MARCH 13-25, 2012 - Environmental Film Festival in the ... (2024)

pa Pl m ea e ss se on ! MARCH 13-25, 2012 180 documentary, narrative, animated, archival, experimental and children’s films Most screenings include discussion and are free Special Pre-Festival Events on March 1 and 8www.dcenvironmentalfilmfest.org info@envirofilmfest.org 202.342.2564

President & Founder:Flo stone Welcome to the 20th AnniversarySTAFFexecutive Director: Environmental Film Festival!Peter O’BrienManaging Director: This year the Environmental Film Festival celebrates a major milestone: 20 years of advancingChristopher head environmental understanding through the power of film. As the first film festival devoted toPublic affairs Director:helen strong the full range of environmental topics, the Environmental Film Festival was a novel idea whenassociate Director: Flo Stone founded it in 1993. While 1,200 people attended the inaugural Festival, today thegeorgina Owen Festival has expanded to become the world’s largest showcase of environmental film, attractingDirector of external affairs:e. William stetson iii an audience of over 30,000. Beyond Washington, D.C., the Festival has launched a movement,Program associates: serving as a model for environmental film festivals across the country and around the world.Maribel guevaraKaitlin Whitman The 20th anniversary Festival, our largest and most ambitious yet, presents 180 engaging andPublic affairs assistant: thought-provoking films, including 93 Washington, D.C., United States and World premieres,rana Koll-MandelDevelopment Co-Managers: from 42 countries. A centerpiece of our 20th anniversary year is a retrospective of the work ofalayna Buckner Academy Award-nominated director Lucy Walker, who will screen her latest film, The TsunamiOwen Davies and the Cherry Blossom, and receive the Festival’s Polly Krakora Award for artistry in film.Festival interns:Becky holt, edward hurme, Olivia Merrion,naimah Muhammad Another highlight is an appearance by iconic filmmaker Ken Burns, who will present a sneakBOARD OF DIRECTORS preview of his new documentary, The Dust Bowl. The Festival kicks off opening night withChair: Caroline gabel Switch, a film about transitioning from fossil fuels to clean energy. The Festival closes with aVice Chair: gary rahl selection fresh from the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, A Fierce Green Fire: The Battle for a LivingVice Chair: susan Vitkasecretary: anita herrick Planet, capturing the history of the environmental movement in the United States.treasurer: Dan M. MartinBruce D. Brown, adriana Casas, Growing awareness of the critical role that the environment plays in human health has inspiredMarion guggenheim, annie Kaempfer, the theme of the 20th anniversary. The water we drink, the food we eat and the air we breathe areJohn van D. Lewis, Josie Merck,Dane nichols, nora Pouillon, Flo stone, all essential to human life. The effects of toxins and pollutants on the human life support systemroger D. stone, Diane straus tucker, can be disastrous to our health. Our films address the complex relationship between health andMax Williamson, Catherine Wyler,Charles Lord, Chair Emeritus the environment with the warning that whatever we do to the environment we do to ourselves.Joan D. Murray, Trustee Emerita What happens when this warning is ignored is shown in the film, Semper Fi: Always Faithful,ADVISORY COMMITTEEChair: nelse greenway exposing the U.S. Marine Corps’ cover-up of water contamination at Camp Lejeune, N.C. thatKatie Carpenter, Celia Crawford, resulted in a record number of cancer cases. The overriding importance of water to life on earth isharriett Crosby, alice Day, Lincoln Day, highlighted in Academy Award-winning director Jessica Yu’s Last Call at the Oasis, identifying theanne emmet, Mark epstein,grace guggenheim, amy King, gay Lord, global water crisis as the central issue facing our world in this century. Ideas for equitably sharingMary McCracken, tim Mcenery, the scarce water of the Colorado River are offered in James Redford’s Watershed: Exploring a Newgregory Mcgruder, helen Mcneill,sally B. Meadows, Liz Bernstein norton, Water Ethic for the New West, a World premiere, introduced by his father, Robert Redford.Chris Palmer, Peggy Parsons,susan rappaport, Deborah rothberg, The connections between food and health are explored in the film, In Organic We Trust, whichedith schafer, ev shorey, Joan shorey, takes a first-hand look at the organic food industry. Filmmaker Deborah Koons Garcia presentsgeorgiana Warner, Cristy West,terry Williams the World premiere of Symphony of the Soil, examining the key role of healthy soil in creating nutritious food. Additional heath-related films highlight the aftermath of the BP oil spill, theProgram design by Linda rapp dangers of nuclear power, the impact of the built environment and the effects of climate change.Logo by Ben hillman & Co.Printed on Domtar Cougar, part of the We hope that you will join us this March to celebrate our special anniversary and to salute theearthChoice line of environmentally andsocially responsible papers. Festival’s influence as a catalyst for environmental change as we recognize the vital role of film inPrinted by eCOPrint Printed using inspiring wise stewardship of our planet.eco-inks in a carbon neutral processon recycled paper that is acid free The 2012 Festival is dedicated to the memory of Wangari Maathai (1940-2011)and has been FsC certified. and Jean Wallace Douglas (1920-2011). Chasing Water © Peter McBrideCover photo: the tsunami andthe Cherry BlossomCredit: Lucy Walker

Special Pre-festival Screeningthursday, march 110:00 a.m. freeWarner theatre513 13th St., NW (corner of 13th & E Sts., NW)Metro: Metro Center (12th & F Sts. exit)Cafeteria man (USA, 2011, 65 min.)Welcome by Lisa P. Jackson, Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection © The Video ProjectAgency. Introduced by Peter O’Brien, Executive Director, Environmental FilmFestival in the Nation’s Capital.Tony Geraci, as food-service director for Baltimore’s public schools, embarked on anambitious project: to “green” the lunches of the city’s 83,000 students by replacingpre-plated, processed foods with locally-grown, freshly prepared meals. A charismaticchef from New Orleans, Geraci describes himself as a “little bit lunch lady, a lot P.T. Barnum.” His bold vision includes school vegetable gardens,student-designed meals, meatless Mondays and nutrition education in the classroom. Over the course of two years, the film documents the efforts ofparents, teachers, administrators, farmers, chefs and dozens of creative and motivated students to overhaul a dysfunctional nutritional system.Healthy food advocates Michael Pollan and Will Allen and First Lady Michelle Obama also make appearances. Viewers watch as inner city youthplant and harvest vegetables at the school system’s 33-acre teaching farm, witness what it takes to get local produce on school plates and watch as highschool seniors develop practical job skills through a new citywide culinary vocational training program. Directed and produced by Richard Chisolmand Sheila Kinkade.Discussion with Chef Geraci and filmmakers Richard Chisolm and Sheila Kinkade follows screening.No reservations required. However, to register student groups, please contact Maribel Guevara at 202-342-2564 or maribel@envirofilmfest.org.Festival Launch PartyPlease Join Us to Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Environmental Film Festival!Contemporary Art, Dance and Music * Open Bar * Hors d’oeuvre * Silent Auction thursday, march 8 » 6:30 – 9:00 p.m. Warner Building Atrium 1299 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Entrances on E St. at 12th & 13th Sts., NW (one block from Metro Center) Tickets $20 (space is limited) Purchase tickets in advance at http://www.dcenvironmentalfilmfest.org/launchparty Special thanks to: Jane Watson Stetson and E. William Stetson III Vornado/Charles E. Smith Company© Maxwell MacKenzie 1993 Official Automotive Sponsor dcenvirOnmentAlfilmfeSt.Org 1

