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Summer 2023 Green Issues Films

     

The League of Women Voters invites you to the summer Green Issues film discussion series to learn more about our weather and climate. Upcoming are the films and dates for viewings and discussions that will take place at the Wabash College Fine Arts Center in Korb Classroom at 7pm. The films are free and open to the public.
 
 The series begins on Wednesday, June 21 with REFLECTION: A WALK ON WATER.

Directed by Emmet Brennan, the filmmaker and director is the human persona narrating as he hikes the 200 miles along the Los Angeles aqueduct, examining the effects of a record-setting dry season. Seeking what he calls “stories of hope and healing” where water is increasingly scarce, Brennan meets with cultural leaders, indigenous people willing to share their traditional wisdom and leaders of the ecology movement who present new approaches to solving the water crisis. This film examines the relationship humans must work out with water. Where water was once reliable, it’s scarce; where abundant, it comes in floods, then fades. Knowing that human life follows threes - we can’t live without oxygen for three minutes, water for three days, and food for three weeks - we can understand the need to protect the health of our air, our water, and our food sources.

 On Wednesday, July 19, viewers will see THE PLASTIC CUP:  THE OFFICIAL STORY OF THE PLASTIC PIRATES  

This 53-minute documentary examines how we came to live in a world of plastic. - Do you remember when not every single potato was wrapped and when we filled bags at the store instead of having one tiny item using up an almost unrecyclable plastic bag? - In the past five decades, oil companies have created unprecedented amounts of a by-product that has been transformed into immense waste that cannot be recycled. This film shows what’s been happening on the Tisza River in Ukraine has become one of the most polluted as Russia continues to destroy the country. Ukrainians living in crisis have no choice but to dump their trash and plastic in the Tisza. - Following the Tisza into Hungary, plastic is now creating a mountain. Governments are helpless, and the people are overwhelmed with the environmental problem. Enter the “Plastic Pirates” and their Plastic Cup Competition. They build boats from the trash and float down the river collecting all the plastic they can. Ten years later, they’ve collected tons of garbage and the Plastic Cup competition has become a tradition.

Wednesday, August 9:  INTO THE DARK + Derek Nelson's EVERGREEN

For the final film in this year’s series, we’ll have a double feature: Clocking in at only 28 minutes, Into the Dark follows an expedition into the darkest regions of the Arctic on a mission to discover how climate change reaches into the most remote portions of the planet’s surface. The film shows how even the smallest choice even about turning on lights multiplies impact on marine life. Viewers will go along with the ride through rough seas, subzero temperatures, and polar night. It will include Evergreen, a short film by Wabash professor, minister, and woodworker Derek Nelson where we’ll learn about building a sustainable house and home, followed by a lively discussion.

Each Green Issues film will be followed by a discussion led by an informed League member.  Excellent discussion among audience members has been a key feature of these programs in the past.  We hope you will join us for any or all of Green Issue Films, 2023.