Friday, May 19 @ 7:00 pm
Can cooperation save the world? Following the journeys of a Brewing Co-op, a Romanian laser physicist, and a social enterprise street farm, among others, this film shows how these ‘non-traditional’ businesses are creating a more economically and environmentally sustainable future.
Saturday, May 20 @ 7:00 pm
From the makers of Requiem for the American Dream, The Age of Consequences investigates the impacts of climate change on increased resource scarcity, migration and conflict through the lens of US national security and global stability.
Sunday, May 21 @ 4:00 pm
A stunningly shot, deeply moving, story about the ubiquity of plastic in our oceans and the havoc it is wreaking on our ecosystems, wildlife and food-chains. A Plastic Ocean brings to light the consequences of our disposable lifestyle and solutions to the unfolding crisis.
Sunday, May 21 @ 7:00 pm
In this solutions-focused, award-winning documentary, French actor and filmmaker Mélanie Laurent joins forces with activist Cyril Dion to address the world’s greatest environmental challenges and search for the most inspiring solutions from around the world.
Monday, May 22 @ 7:00 pm
Power to Change showcases the daily struggles of activists, entrepreneurs, sceptics and critics in the fight for Germany’s energy future. Highlighting the inspirational personal stories of the heroes who have taken the responsibility for energy supply into their own hands, the film is a beautiful and insightful portrait of transformation.
Tuesday, May 23 @ 7:00 pm
How to Let Go Of The World and Love All the Things Climate Can’t Change, Oscar nominated director Josh Fox (GASLAND) continues in his deeply personal style, investigating climate change – the greatest threat our world has ever known.
Wednesday, May 24 @ 7:00 pm
Follow river conservationist Mark Angelo on a journey across the globe where he reveals the darker side of the fashion industry, its generally disastrous impact on the world’s water resources, including the destruction of our rivers, its effect on humanity, and the solutions that inspire hope for a sustainable future.
Friday, May 26 @ 7:00 pm
As many irreplaceable seeds near extinction, SEED reveals the harrowing and heartening story of passionate seed keepers as they wage a David and Goliath battle against chemical seed companies, defending a 12,000 year food legacy.
Saturday, May 27 @ 4:00 pm
Cancer survivor Janette and her partner Alan are an incredible demonstration of what is possible with the human body. This story follows the two raw food champions, in their 60’s, as they break and set world records by running 366 consecutive marathons on a raw plant-based diet.
Saturday, May 27 @ 7:00 pm
When the coal seam gas industry staked a claim on the Northern Rivers shire of Australia, alarm bells rang out. A critical mass of people from all walks of life; activists, farmers, landowners, mums, dads, scientists organised themselves to rally against the unconventional gas invasion.
Saturday, May 28 @ 2:00 pm
*RECONCILIATION WEEK SCREENING* Narrated and guided by David Gulpilil, Another Country is an attempt to make sense of the chaos and contradictions of the modern Indigenous experience.
Monday, May 23 @ 7:00 pm
This hopeful story of the pristine Haida Gwaii archipelago shows how, with the co-operation between eco-activists, scientists, organic farmers and quirky islanders, the world-view of an ancient society can co-mingle with that of progressive newcomers – to create a sustainable world.
Sunday, May 29 @ 7:00 pm
Drawing from over 200 interviews, filmed in 20 countries, Poverty, Inc. unearths the uncomfortable challenges of well intended but uninformed giving and suggests a new way of thinking to overcome global, systemic challenges for the betterment of all.
Saturday, May 28 @ 7:30 pm
Ever the Land explores the sublime bond between people and their land through a landmark architectural undertaking by one of New Zealand’s most passionately independent Maori tribes, Ngāi Tūhoe.
Saturday, May 28 @ 4:00 pm
From bike activists in Sao Paulo and Los Angeles, fighting for safe bike lanes, to the city of Copenhagen, where forty percent commute daily by bike, Bikes Vs Cars considers the revolutionary changes that could take place if more cities made room for bicyclists.
Friday, May 27 @ 6:00 pm
This inspiring documentary follows the famed Recycled Orchestra, a youth group from a community built on a massive landfill site in Paraguay, who live the motto: “The world sends us garbage… We send back music.”
Wednesday, May 25 @ 7:00 pm
Set against the backdrop of the mining industry’s ever-increasing thirst for fossil fuels, Black Hole is an intense and riveting exposé, revealing unseen footage of the Maules Creek coal mine blockade, police misconduct, corporate spies and the destruction of sacred Indigenous burial sites.
Tuesday, May 24 @ 7:00 pm
Two Raging Grannies is a hilarious road movie following two gutsy old ladies on their mobility scooters as they embark on a quest to seek answers to the burning question: How do we get out of our economic mess?
Sunday, May 22 @ 7:00 pm
In Utero is a cinematic rumination on what may emerge as one of the most provocative subjects of the 21st Century – life in the womb and its lasting impact on human development, human behavior, and the state of the world.
Sunday, May 22 @ 4:00 pm
Utilizing state-of-the-art equipment, Louie Psihoyos (The Cove) assembles a team of artists and activists intent on showing the world never-before-seen images that expose issues of endangered species and mass extinction. This beautiful and deeply touching film stimulates all those who see it to change.
Saturday, May 21 @ 7:30 pm
After catching a glimpse of the billions of dollars of good food that is tossed each year in North America, filmmakers and food lovers Jen and Grant pledge to quit grocery shopping cold turkey and survive only on foods that would otherwise be thrown away.
Saturday, May 21 @ 4:00 pm
An Australian made film that paints a portrait of Time Magazine’s ‘most innovative farmer in the world’ and showcases the regenerative farming practices that have the power to transform the global food system for the better.
Sunday, May 29 @ 4:00 pm
Follow Antarctic explorer and scientist Claude Lorius and film maker Luc Jacquet (March of the Penguins) on a beautiful journey back to the historic moment where we first found evidence of a human footprint in climate change.
Friday, May 20 @ 6:30 pm
“Food fighter” Director and best selling author Valentin Thurn travels the world in search of ecologically and economically responsible methods of food production and distribution.