PEORIA -- This looks interesting. Here's the news release:
Heart of Illinois Group, Sierra Club presents an Environmental Film Festival at the Apollo Theatre, 311 Main St., Downtown Peoria on November 5th and 6th beginning at 7 p.m. Tickets are $5.00 for adults and $3.00 for kids 11 & under.
Along with the environmental films, this event will feature locally grown popcorn from Blunier Farms in Speer, Illinois and lots of GREAT door prizes donated by local merchants.
Friday, November 5th, 7 p.m.
THE AGE OF STUPID: Recently released in the US this year, THE AGE OF STUPID is the new documentary-drama-animation hybrid from Director Franny Armstrong (McLibel, Drowned Out) and Oscar winning producer John Battsek (One Day In September, In the Shadow of the Moon).
Oscar nominated Pete Postlethwaite (In the Name of the Father, Brassed Off, The Usual Suspects) stars as an old man living in the devastated world of 2055. He watches ‘archive’ footage from 2008 and asks, Why didn’t we stop climate change when we had the chance? www.spannerfilms.net
"This is a signally important film--a very clever and very powerful reminder of exactly where we stand on this fragile, lovely planet."
Bill McKibben, Educator, Environmentalist, Author, Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet
"Think An Inconvenient Truth but with a personality, numerous ones actually, as Armstrong hops the globe interviewing an intriguing cross section of folks...whose lives have all been affected by some aspect of the global warming phenomenon. Their stories vividly highlight the various tentacles of the climate change problem and, in some cases, its potential solutions...[I]t also provides a visual and emotional power that drives home this absorbing film's crucial cautionary message."
Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times
"The terrifying documentary about climate change The Age of Stupid is the most imaginative and dramatic assault on the institutional complacency shrouding the issue...The power of this shameless campaigning film is that it gives dates and deadlines. It explores options and ideas. It names culprits...The conclusion is probably spot-on: we are inches away from being the first species on the planet to knowingly kill itself off."
James Christopher, The (London) Times
Saturday, November 6th, 7 p.m.: We will feature two films.
Village of DePue:, A film about DePue, Illinois and an abandoned zinc smelting factory designated by the US EPA as this nation’s 14th worst Superfund site . After 15 years, the area remains an environmental and community disaster. You may be surprised to hear who owns this chunk of land and what they could be doing to clean it up but would seemingly prefer to keep progress impeded by litigation. (30 mins) www.villageofdepue.com
TAR CREEK: This movie tells the story of the worst environmental disaster you’ve never heard of: the Tar Creek Superfund site. Tar Creek residents are fighting for decontamination and environmental justice. As TAR CREEK reveals, America’s Superfund sites aren’t just environmental wastelands; they’re community tragedies, too. Until the community fights back. www.tarcreekfilm.com
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