Climate Action Film Series
Free at First Met - Rm 200 - Mondays 7-9 pm - All are welcome
First Metropolitan United Church is located at 932 Balmoral Road
Victoria, BC V8T 1A8.
H2Oil
Date January 25, 2010 Length 81 mins Director Shannon Walsh In Alberta’s pristine boreal forests, the process of oil sands extraction uses up to 4 barrels of fresh water to produce only one barrel of crude oil. H2Oil follows a voyage of discovery, heartbreak and politicization in the stories of those attempting to defend water in Alberta against tar sands expansion. Unlikely alliances are built and lives are changed as they come up against the largest industrial project in human history. Ultimately we ask what is more important, oil or water. And what will be our response? With hope and courage H2Oil tells the story of one of the most significant, and destructive projects of our time.
** Tony Clarke will be speaking at First Met on Feb 1st at 7 pm about his latest book about the Tar Sands
Sea Change
Date February 22, 2010 Length 70 mins Director Barbara Ettinger A Sea Change is the first documentary about ocean acidification, directed by Barbara Ettinger and co-produced by Sven Huseby of Niijii Films. Chock full of scientific information, the feature-length film is also a beautiful paen to the ocean world and an intimate story of a Norwegian-American family whose heritage is bound up with the sea.
A Sea Change debuted in March 2009, to a record, standing-room only audience at the Smithsonian Museum, and a standing ovation. Since then, the film has screened at festivals in North America, Europe, and Latin America, garnering multiple awards.
** Alanna Mitchell will be speaking March 3rd about her latest book, Sea Sick, at UVic.
Flow
Date March 22, 2010 World Water Day Length 84 mins Director Irena Salina Irena Salina's award-winning documentary investigation into what experts label the most important political and environmental issue of the 21st Century - The World Water Crisis.
Salina builds a case against the growing privatization of the world's dwindling fresh water supply with an unflinching focus on politics, pollution, human rights, and the emergence of a domineering world water cartel.
Interviews with scientists and activists intelligently reveal the rapidly building crisis, at both the global and human scale, and the film introduces many of the governmental and corporate culprits behind the water grab, while begging the question "CAN ANYONE REALLY OWN WATER?"
Beyond identifying the problem, FLOW also gives viewers a look at the people and institutions providing practical solutions to the water crisis and those developing new technologies, which are fast becoming blueprints for a successful global and economic turnaround.
Island on the Edge
Date April 26, 2010 Length 70 mins Director Nick Versteeg Co-Producers Don Genova & Jason Found Food security is an issue that affects everyone. This film looks at the history of food production on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands and what would happen to our food supply if the islands were suddenly cut off from the rest of the world. It also chronicles the efforts of several crusaders who grow crops, raise animals and craft artisan food products in the face of growing competition from imports and rising costs. These visionaries imagine a world in which eating and growing food is accessible to all and is part of a healthy community, economy and planet. Finally, the film shows why people need to get involved with supporting the local food movement. The film’s producers and Minister of Agriculture Stan Hagen are featured in the film.
