Cornell Cinema presents
Earth Days
an environmentally conscious film series
Presented in conjunction with Sustainable Tompkins and the Finger
Lakes
Bioneers' major regional conference entitled "We Make Our Future,"
which
took place from October 16-18 at Ithaca College.
All Screenings in Willard Straight Theatre
Admission: $6.50 general/$5 seniors/$4 students
Matinee price: $4 for all
More at cinema.cornell.edu
Ithaca Premiere
Split Estate
introduced by Helen Slottje of Shaleshock
Tues, Nov 3, 7pm
directed by Debra Anderson
narrated by Ali MacGraw
"Split Estate is an eye-opening examination of the consequences and
conflicts that can arise between surface land owners in the western
United
States, and those who own and extract the energy and mineral rights
below.
This film is of value to anyone wrestling with rational, sustainable
energy
policy while preserving the priceless elements of cultural heritage,
private
enterprise above-ground, and the precious health not only of people
but the
land itself." (Gov. Bill Richardson, New Mexico) More at
splitestate.comVideo projection.
2009>color>1 hr 16 min>USA
Ithaca Premiere
No Impact Man
Thur, Nov 5, 9:30pm
Fri, Nov 6, 9:45pm
Sat, Nov 7, 4:30pm
Tues, Nov 10, 7:15pm
directed by Laura Gabbert, Justin Schein
with Colin Beavan, Michelle Conlin
In 2006, writer Colin Beavan pulled his not-always enthusiastic wife
and
two-year-old daughter into a year-long experiment to discover how
far they
could go to reduce their carbon footprint while still living in the
middle
of New York City. "Proof that 'eco' and 'entertainment' aren't
mutually
exclusive, No Impact Man may be a socially progressive,
environmentally
conscious film, but it goes down far easier than, say, an all-natural,
fiber-enriched peanut butter sandwich without a glass of soy milk."
(Variety) More at noimpactproject.org Video projection.
2009>color>1 hr 33 min>USA
Ice Bears of the Beaufort
With filmmakers Jennifer & Arthur Smith III '75
Tues, Nov 17, 7:15pm
directed by Arthur Smith III '75
Five years in the making by a single resident of an Inupiat Eskimo
village,
Ice Bears of the Beaufort is a color-intense, cinematic family
portrait of
Alaskan polar bears never before captured on film. The documentary
bears
witness to Alaska's Beaufort Sea coast as critical polar bear
habitat, a
habitat that is seriously threatened by offshore oil development.
more at
polarartproductions.com Video projection.
2008>color>55 min>USA
Ithaca Premiere
The Yes Men Fix the World
Mon, Nov 30, 9:45pm
Tues, Dec 1, 7:15pm
Thurs, Dec 3, 9:20pm
Sat, Dec 5, 9:20pm
Sun, Dec 6, 4:30pm
directed by Andy Bichlbaum, Mike Bonanno, Kurt Engfehr
with Andy Bichlbaum, Mike Bonanno
The Yes Men, notorious pranksters who are the thorn in the foot of
corporate
and government elephants, are back in action, taking on (and
hilariously
impersonating execs from) Dow Chemical, Haliburton, and Exxon, where
they
announce a new fuel made from the bodies of victims of Global
Warming. "A
film complete with comedic interludes and, yes, an underwater
ballet, The
Yes Men Fix the World is as entertaining as it is
effective." (Sundance Film
Festival) more at theyesmenfixtheworld.com 35mm
2009>color>1 hr 27 min>France/USA
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Mary Fessenden, Director, Cornell Cinema
104 Willard Straight Hall
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 607-255-3883
Fax: 607-255-9910
http://cinema.cornell.edu
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