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4th Annual Solar-Powered Film Series Continues
| September 4, 2008 8:00 pm | to | September 6, 2008 10:00 pm |
Tonight the Solar-Powered Film Series continues with Burning the Future: Coal in America, plus a Q&A with director David Novack and a presentation on the NY Solar Initiative by Solar One Advocacy Coordinator Chris Neidl. Get more info on the Film Series here.
Thursday September 4 at 8pm
“Clean” Coal?:
Burning the Future, 2008, 89 mins.
In Burning the Future: Coal in America, writer/director David Novack examines the explosive forces that have set in motion a groundswell of conflict between the coal industry and residents of West Virginia.
Plus Q&A with director/producer David Novack and a discussion on the new NY Solar Initiative with Solar One Advocacy Coordinator Chris Neidl.
Friday September 5 at 8pm
Waste:
Garbage Warrior, 2008, 86 mins.
The epic story of radical Earthship eco-architect Michael Reynolds, and his fight to build off-the-grid self-sufficient communities.
Plus author Elizabeth Royte talks about her books Garbage Land: On the Secret Trail of Trash and Bottlemania: How Water Went on Sale and Why We Bought It
Saturday September 6 at 8pm
Food:
The Future of Food, 2004, 88 mins.
Shot on location in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, The Future of Food examines the complex web of market and political forces that are changing what we eat as huge multinational corporations seek to control the world’s food system. The film also explores alternatives to large-scale industrial agriculture, placing organic and sustainable agriculture as real solutions to the farm crisis today.
Plus Eco-Tour Scavenger Hunt (visit www.GreenEdgeNYC.org for details), and Cookie Competition! Bring your best cookies and compete for a Big Blue Ribbon and the envy and adoration of your peers (please include ingredients list with entries)! Tasting at 7:30pm; winner will be announced after the film.
* Please note that documentaries may contain language unsuitable for children.