*Special Sneak Previews/Advance Screenings, Washington, d.C., united States and World Premieres health and the Environment Films Family and Children’s Films tuesday, march 13 Wednesday, march 14 thursday, march 15 friday, march 16 Pages 7 - 8 Pages 9 - 12 Pages 12 - 16 Pages 16 - 18 12:00 noon 12:00 noon 10:30 a.m. 12:00 noon nAtiOnAl geOgrAPHic SOcietY WOOdrOW WilSOn WOOdridge neigHBOrHOOd mArtin lUtHer King Jr. the Broken moon* internAtiOnAl center fOr liBrArY memOriAl liBrArY ScHOlArS The Forest and Its Friends Beyond Pollution* 12:30 p.m. Environmental Change and fletcher and the Springtime mArtin lUtHer King Jr. Security Program Blossoms* 12:30 p.m. memOriAl liBrArY transcending Boundaries: i Wish i Went to ecuador* nAtiOnAl gAllerY Of Art The Forest and Its Friends Perspectives from Waterton- amazonia the reach of resonance* fletcher and the Springtime Glacier international Peace Park Scaredy Squirrel* Blossoms* transcending Boundaries: all in the World* 6:00 p.m. i Wish i Went to ecuador* Perspectives on transboundary cArnegie inStitUtiOn amazonia Conservation in the Central 12:30 p.m. fOr Science Scaredy Squirrel* albertine rift Valley nAtiOnAl gAllerY Of Art Surviving Progress* all in the World* the reach of resonance* 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. fAmilY HeAltH internAtiOnAl 6:00 p.m. emBASSY Of ArgentinA cArnegie inStitUtiOn Submission gAlA HiSPAnic tHeAtre rebellion at Dawn fOr Science Embassy of Ecuador Switch* 6:30 p.m. Sucumbíos: Land Without evil* 6:30 p.m. HillWOOd eStAte, mUSeUm Yasuní: a Wild idea* inter-AmericAn 7:00 p.m. & gArdenS develOPment BAnK e Street cinemA to make a farm* 6:30 p.m. a Useful Life* You’ve Been trumped* fAmilY HeAltH internAtiOnAl 6:30 p.m. the Greater Good* 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. JAPAn infOrmAtiOn And freer gAllerY Of Art cUltUre center, emBASSY 6:30 p.m. anyang, Paradise City* nAtiOnAl geOgrAPHic SOcietY Memorial Tribute to Wangari Maathai Of JAPAn rOYAl netHerlAndS emBASSY eatrip* 7:00 p.m. taking root: the Vision of Silent Snow: the invisible Wangari maathai Poisoning of the World* nAtiOnAl mUSeUm Of 6:30 p.m. nAtUrAl HiStOrY JOHnS HOPKinS UniverSitY, 7:00 p.m. The Smithsonian Associates CHeCK tHe feStiVaL ScHOOl Of AdvAnced ArtiSPHere Space Junk 3D* internAtiOnAl StUdieS An IMAX Film WeB Site! red-end and the Seemingly revenge of the electric Car Symbiotic Society* The Environmental Film 7:30 p.m. Garden in the Sea* Festival Web site, 6:30 p.m. nAtiOnAl geOgrAPHic SOcietY www.dcenvironmentalfilmfest.org, tenleY-friendSHiP All Roads Film Project 7:00 p.m. provides updates to the neigHBOrHOOd liBrArY the tundra Book: a tale of e Street cinemA Vukvukai, the Little rock* information in this printed Chasing Water Embassy of Brazil program. Please check it for Water on the table* 5x favela, now by Ourselves* 8:00 p.m. possible event changes as well cArnegie inStitUtiOn as up-to-the-minute information 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. fOr Science on the filmmakers, scientists, e Street cinemA mAret ScHOOl in Organic We trust* environmental experts and Italian Cultural Institute the Greenhorns* cultural figures who will attend return to the aeolian islands* WATErShEd: ExPloriNg A NEW WATEr EThiC For ThE NEW WEST the Festival to discuss their work. 7:00 p.m. An interactive google Map of 7:00 p.m. St. cOlUmBA’S ePiScOPAl Festival venues will help filmgoers nAtiOnAl mUSeUm Of nAtUrAl cHUrcH find their way to our screenings. HiStOrY Cape Spin: an american Power The Web site serves as a year- The Smithsonian Associates Struggle* © John Behrens round resource for Festival film the Last reef 3D: Cities Beneath information. the Sea* 7:30 p.m. An IMAX Film emBASSY Of AUStriA olAFur EliASSoN: SPACE iS ProCESS radioactive Wolves 7:30 p.m. nAtiOnAl geOgrAPHic SOcietY KeeP UP WitH eff! 8:00 p.m. War elephants* Stay up-to-date with the HirSHHOrn mUSeUm And ScUlPtUre gArden latest environmental film An Evening with Janet Biggs festival news. Become a fan arctic trilogy of the festival on facebook and follow us on twitter!© JJ Film 2 20tH AnnUAl envirOnmentAl film feStivAl

*Special Sneak Previews/Advance Screenings,Washington, d.C., united States and World Premieres health and the Environment Films Family and Children’s Films Saturday, march 17 Sunday, march 18 monday, march 19 Pages 19 - 23 Pages 23 - 29 Pages 29 - 32 10:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. nAtiOnAl gAllerY Of Art nAtiOnAl gAllerY Of Art cArnegie inStitUtiOn gOetHe-inStitUt Chandani: the Daughter of the the Sound of mumbai: a musical fOr Science Under Control elephant Whisperer* Natural Resources Defense Council 12:00 noon – 3:00 p.m. tar Sands Program 6:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. nAtiOnAl mUSeUm Of 3:00 p.m. AmericAn UniverSitY Afi Silver tHeAtre AmericAn HiStOrY Dirty Oil School of International Service Last Dogs of Winter* EFF 20th Anniversary Retrospective 4:30 p.m. Waking the Green tiger: a Green 12:00 noon Pipe Dreams movement rises in China* 1:00 p.m. the Wilderness idea: John muir, nAtiOnAl geOgrAPHic SOcietY Gifford Pinchot and the first 3:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m. EFF Animated Retrospective Great Battle for Wilderness nAtiOnAl mUSeUm Of HOWArd UniverSitY turtle World 1:00 p.m. AmericAn HiStOrY Shelter in Place* Old man and the Sea Wild By Law: the rise of American Conservation Film Festival for the Birds environmentalism and the California forever: the Story of 7:00 p.m. the man Who Planted trees Creation of the Wilderness act California State Parks* emBASSY Of AUStrAliA 2:15 p.m. the Lost thing 2:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. Platypus in the tropics* a Place in the Land nAtiOnAl gAllerY Of Art nAtiOnAl mUSeUm Of Sack Barrow* 12:00 noon – 3:00 p.m. nAtUrAl HiStOrY 7:00 p.m. the nine muses* nAtiOnAl mUSeUm Of The Bhutan Foundation emBASSY Of SWitZerlAnd nAtUrAl HiStOrY The himalayan Weather Gazers* 2:00 p.m. Mountain Kingdom disappearing islands Bhutan: Land of the Black 7:00 p.m. nAtiOnAl mUSeUm Of tHe 12:00 noon necked Crane AmericAn indiAn the Hungry tide* nAtiOnAl mUSeUm Of 86 Centimetres* People of a feather* 1:45 p.m. WOmen in tHe ArtS Someplace with a mountain* 5:00 p.m. arc of Light: a Portrait of anna 2:30 p.m. Campbell Bliss* Hill center SmitHSOniAn AnAcOStiA 1:00 p.m. Waking the Green tiger: a Green cOmmUnitY mUSeUm cArnegie inStitUtiOn 7:30 p.m. movement rises in China* Sea the truth fOr Science geOrgetOWn dAY ScHOOl Water Shorts Program 7:00 p.m. Vegucated 3:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. eXtinction* cArnegie inStitUtiOn gAlA HiSPAnic tHeAtre mission of mermaids* fOr Science 7:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m. aral: the Lost Sea* gOetHe-inStitUt the Big fix* my Village, my Lobster* Carbon for Water* taste the Waste* 4:30 p.m. 7:45 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Sanctuary: the Last Stand for Afi Silver tHeAtre meXicAn cUltUrAl inStitUte nAtiOnAl geOgrAPHic SOcietY Sharks* Lucy Walker Retrospective rehje* Blindsight Bones of turkana* 6:15 p.m. Sacred Science* 3:00 p.m. hoW MuCh doES Your BuildiNg WEigh, Mr. FoSTEr? iN orgANiC WE TruST Afi Silver tHeAtre © Valentín Álvarez 3:30 p.m. Lucy Walker Retrospective emBASSY Of tHe cZecH Waste Land rePUBlic the Little mole in the City ThE hArVEST: ThE STorY oF the Little mole and the Ducklings ThE ChildrEN Who FEEd AMEriCA the Little mole and the robot © Pasture Pictures 5:00 p.m. Hill center the Harvest: the Story of the Children Who feed america 7:45 p.m. travel to the environmental film festival in an Afi Silver tHeAtre environmentally friendly way! Embassy of Japan Plan your trips to Festival screenings by train, bus, bike or foot by visiting Lucy Walker Retrospective http://godcgo.com and using their interactive map. For Metrorail and the tsunami and the Cherry Metrobus information, consult the Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s Blossom Web site, www.metroOpensDoors.com or call 202-637-7000 to reach Winner of the 3rd annual Polly customer information. To find out how to use one of Capital Bikeshare’s bikes Krakora Award for artistry in film at stations in d.C. or Arlington County, visit www.CapitalBikeshare.com. © u. roberto romano dCENViroNMENTAlFilMFEST.org 3

*Special Sneak Previews/Advance Screenings,Washington, d.C., united States and World Premieres health and the Environment Films Family and Children’s Films tuesday, march 20 Wednesday, march 21 thursday, march 22 Pages 32 - 36 Pages 36 - 42 Pages 42 - 45 10:30 a.m. 12:00 noon 7:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. tOWn HAll edUcAtiOn ArtS & tHe teXtile mUSeUm AmericAn UniverSitY emBASSY Of finlAnd recreAtiOn cAmPUS (tHeArc) Lagos/Koolhaas Student Short Environmental Wild Scandinavia: finland turtle: the incredible Journey Film Festival 12:00 noon the Capital Buzz 6:00 p.m. 12:00 noon WOOdrOW WilSOn aliens among Us* geOrge WASHingtOn nAtiOnAl geOgrAPHic SOcietY internAtiOnAl center talking trash in Baltimore* UniverSitY Hunt for the Shadow Cat fOr ScHOlArS microbreweries, maximum Office of Sustainability China Environment Forum Sustainability Biophilic Design: the 3:00 p.m. the Warriors of Qiugang from fryer to fuel architecture of Life* tHe WOrld BAnK Coffee in Crisis the Well: Water Voices from 6:30 p.m. 1:15 p.m. ethiopia* 7:00 p.m. JOHnS HOPKinS UniverSitY, dOrOtHY i. HeigHt/Benning cOrcOrAn gAllerY Of Art ScHOOl Of AdvAnced neigHBOrHOOd liBrArY 4:00 p.m. A Walk on the Beach with internAtiOnAl StUdieS The Forest and Its Friends UniverSitY Of tHe Michele oka doner International Reporting Project fletcher and the Springtime diStrict Of cOlUmBiA Multinationals and Their impact Blossoms* Bhopali* 7:00 p.m. on local Communities i Wish i Went to ecuador* geOrgetOWn UniverSitY Has firestone Liberia Gone far amazonia 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. enough in Workplace reforms? Scaredy Squirrel* 2011 U.N. Association geOrge WASHingtOn indonesia’a Palm Oil Dilemma all in the World* Traveling Film Festival UniverSitY Bhopali* there Once Was an island* School of Public Health & Health 6:00 p.m. Services and the School of Media 6:30 p.m. cArnegie inStitUtiOn 7:00 p.m. nAtiOnAl BUilding mUSeUm and Public Affairs fOr Science nAtiOnAl mUSeUm Of Urbanized Environmental impacts on Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting nAtUrAl HiStOrY Public health Panel Discussion Illustrated by Peru’s Gold rush: Wealth and Last Call at the Oasis* 6:30 p.m. Film Clips Woes nAtiOnAl mUSeUm Of Guerrilla mining in Guiana’s midst 7:00 p.m. AfricAn Art 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. the Dark Side of Colombia’s U.S. dePArtment the man Who Stopped the Desert Gold rush Of tHe interiOr AtlAS PerfOrming ArtS center Ghana: Oil Boom, fishing fears California forever: Parks of the 7:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. the Penan of Borneo future* AmericAn UniverSitY eco-Pirate: the Story of Paul Watson* OK! i’ve Watched the film, 6:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. now What? 8:15 p.m. e Street cinemA e Street cinemA Panel on Impact of Environmental Happy Cane toads: the Conquest* Cane toads: the Conquest* Film 6:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. UniverSitY Of tHe nAtiOnAl BUilding mUSeUm HirSHHOrn mUSeUm And emBASSY Of tHe cZecH diStrict Of cOlUmBiA How much Does Your Building ScUlPtUre gArden rePUBlic Stolen Land Weigh, mr. foster?* Olafur eliasson: Space is Process all for the Good of the World and 6:30 p.m. nošovice* Amc lOeWS geOrgetOWn 6:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Embassy of France SidWell friendS ScHOOl nAtiOnAl POrtrAit gAllerY La Clé des Champs* Blue Legacy International and Qatar John muir in the new World Foundation International 6:30 p.m. Connecting Cultures, Exploring 7:30 p.m. cArnegie inStitUtiOn Science cHevY cHASe PreSBYteriAn lA Clé dES ChAMPS fOr Science cHUrcH The Potomac River Psssht expedition Blue Planet: north Shattered Sky* america Potomac: american reflections 7:30 p.m. geOrge WASHingtOn 7:00 p.m. UniverSitY AmericAn UniverSitY Office of Sustainability the Best and Worst of Wildlife films Biophilic Design: the An Evening with Chris Palmer architecture of Life* 7:00 p.m. nAtiOnAl mUSeUm Of WOmen in tHe ArtS Deafening Silence* © The Walt disney Company France4 20tH AnnUAl envirOnmentAl film feStivAl

*Special Sneak Previews/Advance Screenings,Washington, d.C., united States and World Premieres health and the Environment Films Family and Children’s Films friday, march 23 Saturday, march 24 Sunday, march 25 Pages 46 - 49 Pages 49 - 56 Pages 56 - 60 1:00 p.m. 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 11:30 a.m. cAPitOl vieW neigHBOrHOOd nAtiOnAl Wildlife AvAlOn tHeAtre nAtiOnAl gAllerY Of Art liBrArY viSitOr center the City Dark the Sound of mumbai: a musical The Forest and Its Friends 9:30 a.m. fletcher and the Springtime the History of the Patuxent: 1:00 p.m. 12:00 noon Blossoms* america’s Conservation nAtiOnAl geOgrAPHic SOcietY nAtiOnAl mUSeUm Of i Wish i Went to ecuador* research Story Gadgets, Gizmos and Gee Whiz! nAtUrAl HiStOrY amazonia exploring Bloody Bay Wall* 10:30 a.m. Discussion and Demonstration Scaredy Squirrel* the 7 Shell Project anna, emma and the Condors* all in the World* 1 Shell 11:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. tHe PHilliPS cOllectiOn 3 Shells 2:30 p.m. Live Birds of Prey Show PetWOrtH neigHBOrHOOd 12:30 p.m. & 2:00 p.m Paris: the Luminous Years 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. liBrArY endangered Hawai’i* nAtiOnAl mUSeUm Of The Forest and Its Friends 3:00 p.m. 2:45 p.m. nAtUrAl HiStOrY fletcher and the Springtime anna, emma and the Condors nAtiOnAl mUSeUm Of Marine Sanctuaries Blossoms* AmericAn HiStOrY 3:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. i Wish i Went to ecuador* Watershed: exploring a new reflections: a florida Keys amazonia Live Birds of Prey Show Water ethic for the new West* experience Scaredy Squirrel* all in the World* 10:30 a.m. 3:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. AvAlOn tHeAtre Sanctuary in the Sea: a Gulf of Afi Silver tHeAtre the farallones experience 4:00 p.m. Embassy of Finland Wind across the everglades tOWn HAll edUcAtiOn ArtS & moomins and the Comet Chase* 2:00 p.m. recreAtiOn cAmPUS (tHeArc) Sea of Change - a monterey Bay 4:00 p.m. the Whale 10:30 a.m. experience nAtiOnAl gAllerY Of Art nAtiOnAl gAllerY Of Art 6:00 p.m. the Silver and the Cross* 1:30 p.m. Chandani: the Daughter of the Grande Hotel tOWn HAll edUcAtiOn ArtS & elephant Whisperer* cArnegie inStitUtiOn recreAtiOn cAmPUS (tHeArc) fOr Science in Organic We trust* 11:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Health Shorts Program nAtiOnAl mUSeUm Of Lighting the Way* nAtiOnAl mUSeUm Of 7:00 p.m. nAtUrAl HiStOrY nAtUrAl HiStOrY toxic Detroit* Afi Silver tHeAtre Simbiosis: Journey to the the right to Breathe Winners from 2011 Jackson Hole An Evening with Animator Heart of the tropics* Lysander’s Song* Wildlife Film Festival Bill Plympton Summer Bummer* 11:30 a.m. 5:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m. the flying House* my Life as a turkey Afi Silver tHeAtre nAtiOnAl ArcHiveS tmZ 12:30 p.m. Lucy Walker Retrospective the Dust Bowl* Waiting for Her Sailor elsa: the Lioness that Changed Countdown to Zero the Cow Who Wanted to be a 3:30 p.m. the World Hamburger 6:00 p.m. Afi Silver tHeAtre 1:30 p.m. the Savage innocents 7:00 p.m. Helgoland: island in the Storm SmitHSOniAn AnAcOStiA cOmmUnitY mUSeUm AmericAn UniverSitY 2:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. Semper fi: always faithful Dying Green* Life: Challenges of Life cArnegie inStitUtiOn 3:30 p.m. fOr Science 7:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Broken tail: a tiger’s Last Psssht nAtiOnAl mUSeUm Of tHe BOlivAriAn HAll, Shattered Sky* Journey emBASSY Of veneZUelA AmericAn indiAn Skydancer* the War for Other media* 4:00 p.m. 12:00 noon – 2:00 p.m. nAtiOnAl mUSeUm Of 7:00 p.m. nAtiOnAl mUSeUm Of 7:30 p.m. nAtUrAl HiStOrY AmericAn HiStOrY Afi Silver tHeAtre nAtiOnAl ZOOlOgicAl PArK Symphony of the Soil* Life Size memories* EFF 20th Anniversary Restrospective the Hunter* 12:00 noon 5:45 p.m. TurTlE World 8:15 p.m. monumental: David Brower’s Afi Silver tHeAtre AmericAn UniverSitY fight to Protect Wild america Lucy Walker Retrospective Delicious Peace Grows in a 1:30 p.m. Devil’s Playground Ugandan Coffee Bean* Butterflies & Bulldozers: David Schooley, fred Smith and the 6:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. fight for San Bruno mountain cArnegie inStitUtiOn Afi Silver tHeAtre fOr Science Land of Oblivion* a fierce Green fire: the Battle for a Living Planet* © Bullfrog Films dcenvirOnmentAlfilmfeSt.Org 5

*Special Sneak Previews/Advance Screenings, Washington, d.C., united States and World Premieres health and the Environment Films Family and Children’s Films films for Children and families tUeSDaY, marCH 13 SatUrDaY, marCH 17 WeDneSDaY, marCH 21 SatUrDaY, marCH 24 12:30 p.m. 10:30 a.m. 1:15 p.m. 10:30 a.m. mArtin lUtHer King Jr. nAtiOnAl gAllerY Of Art dOrOtHY i. HeigHt/Benning AvAlOn tHeAtre memOriAl liBrArY Chandani: the Daughter of the neigHBOrHOOd liBrArY Embassy of Finland The Forest and Its Friends elephant Whisperer* The Forest and Its Friends moomins and the Comet Chase* fletcher and the Springtime fletcher and the Springtime Blossoms* 1:00 p.m. Blossoms* 10:30 a.m. i Wish i Went to ecuador * nAtiOnAl geOgrAPHic i Wish i Went to ecuador * nAtiOnAl gAllerY Of Art amazonia SOcietY amazonia Chandani: the Daughter of the Scaredy Squirrel * EFF Animated Retrospective Scaredy Squirrel * elephant Whisperer* all in the World * turtle World all in the World * Old man and the Sea 11:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. for the Birds 6:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m. nAtiOnAl mUSeUm Of WeDneSDaY, marCH 14 the man Who Planted trees e Street cinemA nAtUrAl HiStOrY 7:00 p.m. Cane toads: the Conquest* Winners from Jackson Hole nAtiOnAl mUSeUm Of 3:30 p.m. Wildlife Film Festival nAtUrAl HiStOrY emBASSY Of tHe 6:30 p.m. 11:30 a.m. The Smithsonian Associates cZecH rePUBlic SidWell friendS ScHOOl my Life as a turkey the Last reef 3D: Cities the Little mole in the City Blue Legacy International and 12:30 p.m. Beneath the Sea* the Little mole and the Qatar Foundation International elsa: the Lioness that Changed An IMAX Film Ducklings Connecting Cultures, Exploring the World the Little mole and the robot Science 3:30 p.m. Broken tail: a tiger’s Last tHUrSDaY, marCH 15 SUnDaY, marCH 18 friDaY, marCH 23 Journey 10:30 a.m. WOOdridge neigHBOrHOOd 11:30 a.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. liBrArY nAtiOnAl gAllerY Of Art cAPitOl vieW nAtiOnAl geOgrAPHic The Forest and Its Friends the Sound of mumbai: neigHBOrHOOd liBrArY SOcietY fletcher and the Springtime a musical The Forest and Its Friends Gadgets, Gizmos and Gee-Whiz! Blossoms* fletcher and the Springtime i Wish i Went to ecuador * Blossoms* amazonia tUeSDaY, marCH 20 i Wish i Went to ecuador * SUnDaY, marCH 25 Scaredy Squirrel * 10:30 a.m. amazonia Scaredy Squirrel * 11:30 a.m. all in the World * tOWn HAll edUcAtiOn ArtS all in the World * nAtiOnAl gAllerY Of Art & recreAtiOn cAmPUS the Sound of mumbai: (tHeArc) a musical friDaY, marCH 16 2:30 p.m. turtle: the incredible Journey PetWOrtH neigHBOrHOOd 7:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. liBrArY nAtiOnAl mUSeUm Of 6:30 p.m. nAtiOnAl mUSeUm Of The Forest and Its Friends nAtUrAl HiStOrY Amc lOeWS geOrgetOWn nAtUrAl HiStOrY fletcher and the Springtime The Smithsonian Associates Embassy of France Blossoms* Marine Sanctuaries Space Junk 3D* La Clé des Champs* i Wish i Went to ecuador * 1:00 p.m. An IMAX Film amazonia a florida Keys experience Scaredy Squirrel * 1:30 p.m. all in the World * Sanctuary of the Sea: Gulf of BroKEN TAil: A TigEr’S lAST JourNEY the farallones 2:00 p.m. ThE liTTlE MolE Sea of Change gAdgETS, gizMoS ANd gEE Whiz!© Nanak Chand dhingra © země pohádek a.s. © National geographic 6 20tH AnnUAl envirOnmentAl film feStivAl

