Four evenings of environmental films followed by expert panel discussions will be held March 4-7 at 7 p.m. in the Pioneer Hall Reading Room at Linfield College.
“Growing Cities” will be shown Wednesday, March 4. The film showcases urban farming around America. In doing so, it shows how much power urban farmers have to revitalize cities and change eating habits.
“Plastic Paradise” will be shown Thursday, March 5. Thousands of miles from civilization, Midway Atoll is in one of the most remote places on earth and is home of The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, which siphons plastics from three distant continents. In this film, journalist/filmmaker Angela Sun sheds light on the effects of plastic consumption.
“The Economics of Happiness” will be shown Friday, March 6. The film describes a world moving simultaneously in two opposing directions. On one hand, government and big business continue to promote globalization and the consolidation of corporate power. At the same time, people are resisting those policies, demanding a re-regulation of trade and finance. Communities are coming together to rebuild more human-scale, ecological economies based on a new paradigm.
“TINY” will be shown Saturday, March 7. The film follows one couple’s attempt to build a tiny house from scratch, and profiles other families who have downsized their lives into homes smaller than the average parking space. Through homes stripped down to their essentials, the film raises questions about good design, the nature of home and the changing American Dream.
The Environmental Film Festival is sponsored by the Linfield College Office of Sustainability, the Linfield Environmental Studies Program, the Linfield Activities Board and the Linfield Art Department. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Duncan Reid, sustainability coordinator, at 503-883-2738, sustainability@linfield.edu.
