If this winter weather is getting to you, think about a refreshing green weekend and come to the One Earth Film Festival! Some big movers and shakers of the environmental “care for planet, love the earth” will be here, and you don’t want to miss it.
One Earth has events scheduled all over Chicagoland, including such gems as:
- “Angel Azul” at the Chicago Cultural Center. Awarded best documentary at the Breckenridge Film Festival. Explore the artistic journey of Jason deCaires Taylor, an innovative artist who creates artificial coral reefs.
- “Virunga” at Northwestern University, Evanston. 2015 Academy Award Nominee for Best Documentary Feature. The incredible true story of a group of brave individuals risking their lives to build a better future in the Congo.
- “Project Wild Thing” at Prairie Crossing School in Grayslake. Finalist in the Social Impact Media Awards 2014. Parent David Bond decides its time to get back to nature, and appoints himself “Marketing Director for Nature.” Is Nature past its sell-by date?
- Much more: See the Schedule of Events
This film fest pulls people together and connects you with a film right in your neighborhood. The fact films were chosen with such care and gives audiences an opportunity to interact afterward makes this experience a true gift to all that partake.
I’ve been to the fest three years now, it’s incredible! Thoughtfully designed to for people to learn, be inspired and take action small ways and big.
March 4, 2015
My Dad was a Colorado farmer and passed on March 4, 2008. He always valued the land he farmed, and taught us to “love the earth”—-by his example. The best way to teach!!
This film fest pulls people together and connects you with a film right in your neighborhood. The fact films were chosen with such care and gives audiences an opportunity to interact afterward makes this experience a true gift to all that partake.
I’ve been to the fest three years now, it’s incredible! Thoughtfully designed to for people to learn, be inspired and take action small ways and big.