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Celebrate Earth Month with three provocative, character-driven films focused on passionate people making a world of difference. Screenings, discussions with filmmakers via Skype, and receptions will take place on Sunday, April 17 and Thursday, April 28 at Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave, Huntington 631-423-7611 www.CinemaArtsCentre.org
Each film $9 Members / $13 Public (includes Reception) Food Provided by Whole Foods Market.
Tickets can be purchased online, www.CinemaArtsCentre.org at the box office during theatre hours or by calling Brown Paper Tickets toll free at 1-800-838-3006
The schedule is as follows:
Sunday, April 17 at Noon
BAG IT!
Speaker (via Skype): Filmmaker Suzan Beraza
Reception at 1:45pm open to ticket holders for both Bag It! and On Coal River
This highly entertaining and eye-opening film follows everyman Jeb Berrier as he navigates our plastic-reliant 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.
Sunday, April 17 at 2:15pm
ON COAL RIVER
Speakers (via Skype): Filmmakers Francine Cavanaugh & Adams Wood
A compelling and transcendent narrative on the human costs of coal and strip-mining, this provocative film follows the journey of a former coal miner and his neighbors. Unfolding as a modern-day David vs. Goliath tale, the residents of the Coal River Valley in West Virginia transform from so-called victims to fearless and informed experts on mountaintop removal.
Thursday, April 28 at 7:30pm
URBAN ROOTS Co-Presented by Slow Food Huntington http://www.slowfoodusa.org Visit Slow Food Huntington on Facebook
Speaker(via Skype): Filmmaker Mark MacInnis
Filmmakers Mark MacInnis, Leila Conners (writer/director of “The 11th Hour”) and Mathew Schmid tell the powerful story of a group of dedicated Detroiters working tirelessly to fulfill their vision for locally grown, sustainably farmed food in a deserted, collapsed city cut off from real food and limited to processed fast food. These urban farmers have taken on the enormous task of taking charge of their future and shaping a new world.
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