BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
X-WR-CALNAME:www.indybay.org
PRODID:-//indybay/ical// v1.0//EN
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:Indybay-18817419
SEQUENCE:18960702
CREATED:20180910T155100Z
DESCRIPTION:8th ANNUAL GREEN FILM FESTIVAL of SAN FRANCISCO\n\nSCHEDULE FOR MONDAY, 
 SEPT 10TH\n\n6:00 pm THE GUARDIANS @ YBCA \nA visually dazzling meditation 
 on the delicate balance between humans and nature, \nThe Guardians 
 elegantly interweavesthe lives of the iconic Monarch butterfy with an 
 \nindigenous community in Mexico. Both depend on the same ancient forest or 
 their survival \nand now face an uncertain future.Expected Guest:s Director 
 Tessa Moran and Ben Crosbie\nWith short: CICLO· Esteban Kaufer· 
 Argentina· 2018· 17 min\n\n7:00 pm Decoding the Weather Machine with PBS 
 / NOVA @ Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture \n\nDisastrous hurricanes. 
 Widespread droughts and wildfires. Withering heat. \nExtreme rainfall. It 
 is hard not to conclude that something’s up with the weather, and many 
 scientists agree. \nIt’s the result of the weather machine itself—our 
 climate—changing, becoming \nhotter and more erratic. Join producers of 
 NOVA and leading \nclimate scientists to see clips from this 2-hour PBS 
 special and discuss how Earth’s \nclimate system is changing.\nExpected 
 Guests: NOVA writer-producer Doug Hamilton, with climate 
 scientists!\n\n8:15 pm PATRIMONIO @ YBCA \nA multi-billion-dollar American 
 development is poised to engulf a small coastal \ncommunity in Baja 
 California Sur with a mega hotel/condo complex. But local people \nare 
 banding together to save their way of life and the delicate ecosystem \non 
 which they all depend.\nExpected Guests: Director Lisa F. Jackson and Sarah 
 8eale; subjects from the film\nWith short: GWALA RISING· Jennifer 
 Shoemaker· USA / Papua New Guinea· 2018· 13 min\n\nTicket cost 
 information: https://www.greenfilmfest.org/festival\n--Youth 
 FREE\n--Discounts for seniors/disabled patrons\n\nFESTIVAL OVERALL\n\nWHEN: 
 until Sept. 14th\n\nWHERE:  Castro Theatre, Cowell Theater at Fort Mason 
 Center, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, \nand SF Public 
 Libraries.\n\nCLICK LINK FOR THE PROGRAM GUIDE: 
 https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/greenfilmfest/pages/818/attachments/original/1533245231/2018_SF_Green_Film_Festival_Program_for_web.pdf?1533245231\n\nABOUT\n\nLaunched 
 in 2011, the San Francisco Green Film Festival is the West Coast's leading 
 event \nfor films &discussions about people and the planet. SF Green Film 
 Festival is dedicated to screening compelling environmental films; 
 connecting audiences to filmmakers and experts; \nand sparking green ideas 
 & actions. Our signature program is the annual Green Film Fest \nand we 
 also screen films and support filmmakers throughout the year.\n\nGreen Film 
 Fest 2018, September 6-14, is an official Affiliate Event of the \nGlobal 
 Climate Action Summit, bringing leaders from around the world to San 
 Francisco \nto support the Paris Climate Agreement. We'll have a vibrant 
 line up of 55 new, \ninternational films connecting a passionate audience 
 with top documentary filmmakers, \nenvironmental experts and campaigners. 
 \n\nWe launch with a spectacular Opening Night at the Castro Theatre on 
 September 6 and \nalso show films at the Cowell Theater at Fort Mason 
 Center, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, \nand SF Public Libraries.\n\nOUR 
 MISSION\nSan Francisco Green Film Festival is a non-profit organization 
 whose mission is to educate and connect communities through 
 forward-thinking programs of environmental films, dialogues, and action 
 opportunities.\n\nWe aim to \n--educate and inform the public about 
 environmental threats and solutions by opening up high quality, relevant, 
 \nand factually accurate films from around the globe\n--create 
 transformative arts experiences for individuals to absorb \ncurrent 
 environmental realities and envision our possible futures\n--build 
 collective power for environmental causes by bringing together \ndiverse 
 people and communities to make connections and share ideas and 
 actions\n--grow diversity and inclusivity in the environmental movement by 
 \ndesigning programs that are inviting, affordable, and accessible to 
 everyone\n--effect environmental justice through programs that motivate 
 audiences \nto change attitudes, behaviors, and government and corporate 
 practices.\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/09/10/18817419.php
SUMMARY:Eco & Climate: 8th Annual Green Filmfest in San Francisco, through Sept 14th
LOCATION:San Francisco, CA\nCastro Theatre: 429 Castro St, San Francisco, CA 
 94114\nYerba Buena Center for the Arts: 701 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 
 94103\nCowell Theater at Fort Mason Center: 2 Marina Blvd, San Francisco, 
 CA 94123\nSF Public Libraries\n
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/09/10/18817419.php
DTSTART:20180911T010000Z
DTEND:20180911T010000Z
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR