The 18th annual Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital, March 16 through 28, will present 155 documentary, feature, animated, archival, experimental and children’s films selected to provide fresh perspectives on environmental issues facing our planet. The vital connections between food and the environment are a major theme of the 2010 Festival, which features cinematic work from 30 countries and 66 Washington, D.C., United States and world premieres. Fifty-six filmmakers and 94 special guests will discuss their work at the Festival.
I made a list of films I will try to see. If you are planning to go to any screenings, definitely consider the first one in my list which showcases a local effort to build a carbon-neutral home.
The Green House: Design It. Build It. Live It. (Visit the film’s page at the EFF website)
This documentary chronicles the building of the first carbon-neutral house and the designing of the first green show house in the Washington, D.C. area. The building, furnishing and showcasing of The Green House created a community of developers, builders, designers and community organizers. All came together to create this special home that once you experience, you will want to change the way you live.
Also, Split Estate and Last Call for Planet Earth discuss issues relevant to property and living. Here is the rest of my list:
Split Estate (Visit the film’s page at the EFF website)
Imagine discovering that you don’t own the mineral rights under your land, and that an energy company plans to drill for natural gas two hundred feet from your front door.
Last Call For Planet Earth (Visit the film’s page at the EFF website)
Twelve leading architects and urban planners from around the world share their vision on architecture that respects nature.
Carbon Nation (Visit the film’s page at the EFF website)
The film shares personal stories of conviction, of dollars and sense and, ultimately, of vision and leadership to tackle the defining issue of our time. One thing is certain: everyone will have a part to play in the creation of renewable, clean, sustainable energy – from citizen activists to board rooms, from city halls to state houses and from Congress to the White House.
Bag It (Visit the film’s page at the EFF website)
An average guy makes a resolution to stop using plastic bags at the grocery store. Little does he know that this simple decision will change his life completely.
