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The Queen of Trees
USA Doc. 52min. Festivals – DC Environmental Film Festival
Mark Deeble And Victoria Stone
The film illustrates the astonishing relationship between a regal tree and a tiny wasp, taking viewers into worlds they may never have guessed existed. Watch an encore presentation of “The Queen of Trees,” airing Sunday, January 21 at 8 p.m. (ET) on PBS (check local listings). The Peabody Award-winning film, presented in high-definition, is narrated by actress Patricia Clarkson. |
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The Age of Stupid
National Premiere
Part of the Green Jerusalem International film competition
UK 2008, 85 min., Documentary, Hebrew subtitles
Dir.: Franny Armstrong
The year is 2055. Runaway climate change has ravaged the planet. The Global Archive, a storage facility located at the melted Arctic, preserves all of humanity's former achievements in the hope that the planet might one day be habitable again. The founder of the archive pulls together clips of archive news and documentary from 1950 to 2008, to build a message showing what went wrong and why.
This ambitious drama-documentary-animation hybrid stars Oscar-nominated Pete Postlethwaite as a man living alone in the devastated world, looking back at six human stories from the past and asking: why didn’t we stop climate change when we had the chance?
In Jerusalem
The Tuesday screening will be preceded by the festivals opening ceremony.
The Saturday screening will be preceded by the short animated film Papiroflexia. |
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Holon |
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Rosh Pina |
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21:00 |
Mon. 25.5
19:30 |
Wed. 27.5
19:30 |
Sun. 31.5
19:00 |
Thu. 4.6
20:30 |
Fri. 5.6
20:30 |
Fri 5.6
14:00 |
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21:00 |
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16:45 |
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Taking Root: the Vision of Wangari Maathai
National Premiere
Part of the Green Jerusalem International film competition
USA 2008, 80 min., Documentary, Hebrew subtitles
Dir.: Alan Deter
Taking Root tells the story of the Green Belt Movement of Kenya and its founder Wangari Maathai, the first environmentalist and African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
Maathai brought up the idea to plant trees in collaboration with rural women in Kenya. Together, they found themselves working against deforestation, poverty, and government corruption, until they became a force that helped to bring down Kenya's 24-year dictatorship.
Taking Root documents the dramatic confrontations of the 1980s and '90s and brings to life the joy of people working to improve their own lives, and ensure the vitality of their land. It captures a world-view in which nothing is perceived as impossible and presents an inspiring profile of Maathai's journey to protect the integrally connected issues of the environment, human rights, and democracy. |
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Wed. 20.5
17:00 |
Thu. 4.6
20:00 |
Thu. 4.6
22:00 |
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No Impact Man
National Premiere
Part of the Green Jerusalem International film competition
USA 2009, 90 min., Documentary, Hebrew subtitles
Dir.: Laura Gabbert & Justin Schein
The Manhattan-based Beavan family embarks on a year-long project to live reduce their net impact by abandoning their high consumption Fifth Avenue lifestyle, in order to use no electricity, produce no trash, and give back to the world.
No Impact Man presents an intimate emotional portrait of a couple struggling through a severe and enduring change in their lifestyle. The filmmakers document what happens to a couple's emotional life when they alter their entire existence.
How do they cope with the constant stress and intermittent crises of this new way of living? Or, when life is pared down, do some things become unexpectedly better and even easier?
In Jerusalem
The Wednesday screening will be preceded by the the short animated film Papiroflexia.
The Friday screening will be preceded by a talk about our ecological footprint by Eyal Biger, CEO of the Good Energy Initiative. |
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Umbrella
National Premiere
China 2007, 93 min., Documentary, Hebrew subtitles
Dir.: Du Haibin
Umbrella follows the stories of five social groups in China, presenting a glimpse of its rural residents and the growing disparity between the country's prosperous cities and stagnating countrysides.
In the name of economic development, farmers turned into factory workers in Guangdong province work night after night to maximize their umbrella output and increase their salaries. In the meantime in Zhejiang, a farmer becomes an entrepreneur, running an umbrella manufacturing business.
The film then shifts to Shanghai, following students who struggle to find employment in a hyper-competitive market – knowing that failure means returning to the countryside.
Another episode is dedicated to young farmers, trying to start a new life by joining the
army. The last part of the film documents an elderly peasant in Henan province, as younger generations seek their fortunes elsewhere.
