Green Film Festival at UEA - May 2019

FILM SCREENINGS

GREEN FILM FESTIVAL

Film screenings, talks and events hosted by UEA’s Film, Television and Media Studies department, in conjunction with local Green partners

All events take place in The Enterprise Centre Lecture Theatre, UEA, unless otherwise stated*

Free, booking essential

Visit uea.ac.uk/about/sustainability Email c.cornea@uea.ac.uk Call 01603 592873 Follow @GreenFilmsUEA Bookings: bit.ly/uea-green-films

FILMS

Fri 10 May, 7.30–9.30pm Sharkwater: Extinction Rob Stewart, 2018 We join Stewart on a dangerous adventure across four continents to investigate corruption behind the industry leading to extinction of sharks Screening plus Q&A *Town Close Auditorium, Norwich Castle

Thu 16 May, 7.30–9.30pm The Reluctant Radical Lindsey Grayzel, 2018 Follow activist Ken Ward through a series of direct actions, culminating in the shut-down of all US tar sands oil pipelines on 11 October, 2016 Introduced by Mark Crutchley (Norwich Greenpeace) Post-screening talk with filmmaker Lindsey Grayzel and activist Ken Ward

Fri 17 May, 7.30–9.30pm Unfractured Chanda Chevannes, 2017 This documentary follows biologist and mother Sandra Steingraber as she reinvents herself as an outspoken activist Pre-screening talk with anti-fracking campaigner Tina LaveryPost-screening talk with filmmaker Chanda Chevannes

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Sat 18 May, 2–4pm Beasts of the Southern Wild Benh Zeitlin, 2012 Follow six year-old protagonist Hushpuppy as a violent storm strikes her deprived community in the Louisiana Bayou

Sat 18 May, 7–9.15pm Anote’s Ark Matthieu Rytz, 2018 Follow Kiribati’s president Anote Tong’s struggle to save his nation, and Tiemeri, who aims to move her young family from Kiribati to New Zealand Pre-screening talk by Raja Segaran Kuppuswamy (International Organisation for Migration)Post-screening talk with filmmaker Matthew Rytz

GREEN FILM FESTIVAL EVENTS

Fri 17 May, 5.30–7pm Climate onstage – environmental issues in theatre Interactive drama and writing workshop *The Enterprise Centre, 0.07, UEA

Sat 18 May, 3.45–5pm Toxic racism – the fight for climate justice Panel discussion about race and environment

Sat 18 May, 5–6pm Book launch: A Film Philosophy of Ecology and Enlightenment Dr Rupert Read (UEA) *The Enterprise Centre, 0.07, UEA

FILM SCREENINGS

UNFRACTURED Fri 17 May

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