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Fast Fact: Winner of 12 Film Festival Awards!
GREEN EARTH FILM FESTIVAL
Grand Debut April 2012
Soft opening April 22 & 23, 2011!
WHAT: Celebrating Nature and the Environment
WHERE: Coachella Valley, California (at two locations)
Green Zone in Palm Desert
Desert EcoFest@Aqua SoleilWHY: in celebration of Earth Day!
in celebration of Earth Day!WHEN: April 22 & 23 2011
April 22 & 23 2011
Americans use 60,000 plastic bags every five minutes, disposable bags that they throw away without much thought. But where is “away?” Where do the bags and other plastics end up, and at what cost to the environment, marine life and human health?
Bag It follows “everyman” Jeb Berrier as he navigates our plastic world. Jeb is not a radical environmentalist, but an average American who decides to take a closer look at our cultural love affair with plastics. Jeb’s journey in this documentary film starts with simple questions: Are plastic bags really necessary? What are plastic bags made from? What happens to plastic bags after they are discarded? What he learns quickly grows far beyond plastic bags.
carbon nation is a documentary movie aboutclimate change solutions. Even if you doubt the severity of the impact of climate change or just don't buy it at all, this is still a compelling and relevant film that illustrates how SOLUTIONS to climate change also address other social, economic and national security issues. You'll meet a host of entertaining and endearing characters along the way.
"The film gives good reasons for hope" - William Schlesinger,Onearth.org
"...the excellent documentary "Carbon Nation" is an inspiring look at the many recent advances in clean energy and green technologies." - Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times
ENERGY AUTONOMY
SAT APR 23 3:00 PM FREE
Donations greatly appreciated!
Funny Thought Provoking Fun!
Winner at 14 Film Festivals!
FRI APR 22 7:00 PM FREE
Donations greatly appreciated!
FILM: carbon nation
LOCATION: The GreenZone
Voices of the Monument
The Green Earth Film Festival wanted to recognize one of the unsung heros of filmmaking in our area. So we sought out names of videographers living in the Coachella Valley who were skilled, professional and who, through their work, raised awareness of the beauty of our desert. One name always rose to the top.
Bruce Feagle.
His work as a director, cinematographer, editor, composer and musician is found in feature films, short films, documentaries and commercials.
You will have the unique opportunity to meet Bruce as he shares his 25 years of experience, shows clips of his work and and gives you some hands on pointers about filmmaking.
the 4th Revolution
!
FRI APR 22 1:00 PM FREE
Donations greatly appreciated!
LOCATION: EcoFest@AquaSoleil
Real Solutions!
SCHEDULE
Friday, April 22, 2011
10:00 AM Voices of the Monument
1:00 PM Energy Autonomy
3:00 GASLAND
5:00 Long Red Light
FILM: Energy Autonomy
Awesome German film in English
LOCATION: EcoFest@AquaSoleil
Is a world where energy can be produced by renewable, clean sources and accessible to everyone: a utopian idea or a dream? And if it does happen, it would mean a fourth industrial revolution driven by self-sufficient energy (no longer coal or oil or atomic-powered) and would resolve problems of social and economic injustice throughout the world. A series of projects (like a building that can produce more energy than it consumes) set up in various different countries (Germany, Mali, Bangladesh) demonstrate that a different future is possible. This film will change your dream and ;your thinking!
Film Workshop
with
Award Winning
Cinematographer
Bruce Feagle!
LOCATION: EcoFest@AquaSoleil
SAT APR 23 3-5 PM FREE
Donations greatly appreciated!
Talk - Film Clips - Workshop
2
A MUST SEE!
We decided to go against tradition and screen an Emmy winning older film because so many people living in and visitors to the Coachella Valley have not seen this breath takingly beautiful film.
EMMY WINNER
Don't forget to check out all the
other events going on during
Eco Fest! pool party, music,
vendors, butterflies, kids activities speakers, zumbia, yoga, artists, concert...more!
.3 to 5 PM Bruce Feagle Meet the Man!
1:00 PM BAG IT!
Dont miss this award winning hilarious informative film!
11:00 AM Women in the Dirt
Meet director Carolann Stoney!
Saturday, April 23, 2011
at Desert EcoFest@ Aqua Soleil
9:00 AM REEL Kids Student Films
GREEN EARTH FILM FESTIVAL
at the GREEN ZONE in PALM DESERT!
the S.C.R.A.P. Gallery's EARTH ON EDGE II
April 22, 6 to 7 PM
Scrappy Hour Reception
BUGGED! Art Exhibit & Silent Auction
benefiting the S.C.R.A.P. Gallery
7:00 PM
Student Films
carbon nation
A Climate Solutions Movie
free admission
limited seating - donations appreciate
HOSTING ORGANIZATIONS
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Landscape frames our days: trees or flowers, sidewalks and walls, city parks or private gardens. But who envisions this framework for our daily lives? Women in the Dirt is a documentary about seven groundbreaking landscape architects. Their work ranges from intimate, jewel-like gardens to vast urban projects. Artists and scientists, the women bring to their work awareness of sustainability, function, and beauty. Women in the Dirt reveals how these self-described “masters of the obvious” create the sublime.
Meet Producer/Director, Carolann Stoney, as she discusses the documentary film, Women in Dirt, now in post-production. This beautiful film highlights seven women whose award-winning work has made an indelible mark on the profession of landscape architecture.
Get a flavor for the film in a 15 minute sneak peek.
About Carolann Stoney Producer / Director:
Carolann Stoney is a graduate landscape architect and a lifetime member of the Mediterranean Garden Society. While studying landscape architecture, Carolann became aware of the need for information about women in the profession. The short film she produced as a student won an award, and is the basis for this documentary. Carolann has a passion for sharing good design and sustainable gardening practices within all climate zones. Her own garden follows sustainable practices of low-water requirements, recycling of materials, minimal maintenance requirements, and extraordinary beauty.
LOCATION: EcoFest@AquaSoleil
SAT APR 23 11 AM FREE
Donations greatly appreciated!
WOMEN IN THE DIRT
Meet the Director!
SAT APR 23 3-5 PM FREE
Donations greatly appreciated!
GASLAND
FRI APR 22 3 :00 PM FREE
Donations greatly appreciated!
This screening of GASLAND is sponsored by Palm Springs Green Scene and Desert Move On
SUNDANCE winner
OSCAR nominated!
"The largest domestic natural gas drilling boom in history has swept across the United States. The Halliburton-developed drilling technology of "fracking" or hydraulic fracturing has unlocked a "Saudia Arabia of natural gas" just beneath us. But is fracking safe? When filmmaker Josh Fox is asked to lease his land for drilling, he embarks on a cross-country odyssey uncovering a trail of secrets, lies and contamination. A recently drilled nearby Pennsylvania town reports that residents are able to light their drinking water on fire. This is just one of the many absurd and astonishing revelations of a new country called GASLAND. Part verite travelogue, part expose, part mystery, part bluegrass banjo meltdown, part showdown."
"Take a journey and discover one of North America’s most unique and diverse mountain ranges. Learn about the native Cahuilla Indian Tribes and how they survived in such extreme environments. Soar over some of the most spectacular geological landscapes from indigenous palm oasis to one of the largest rockslides in the world. View spectacular footage of the endangered and illusive Peninsular Big Horn Sheep; plus a range of animal, bird and plant life encompassing five different life zones. Shot in spectacular high definition HDTV you'll experience the detail of this diverse and seldom seen land."
FRI APR 22 10 AM FREE
Donations greatly appreciated!
vLOCATION: EcoFest@AquaSoleil
LOCATION: EcoFest@AquaSoleil
Home Grown Revolution
Donations greatly appreciated!
Donations greatly appreciated!
LOCATION: EcoFest@AquaSoleil
FRI APR 22 5 :30 PM FREE
Meet the Dervaes family and learn how they live more efficenlty in a small area!
This 15 minute film entitled Home Grown Revolution documents the history and evolution of the Pasadena CA Urban Homestead
Urban Homesteading
DR. HERMANN SCHEER (1944-2010) was President of EUROSOLAR;General Chairman of the World Council for Renewable Energy (WCRE); President of the International Parliamentary Forum on Renewable Energies; Member of the German Bundestag; Author.Honoured with the Right Livelihood Award 1999, with the Solar World Prize 1998, the World Prize on Bioenergy 2000 and the World Wind Energy Award.
Carl-A. Fechner's
BEST DOCUMENTARY
German Film Awards
Starring Dr. Hermann Scheer
Named Hero for the Green Century by TIME Magazine
EMMY WINNER
MULTI AWARD
WINNER
AWARD WINNER
SOON TO BE
RELEASED!
AN AUDIENCE
FAVORITE
LIFE CHANGING
IDEAS
the screening of this film is sponsored by the Natural Science Collaborative
the screening of this film is sponsored by the Natural Science Collaborative
THE LONG RED LIGHT
Meet the Creator & Animator!
Chris Hume
8 Minute Short Animation
Friday, April 22 at 5PM
At Agua Soleil Screening Room
EcoFest@AquaSoleil
A man and his dog get stopped at a red light. The light doesn't change for five billion years.
Chris Hume graduated from Bard College in New York with a degree in cinema. He also won the Maya Deren Prize in his graduating class, for excellence and commitment to cinema.
Chris is an editor by trade, having made a career editing movie trailers. Some of his trailers include “Fahrenheit 9/11”, “Corpse Bride”, and “Sicko”.He is also an animator. He has created several pieces, including “Attention Deficit Disorder Man”,
“The Long Red Light”, and “Umbilical Bob”.
His work can viewed at www.shootandrun.net and www.redstateroadtrip.com
DELIGHTFUL!
2011's event was so much fun that we will do it again next year!
Watch for more information and a new website coming soon!
Thank you, everyone, for your support and encouragement.
