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At the Green Festival, green means taking care of people and the planet. We are proud to present these films covering important issues of social justice, economic justice and environmental responsibility from around the world.
SATURDAY
10:30 am
National Teach-In on Iraq: How Can We End This War?
A Special Project by Global Exchange Featuring incredible speakers from a national Iraq War teach-in, March 24, 2005 (40-year anniversary of the first Vietnam War teach-in), this film covers topics ranging from the reality of the war told from a soldier’s point of view to what you can do to oppose the U.S. military’s recruitment of low-income youth and people of color.
11:30 am
The New Rulers of the World
Produced, Written and Presented by John Pilger
Brought to the Green Festival by Global Exchange John Pilger,
award-winning journalist, investigates the realities of globalization
by taking a close look at Indonesia, a country described by the World
Bank as a model pupil until its globalized economy collapsed in 1998.
12:30 pm
The Man Who Planted Trees
Brought to the Green Festival by The Video Project
This timeless film tells the inspirational story of a solitary shepherd
who patiently plants and nurtures a forest of thousands of trees,
single-handedly transforming his arid surroundings into a thriving
oasis.
1:00 pm
One More Dead Fish
Brought to the Green Festival by The Video Project
The heart-wrenching story of environmentally friendly handline
fishermen fighting to survive in a rapidly globalizing industry, this
film includes fascinating interviews with local fishermen, government
officials, biologists and industry CEOs.
2:00 pm
Dream People of the Amazon
Brought to the Green Festival by the Wild & Scenic Film Festival
During the 1990s, the Amazonian Achuar tribe of southeastern Ecuador
learned of the outside world’s desire for their territory’s oil. The
elders of the tribe had been having similar, telling dreams and the
interpretation was stunning: to defend themselves, they would need to
seek alliances in the world that was about to destroy them.
2:30 pm
Seeds, Hope, and Concrete
Brought to the Green Festival by the Wild & Scenic Film Festival
Arugula, squash, snap peas, all grown on concrete? Due to the efforts of Heifer International, communities are learning
sustainable agricultural solutions, even where concrete is the norm.
3:00 pm
Why Fair Trade:
The Dr. Bronner’s Olive Oil Story
With discussion after by filmmaker Adam Eidinger, this documentary
takes you to the olive groves of Israel and the Palestinian
Territories. You’ll learn the importance of Fair Trade in the Middle
East and why one soap company thinks it’s important.
3:45 pm
Sweetriot Goes to Sundance
Sweetriot, a company that covers small “peaces” of the cacao bean in
chocolate, went to the 2006 Sundance Film Festival to share cacao and
support independent filmmakers – because they’re independent, too! This
film shows the the parallels between independent cacao and independent
films, and the riot that ensues.
4:00 pm
Empowered
Directed by J. Coll Metcalfe, award-winning independent documentary
filmmaker and human-rights activist, this “emPOWERed” film features
EPA’s ENERGY STAR along with several visionary individuals leading the
charge for a mass movement to conserve energy.
4:30 pm
American Revolution II: Battle of Chicago
A cinema vérité-style documentary shot on the streets of Chicago during
the 1968 Democratic National Convention, the film begins with the armed
conflicts between the police and demonstrators, and focuses on the
relationship between the Black Power movement and the anti-war movement.
6:00 pm
The Hip Hop Project
Brought to the Green Festival by Soul Genesis From executive producers
Bruce Willis and Queen Latifah, this film is the story of a formerly
homeless teenager who inspired a group of New York City teens to
transform their life stories into powerful works of art.
SUNDAY
11:30 Am
Composting for Busy People
Brought to Green Festival by The Video Project
12:15 Pm
The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil Sunday
Brought to the Green Festival by the Wild & Scenic Film Festival
When the Soviet collapse occurred in 1990, Cuba had to transition to
local organic agriculture, renewable energy and mass transit,
transforming itself into a community based society.
1:15 pm
Wind Over Water
Brought to the Green Festival by the Wild & Scenic Film Festival
This documentary chronicles the debate over the Cape Wind Project, an
offshore wind farm proposed for the southern coast of Cape Cod,
Massachusetts.
2:00 pm
Kids’ Shorts
Brought to the Green Festival by the Wild & Scenic Film Festival
DaVersity Code (Free Range Graphics)
A cow’s murder leads to the discovery of biodiversity in this animated short.
Moongirl (Henry Selick)
Leon the squirrel meets Moongirl.
This Pretty Planet (Darryl Van Citters)
A short and sweet ode to the planet.
Ride of the Mergansers (Steve Furman)
A rare view of hooded mergansers, fish-eating ducks
found only in North America.
2:30 pm
Manoomin
Brought to the Green Festival by the Wild & Scenic Film Festival
Manoomin, or wild rice, is part of Anishinaabeg migration stories,
prophecies and culture. Learn how The White Earth Land Recovery Project
has been combating the genetic manipulation, patenting and the
misrepresentation of wild rice.
3:00 pm
Empowered
Please see description on Saturday, 4pm.
3:30-6:00 pm
LOST FILM FEST - www.lostfilmfest.org
Hosted by VJ Scott Beibin
If you like pranks on corporations and you disagree with the Bush
administration, you’ll love the Lost Film Fest cinema laboratory. Enjoy
politically charged and humorous short films by folks like The Yes Men
and Guerrilla News Network. See footage that you won’t see anywhere
else on subjects ranging from environmental sustainability to social
justice issues.
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