OPEN CINEMA’s EARTH DAY FILM FESTIVAL April 21st – 22nd 2009

This post published on March 11, 2009


OPEN CINEMA

presents

2nd Annual

EARTH DAY CELEBRATION

in partnership with

VIDEA

April 21st & 22nd, 2009

Featuring award-winning documentaries:

7pm, Tuesday April 21st, 2009

Blue Gold: World Water Wars

Wars of the future will be fought over water, not oil.

Directed by Sam Bozzo, Produced by Mark Achbar (The Corporation)

www.bluegold-worldwaterwars.com

Post-screening discussion with Susan Howatt, Sierra Club of BC, Jim McIsaac, T.Buck Suzuki Foundation and Jack Hull (CRD).
Sponsored by the Greater Victoria Water Watch Coalition

7pm, Wednesday April 22nd, 2009

Addicted to Plastic (2008)

A global journey to investigate what we really know about plastic and why there’s so much of it.

On the way we discover a toxic legacy, and the folks dedicated to cleaning it up.

http://www.crypticmoth.com/plastic.php

Post-screening discussion with Claudia Ferris, Toxic Free Canada; Mairi Welman, Recycling Council of BC; Anke Bergner, CRD Solid Waste Division; Alicia Taylor, Level Ground Trading; Craig Foster, Canadian Plastics Council. Moderated by John Luton.

Admission by donation!

Cash bar, food sales, silent auction, door prizes & more!

Food by Feys and Hobbs www.feysandhobbs.com.

Tax receipts for donations over $10

The Victoria Event Centre
1415 Broad Street

www.1415broad.com

For more information please call 250 381-4428

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