BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 X-WR-CALNAME:www.indybay.org PRODID:-//indybay/ical// v1.0//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:Indybay-18817424 SEQUENCE:18960715 CREATED:20180910T163900Z DESCRIPTION:8TH ANNUAL GREEN FILM FESTIVAL of SAN FRANCISCO\n\nSCHEUDLE FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 12th\n\n3:00 p.m. Dusk Chorus – based on Fragments of Extinction @ YBCA\n\n5:15 p.m. FOOD COOP @ YBCA\nThe Park Slope Food Coop, a food cooperative in the heart\nof Brooklyn with 16,000 members, challenges both traditional\ncapitalism and the basis of food production and distribution\nsystems. The flm has spawned a movement in France, including\nthe opening of La Louve Coop in Paris last year.\nExpected Guests: Director & Founder of La Louve Coop,\nTom Boothe; Producer Hernan Mazzeo\n\n6:00 p.m. SPIRIT OF DISCOVERY, with Reel Science Challenge shorts @ SF Main Public Library\nWalter Munk’s brilliant scientifc “failures” and pursuit of\ndaring exploration have changed the way we understand our\nBlue Planet and literally helped save western civilization. His\nwork in oceanography pioneered our modern understanding\nof tides, ocean circulation, and surf forecasting. Now, at age 96,\nWalter is on a mission to research the unique flying Devil Rays\nthat bear his name.\nExpected Guests: Director Eliana Alvarez Martinez\n \n8:00 p.m. YOUTH UNSTOPPABLE: THE RISE OF THE GLOBAL YOUTH CLIMATE MOVEMENT @ YBCA\nSlater was just 15 years old when she started Uuestioning her\nlocal politicians about their inability to pass laws to protect the\nenvironment. She soon took it upon herself to document their\neco efforts and growing movement on camera, traveling around\nthe globe on the front lines of climate change.\nExpected Guests: Director Director & Founder of La Louve Coop,\nTom Boothe; Producer Hernan Mazzeo\nWith short: FLY AWAY, Isaac King, Canada, 2017, 3 min\n\nTicket information: https://www.greenfilmfest.org/festival\n--Some events FREE for everyone \n--FREE for Youth & Students (with valid ID) \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/2018/09/10/18817424.php SUMMARY:Eco & Climate: 8th Annual Green Filmfest 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 URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/09/10/18817424.php DTSTART:20180912T220000Z DTEND:20180912T220000Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR