BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 X-WR-CALNAME:www.indybay.org PRODID:-//indybay/ical// v1.0//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:Indybay-18817420 SEQUENCE:18960703 CREATED:20180910T160900Z DESCRIPTION:8th Annual Green Film Festival of San Francisco\n\n5:30 p.m. NAIL HOUSE @ YBCA\nA flm about gentrifcation, poverty, and the politics of\nSan Francisco. Nail House tells the story how the fght over\na tiny corner of local land became a mirror for grassroots\nprotests around the world, and an illustration of the fght to\npreserve the spirit of public property.\nExpected Guests: Director Soumyaa Kapil Behrens;\nsubjects from the flim\n\n6:00 p.m. SILAS @ Koret Auditorium, SF Main Public Library\nLiberian activist Silas Siakor is a tireless crusader against illegal\nlogging and corruption. Silas depicts a new generation of\nresistance, warns of the power of politics, features the role\nof technology in our rapidly-changing world, and highlights\nthe impact one person can make to change the system from\nthe ground up.\nWith short: ILLEGAL ACTIVISTS - THE BATTLE FOR\nNORWAY’S FJORDS· Julia Dahr and Julie Lunde\n\n8:00 p.m. POINT OF NO RETURN @ YBCA\nPoint of No Return takes you behind the headlines of the frst\nsolar-powered fight around the world—where two courageous\npilots take turns battling nature, their own crew, and sometimes\nlogic itself, to achieve the impossible. Not just to make history,\nbut to inspire a revolution.\nExpected Guests: Directors Noel Dockstader and Quinn Kanaly;\nflim’s subject and pilot, Bertrand Piccard\nWith short: WIND SHOULD BE HEARD NOT SEE, \nClaire Sanford· Canada· 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/2018/09/10/18817420.php SUMMARY:Eco & Climate: 8th Annual Green Film Fest in San Francisco, through Sept 14th LOCATION:San Francisco, CA\nKoret Auditorium at SF Main Public Library, 100 Larkin St. at Grove St.\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 \n URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/09/10/18817420.php DTSTART:20180912T003000Z DTEND:20180912T003000Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR