive. Now, local artists, environmentalists, students, and scientists, (including Baruch faculty-member Chester) are bringing them back!
Saving Otter 501 – 60 min – A baby sea otter abandoned on the beach was brought in to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. This is the aquarium’s 501st attempt to save an orphan otter. Against all odds, will she be able to return to her home in the wild?
Story of Bottled Water – by Louis Fox, Jonah Sachs, and Annie Leonard -8 min
Story of Stuff by Louis Fox and Annie Leonard – 21 min- Explores the underside of our production and consumption patterns, exposing the connections between environmental and social justice issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world.
Story of Solutions , by Louis Fox, Jonah Sachs, and Annie Leonard – 9 minutes
Taking Root: the Vision of Wangari Maathai, by Lisa Merton – 53 minutes – How the simple act of women planting trees grew into a nationwide movement to safeguard the environment, protect human rights, and defend democracy.
There once was an Island by Briar March – 56 min – Three members of the Polynesian Takuu community show us first-hand how their island is experiencing the devastating effects of climate change.
Lecture – Thomas Linzey – 45 minutes – Linzey, Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF), Linzey gets to the root of why our environmental laws have not prevented our current environmental crisis and suggests game-changing solutions. (This talk was the keynote address of the Public Interest Environmental Law Conference (PIELC) held at the University of Oregon in 2013.)
A Mongolian Couch by George Clipp – 12 min – Begzsuren welcomes “Couchsurfers” into his home from all over the world, offering these visitors aspects of traditional Mongolian Culture. In exchange, his guests offer his family insight into how they live and work back home. Begzsuren is on an adventure and a mission. By inviting the world into his home, Begzsuren is slowly but surely improving his own.
Acid Test by NRDC – 22 min – Ocean acidification is the “other” problem caused by burning fossil fuels and poses a fundamental challenge to life in the seas and the health of the entire planet.
American Outrage by Beth and George Gage – 33 min and 56 min versions-Two elderly Western Shoshone sisters heroically fight for their land rights and human rights.
Bidder 70 – 73 min – by Beth and George Gage – A student preserves pristine Utah wilderness by derailing a Bureau of Land Management auction for gas and oil drilling rights in a courageous act of civil disobedience.
Blue Gold World Water Wars by Sam Bozzo – 90 min- Follows numerous worldwide examples of people fighting for their basic right to water, while our limited supply of fresh water is being polluted, diverted, pumped, and wasted.
Bag it, by Suzan Beraza–65 min versions – a light-hearted look about how our “use plastic only once” culture is affecting the health of people, animals, and the ocean.
Brooklyn Farmer, by Michael Tyburski- 26 min -explores the unique challenges facing Brooklyn Grange, a group of urban farmers who endeavor to run a commercially viable rooftop farm within the landscape of New York City.
Burning the Future: Coal in America, by David Novack – 54 min the story of people from Appalachia, adversely affected by mountaintop mining, who are fighting for their communities.
Call of Life: Facing the Mass Extinction, by the Species Alliance -60 min –about the cascading impacts caused by disturbing ecosystems. Today, scientists believe that we are entering the 6th Mass Extinction. But unlike the previous five, this one will not take centuries to unfold—in fact, it will take place in our lifetimes.
Deep Down: A Story from the Heart of Coal Country, by Jen Gilomen and Sally Rubin -57 min – the story of a contentious battle between neighbors over coal mining and the wealth and environmental destruction it represents. Deep Down brings to light questions of our own morality, our connection to the earth’s resources, and most importantly, our link to people whose daily lives are far removed from our own and yet deeply impacted through our actions.
Detropia, - 86 min – A dreamlike collage of a great American city teetering on the brink of dissolution with residents refusing to abandon hope or resistance as they envisions a radically different future.
Earth Days, by Robert Stone – 112 min - The inspiring story of the important achievements and missed opportunities of the modern environmental movement.
The End of the Line, by Rupert Murray, 25min and 50 minute versions – How oceans are being plundered of fish.
Felt, Feelings and Dreams 30 min – by Andrea Odezynska – a small group of women in the former Soviet Republic of Kyrgyzstan who pull themselves from poverty by reviving ancient traditions of making crafts and art from felt.