In Jerusalem
The screening will be preceded by the the short animated film Terminator Tomatoes. |
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Sharkwater
National Premiere
Part of the Green Jerusalem International film competition
Canada 2006, 89 min., Documentary, Hebrew subtitles
Dir.: Rob Stewart
Filmmaker Rob Stewart engages in a beautiful and dangerous journey to explore sharks, and debunks historical stereotypes of sharks as man-eating monsters. Sharkwater exposes the exploitation and corruption surrounding the world's shark populations of Cocos Island, Costa Rica and the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
In an effort to protect sharks, Stewart teams up with conservationist Paul Watson. Their unbelievable adventure results in pirate boat rammings, gunboat chases, mafia espionage, and attempted murder charges, forcing them to flee for their lives.
Trough it all, Stewart discovers these magnificent creatures have gone from predator to prey, and how despite surviving the earth's history of extinctions, they could easily be wiped out within years due to human greed.
In Jerusalem
The Friday screening will be preceded by the festival's awards ceremony. |
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The Council
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Blue Gold: World Water Wars
National Premiere
Part of the Green Jerusalem International film competition
USA 2008, 89 min., Documentary, Hebrew subtitles
Dir.: Sam Bozzo
Fresh water is a limited source, but even so – water pollution, diversion and wasting can be seen in every corner of the globe. At the same time, the demand for fresh water supplies is growing rapidly as a result of overdevelopment of agriculture, housing and industry.
What does the desertification of the earth have to do with Wall Street investors and corporate giants? How does water become an asset for governments' own political and economical gain? What is the connection between power and water, and is Military control of water setting the stage for world water wars?
As "Blue Gold" is turning into a commodity, people around the globe still fight for their basic right to water.
In Jerusalem
The screening will be preceded by a talk about the water crisis' ramifications. |
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21:00 |
Sun. 24.5
19:00 |
Sat. 30.5
20:00 |
Fri. 5.6
13:00 |
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About Water
National Premiere
Part of the Green Jerusalem International film competition
Austria/Luxemburg 2007, 82 min., Documentary, Hebrew subtitles
Dir.: Udo Maurer
About Water tells the story of water and its significance to human existence in three different parts of the world, taking its viewers to the outskirts of human civilization.
So often taken for granted, water becomes the center of a tale about daily struggle and survival: In spite of water, without water, with water.
From flooded Bangladesh, where houses turn into boats, via the steppe of Kazakhstan, where fishing villages lie in the middle of the desert, and finally to the densely populated slums of Nairobi, where drinking water becomes a matter of life and death, the film raises questions and doubts on our views on water, which most of us take for granted and hardly ever challenge.
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The screening will be preceded by a panel discussion about our water quality and water crisis moderated by Liora Aharon, with public figures, scientists and environmental activists panel members, which will begin at 10:00. |
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The Council
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Crude
National Premiere
Part of the Green Jerusalem International film competition
USA 2008, 100 min., Documentary, Hebrew subtitles
Dir.: Joe Berlinger
Three years in the making, Crude is an epic David versus Goliath story, of one of the largest and most controversial legal cases on the planet. An inside look at the infamous $27 billion “Amazon Chernobyl” case, the 15 year battle between indigenous tribes and oil giant Chevron, over massive oil contamination in Ecuador's Amazon.
Crude is a real-life legal drama set against a backdrop of the environmental movement, global politics, celebrity activism, human rights advocacy, the media, multinational corporate power, and rapidly-disappearing indigenous cultures.
Presenting a complex situation from multiple viewpoints, the film subverts the conventions of advocacy filmmaking as it examines a complicated situation from all angles while bringing a story of environmental danger and human suffering into focus. |
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Chasing Wild Horses
National Premiere
Part of the Green Jerusalem International film competition
Canada 2008, 50 min., Documentary, Hebrew subtitles
Dir.: Matt Trecartin
Chasing Wild Horses is a small peek into the life on the Canadian Sable Island, as it exists every day, untouched by the hand of humanity.
The documentary, exceptionally beautiful and artistic, tells the story of photographer Roberto Dutesco, who has worked for years in the NY fashion industry. Many years ago he visited Sable Island, where he found a marvelous territory that would change his perception of beauty: the incredible wild and untamed horses of the island, running through the dunes.
Dutesco decided to return to the island once again. This time, his camera unfolds a hidden treasure, explores the idea of beauty, and manifests the difficulty to set focus on the horses – as a result of limited access to the delicate island.
In Jerusalem
The Thursday screening will be preceded by the the short animated film Garbage Angels. |
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19:00 |
Sat. 30.5
18:30 |
Fri. 5.6
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Oil + Water
USA 2007 Doc. 55 min. Eng. Heb Subtitles.
Dir: Seth Warren and Tyler Bradt
Two kayakers embark on the longest-ever, biofuels-only, road trip from Alaska to Argentina in a retro-fitted Japanese fire truck named Baby.
