Environmental Film Fest March 10

The 13th annual Environmental Film Fest on March 10 will show a selection of short films and three full-length features, including "An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power" with former Vice President Al Gore.

Admission is free. Doors open at 10:30 a.m. in the Olin Center. Films will be shown from 11 a.m .-5 p.m.

Healthy snacks and drinks will be provided. There will be inspirational 5-minute short films before the feature films.

Olin Center is in the campus Quad. Parking is available along 38th Street and 7th Avenue and in visitor lots on campus.

The  Environmental Film Fest is sponsored by the Eagle View Group of the Sierra Club, Augustana College and Radish Magazine.

Feature films

11 a.m. "An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power"

IMDB description: A decade after former Vice President Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth" (2006) brought climate change into the heart of popular culture comes the follow-up that shows just how close we are to a real energy revolution. (Run time 1 hour, 38 minutes)

From aninconvenientsequel.com: "Former Vice President Al Gore continues his tireless fight, traveling around the world training an army of climate champions and influencing international climate policy.

"Cameras follow him behind the scenes — in moments both private and public, funny and poignant — as he pursues the inspirational idea that while the stakes have never been higher, the perils of climate change can be overcome with human ingenuity and passion."

In addition to Gore, the cast includes George W. Bush, John Kerry and Angela Merkel and Vladimir Putin.  (Run time 1 hour, 38 minutes)

"Eleven years after "An Inconvenient Truth," Mr. Gore remains a prodigy of hope, with energy that seems endlessly renewable."
— Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal
 

1:05 p.m. "Sea of Hope"

IMDB description: Follow ocean legend Sylvia Earle, renowned underwater National Geographic photographer Brian Skerry, writer Max Kennedy and their crew of teenage aquanauts on a year-long quest to establish Blue Parks across an unseen American Wilderness. (47 minutes)

"The film captures the dazzling beauty of its ocean locales, both above and beneath the surface, while soberly reminding us of the crucial ecological issues — and solutions — at hand." 
— LA Times

2:15 p.m. Short films

In only minutes each, experience the effectiveness of filmmakers to strike an environmental punch with this series of humorous, inspirational, beautiful, off-beat, thoughtful and hilarious short films. (45 minutes)

3:15 p.m. "Before the Flood"

IMDB description: A look at how climate change affects our environment and what society can do to prevent the demise of endangered species, ecosystems and native communities across the planet.

Academy Award-winning actor, environmental activist and U.N. Messenger of Peace Leonardo DiCaprio travels to five continents and the Arctic speaking to scientists, world leaders, activists and local residents to gain a deeper understanding of this complex issue and investigate concrete solutions. (98 minutes)

"A heartfelt, decent, educational documentary about the most important issue of our time – climate change – presented by A-lister Leonardo DiCaprio, who proves his own commitment to the cause."
— Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian