March
10-20, 2005
Social Action Media Showcase
The Center is proud to partner once again with
the DC
Environmental Film Festival. The Center will present three feature
films and several shorts that explore man's relationship to the
environment. For the third year, Jasmina Bojic will present selections
from the United
Nations Association Film Festival.
March 15
Adventures in Wildlife Filmmaking:
An Evening with Chris Palmer
7:00 p.m. in the Butler Board Room, 6th Floor,
Butler Pavilion
 Emmy-award-winning wildlife film producer
Chris Palmer shares over 20 years of adventures
filming animals in the wild for the National Audubon Society, National
Wildlife Federation and MacGillivray Freeman Films. Showing fascinating
film footage of dolphins, bears, wolves and whales, Chris discloses
the secrets of success in filming these animals in their native
habitats. He also discusses the goal of his filmmaking: not merely
to entertain, but to encourage action on behalf of these threatened
species.
Read Palmer's
comments on Successful Environmental Filmmaking from the 2004 Festival>>
 March
16
This Land is Your Land
Screening, 5:30 p.m. Wechsler Theater, Mary
Graydon Center
Washington DC Premiere Filmmakers
Lori Cheatle and Daisy Wright
crisscross the nation interviewing experts and individuals about
corporate influence on American life, hearing how people across
the country feel their own lives are affected, and looks at some
of the brave, compelling and sometime hilarious ways in which individuals
and communities are reacting. This funny and moving documentary
shows that every person can make a difference, even when pitted
against the enormous power of big business. More
on the film>>
 Preceded
by shorts from the 4th
Annual Media That Matters Film Festival:
The Meatrix
(2003, 4 min.) You probably know about
The Matrix, but do you know about farms, factory farms or what 12
million pounds of excrement smells like? This animated film reveals
the dark side of the modern American meat machine. Winner of the
Film For Thought Award in the 4th Annual Media That Matters Film
Festival. Directed by Louis Fox.
Spring in Awe
(2003, 4 min.) The overpowering displays of Times Square
put a spell on the world in a disturbing lullaby of global capitalism
in this experimental short. Winner of the Media Awareness Award
in the 4th Annual Media That Matters Film Festival. Directed by
Martina Radwan.
March 19
UNAFF presents Sin Embargo, Crapshoot and Farming
the Seas
Screenings begin at 2:00 p.m., Wechsler Theater,
Mary Graydon Center
Founder and Executive Director of United
Nations Association Film Festival
Jasmina Bojic will lead discussion following the films.
 Farming
the Seas (2004, 56 min.)
The sequel to Empty Oceans, Empty Nets which screened at
the Center last year, Farming the Seas explores the aquaculture
industry-the answer to overfishing. With stunning visuals and compelling
narration by Peter Coyote, Farming the Seas journeys around
the world spotlighting Mediterranean fishermen, Thai shrimp farmers,
the indigenous tribes of British Columbia and the large-scale operations
of multinational corporations to illuminate the problems and promises
of this emerging industry. Directed by Steve Cowan and produced
by Habitat Media, Inc. Discussion to follow film with Judith
Shapiro, AU's School of International Service.
Crap Shoot: The Gamble With Our Wates
(3:20 PM; 2004, 52 min.) This film takes viewers
on an eye-opening journey around the world to explore different
approaches to sewage, starting at the 2,500-year-old Cloaca Maxima
in Rome, where the modern concept of sewers began. Filmed in Italy,
Sweden, the United States and Canada, this bold documentary questions
whether the sewer is alleviating or compounding our waste problem.
Directed by Jeff McKay and produced by Joe McDonald, National
Film Board of Canada.
 Sin
Embargo - Nevertheless (4:20 PM; 2004,
49 min.) Washington, D.C. Premiere For Andrs the sculptor,
Tomas the canary breeder and the other Cubans profiled in Sin
Embargo even the greatest pressure, whether levied by government
or circumstance, cannot crush their spirit nor quash their desire
to forge a better life for themselves and their families. Shot entirely
in Cuba, this film provides a glimpse into the hearts and dreams
of struggling peoples and a tribute to their optimistic and resourceful
determination to survive. Directed by Judith Grey and produced
by Ben McPherson and James Steindecker.
Saturday, 3/19 program will conclude at 5:30
PM.
The DC Environmental Film Festival runs from
March 10-20, 2005 with 90 documentary, feature, animated, archival
and children's films at museums, libraries theaters all around DC.
Find
out more>>
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