They convert their regular diesel engine to run on 100% alternative fuels, and follow a journey for over a year through 16 countries – in which they collaborate with schools, local governments, farmers, and media to advocate the benefits of alternative energy. |
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Thu. 21.5
19.30 |
Sat. 6.6
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It's Not Easy Being Green
National Premiere
UK 2008, TV series, English. Hebrew subtitles
BBC
It's Not Easy Being Green is a TV-program on BBC Two, following Dick Strawbridge, his wife and grown-up children, as they move into New House Farm: a 300-year-old building in Cornwall, England. The series documents their attempts to convert the building and garden into a comfortable yet entirely ecologically friendly place to live.
Their aim is to live a 21st century lifestyle but to produce little or no waste and to remove their dependence upon fossil fuels. The show follows the family's progress as they embrace a greener lifestyle, which even includes building a water wheel to power the lights in the house, wind turbines to run their fridge and freezer, and water heated by solar power.
In Jerusalem
The Green revolution will be Televised
Panel Discussion; Can television contribute to the environmental culture?
Panel participants: Dick Strawbridge, star of the popular BBC series It's Not Easy Being Green, and creators of the new IBA environment series "The Flood Comes After Us". |
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Fri. 5.6
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The Flood Comes After Us
israel 2009, Episode from the Show, hebrew
IBA
We all want to enjoy unlimited electricity without having to think about global warming; to own newly designed electrical appliances, to change refrigerators every two years, but no one wishes to think about the consequences of our acts.
"The Flood Comes After Us", hosted by Rotem Avrutzki, offers a critique of our everyday lives and the factors that brought us to this environmental and financial crisis.
In Jerusalem
The Green revolution will be Televised
Panel Discussion; Can television contribute to the environmental culture?
Panel participants: Dick Strawbridge, star of the popular BBC series It's Not Easy Being Green, and creators of the new IBA environment series "The Flood Comes After Us". |
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20:30 |
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Good Riddance!
Australia 2005. A series of short animated films. 25 min. Eng. Heb Subtitles.
Dir: Nick Hilligos
Five short films about a creative young man who tries out different methods of removing pests from home and the field. Rather than using harmful pesticides, he applies natural methods and recruits frogs, lizards and even spiders to the mission. Not every solution works smoothly and it takes a lot of resource and ingenuity to get the job done. The films are imaginative and thought provoking and are aimed at children and adults 8 and up. |
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Crossroads
National Premiere
Israel 2009, TV series, Hebrew
IBA
So what do you want to do with your life?
Three strangers – a CTO from Herzelia who feels stuck in the bourgeois trap , a young woman from Tel-Aviv who's looking for herself in the ecological realm but can't keep a job, and a social worker who feels depleted and under strain – are all at a crossroads in life and would like to explore the ecological way. So together they go out on a road trip across Israel in search of a change. On the road they meet with inspirational people from all walks of life who've changed their lives and gone “green”. On the course of the trip and through their encounters, the three discover answers to questions they didn't quite realize they went out to seek.
This pacey, entertaining, and informative three-part series is accompanied by a soundtrack of Israeli indie bands.
In Jerusalem
The Green revolution will be Televised
A preview screening of an episode from the series attended by the starts and producers of the show. |
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Fri. 22.5
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Sat. 6.6
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Tales of a Yellow Bike
National Premiere
Canada 2008, 75 min., Documentary, Hebrew subtitles
Dir.: Tina Hahn
Maogosha tries to create a model for sustainable transportation. Traveling around the globe, she finds different models of bike sharing, which found their place in big and small cities alike. She notices how people perceive bikes in different parts of the world: from being a recreational “toy” to a means of survival.
"Tales of a Yellow Bike" emphasizes the need for more bikes and less cars in our cities, and the necessity of an efficient plan to make it work. This documentary will make you want to pedal home.
In Jerusalem
The film will be preceded by a talk with a Cycle Jerualem member. |
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Into The Wild
USA 2007, 75 min., Drama, Eng Hebrew subtitles
Dir.: Sean Penn
Into the Wild recounts the life of Christopher McCandless, a real-life student-athlete at Emory University.
In response to his parents, whom McCandless perceives as materialistic, manipulative, and domineering, he destroys all his credit cards and sets out on a cross-country drive towards his ultimate goal: to travel alone to Alaska and experience its nature firsthand. Based on a book by Jon Krakauer.
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9 Star Hotel
Israel 2007, 75 min., Drama, Arabic. Heb Subtitles
Dir.: Ido Haar
The film documents the intimate life of a Palestinian male community living in hiding in the hills surrounding the Israeli city of Modi’in. At first light they emerge from their hideouts to go to work in the city’s construction sites.
The film focuses on Ahmad and Muhammad, who in the face of repeated persecution and arrest create a vibrant world-within-a-world, where humor mixes with pain. As the Separation Fence threatens to cut off their only route into Israel, reality closes in on them and they find themselves caught off guard.
