Food is one of our biggest contributions to greenhouse emissions. By
eating less meat and choose seasonal vegetables, you can reduce your
personal contribution to climate change.

http://www.naturskyddsforeningen.se/gron-guide/ata/klimatsmart-i-affaren/

Friday, May 14 – 13:30

Production: Free Range Studios,
Year: 2006, Duration: 6’
Country: USA,  Language: English

Store Wars is a hilarious five minute mini-movie about a small band of organic vegetable puppets (Cuke Skywalker, Ham Solo, Chewbroccoli and wise old Obi Wan Cannoli ) battling against Darth Tader, evil lord of the Dark Side of The Farm. Can these Organic Rebels rescue Princess Lettuce and destroy the Death Melon in time? Or will Cuke be seduced by the Dark Side of the Farm… an empire of pollution and pesticides that has taken over the market with its arsenal of genetic engineering, irradiation and toxic chemicals?

http://www.storewars.org/pressroom/

Friday, May 14 – 13:30

Production: Free Range Studios,
Year: 2007, Duration: 20’
Country: USA, Language: English

From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fastpaced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. It’ll teach you something, it’ll make you laugh, and it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever.

www.storyofstuff.com

Director: Ernesto Cabellos Damian and Stephanie Boyd,
Year: 2007, Duration: 85’
Country: Peru, Language: Spanish/English, English subtitles

Despite promises of economic development and jobs from the mining company, the people of Tambogrande know that a gold mine underneath the town would poison their environment, make their land uninhabitable, and destroy the mango farms upon which their livelihood depends. Led by the inspiring Godogredo Garcia Baca, they organize opposition to the plan. Godofredo is murdered under very suspicious circumstances. Over time, we see how the protest movement evolves from one of sometimes violent confrontations with police towards displays of non-violent resistance later on. In a referendum, they vote 98% against the development, and Manhattan Mineral’s shares drop sharply. This eventually culminates in victory and preservation for the people of Tambogrande. This film is worth watching as an uncommon example of grassroots citizen action triumphing in the battle to defend their land and livelihood from powerful corporate interests.

http://www.guarango.org/tambogrande/en/

Director: Alan Snitow, Deborah Kaufman,
Year: 2004, Duration: 62’
Country: USA, Language: English

Is water part of a shared “commons,” a human right for all people? Or is it a commodity to be bought, sold, and traded in a global marketplace? “Thirst” tells the stories of communities in Bolivia, India, and the United States that are asking these fundamental questions. Over a billion people lack access to safe drinking water. Each year, millions of children die of diseases caused by unsafe water. The numbers are increasing. These facts drive a debate in the opening scenes of “Thirst” at the 2003 Third World Water Forum in Kyoto, Japan. Politicians, international bankers, and corporate executives gather to decide who will control global fresh water supplies. Their consensus for large dams and privatized, corporate water systems is challenged by experts and activists who assert that water is a human right, not a commodity to be traded on the open market. Examining water conflicts on three continents, “Thirst” shows that popular opposition to the privatization of water sparks remarkable coalitions that cross partisan lines.

http://www.thirstthemovie.org/

PETER BYCK | Director + Producer

Carbon Nation is  a documentary film about climate change SOLUTIONS. Even if you doubt the severity of the impact of climate change or just don’t buy it at all, this is still a compelling and relevant film that illustrates how  SOLUTIONS to climate change also address other social, economic and national security issues. We meet a host of entertaining and endearing characters along the way.

• Carbon Nation is an optimistic (and witty) discovery of what people are already doing, what we as a nation could be doing and what the world needs to do to stave off climate change by moving to a low carbon economy.

• Public opinion is sliding the wrong way – far fewer people are concerned about climate change than even a year ago. We’ve made Carbon Nation to give a majority of people an entertaining, informed and pragmatic primer about why it’s incredibly smart to be a part of the new, low-carbon economy: it’s good business, it emboldens national & energy security and it improves health & the environment.

• Carbon Nation’s optimism and pragmatism is appealing across the political spectrum. While other good films have been about problems, blame and guilt, Carbon Nation is a film that celebrates solutions, inspiration and action.

http://carbonnation.tv

Production: Free Range Studios,
Year: 2003, Duration: 4’, 5’ and 2,5’
Country: USA, Language: English

The Meatrix is a four-minute online animation that spoofs The Matrix movies while educating viewers about the problems with factory farming and today’s meat and dairy supplies. The film is a humorous and creative satire that uses pop culture and entertainment to educate viewers about the food they eat and where it comes from. The film features three superhero farm animals including Leo, the young pig who wonders if he is “the one”, Chickity, the feathered family farm defender, and Moopheus, the trench-coat-clad cow with a passion for green pastures.

http://www.themeatrix.com/

Director: Kirk Bergstrom,
Year: 2004, Duration: 26’
Country: USA, Language: English

With engaging stories and inspiring visuals, this award-winning documentary explores the enormous potential for clean, renewable energy. Traveling the world, the program illustrates the connections among such issues as solar and wind energy, energy efficiency, green buildings, and global climate change. Most importantly, Power Shift offers specific action steps that viewers can take in their own lives to create a sustainable future.

http://www.goworldlink.org/programs/powershift.html

Director: Julian Russell, Tony Gailey,
Year: 1991, Duration: 112’
Country: Australia, Language: English

