Film Festival 2011

 EcoFair360 Film Festival

New to the Fair this year, we are showing three feature length documentaries that will entertain first, educate second and inspire throughout… 

The films will be shown in a unique structure, built specifically for this year’s Fair – a 16' diameter geodesic dome equipped with a home theater system and seating for up to 16 people. The dome will have a BLU-RAY DVD player and a hard drive storage system that can be programmed for all day presentations. The dome was designed, built and donated by Bill Sokoloskis of AV Systems.

Short form documentaries and educational pieces will also be shown before and after the feature film screenings.

FRIDAY – screening 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Green Fire 

Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for our Time   

Directed by Dave Steinke and Steve Dunsky

The first full-length, high-definition documentary film ever made about legendary environmentalist Aldo Leopold, Green Fire highlights Leopold’s extraordinary career, tracing how he shaped and influenced the modern environmental movement. Leopold remains relevant today, inspiring projects all over the country that connect people and land.
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SATURDAY – screening 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Dirt

A Story with Heart and Soil   

By Bill Benenson and Gene Roscow

Narrated by Jaime Lee Curtis

A humorous and substantial look at the unappreciated ground beneath our feet. Narrated by Jamie Lee Curtis, the film tells the story of humans trying to re-connect to dirt—the living skin of the earth. Traveling from the vineyards of California to the plains of Kenya, Dirt! reveals how repairing our relationship with dirt can create new possibilities for all life on earth.
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SUNDAY – screening 10 a.m. and 12 p.m.

How to Boil a Frog  

Make friends, Make fun, Make trouble

Written & Directed by Jon Cooksey

The premise is that if a frog is placed in boiling water, it will jump out, but if it is placed in cold water that is slowly heated, it will not perceive the danger and will be cooked to death. The story is used as a metaphor for the inability of people to react to significant changes that occur gradually. It is used here as the basis for this comedic documentary about too many people using up too little planet much too fast. 
Watch the trailer...