Future of Food, by Deborah Koons Garcia – 88 minutes – The Future of Food explores the causes and history of the corporatization of food, including genetically engineered foods and patenting of living things and empowers consumers to realize the consequences of their food choices on our future.
Invisible Ocean: Plankton and Plastic – 8 min- by Emily Driscoll – During a Tara Oceans expedition to study the health of the oceans, NYC sci-artist, Mara Haseltine, finds an unsettling presence in samples of plankton she collected. The discovery inspires her to create a sculpture revealing an ongoing invisible battle beneath the water’s surface.
Pandora’s Promise by Robert Stone- 90 min - New reactors are being developed that will: -use up existing nuclear waste as fuel, -shut down if anything goes wrong, - generate fuel -making this a renewable energy source. Will environmentalists continue to oppose this technology despite the threat of climate change?
Shellshocked – Saving Oysters to Save Ourselves, by Emily Driscoll – 50 min – NY Harbor used to be the world oyster capital and offered employment to lots of residents. Oysters also clean the water and are a keystone species, that lots of other creatures depend upon to survive. Now, local artists, environmentalists, students, and scientists, (including Baruch faculty-member Chester) are bringing them back!
Saving Otter 501 – 60 min – A baby sea otter abandoned on the beach was brought in to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. This is the aquarium’s 501st attempt to save an orphan otter. Against all odds, will she be able to return to her home in the wild?
Story of Bottled Water – by Louis Fox, Jonah Sachs, and Annie Leonard -8 min
Story of Stuff by Louis Fox and Annie Leonard – 21 min- Explores the underside of our production and consumption patterns, exposing the connections between environmental and social justice issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world.
Story of Solutions , by Louis Fox, Jonah Sachs, and Annie Leonard – 9 minutes
Taking Root: the Vision of Wangari Maathai, by Lisa Merton – 53 minutes – How the simple act of women planting trees grew into a nationwide movement to safeguard the environment, protect human rights, and defend democracy.
There once was an Island by Briar March – 56 min – Three members of the Polynesian Takuu community show us first-hand how their island is experiencing the devastating effects of climate change.
Lecture – Thomas Linzey – 45 minutes – Linzey, Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF), Linzey gets to the root of why our environmental laws have not prevented our current environmental crisis and suggests game-changing solutions. (This talk was the keynote address of the Public Interest Environmental Law Conference (PIELC) held at the University of Oregon in 2013.)
FILM SCHEDULE
Monday, April 28
8-9:00 am– Burning the Future- Coal in America
9:25-11:00 am – The Story of Stuff, The Story of Solutions and other shorts 11:00 am -12:00 pm - The End of the Line 12:15-1:15 pm – Deep Down – From the Heart of Coal Country 1:30-2:50 pm – Bag it 2:50-3:50 pm – Shellshocked: Saving the Future to Save Ourselves 3:50 – 4:00 pm – Invisible Ocean: Plankton and Plastic 4: 15 – 4:45 pm -Acid Test: the Global Challenge of Ocean Acidification 5:00-6:00 pm - Detropia 6:00-7:00 pm – Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai 7:00-8:00 pm – Thomas Linzey lecture |
Tuesday, April 29
8:00 – 9:00 am– There Once Was an Island
9:25-10:25 am –Shellshocked: Saving the Future to Save Ourselves 10:50-11:50 am – Burning the Future: Coal in America 12:00 -1:30 pm – shorts 1:30-2:30 pm – Thomas Linzey lecture 2:50-3:50 pm – Call of Life Facing the Mass Extinction 4:15 -4:45 pm – American Outrage 4:50-5:20 pm – Brooklyn Farmer 5:30-6:30 pm – Detropia 6:30- 8:00 pm – Bidder 70 |
Wednesday, April 30
8:00-9:30 am- Bidder 70
9:20 – 10:30 – Burning the Future: Coal in America 10:50-11:50 am -Saving Otter 501 10:25-10:50 am -Story of Stuff, Story of Solutions 11:00 am-12:30 pm – The Future of Food 12:45-1:20 pm -American Outrage 1:30-3:00 pm –Pandora’s Promise 3:00- 3:55 pm – Shorts 4:00 – 6:00 pm – Taking Root: the vision of Wangari Maathai 6:00 – 6:30 pm – Brooklyn Farmer 6:30-8:00 pm – Pandora’s Promise, followed by Q&A with the director over Skype |