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Special Sneak Preview Screening of HOMEGROWN on October 28 with Special Guest Nora Pouillon
Date: October 7, 2009WHEN: 6:30 P.M.
Wednesday, October 28
WHERE: Letelier Theater (both reception and screening)
3251 Prospect Street, NW
(use stairs next to Cafe Milano to upper courtyard)
Washington, D.C. 20007
TICKETS: $20 per person, seating is limited.
E-mail chris@envirofilmfest.org to RSVP.
HOMEGROWN (USA, 2008, 52 min.) spotlights a 21st century organic family farm operating off the grid in the heart of urban Pasadena, California. The film documents the activities of the Dervaes family, eco-pioneers who harvest 6,000 pounds of produce on less than a quarter of an acre, make their own biodiesel, power their computers with the help of solar panels, handle their own waste water and maintain a Web site that gets 4,000 hits a day. In addition to growing much of their own food, they raise a menagerie of chickens, ducks, and goats. Ultimately a family story, the film is an intimate human portrait of what it's like to live according to your environmental ideals.
Directed by Robert McFalls.
After the screening, Nora Pouillon of Restaurant Nora, the first certified organic restaurant in the country, will speak. A reception will follow with passed hors d'oeuvres provided by Nora Pouillon along with wines from Domaine Pouillon, a biodynamic vineyard near the Columbia River Gorge in Washington State.
Special Screening of FRESH on July 29
Date: July 1, 2009WHEN: 6:30 P.M.
Wednesday, July 29
WHERE: Letelier Theater
3251 Prospect Street, NW
(enter through courtyard next to Cafe Milano)
Washington, D.C. 20007
TICKETS: $20 per person, seating is limited.
E-mail chris@envirofilmfest.org to RSVP.
Refreshments follow screening.
FRESH (2009, 70 min., USA) celebrates the farmers, thinkers and business people across America who are re-inventing our food system. Forging healthier, sustainable alternatives, they offer a practical vision for a future of our food and our planet. Each has witnessed the rapid transformation of our agriculture into an industrial model, and confronted the consequences: food contamination, environmental pollution, and depletion of natural resources.
Among the main characters, FRESH features urban farmer and activist, Will Allen, the recipient of MacArthur's 2008 Genius Award; sustainable farmer and entrepreneur, Joel Salatin, made famous by Michael Pollan's book, The Omnivore's Dilemma; and supermarket owner, David Ball, challenging our Wal-Mart dominated economy.
Directed by Ana Sofia Joanes.
Celebrate World Environment Day at Premiere Screening of "HOME"!
Date: June 2, 2009To celebrate World Environment Day on Friday, June 5 at 12 noon, the National Museum of Natural History presents the Washington, D.C. Premiere of “HOME,” a beautifully shot documentary spotlighting the wonders of Earth and the need to preserve them. Presented in cooperation with the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital, La Maison Française, National Geographic Live! and Conservation International, the screening will take place in the Museum’s Baird Auditorium, 10th St. and Constitution Ave., NW. There are no reservations or tickets for this free screening and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.
Directed by renowned French photographer and artist Yann Arthus-Bertrand, “HOME,” (France, 2009, 90 min.) dramatically captures our globe’s landscapes from above, providing a bird’s eye view of Earth. This unique all-aerial film engenders a new awareness of our planet, inviting the viewer to consider how we treat our precious and magnificent natural treasures and the implications for human survival of our abusive exploitation of resources. “HOME,” a movie supported by PPR, was shot in 54 countries and at 120 locations. Narrated by Glenn Close, it will be screened in English.
“HOME” evolved from Arthus-Bertrand’s “Earth Seen From Above” series, an exhibition of large-scale aerial photography that explores the link between humans and nature and encourages viewers to think of the evolution of our planet and the fate of its inhabitants. The artist-filmmaker is a passionate advocate of nature protection and sustainable development.
2010 Festival Dates Announced
Date: April 30, 2009The 18th Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital will take place from March 16 through 28, 2010. The full program will be released in early February.
2009 EFF in the News
Date: April 20, 2009See below to read, watch and listen to samples of 2009 Festival media highlights. Full 2009 media report will be available shortly in our Press section.
The Washington Post Reviews by Ann Hornaday
The Washington Post Articles
Film Festival to Screen Documentary on Nora Pouillon
Catch the Last 3 Days of the Environmental Film Fest
NBC Washington Videos
DC Environmental Film Festival Kicks Off Wednesday (1:56)
Film Turns Camera To Problems Under the Sea (2:08)
Green Screen Offers Unique Look Around the Globe (2:51)
Roll Call ("The Newspaper of Capitol Hill Since 1955") Article
Smithsonian Magazine Blog
Too Many Choices at the Environmental Film Festival
Review: The State of the Planet's Oceans
WAMU 88.5 Radio Piece
Treehugger Article
Environmental Film Festival Underway in DC
El Tiempo Latino Article
Comienza el festival de cine ecológico
