Daniella Ortega and Niobe Thompson/2022/86 min/Climate, Conservation, Energy, Built Environment, Historical Perspectives

FILM DESCRIPTION: With Carbon in the news every day, you might think you know everything about her. But you’d be wrong. This spectacular and surprisingly unorthodox documentary reveals the paradoxical story of the element that builds all life, and yet may end it all. Narrated in first person by Sarah Snook (Succession), “Carbon” tells of her birth in the violent core of an exploding star and of turbulent sagas through the fabric of our evolving Earth. Accompanied by celebrated scientists, unique animations and a stunning orchestral score, “Carbon” reminds us of our humble participation in the most extraordinary story in the universe.

Virtual tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/carbon-the-unauthorized-biography-virtual-watch-party-tickets-858489454067

Camilo de Castro, Brad Allgood/2023/80 min/Conservation, Climate, Justice, Food & Agriculture, Historical Perspectives, People & Cultures, Wildlife

FILM DESCRIPTION: Nicaragua is facing an escalating crisis. Illegal cattle ranchers and miners are decimating the Indio-Maiz Biological Reserve — one of the last remaining rainforests in Central America. Climate change and deforestation are leading to destruction of biodiversity and traditional ways of life. Commodities produced on illegally converted lands are finding their way to unsuspecting consumers in the US and other major markets. The indigenous and Afro-descendent peoples are addressing the threat head on—fighting back to protect their territory and way of life and is on Leonardo DiCaprio’s list five environmental documentaries people should watch.

Virtual Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/patrol-virtual-watch-party-tickets-858502342617

Rebecca Tickell and Josh Tickell/2023/105 min/Climate, Food & Agriculture, Conservation, Health, Wildlife

FILM DESCRIPTION: From the filmmakers of “Kiss the Ground” (Netflix) comes the follow-up documentary “Common Ground,” winner of the Tribeca Film Festival. “Common Ground” is an important new documentary film featuring Laura Dern, Jason Momoa, Woody Harrelson, Ian Somerhalder, Donald Glover, Rosario Dawson, Mark Hyman, Gabe Brown, and many others. This film provides hope for future generations with concrete ways to fix a broken planetary system. “Common Ground” explores how regenerative agriculture can help heal the soil, our health and the planet.

The short film “Hope” by Jodi Wu will precede the feature film. “Hope” tied for the Animation Prize in the One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest 2023.

In Person Tickets at Chicago Cultural Center: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/common-ground-chicago-cultural-center-action-fair-tickets-858510015567

Arrive at 12 p.m. for the Action Fair in the 2nd Floor Rotunda.
Enjoy free refreshments and fellowship with environmental advocates.
ADA-compliant accessible venue. Click here for more ADA details.

In Person Tickets at Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/common-ground-peggy-notebaert-nature-museum-tickets-863367484387

Doors open 30 minutes before start time.
Arrive early to talk with action partners, avoid lines and get best seats.
ADA-compliant accessible venue. Click here for more ADA details.

In Person Tickets at Illinois Institute of Technology: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/common-ground-illinois-institute-of-technology-tickets-863369951767?aff=oddtdtcreator

This is a collaboration with Bronzeville Partners.
Meet community leaders and organizations that are dedicated to
Earth Justice and learn how you can get involved. Doors open at 12:30 p.m.
Free parking lot across the street between 34th and 35th Streets.
ADA-compliant accessible venue. Click here for more ADA details.

Illinois Tech is located in Bronzeville, also known as the “Black Metropolis” and the “Black Belt,” and is at the epicenter of African-American history on Chicago’s South Side. Its residents transformed the area into a mecca for innovation, business, culture, and community institutions with national influence that rivaled and even exceeded New York’s Harlem. The film will be screened at the former site of the Binga Bank and Arcade, owned by Jesse Binga, the first Black man to found a privately owned bank in Chicago.