BILL MOLLISON is a practical visionary. For nearly two decades he has traveled the globe spreading the word about permaculture, the method of sustainable agriculture that he devised. Permaculture weaves together microclimate, annual and perennial plants, animals, soils, water management and human needs into intricately connected productive communities. Mollison has proved that even in the most difficult conditions permaculture empowers people to turn wastelands into food forests. GLOBAL GARDENER is a series of four half-hour episodes that look at examples in different bioregions: IN THE TROPICS – Mollison introduces the basic principles, and shows results in Australia, India, and Zimbabwe. ARID LANDS – Reversing desertification in Arizona, Botswana and Australia. COOL CLIMATES – Europe, Tasmania, and the San Juan Islands in Washington State. URBAN – New York City and Harare, Zimbabwe.

http://www.bullfrogfilms.com/catalog/global.html

Producer: John Page,
Year: 1993, Duration: 60’
Country: England, Language: English

How can we learn about ecological solutions from an ancient Culture? Ladakh, or Little Tibet, is a wildly beautiful desert land high in the western Himalayas. It is a place of few resources and an extreme climate. Yet, for more than a thousand years, it has been home to a thriving culture. Traditions of frugality and co-operation, coupled with an intimate and location specific knowledge of the environment, enabled the Ladakhis not only to survive, but to prosper. Then came development. Now in Leh, the capital, one finds pollution and divisiveness, inflation and unemployment, intolerance and greed. Centuries of ecological balance and social harmony are under threat from modernization. The breakdown of Ladakh’s culture and environment forces us to re-examine what we really mean by progress – not only in the developing parts of the world, but in the industrialized world as well. The story of Ladakh teaches us about the root causes of environmental, social and psychological problems, and provides valuable guidelines for our own future.

http://www.isec.org.uk/pages/ladakh.html

Production: Free Range Studios,
Year: 2006, Duration: 6’
Country: USA, Language: English

Mouths of the world are uniting to take a stand against trans fats, artificial ingredients, GMOs and pesticides in a new short film by the director of the most-watched internet films of all time. The Mouth Revolution is a humorous 4.5-minute live-action film that parodies history and contemporary culture while informing viewers about the vital importance of eating real, organic foods. Narrated by revolutionary mouths who take it upon themselves to decide what they will and will not eat, personalities like “Sojourner Tooth” and “Captain Mouth” unveil their “Mouthifesto” — a Declaration of Indigestion that details their objectives and demands: No Trans Fats, No GMOs, No Pesticides, and No Artificial Ingredients.

http://www.freerangestudios.com/

Production: Free Range Studios,
Year: 2007, Duration: 6’
Country: USA,  Language: English

Who killed the polar bear? It is up to Sophie Minnow and Robert Penguin to solve in the DaVersity Code. It turns out that the decline of biodiversity is killing us all. Climate change, overdevelopment, human beings are conspiring to destroy the priory and web of life. The (Bio) DaVersity Code is a spoof flash animation that illustrates how our health depends on biodiversity.

http://www.daversitycode.com/

Director: Deborah Koons Garcia,
Year: 2004, Duration: 88’
Country: USA, Language: English

The Future of Food offers an in-depth investigation into the disturbing truth behind the unlabeled, patented, genetically engineered foods that have quietly filled U.S. grocery store shelves for the past decade. Shot on location in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, The Future of Food examines the complex web of market and political forces that are changing what we eat as huge multinational corporations seek to control the world’s food system. The film also explores alternatives to large-scale industrial agriculture, placing organic and sustainable agriculture as real solutions to the farm crisis today.

http://www.thefutureoffood.com/

http://www.naturskyddsforeningen.se/gron-guide/kopa/klader-och-textil/textilfakta/

This fim shows how we in the Nordic countries, by investing in renewable energy and energy efficiency, can radically reduce our emissions. In the film real examples are demonstrated of how energy efficient buildings, renewable energy resources and communities that take up the fight against climate change is already a reality in the Nordic region today.

http://www.greenpeace.org/finland/se/nyheter/framtiden-boerjar-nu

Director: Emma Goude,
Year: 2010, Duration: 49’
Country: UK, Language: English

‘In Transition’ is the first detailed film about the Transition movement filmed by those that know it best, those who are making it happen on the ground. The Transition movement is about communities around the world responding to peak oil and climate change with creativity, imagination and humour, and setting about rebuilding their local economies and communities. It is positive, solutions focused, viral and fun.

http://transitionculture.org/in-transition/

Director: Vicky Funari, Sergio de la Torre,
Year: 2006, Duration: 68’
Country: Mexico/USA,
Language: Spanish with English subtitles

Welcome to the world of “Maquilapolis,” a border city where it takes an hour of drudgework inside a poisonous factory to earn enough to buy a jug of potable water. Where it takes about two hours to earn a gallon of milk. Where factory workers find bathroom breaks are few, toxins are many, and the pressure (and intimidation) are always on. “Maquilapolis” is a powerful and unique film that brought American and Mexican-American filmmakers together with Tijuana factory workers and community organizers to tell the story of globalization through the eyes and voices of the workers themselves (overwhelmingly women) who have borne the costs but reaped few of the benefits. The workers did not just testify on camera, they became an integral part of creating their stories on film.

http://www.maquilapolis.com/

Sunday, May 16 – 19:00

Director: Mark Achbar, Jennifer Abbott,
Year: 2003, Duration: 145’
Country: Canada , Language: English

Highly informative, often shocking and eye-opening! THE CORPORATION presents compelling and original perspectives on the origin, nature, expansion and effects of the modern  corporate institution that dominates the economy, polity culture and everyday life of most of the earth‘s inhabitants, while also depicting individuals and groups struggling against corporate domination. THE CORPORATION raises questions about the enduring viability and value of the corporation as the primary vehicle for organizing the production of wealth in market-based societies. It raises important concerns about the impact of the corporate structure on a range of public goods and should provoke thinking about whether or not there are better ways to more effectively organize production for the general welfare.

http://www.thecorporation.com/