Mountaintop Removal Green Screens
Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at 6:15 pm
Celebrate Earth Day 2008
If you think coal is an inexpensive energy source, consider the price paid by the people of Southern Appalachia. For two years, filmmaker Michael O’Connell documented the struggle between West Virginia activists and coal companies over the mining practice known as mountaintop removal, during which explosives are used to remove 1,000 vertical feet of soil and rock. The process chokes the air and creates pools of toxic sludge, as the people of the region use every means of non-violent protest at their disposal––including a sit-in at the governor’s office––to save both their land and their lives. O’Connell and activist Ed Wiley are expected to host a discussion following the screening.
Mountaintop Removal
Michael O’Connell, US, 2007; 74m
PSA: Blowing Smoke
Jonas Mayabb, US, 2007
Produced by Designmatters at Art Center College of Design for premiere at the United Nations DPI/NGO Conference, September 2007. Winner of a 2008 student Emmy.
Supported by Finger Lakes Grassroots Festival of Music and Dance ~ visit www.grassrootsfest.org for information about the organization and the upcoming 2008 festival ~ and by SouthWings, a non-profit conservation organization that provides skilled pilots and aerial education to enhance conservation efforts across the Southeast.
Organic wines courtesy of Bonterra.
The Film Society’s Green Screens program addresses through film the vital environmental concerns of global warming, the safety of our food supply, sustainable living, and more. Each screening includes a discussion and reception with artists and expert commentators, where we invite non-profit organizations and others to provide materials and raise awareness of the many positive actions we can all take. Green Screens is programmed by Sharon Bahus, Isa Cucinotta and Marian Masone.
In addition to this series, the Film Society screens PSAs showcasing climate change, sustainability and other matters concerning the health of our planet and its inhabitants. We are one of the first movie theaters in the country to regularly screen such PSAs and we encourage other theaters to join us.
Admission:
$12 for Film Society members
$15 for the public
Please note: there is a $1.25 service charge per ticket ordered online and cash only transactions at the box office. No passes ~ no vouchers accepted to this event.
