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Tom,
Two weeks until Opening Night at the Castro Theatre!
It has always been my dream to bring green films to the Castro. We're kicking off
Opening Night in spectacular style with Josh Fox's new film How To Let Go Of the World (and love all the things climate can't change).
Hot off its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, this film is a real call to action and a must-see to inspire your green core.
At the center of Josh Fox's film are communities coming together in the face of rising sea-levels, one of many
Ocean films that you can dive into at this year's Fest.
From producing local, sustainable seafood, to the perils of the global shipping industry, to the freedom of catching a good a wave, we're bringing you international stories about the importance of these vast, aquatic realms.
There are going to be lots of people in town during the Festival. Be sure to
check out the filmmakers and other guests joining up for films, panels and workshops throughout the week.
See you there!
Rachel Caplan
Founder & CEO
San Francisco Green Film Festival
FOCUS ON: OCEANS
FREIGHTENED: The Real Price of Shipping
April 16, 5:45pm, Roxie Theater
World Premiere. An incredible 90% of the products consumed in the Western world come from overseas. This audacious investigation reveals the mechanics and perils of freight shipping. Film followed
by discussion with director Denis Delestrac.
Of The Sea
April 17, 3:00pm, Roxie Theater
Fishermen are the stewards of some of the last wild food on our planet: fish. Meet some of the few California fishing families that remain, despite complex regulations, high cost, and competition
with cheap farmed and imported seafood. Film followed by discussion with director Mischa Hedges; local San Francisco fishermen; and representatives from Real Good Fish and Monterey Bay Aquarium's
Seafood Watch program.
Sonic Sea
April 19, 12:00pm, Koret Auditorium at SFPL Main Branch
In the darkness of the sea, whales depend on sound to mate, find food, migrate, raise their young and defend against predators. But human activity has radically transformed the ocean's delicate acoustic
habitat, challenging the ability of whales and other marine life to prosper, and ultimately to survive. Free Screening.
Surf Shorts
April 15, 9:00pm, Roxie Theater
Meet the women surfers around the globe who are creating a new surf culture. Journey from San Francisco’s feared, fabled and often ferocious Ocean Beach; to a small Baja fishing village in Mexico;
and finally to meet Iran’s female surf pioneers in new feature film Into the Sea. Film followed by discussion with Beth O'Rourke,
Jeff den Broeder,
Sachi Cunningham,
Paul Ferraris.
More
in our Oceans series >>
(Closing Night 2015 by Pamela Gentile.)
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FOCUS ON: WATER
A River Between Us
April 16, 1:00pm, Roxie Theater
Flowing from southern Oregon to northern California, the vast communities of the Klamath River have been feuding over its water for generations. Film followed by discussion with producer and narrator,
Jason Atkinson.
H2Omx
April 17, 3:45pm, Little Roxie
Mexico City faces a continual battle for access to water: getting it, rationing it, transporting it, and consuming it with the utmost judgment and care.
Dear President Obama
April 17, 5:45pm, Roxie Theater
Across the US people are seeing firsthand the impact of reliance on yet another dirty energy process, with pollution and contamination happening here in California. Film followed by discussion with
director Jon Bowermaster;
Kassie Siegel, Center for Biological Diversity;
Mark Schlosberg, Food & Water Watch; hosted by
Greg Dalton, Climate One.
More
on our Water series >>
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