In Person Tickets at Three Brothers Theatre in Waukegan: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/common-ground-three-brothers-theatre-tickets-863372479327?aff=oddtdtcreator

Doors open 30 minutes before start time.
Arrive early to talk with action partners, avoid lines and get best seats.
ADA-compliant accessible venue. Click here for more ADA details.

In Person Tickets at Oak Park Public Library:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/common-ground-oak-park-public-library-tickets-863373432177?aff=oddtdtcreator

Doors open 30 minutes before start time.
Arrive early to talk with action partners, avoid lines and get best seats.
ADA-compliant accessible venue. Click here for more ADA details.

Katja Esson/2023/85 min/Climate, Justice, Built Environment, Historical Perspectives

FILM DESCRIPTION: Liberty City, Miami, was home to one of the oldest segregated public housing projects in the U.S. Now with rising sea levels, the neighborhood’s higher ground has become something else: real estate gold. Wealthy property owners push inland to higher ground, creating a speculators’ market in the historically Black neighborhood previously ignored by developers and policy-makers alike.

The short film “Painting by Numbers” by Radheya Jegatheva will precede the feature film. “Painting by Numbers” won the Sally Stovall Planet Warrior Prize for Creativity in the One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest 2023.

Chicago Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/razing-liberty-square-bethel-new-life-tickets-868044353027

Doors open at 5:15 for snacks/refreshments before start time.
Arrive early to talk with action partners, avoid lines and get best seats.
ADA-compliant accessible venue. Click here for more ADA details.

DISCUSSION CO-FACILITATORS:

• Hollee Mangrum Willis, Bethel New Life

• J'Niya Blunt, Your Passion 1st

Young environmentalists, join us for 7 award-winning short films and discussion, where we'll get loud about our planet! We'll also settle in to contemplate and celebrate the power of creativity, art, and nature. Enjoy healthy snacks and activities.

Oak Park Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/young-filmmaker-voices-for-families-with-kids-age-7-to-12-tickets-858513816937?aff=oddtdtcreator

Austin Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/young-filmmaker-voices-for-families-with-kids-age-7-to-12-austin-tickets-872912804697

Maggie Hart and Brittany Zampella/2023/19 min/Waste, Health, Justice

FILM DESCRIPTION: “A Good Neighbor” is a feature-length documentary about a Latina single mother’s fight against racism and climate change as she campaigns for city council in one of the nation’s most polluted zip codes.

Farhoud Meybodi/2023/48 min/Waste, Health, Justice, Built Environment, People & Cultures

FILM DESCRIPTION: Amidst a catastrophic plastic waste crisis in her hometown of Nairobi, Nzambi Matee risks everything to pioneer technology that transforms plastic waste into sustainable paving bricks. A former engineer in the oil and gas industry, Nzambi walked away from a lucrative career after a trip to the coastal city of Mombasa, where she discovered a sea of plastic bags and bottles in the crystal blue waters of the Indian Ocean. This inspired Nzambi to create a possible solution to the country’s plastics problem by converting waste into sustainable materials.

The short film “The Speech of Txai Surui” by the students of Escola Parque (in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) will precede the feature film. This film won two awards in the One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest 2023.

VIEW & BREW tickets for Kehrein Center: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/view-brew-w-one-earth-collective-swsw-pt-3-tickets-881167544847?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

$25 includes film, food, and beverage starting at 5 p.m.
ADA-compliant accessible venue. Click here for more ADA details.
The Kehrein Center for the Arts is the product of a years-long effort to restore an architecturally-significant but unused auditorium into a vibrant fine and performing arts center, complete with a 900-seat storytelling theater, art gallery, and community gathering place. Original construction was in 1954 by Belli & Belli.

In person tickets for Unity Temple: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/earthbound-nzambi-matee-a-good-neighbor-unity-temple-tickets-858539353317

Doors open 30 minutes before start time.
Arrive early to talk with action partners, avoid lines and get best seats.
ADA-compliant accessible venue. Click here for more ADA details.

