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Environmental Film Festival - April 22 & 24, 2008

Environmental Film Festival

& Student Video Contest

April 22 & April 24 2008

Green Ideas Network is pleased to host Surrey’s 2nd Annual Environmental Film Festival during the Environmental Extravaganza. This year we are delighted to include a Video Contest for students (see details here).

Venues: Earl Marriott Secondary School, 15751 16 Avenue, Surrey, Wheelhouse Theatre and Commons and Simon Fraser University, Surrey Campus, 13450 102 Avenue, Surrey Theatre 2600

Time: 7:00-9:30 pm. Doors open at 6:30 pm

Featuring:  free screenings of contest winners, award-winning films, post-film discussions, light refreshments, door prizes, raffles and displays

 

Films begin at 7 pm.

Schedule:
Tuesday, April 22
Earl Marriott Secondary

Secondary Grand-Prize Winner Screening

The Story of Stuff (20 minutes) is a fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. It exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world.

Garbage! The Revolution Starts at Home (74 minutes) This documentary asks an average urban family to keep every scrap of garbage they create for three months then takes them on a journey to find out where it all goes and what it’s doing to the world. Garbage! helps people connect the dots between their actions and the environment and be inspired to change their polluting ways.

Thursday, April 24
Simon Fraser University

Post-Secondary Grand Prize Winner Screening

Beyond Organic (28 minutes) tells the story of a farm called Fairview Gardens and its long battle to survive in the face of rapid suburban development. It draws a sharp contrast between community supported agriculture and conventional chemical farming. See how the efforts of Michael Ableman and his staff turn the farm into a source of inspiration for future generations.

Tableland (65 minutes) This Vancouver-made documentary is a cinematic journey of the small scale, local food producers in North America. It explores sustainable food production from the orchards of Interior BC to the Napa Highlands and rural Quebec.  Tableland is filled with fun stories, entertaining facts and tasty treats.

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