tuesday, march 1312:00 noon ThE BroKEN MooNNational Geographic SocietytHe BrOKen mOOn (Brazil, 2010, 67 min.) Washington, D.C. Premiere As climate changethreatens their water supply, a family of Himalayan nomads is torn between tradition and modernity.Beyond the mountains of the Western Himalaya, Sonam lives with his tribe in one of the most harshand isolated regions of the planet, but a sudden change in the climate is drying most of the riversand transforming several valleys into deserts, threatening his people’s survival. Unable to live in theirtraditional way and witnessing the collapse of his own people, Sonam starts a desperate quest to changetheir future. Directed by Marcos Negrao and André Rangel. Winner, Best Environmental Issue Film,SunChild International Film Festival, Armenia.free. No reservations required.National Geographic Society, Gilbert H. Grosvenor Auditorium, 1600 M St., NW(Metro: Farragut North, L St. exit) © Enigma Filmes12:30 p.m. FlETChEr ANd ThE SPriNgTiME BloSSoMSMartin Luther King Jr. Memorial Librarythe forest and its friendsAnimated Films for Children, D.C. Public Library ProgramIntroduced by Mary F. Phelan, Children’s Librarian, D.C. Public LibraryFour Washington, D.C. Premieres*fLetCHer anD tHe SPrinGtime BLOSSOmS* (USA, 2011, 8 min.) Fletcher loves everythingabout spring, but then he sees something he never expected to see in spring: snow! It turns out thatspring has yet another surprise in store for him – a warm and wondrous one. Based on the book by JuliaRawlinson. Illustrated by Tiphanie Beeke. Directed and animated by Ed Mironiuk and Kris Tercek of © Weston WoodsChapow. Produced by Weston Woods Studios, Inc. i WiSh i WENT To ECuAdori WiSH i Went tO eCUaDOr* (United Kingdom, 2011, 6 min.) Over 600 British school children(ages 7-11 years) at Bricknell Primary School collaborated with animator and director David Buntingand a local organization, “One Hull on Rainforest,” to create a film about the Ecuadorian rainforest.The film is inspired by one primary teacher’s life-changing visit to the Andes, the cloud forest and therainforest. Directed and animated by David Bunting.amaZOnia (USA, 2010, 5 min.) Two tree frogs named Bounce and Biggy team up on a journey tofind their next meal in the Amazon rainforest. In the process, they discover the meaning of survival ofthe fittest. Directed by Sam Chen.SCareDY SQUirreL* (USA, 2011, 7 min.) Scaredy Squirrel never leaves his nut tree. It’s way toodangerous out there! Day after day he watches and waits, waits and watches, until one day his worstnightmare comes true! He suddenly finds himself out of his tree. As he leaps into the unknown, hediscovers something really uplifting about himself. Based on the book by Mélanie Watt. Directed andadapted by Galen Fott of Bigfott Studios and produced by Weston Woods Studios, Inc. © david BuntingaLL in tHe WOrLD* (USA, 2011, 6 min.) Following a circle of family and friends through thecourse of a day from morning ‘til night, this short film affirms the importance of all things great andsmall in our world, from the tiniest shell on the beach to warm family connections, to the widest sunset SCArEdY SQuirrElsky. Based on the book written by Liz Garton Scanlon and illustrated by Marla Frazee. Narrated by JoanneWoodward. Directed and adapted by Galen Fott of Bigfott Studios. Produced by Paul R. Gagne and MelissaReilly Ellard at Weston Woods Studios, Inc.free. No reservations required.Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, Children’s Division - Room 200, 901 G St., NW(Metro: Gallery Place/Chinatown, 9th & G Sts. exit or Metro Center, 11th & G Sts. exit) © Weston Woods dcenvirOnmentAlfilmfeSt.Org 7

tuesday, march 13 SWiTCh 7:00 p.m. Carnegie Institution for Science SWitCH (USA, 2012, 98 min.) Washington, D.C. Premiere What will it really take to go from the energies that built our world to the energies that will shape our future? Our transportation and housing, food and water, communications, light, heat and cooling – our entire modern life depends on energy. For more than a century, that energy has been mostly provided by oil and coal. With concerns about environmental impact and supply, we’ve begun the shift to energy alternatives. Join Dr. Scott Tinker on a global journey to find out how. In Switch, he explores the world’s leading energy sites, from coal to solar, oil to biofuels, many highly restricted and never before filmed, and gets straight answers from international leaders of government, industry and academia. He investigates the leading issues of energy: If coal is dirty, why do we keep using it? Will oil get more expensive? Will it run out? How risky is hydraulic fracturing? How dangerous is nuclear? What are the biggest challenges, and most promising solutions, to our energy transition? With a keen eye and a balanced perspective, Dr. Tinker unravels complex problems and sidesteps the politics to offer a path to our future that is both surprising and remarkably pragmatic. Directed by Harry Lynch. Produced by Arcos Films.© Arcos Films Introduced by Peter O’Brien, Executive Director, Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital. Discussion with filmmaker Harry Lynch follows screening. free. No reservations required. Carnegie Institution for Science, Elihu Root Auditorium, 1530 P St., NW (Metro: Dupont Circle) You’VE BEEN TruMPEd 7:00 p.m. E Street Cinema YOU’Ve Been trUmPeD (United Kingdom, 2011, 95 min.) Washington, D.C. Premiere In this David and Goliath story for the 21st century, a group of proud Scottish homeowners take on celebrity tycoon Donald Trump as he buys up one of Scotland’s last wilderness areas to build a golf resort. The billionaire businessman is determined to build the world’s greatest golf course on this protected conservation area, complete with a luxury hotel. The proposal should be preposterous, but the Scottish government, desperate to bring jobs to the region, has overturned its own environmental laws to give Trump the green light. When local filmmaker Anthony Baxter begins investigating the dispute, he finds himself abruptly arrested by police at Trump’s beck and call. (–Sheffield Doc/Fest) Directed by Anthony Baxter. Produced by Richard Phinney. Winner, The Sheffield Green Award, Sheffield Doc/Fest. Jury Award, © Montrose Pictures 2012 Wild and Scenic Film Festival. Discussion with filmmaker Anthony Baxter follows screening. Tickets: $7.50, available at tickets.LandmarkTheatres.com and at E Street Cinema Box Office TAKiNg rooT: ThE ViSioN oF beginning March 1. WANgAri MAAThAi E Street Cinema, 555 11th St., NW (entrance on E St. between 10th & 11th Sts.) (Metro: Metro Center, 11th & G Sts. exit or Gallery Place/Chinatown, 7th & F Sts. exit) 7:00 p.m. National Geographic Society memorial tribute to Kenyan environmentalist Wangari maathai Screening, Discussion and Reception The late environmental, social and political activist Wangari Maathai earned a Nobel Peace Prize in 2004 for her work with the Green Belt Movement, which she founded in Kenya in 1977 to encourageCourtesy green Belt Movement the planting of trees to protect the soil and provide wood for women to use for cooking and building. Join her daughter Wanjira Maathai, documentary filmmakers Lisa Merton and Alan Dater and Green Belt’s U.S. director, Stephen Mills, for a special tribute to this environmental hero of our time. The evening includes a screening of taKinG rOOt: tHe ViSiOn Of WanGari maatHai (USA, 2008, 81 min.), a film by Lisa Merton and Alan Dater about her remarkable life and accomplishments. Tickets, $10, available at www.nglive.org/dc or by calling 202-857-7700. National Geographic Society, Gilbert H. Grosvenor Auditorium, 1600 M St., NW (Metro: Farragut North, L St. exit) 8 20tH AnnUAl envirOnmentAl film feStivAl

