The 13th Annual Visions of Nature/Voices of Nature Environmental Film Festival begins this Friday, February 18th. The festival brings films to the Tampa Bay area in order to raise awareness and promote discussion of questions relating to nature, place and the environment.
Programs at this year’s festival highlight themes such as reincarnation, plastic bags, forgotten things, global warming, natural gas, independent farming, insect obsessions, astronomy and urban bird watching. Plus, there will be a number of short films featured, some straight out of Sundance 2011, and others the winners of a 2011 environmental short film competition. All films are free and open to the public, and screen in the Miller Auditorium of Eckerd College.
Monday, February 21, 7pm - Split Estate, dir. by Debra Anderson
Examines the impact on human lives of the natural gas industry. The film will be introduced by the director, who will lead a discussion afterwards.
Tuesday, February 22, 7pm - Greenhorns; and Nourish: Food + Community
Two short films: about young farmers in America, and about our changing relationships to food in a global economy. The film will be introduced by Eckerd professor Kip Curtis and some "Greenhorn" farmers.
Wednesday, February 23, 7pm - Beetlequeen Conquers Tokyo, dir. by Jessica Oreck
A documentary exploring Japan's longstanding love affair with bugs. The film will be introduced by Eckerd Professor of Japanese Eileen Mikals-Adachi.
Thursday, February 24, 7pm - Bag It!
An average guy (Jeb Berrier, who will be here to present the film) decides to stop using plastic bags and it ends up changing his life.
Friday, February 25, 7pm - Nostalgia for the Light
A gorgeous and provocative essay film that examines two seemingly unrelated phenomena in the Atacama desert of Chile: astronomers search the skies for timeless truths and families search the ground for the remains of their loved ones who disappeared during the brutal regime of Pinochet.
Saturday, February 26, 7pm - Legend of the Pale Male
A delightful documentary following the fame of a wild redtail hawk who made his home among the tall buildings of downtown New York City. The film will be introduced by its producer, Janet Hess, who is also series editor of the PBS series Nature.
For more information and a complete program, see the website at http://www.eckerd.edu/eff. The "Visions of Nature/Voices of Nature," Environmental Film Festival is coordinated by Cathy Griggs, Eckerd College Prof. of Environmental Studies, and Nathan Andersen, Eckerd College Prof. of Philosophy. Major support is provided by the Phoenix Venture Philanthropy Foundation.
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