In person tickets for Triton College:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/earthbound-nzambi-matee-a-good-neighbor-triton-college-tickets-858537668277?aff=oddtdtcreator

Doors open 30 minutes before start time.
Arrive early to talk with action partners, avoid lines and get best seats.
ADA-compliant accessible venue. Click here for more ADA details.

Maggie Burnette Stogner/2023/30 min/Water Justice, Conservation, Health

FILM DESCRIPTION: "Upstream, Downriver" takes viewers into the heart of the battle for water justice. Powerful stories with frontline community activists are interwoven with historical context about landmark regulations that significantly reduced water pollution in the U.S. but failed to serve disadvantaged communities that are hardest hit by today’s climate crisis. 

Giorgio Ghiotto/2023/30 min/Water Justice, Conservation, Health, People & Cultures

FILM DESCRIPTION: Vidal Merma, a Peruvian Indigenous journalist, risks his life daily to secure a future where his son, Erik, can savor the simple joy of drinking clean water. "Wings of Dust" is about a father's sacrifice, community resilience and the unwavering human spirit in the face of environmental injustice. This film won the 2023 Gold Medal Student Academy Award for Documentary and was also shortlisted for the 96th Academy Awards for Documentary Short Film.

Two short films will precede the feature films: “The Island” by Mahmut Taş and “Submerged” by Neo Sky James. “Submerged” tied for the Animation Prize in the One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest 2023.

VIEW & BREW Tickets at Epiphany Center for the Arts: Chicago Tickets

Doors open at 5 p.m. for food and drink available for purchase,
networking, and self-tours of this adaptive re-use space.
Film program starts at 6 p.m.

ADA-compliant accessible venue. Click here for more ADA details.

In Person Tickets at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church: Oak Park Tickets

Doors open at 5:15 p.m. for Action Fair and refreshments.
Film program starts at 6 p.m.

ADA-compliant accessible venue. Click here for more ADA details.

In Person Tickets at Park Ridge Community Church: Park Ridge Tickets

Doors open at 5 p.m. to meet action partners.
Film program starts at 6 p.m.

ADA-compliant accessible venue. Click here for more ADA details.

From One Earth Film Fest:

Renew your support of One Earth Collective today and receive an invite to our special, pre-Valentine's Day Preview Party. Tickets are available to Contributing level sponsors ($500+) and above, along with Director level members ($250+) and up.  

You will enjoy a behind-the-scenes look at the festival lineup, meet the 2024 One Earth team, and learn how to reserve your early-access tickets to our April 2024 Festival (out-of-towners can receive a recording of this event afterwards).

Snacks, sweets, and sips will be served.

Want to play a larger role?

• If interested in hosting a 2024 film fest event, email ana@oneearthcollective.org

• If you’d like to renew or sign up as a One Earth sponsor or member, and help us launch our 13th festival season, please consider making your gift here.

• Please consider asking your employer or professional colleagues to become a sponsor or member to snag additional tickets to the event.

We hope to have your continued presence as a part of our One Earth community, and look forward to seeing you on the 13th!

From One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest:

Students in grades 3 to 5 will learn the basics of how to make a film from professional filmmakers. Instruction will cover story, framing, lighting, audio, editing, and production. Entering the One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest is encouraged but not compulsory.

Registration: https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/rfparks/activity/search/detail/19460?onlineSiteId=0&from_original_cui=true

BRING AN IPAD OR TABLET! Nut-free snacks and water are provided. Cost is $45 for River Forest residents and $50 for non-residents. Location is River Forest Depot, 401 Thatcher Ave., River Forest, IL. This is a collaboration with the River Forest Park District.

From One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest:

Students in grades 6 to 8 will learn the basics of how to make a film from professional filmmakers. Instruction will cover story, framing, lighting, audio, editing, and production. Entering the One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest is encouraged but not compulsory.