Wednesday, march 1412:00 noon TrANSCENdiNg BouNdAriESWoodrow Wilson International Center for ScholarsPresented by the Environmental Change and Security Program“tranSCenDinG BOUnDarieS”: PerSPeCtiVeS frOm WatertOn-GLaCierinternatiOnaL PeaCe ParK (USA/Canada, 2011, 13 min.) Straddling the border betweenthe United States and Canada, Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park is a critical ecosystem withinThe Crown of the Continent, one of the premier mountain regions of the world. The park is the focusof this episode of “Transcending Boundaries,” a series of documentaries exploring trans-boundary issuesin and around International Peace Parks. Exploring a variety of geographic, cultural and ecological issueswith a diverse range of people engaged in conserving this ecosystem, including National Park Rangers,Blackfeet Native American professors and Rotary presidents, the film presents a complex web ofstakeholders and issues. Directed and produced by Cory Wilson. Co-produced by Todd Walters, MeganGreeley and Saleem Ali. © Cory Wilson / The Collaborative“tranSCenDinG BOUnDarieS”: PerSPeCtiVeS On tranSBOUnDarY TrANSCENdiNg BouNdAriESCOnSerVatiOn in tHe CentraL aLBertine rift VaLLeY (USA/Canada, 2012,10 min.) This episode takes us to the Central Albertine Rift Valley in East Africa in the Great Lakesregion between Uganda, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The film explores geographic,cultural and ecological issues with a diverse range of people engaged in conserving this criticalecosystem, and evaluates the impact of conflict in the region and the ongoing initiatives for post-conflictpeace-building through trans-boundary environmental conservation. Directed and produced by CoryWilson. Co-produced by Todd Walters, Megan Greeley and Saleem Ali.Introduced by Geoffrey D. Dabelko, Director, Environmental Change and Security Program,Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Discussion by Saleem Ali, Professor ofEnvironmental Studies, University of Vermont; Todd Walters, Founder, Executive Director,International Peace Park Expeditions and filmmaker Cory Wilson follows the screening.free. No reservations required. Photo ID required to enter building. © Cory Wilson / The CollaborativeWoodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Ronald Reagan Building, One Woodrow WilsonPlaza, Sixth Floor Auditorium, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW (Metro: Federal Triangle) SuBMiSSioNFor directions: visit www.wilsoncenter.org.6:30 p.m.Family Health InternationalSUBmiSSiOn (UnDerKaSteLSen) (Sweden, 2010, 87 min.) Distinguished Swedish filmdirector Stefan Jarl is concerned about the “chemical society” we have been building since World War II.Back then, humans used one million tons of chemicals per year; today that figure has risen to 500million tons. The chemical industry is the fastest growing on the planet. This documentary exploresthe 100,000 chemicals encountered daily, from softeners (phthalates) to flame retardants (PBDE) tosurfactants (PFOS, PFOA). In addition to examining the latest scientific knowledge about the knowneffects of these chemicals, the film poses the question of how and why we as individuals are willing to © Folkets Biosubmit ourselves to such hazards. Starring Eva Röso. Written and directed by Stefan Jarl.free. No reservations required. Doors open at 6 p.m. To MAKE A FArMFamily Health International, 1927 Florida Ave., NW (Metro: Dupont Circle)6:30 p.m.Hillwood Estate, Museum & GardenstO maKe a farm (Canada, 2011, 80 min.) Washington D.C. Premiere Here are people who havedecided to put their money where their mouths are, turning their environmental idealism from theoryinto practice as they set out to establish their own local-supply food sources using sustainable means.We see trials, tribulations and triumph: livestock illness, soil irrigation catastrophe, social isolation andmore, but at the end of the day, a strong sense of satisfaction and optimism. The film gets personal, too,giving us a close-range view of humanity along with a detailed portrayal of the nuts and bolts ofa*griculture. Directed by Steve Suderman. Edited by Jackie Dzuba. © orangeville road Pictures dcenvirOnmentAlfilmfeSt.Org 9

Wednesday, march 14 To MAKE A FArM free. For reservations, please call Hillwood at 202-686-5807. Walk-ins permitted depending on availability. Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens, 4155 Linnean Ave., NW (Metro: Van Ness/UDC) 6:30 p.m. Japan Information and Culture Center, Embassy of Japan eatriP (Japan, 2009, 80 min.) Washington, D.C. Premiere This contemporary Japanese food culture documentary explores our connection to food and to each other, both as an interaction among people and between people and nature. Seen through the experiences of a food purveyor, a singer, a famous actor, a homemaker who lives off the land and a Buddhist monk, the film embarks on a journey © orangeville road Pictures throughout Japan showing how life can be led richly through the daily ritual of eating. A traditional tea ceremony, a visit to a famous fish market in Tokyo and a gathering around the dinner table celebrate the central importance of food. In Japanese with English subtitles. Directed by Yuri Nomura. Introduced by Izumi Seki, Director, Japan Information and Culture Center, Embassy of Japan. EATriP free. RSVP to jicc@ws.mofa.go.jp or 202-238-6948. Japan Information and Culture Center, Embassy of Japan, 1150 18th St., NW (Metro: Farragut North or Farragut West) 6:30 p.m.© 2009 stylejam Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies reVenGe Of tHe eLeCtriC Car (USA, 2011, 90 min.) Follow four entrepreneurs from 2007 through the end of 2010 as they fight to bring the electric car back to the world market in the midst of a global recession. The protagonists are Bob Lutz from General Motors, Elon Musk from the American start-up Tesla Motors, Carlos Ghosn from Nissan and Greg Abbott, an independent electric car rEVENgE oF ThE ElECTriC CAr converter from California. This film features the birth of a brand new generation of electric cars, including the Chevrolet Volt, the Nissan Leaf and the Tesla Roadster. Directed by Chris Paine, who also directed Who Killed the Electric Car? Produced by P.G. Morgan and Jessie Deeter. Official 2011 Selection, Tribeca Film Festival, Earth Day, April 22. Introduced by David Jhirad, Professor and Director, Energy, Resources and Environment Program, and HRH Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Professor in Environmental Policy, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University. Panel discussion with energy experts follows screening. free. No reservations required. Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Kenney Auditorium, 1740 Mass. Ave., NW (Metro: Dupont Circle) © Area 23 6:30 pm Tenley-Friendship Neighborhood Library ChASiNg WATEr CHaSinG Water (USA, 2011, 19 min.) Colorado native Peter McBride grew up in a ranching family that depended on the Colorado River for irrigation. His simple desire is to find out where the irrigation water of his youth went after his family used it, and how long it took the water to reach the ocean. This 1,500-mile journey shows how the thirst of the 30 million people that the Colorado supports takes an unhealthy toll. Written by John Waterman. Directed by Peter McBride. Honorable Mention, 2012 Wild and Scenic Film Festival. Water On tHe taBLe (Canada, 2010, 56 min.) Washington, D.C. Premiere An intimate portrait of Canadian water activist Maude Barlow, considered an “international water-warrior” for her crusade to have water declared a human right, this film captures her public face as well as the unscripted woman behind the scenes. The camera shadows her life on the road in Canada and the United States over the course of a year as she serves as the U.N. Senior Advisor on Water. Barlow states that, “water must be © Peter McBride 10 20tH AnnUAl envirOnmentAl film feStivAl

Wednesday, march 14declared a public trust and a human right that belongs to the people, the ecosystem and the future, and WATEr oN ThE TABlEpreserved for all time and practice in law.” The film also presents several dramatic opposing argumentsfrom policy and economic experts who argue that water is no different from any other resource, and thatthe best way to protect fresh water is to privatize it. Written, directed and produced by Liz Marshall.Introduced by Eric White, Adult Librarian, D.C. Public Library, Tenley-Friendship NeighborhoodLibrary.Discussion with Steve Fleischli, Senior Attorney, Water Program, Natural Resources DefenseCouncil, follows screening.free. No reservations required.Tenley-Friendship Neighborhood Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave., NW (Metro: Tenleytown/AU) © Bullfrog Films7:00 p.m. WATEr oN ThE TABlEItalian Cultural Institute at E Street CinemaretUrn tO tHe aeOLian iSLanDS (Italy, 2011, 82 min.) Washington, D.C. PremiereGenerations of Italian filmmakers have drawn inspiration from the stunning Aeolian Islands off thecoast of Sicily. This journey on a red-sailed tartan boat to the Aeolian Islands, also a personal memoirof filmmaker Giovanna Taviani, looks at the islands that have inspired such legendary filmmakers asRossellini (Stromboli, 1950), Antonioni (L’Avventura, 1960) and the Taviani Brothers (Kaos, 1984).For director Giovanna Taviani, the islands have a very personal connection: co-starring in Kaos, it washere that she discovered herself and the cinema. Directed by Giovanna Taviani. Produced by Lorenzo © Bullfrog FilmsPerpignani.Introduced by Alberto Manai, Director, Italian Cultural Institute.Tickets: $7.50, available at tickets.LandmarkTheatres.com and at E Street Cinema Box Officebeginning March 1.E Street Cinema, 555 11th St., NW (entrance on E St between 10th & 11th Sts.)(Metro: Metro Center, 11th & G Sts. exit or Gallery Place/Chinatown, 7th & F Sts. exit) rETurN To ThE AEoliAN iSlANdS7:00 p.m.National Museum of Natural HistoryPresented by The Smithsonian AssociatesA 3D IMAX FilmtHe LaSt reef 3D: CitieS BeneatH tHe Sea (USA, 2012, 42 min.) Special AdvanceScreening Embark on a global journey to discover the parallels between life under the sea and on land inthis visually stunning and rhythmically explosive giant-screen film. Travel to destinations near and far toexplore the world’s coral reef habitat, a territory that is quickly vanishing. Shot on locations includingPalau, the Bahamas and French Polynesia, The Last Reef explores these diverse and colorful communities © Cine Citta luceand the aquatic life that live in their underwater neighborhoods. This film enables viewers, for the firsttime ever, to see underwater life at the macro level in 3D, shot on the world’s first underwater 3D digitalbeamsplitter rig. Directed by Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas, creators of Wild Ocean 3D.Introduced by filmmakers Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas. Discussion with the filmmakers ThE lAST rEEF 3d: CiTiES BENEATh ThE SEAfollows screening.(CODE: 1PO-300 ) Tickets: $10, TSA Resident Members; $13, General Admission; $9,Senior Members; $7, Children under 10. Please call 202-357-3030 or register online atwww.residentassociates.org.National Museum of Natural History, Johnson IMAX Theatre, 10th St. & Constitution Ave., NW(Metro: Smithsonian, The Mall exit or Federal Triangle, 12th St. exit) © giant Screen Films dcenvirOnmentAlfilmfeSt.Org 11

Wednesday, march 14WAr ElEPhANTS 7:30 p.m. National Geographic Society War eLePHantS (USA, 2012, 60 min.) World Premiere In Mozambique’s Gorongosa National Park, elephants are in crisis: years of civil war and ivory poaching have left them frightened and hostile toward humans. More than 2,000 elephants were slaughtered during the civil war between 1977 and 1992 with only around five percent of the population remaining. Since then, the number has increased to between 300-400. In this new documentary, the world’s foremost elephant researcher Joyce Poole works hard to build trust with the animals. Directed by Bob Poole. Discussion with Joyce Poole, filmmaker Bob Poole and National Geographic TV Senior Producer David Hamlin follows screening. Tickets, $10, available at www.nglive.org/dc or by calling 202-857-7700. National Geographic Society, Gilbert H. Grosvenor Auditorium, 1600 M St., NW (Metro: Farragut North, L St. exit)© Joyce PooleAMAzoNiA thursday, march 15 10:30 a.m. Woodridge Neighborhood Library the forest and its friends Animated Films for Children, D.C. Public Library Program Four Washington, D.C. Premieres* fLetCHer anD tHe SPrinGtime BLOSSOmS* (USA, 2011, 8 min.) i WiSH i Went tO eCUaDOr* (United Kingdom, 2011, 6 min.)© Sam Chen amaZOnia (USA, 2010, 5 min.)All iN ThE World SCareDY SQUirreL* (USA, 2011, 7 min.) aLL in tHe WOrLD* (USA, 2011, 6 min.) For complete film descriptions, see page 7 free. No reservations required. Woodridge Neighborhood Library, 1801 Hamlin St., NE (Metrobuses: 86, T18) 12:30 p.m. National Gallery of Art tHe reaCH Of reSOnanCe (USA, 2010, 118 min.) Washington D.C. Premiere Four musicians and sound artists from radically different backgrounds – Miya Masaoka, a koto performer and composer inspired by insects and plants; Jon Rose, a violin virtuoso whose "found music" created with fencing and© Weston Woods other apparatus has attracted the attention of the Kronos Quartet; John Luther Adams, whose tones areThE rEACh oF rESoNANCE motivated by the natural landscape and Bob Ostertag, who integrates sociopolitical concerns into his pieces—not only express their perceptions about music but use their musical talents to create ingenious social harmonies in an increasingly hostile universe. Directed By Steve Elkins. Award for Best Essay, 29th International Festival of Films on Art in Montreal. free. No reservations required. National Gallery of Art, East Building Auditorium, Fourth St. & Constitution Ave., NW (Metro: Archives/Navy Memorial/ Penn Quarter, 7th St. exit)© Steve Elkins12 20tH AnnUAl envirOnmentAl film feStivAl

