Why wildfires have gotten worse – and what we can do about it. The rise of highly destructive megafires has become one of today’s most pressing and complex problems. This 2018 film is a 60 minute multi-media presentation that combines the research of Dr. Paul Hessberg of Pacific Northwest Research Station, U.S. Forest […]
The proposed Site C dam that would flood B.C.’s beautiful Peace River Valley is slowly going ahead despite the fact that it will drown 12,000 hectares of valuable farming land, key North American wildlife habitats including a UNESCO Wildlife Reserve in Alberta and many First Nations traditional hunting and fishing areas and has been […]
Featuring the film “Inhabit” and a panel of Sooke Permaculture maestros. Released in 2015, “Inhabit” introduces permaculture, a design method that offers an ecological lens for solving many issues related to agriculture, economics, governance and more. This film presents a vast array of projects, concepts and people and it translates the biodiversity of permaculture into […]
Have you ever asked yourself why so many of us are so sick? This film examines the seamy side of the chemical revolution that began in the 1940s through the eyes of affable young father and filmmaker Ed Brown. Join him as he learns how chemicals have invaded our lives in the food we eat, […]
Co-presented with Sierra Club of B.C. This film is from the U.S. where there is a change in the national attitude towards the damming of rivers from pride in big dams as engineering wonders to the growing awareness that the future is bound to the life and health of rivers. Dams are coming down in […]
Chasing Ice This is the story of acclaimed environmental photographer James Balog’s mission to gather undeniable evidence of our changing climate: The Extreme Ice Survey. With a band of young adventurers in tow, he used revolutionary time-lapse cameras across the brutal Arctic to capture a multi-year record of the world’s changing glaciers. Battling untested technology […]
Let’s Talk Trash! November 13 Featuring the film: “Trashed” In this 2013 British documentary by filmmaker Candida Brady, Jeremy Irons travels the world to discover the extent and effects of the global waste problem. Although not a pretty picture, there is some hope as the film turns from the alarming results […]
In every corner of the globe, we are polluting, diverting, pumping and wasting our limited supply of fresh water. On May 13, Awareness Film Night will present the film “Blue Gold – World Water Wars”. Playing to sold-out crowds around the world, this award-winning documentary is a must-see for everyone on the planet. The film’s […]
