The Solar-Powered Film Series!

Presented by Green Edge NYC and Solar One and sponsored by Green Mountain Energy, the Solar-Powered Film Series is a FREE, outdoor event that takes place over six nights at Solar One’s breathtaking Hudson River location ( MAP ).

Each night of the series, we showcase a different documentary that, we hope, will raise awareness and inspire action on relevant and timely issues that affect our environment. 

Following each film, we will lead a discussion, Q&A, or workshop session to help further educate, as well as engage, the audience on the environmental issues presented in the film.

Festival Details:

Solar One is located at E 23rd street and FDR.  Here’s a MAP.

Festivities begin each night at 7pm.

Scroll down for film trailers and info on all the speakers.

Schedule:

UPDATED: The first weekend of the festival is now Sat. 9/17 through Sun. 9/19 due to the weather forecast.  So come out on a beautiful and clear Sunday night (instead of Thursday) to watch Tapped!

September 17 - Out of Our Minds & Severed Ways (Warning: This film contains graphic depictions of primitive violence. Not for the faint of heart. Not appropriate for children.)

September 18 - Vanishing of the Bees

September 19 - Tapped

September 23 - Fresh

September 24 - Fuel

September 25 - Age of Stupid

For more info on Green Edge, go HERE.  For more info on Solar One, go HERE.

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September 23, 2010

Farm City NIGHT!

Farm City!

Film - FRESH (see above trailer)

Discussion - Derek Denckla from Farm City leads a talk on urban agriculture.  More speakers TBA.

About FRESH…

FRESH celebrates the farmers, thinkers and business people across America who are re-inventing our food system. Each has witnessed the rapid transformation of our agriculture into an industrial model, and confronted the consequences: food contamination, environmental pollution, depletion of natural resources, and morbid obesity. Forging healthier, sustainable alternatives, they offer a practical vision for a future of our food and our planet.

Among several main characters, FRESH features urban farmer and activist, Will Allen, the recipient of MacArthur’s 2008 Genius Award; sustainable farmer and entrepreneur, Joel Salatin, made famous by Michael Pollan’s book, The Omnivore’s Dilemma; and supermarket owner, David Ball, challenging our Wal-Mart dominated economy.

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