In Jerusalem
The Screening will be preceded by a meet up with the film's director, Ido Haar. |
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Urban Legend
Israel 2008, 48 min., episode from the doc. TV show, Hebrew.
Dir.: Nitzan Horowitz
In this film, journalist Nitzan Horowitz shows, using examples of cities like Curitiba and Portland, how dense and lively cities can offer a solution to the environmental and social problems confronting humanity and Israel in the 21st Century.
The film argues that first, proper efforts should be put in planning parks and public transportation systems.
The Screening will be followed by a meet up with Mark the TV show's creator - Nitzan Horowitz. |
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The Next Industrial Revolution
USA 2001, 55 min., doc. Eng.
Dir.: Christopher Bedford & Shelley Morhaim
The Next Industrial Revolution" communicates the work and vision of architect William McDonough and chemist Dr. Michael Braungart, two leaders in a growing movement to transform the relationship between commerce and nature.
McDonough and Braungart work with corporations with over half a trillion dollars in annual sales, companies like Ford and Nike, to redesign buildings, processes, and products to work according to nature's rules.
The Screening will be followed by a meet up with architect Elias Messinas, consultant in environmental projects and founder of Eco-week organization which promotes environmental awareness in youths around the globe. |
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First Earth
USA 2008, 50 min., doc. Eng.
Dir.: David Sheen
"First Earth" is a documentary about the movement towards a massive paradigm shift for shelter - building healthy houses in the old ways, out of the very earth itself, and living together like in the old days, by recreating villages.
An audiovisual manifesto filmed over the course of 4 years and 4 continents; "First Earth" makes the case that earthen homes are the healthiest housing in the world.
The Screening will be followed by a meet up with David Sheen, the film's director. |
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Wall-E
USA 2008, 103 min., Animation.
Dir.: Andrew Stanton
Wall-E is a computer-animated science fiction film produced by Pixar. It follows the story of a robot named Wall-E, who is designed to clean up a waste-covered Earth far in the future.
He eventually falls in love with another robot named EVE, and follows her into outer space on an adventure that changes the destiny of both his kind and humanity.
The Screening will be Preceded by a short films produced by Ramat Negev students. |
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The Shakshuka System
Israel 2008, 93 min., Doc. Hebrew
Dir.: Ilan Aboodi
The film follows the Israeli journalist, Miki Rosenthal, and his attempt to understand the "behind the scenes relationship between money and government" in Israel. This is the system whereby the government sells its limited resources, cheaply, to a handful of wealthy families.
Rosenthal, together with the director Ilan Aboodi, faces a difficult mission – and gets deeper and deeper in trouble. While the movie is being shot, Rosenthal goes into debt trying to finance the movie and puts his family's future at risk, but he cannot stop. He has chosen to obey the voice of his journalistic conscience.
The screening will be part of the festival's closing ceremony at Ramat Negev and will be followed by a meet up with the film's creator - Journalist Miki Rosenthal. |
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Helen the Baby Fox
Japan 2006. Drama. 104 min. Eng. Heb Subtitles.
Dir: Keita Kono
Seven-year old Taichi, a young boy who tends to be a dreamer, has just arrived from the big city. One day after school, Taichi discovers the cub of a northern fox crouching near the side of the road and despite the objections of those around him, decides to take care of the lovable creature.
The two bond, and Taichi discovers that the fox is deaf and blind. He names it Helen, and attempts to bring her back to full health while teaching her about the world. |
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Winged Migration Le Peuple Migrateur
France 2002. Doc. 98 min. French. Heb Subtitles.
Dir: Jacques Perrin
The cameras of Jacques Perrin fly with migratory birds. The film begins with spring in North America and the migration to the Arctic. Once in the Arctic, it's family time: courtship, nests, eggs, fledglings, and first flight.
Then, the cameras go south of the Equator; Antarctica is the summer destination. The search for food, good weather, and a place to hatch young takes this annual cycle of stamina across continents and oceans. With spare narration and few captions, the film is for the most part visual; a bird's eye view.
The film is screened as part of an event for all ages in The Jerualem Botanical Garden, which will include a tour of the stunning gardens and environmental booths and workshops. |
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The Power of Community
USA 2006. Doc. 53 min. Heb Subtitles.
Dir: Faith Morgan
When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1990, Cuba's imports of oil were cut by more than half, and food by 80 percent. The film tells of the hardships and struggles as well as the community and creativity of the Cuban people during this difficult time.
Cubans share how they transitioned from a highly mechanized, industrial agricultural system to one using organic methods of farming and local gardens.
The Film will be preceded by a talk about permaculture with green activist Gilad Margalit from kibbutz Tzivon. |
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