Johannesburg

SA Eco Film Festival

Thursday Mar 22 - Thursday Mar 29       44 Stanley, 44 Stanley Ave, Milpark
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The Bioscope presents the 5th annual SA Eco Film Festival. Themed #Connected, the festival showcases documentary films made by award-winning directors that highlight pressing environmental issues, particularly the effects of climate change.

Thu Mar 22 at 18:00 Jane The tale of the world’s foremost expert on chimpanzees Jane Goodall. Using over 100 hours of archival footage from National Geographic, Jane traces her journey from a secretary with no formal education to a scientist whose research revolutionised primatology.

Fri Mar 23 at 18:00 A Plastic Ocean When journalist Craig Leeson follows a childhood dream of documenting and following blue killer whales, he instead stumbles on a global environmental crisis; the rising levels of plastic waste in the oceans.

Sat Mar 24 at 16:00 RiverBlue Asking the question “How dirty are your jeans?” renowned conservationist Mark Angelo delves into the impact the fashion industry has on the environment from illegal river dumping to the darker side of increased global consumption.

Sat Mar 24 at 18:00 Food Coop Established in 1976, The Park Slope Food Coop is a 17 000-member strong consumer cooperation seeking to change the way people shop; members work three hours a month for the chance to shop for massively-discounted fresh organic produce, artisanal foods and groceries.

Sun Mar 25 at 16:00 Chasing Coral Emmy award-winning filmmaker Jeff Orlowski follows on his highly-successful debut Chasing Ice with a documentary looking at one of the ocean’s most romanticised and yet largely unresearched animals; coral reefs. In the wake of declining coral reef numbers, Orlowski once-again uses time-lapse filmography to create a horrifyingly real picture of the effects of global warming.

Sun Mar 25 at 18:00 Let There Be Light A research project spanning over a century on a single seemingly hare-brained mission; to create a mini-sun on earth. Let There Be Light follows the team of determined scientists who after decades of trial-and-error are on the cusp of cracking the holy grail of energy.

Mon Mar 26 at 18:00 Bugs In the wake of rising populations and decreasing food supply, two chefs cast their gaze in a more unusual channel for sustainable food. Travelling around the world, they hunt down, taste and create dishes with their answer to global hunger; bugs.

Tue Mar 27 at 18:00 The Man Who Wanted to Change the World Kenyan-born artist Peter Westerveld has a vision; to stop desertification and turn the world green again. To do this he came up with a controversial idea: a hydrocorridor connecting Kenya’s wastelands to the Indian Ocean.

Wed Mar 28 at 18:00 The Future of Energy A story of community and environmental responsibility The Future of Energy tracks the renewable energy movement in America from the ground up, capturing what everyday people are doing to boost the renewable energy revolution and save the earth.

Thu Mar 29 18:00 Time to Choose Academy-award-winning director, producer and the founder of Representational Pictures, Charles Ferguson presents a hard-hitting documentary challenging the global attitudes towards environmental issues. Spanning crises such as energy sources to the food dilemma, Ferguson challenges the world to make a choice; fight global warming or ignore it.

Date

Venue

Mar 22 2018 - Mar 29 2018
The Bioscope independent cinema
44 Stanley, 44 Stanley Ave, Milpark

Price/Additional Info

Tickets R50

Website

thebioscope.co.za facebook.com/thebioscopecinema/
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