thursday, march 156:00 p.m.GALA Hispanic TheatrePresented by the Embassy of EcuadorSUCUmBÍOS, LanD WitHOUt eViL (SUCUmBÍOS tierra Sin maL) (Spain, 2011, 29 YASuNí: A Wild idEAmin.) United States Premiere In 2011, a century had passed since the first oil extraction in Ecuador. InSucumbíos, in the Ecuadorian Amazon, the oil drilling began in 1967 and has affected five indigenouspeoples, including the Cofán. This documentary details the extreme exploitation of oil in Ecuador andits implications for indigenous communities. In Spanish with English subtitles. Directed and produced byArturo Hortas. Winner, Survival International Award, Barcelona Festival of Cinema and Human Rights.YaSUnÍ: a WiLD iDea (Ecuador, 2011, 26 min.) Washington, D.C. Premiere Exploring thecomplexity of oil development within a fragile ecosystem and its effects on the planet as a whole, thisfilm focuses on Ecuador’s unprecedented proposal for fighting global climate change. In exchange forpayments from the world community, the country will leave untouched its largest oil reserves. The filmtakes the viewer to the Yasuní National Park, in the Ecuadorian Amazon, capturing the rainforest’sstunning bio-diversity and revealing the millions of barrels of oil lying beneath the part of the park,known as the ITT Block. Directed and produced by Verónica Moscoso. © Michelle Arevalo-CarpenterDiscussion with representatives of the Embassy of Ecuador.free. No reservations required.GALA Hispanic Theatre, 3333 14th St., NW (Metro: Columbia Heights) ThE grEATEr good6:30 p.m.Family Health InternationaltHe Greater GOOD (USA, 2011, 79 min.) Washington, D.C. Premiere Exploring the culturalintersections where parenting meets modern medicine and individual rights collide with politics, thisfilm offers parents, doctors and policy makers a safe space to speak, listen and learn from one another.Mixing verité footage, intimate interviews, 1950s-era government-produced movies and current TVnews reporting, The Greater Good weaves together the stories of families whose lives have been foreverchanged by vaccination. Looking behind the fear, hype and politics that have polarized the vaccinedebate in America today, the film also re-frames this emotionally charged issue and offers, for the firsttime, the opportunity for a rational, scientific and factual discussion of how to create a safer and moreeffective vaccine program in America today. Directed and produced by Kendall Nelson and Chris Pilaro.Produced and written by Leslie Manookian. 2011 Amsterdam Film Festival Cinematic Vision Award.Discussion with Barbara Loe Fisher, President of the National Vaccine Information Center. © BNP Picturesfree. No reservations required.Family Health International, 1927 Florida Ave., NW (Metro: Dupont Circle) SilENT SNoW: ThE iNViSiBlE PoiSoNiNg oF ThE World6:30 p.m.Royal Netherlands EmbassySiLent SnOW: tHe inViSiBLe POiSOninG Of tHe WOrLD (Netherlands, 2010, 71 min.)Washington, D.C. Premiere The Arctic plains are an eminent example of nature’s untouched beauty: anendless nothing in which only a few know how to survive. But a silent assassin is destroying the Inuitcommunity in Greenland. Chemical residues from all over the world accumulate here invisibly,poisoning both humans and animals. By ocean currents and attached to snow, pesticides are carriednorthbound into Inuit land, causing illness and premature death. Silent Snow follows a youngGreenlandic woman on her journey all around the world to find the causes of the contamination thatis quietly poisoning her people. Directed by Jan van den Berg and Pipaluk Knudsen-Ostermann.Introduced by Janneke de Vries, Counselor for the Environment and Spatial Planning, Embassyof the Royal Netherlands.Discussion with filmmaker Jan van den Berg follows the screening. © drs Filmfree. Reservations required. Please contact Maurice Smit by email at DutchFilm@aol.com or call202-274-2730 by March 12 (email reservations preferred).Royal Netherlands Embassy, Auditorium, 4200 Linnean Ave., NW (Metro: Van Ness/UDC) dcenvirOnmentAlfilmfeSt.Org 13

thursday, march 15rEd-ENd ANd ThE SEEMiNglY SYMBioTiC SoCiETY 7:00 p.m. Artisphere reD-enD anD tHe SeeminGLY SYmBiOtiC SOCietY (Netherlands, 2009, 15 min.) Washington, D.C. Premiere The ant Red-end differs from the rest of his cohort and attempts to effect change in his collective. The ants gather sugar cubes in an icy cave in order to build a big palace with a nursery to cultivate larvae that become bizarre, marching gluttons. The greedy new group soon turns all green landscapes into a barren desert with fatal consequences. Filmed in stop animation. No dialogue. Directed by Robin Noorda and Bethany de Forest. Produced by Erik Schut. GarDen in tHe Sea (JarDin en eL mar) (Germany/Mexico, 2011, 68 min.) United States Premiere Award-winning director Thomas Riedelsheimer (Rivers and Tides and Touch the Sound) followed Spanish artist Cristina Iglesias to the Mexican Sea of Cortez, to the depths of Candelor Bay off the Island of Espiritu Santo, where she was commissioned to create an underwater sculpture. For four© Morphosis years the artist, well-known for her public installations, worked to create a piece that would express the extraordinary beauty of Baja California and emphasize the importance of protecting the area.gArdEN iN ThE SEA Reidelsheimer’s camera makes the beauty of the landscape tangible and considers not only the role of art but also human passion, experiences and longings. Directed by Thomas Riedelsheimer. free. No reservations required. Artisphere, Dome Theatre, 1101 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Va. (Metro: Rosslyn) Free parking available on evenings after 5 p.m. Please use the N. Kent Street garage entrance. Validation is required and can be secured at the front desk. 7:00 p.m. Embassy of Brazil at the E Street Cinema© Mexican Foundation for Environmental Education 5X faVeLa, nOW BY OUrSeLVeS (aGOra POr nÓS meSmOS) (Brazil, 2010, 103 min.) Washington, D.C. Premiere The culmination of a years-long project to cultivate talented young filmmakers from the hillside favelas (slums) of Rio de Janeiro, 5X Favela’s five short episodes offer a5x FAVElA, NoW BY ourSElVES rare glimpse of the vigorous culture emerging from these communities, exploding the popular myth that favelas are merely hotbeds of drugs and violence. In Portuguese with English subtitles. Directed by Manaíra Carneiro, Wagner Novais, Rodrigo Felha, Cacau Amaral, Luciano Vidigal, Cadu Barcellos and Luciana Bezerra. Introduced by André Maciel, Head of the Educational Section, Embassy of Brazil. free. Tickets available on a first-come, first-served basis on the day of screening. E Street Cinema, 555 11th St., NW (entrance on E St. between 10th & 11th Sts.) (Metro: Metro Center, 11th & G Sts. exit or Gallery Place/Chinatown, 7th & F Sts. exit) 7:00 p.m. Maret School© Elle driver tHe GreenHOrnS (USA, 2011, 50 min.) Washington, D.C. Premiere As director Severine von Tscharner Fleming embarks upon her own career in agriculture, she travels across America looking forThE grEENhorNS evidence of a growing movement of young farmers in their twenties and thirties. She finds that their resolution and bonds are strong and their sense of joy is fully intact. But she also discovers that this new corps of farmers, who bring such character and vitality to their communities, faces daunting professional challenges. The Greenhorns sets forth the need and the strategies for all of us to assure the prosperity and success of this new generation and our own. Directed and produced by Severine von Tscharner Fleming. Discussion with filmmaker Severine von Tscharner Fleming. free. No reservations required. Maret School, 3000 Cathedral Ave., NW (Metro: Woodley Park-Zoo/Adams Morgan)© The greenhorns14 20tH AnnUAl envirOnmentAl film feStivAl