Registration: https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/rfparks/activity/search/detail/19461?onlineSiteId=0&from_original_cui=true

BRING AN IPAD OR TABLET! Nut-free snacks and water are provided. Cost is $45 for River Forest residents and $50 for non-residents. Location is River Forest Depot, 401 Thatcher Ave., River Forest, IL. This is a collaboration with the River Forest Park District.

From One Earth Film Fest and Austin Eats:

Join us for an award-winning film, food, fun, and freebies. Plus, enjoy ...

• free dinner bites

• Best of the West mac & cheese cook off

• pickling demo

• tours of Bethel New Life's vegetable garden

• more fun & freebies

Register here: https://foodandfilmshowcase.eventbrite.com

This event is for those living, working, worshiping and attending school in Chicago’s Austin & West side communities. Great for adults/general audiences + older children/teens.Limited space.

FILM DESCRIPTION (52 min): Black food is American food. Chef and writer Stephen Satterfield traces the delicious, moving throughlines from Africa to Texas in this docuseries "High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America (2021)." We will watch episode 3 "Our Founding Chefs." Learn how James Hemings invented mac & cheese and other stories of Black culinary ingenuity.

This event is part of Austin Eats, a collaborative working to rewrite the narrative around food in Chicago's Austin community. By synergizing organizations already promoting healthier food choices through grocery access, culinary entrepreneurship, food education, community gardens, and urban farms, Austin Eats will recreate Austin’s food access ecosystem.

From One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest:

The Earth needs a makeover and these young filmmakers will provide their tips on the best ways to improve the health of the planet. Adam Joel of Aggressively Compassionate will host the Global Contest Awards Celebration, where you can meet these young filmmakers in person or online and see their extraordinary films.

• Film details forthcoming

• Doors open 11 a.m. for check-in/registration

• Program begins promptly at 11:30 a.m. Central Daylight Time

• Program ends 1 p.m. Central Daylight Time

• Free popcorn

• Free beverage

Register in person: https://oneearthyfcawardsinperson.eventbrite.com

Register online: https://oneearthyfcawardsvirtual.eventbrite.com

Since 2013, the One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest has awarded over 100 prizes to short environmental films from youth age 25 down to 3rd grade. A jury of 31 environmental and film professionals selected the final, top films from among 403 submissions around the world in this first year as a global, rather than national contest. Each film is 1 to 8 minutes long and ranges from animation to live action to documentary.

Thank you to our illustrious jury: Deborah Adelman, Felice Bassuk, Amy Brinkman, Kathleen Brennan, Laurie Casey, Hussain Currimbhoy, Lisa Daleiden-Brugman, Steve Cohen, Layla Dade, Mary Ford, Sophia Fowler, Monica Fox, Paula Froehle, Bill Gee, Jim Gill, Kathryn Hempel, Patrick Thomas Keen, Adrija Kundu, Angelo Lavel, William Kim Lyons, Jennifer Maiotti, Jonathan Moeller, Julie Moller, Elaine Petkovsek, James Rohn, Vicky Solano, Jessie Wahlers, Karen Weigert, Risé Sanders-Weir, Marc Wellin, and Gary Wilson.

From Austin Eats, One Earth Collective and partners:

FREE food, farm tours, chef demos, smores, and raffle for farm fresh eggs.

Enjoy a summer evening of food, music, film and activities at BUILD Chicago’s beautiful urban farm in Austin! It’s FREE and FOR ALL AGES!

Register here: https://movieatthefarm.eventbrite.com

Doors open at 7 pm for music by DJ Deon inspired by the 50th anniversary of hip hop, smores by the firepit, tours of BUILD’s urban farm (raised garden beds, greenhouses and chicken coop), a raffle of farm fresh eggs, tabling activities by community organizations and chef demonstrations of healthy eating recipes and refreshing beverages to quench your thirst.

Bring a blanket or folding chair…a little after 8 pm, we’ll watch “Follow the Drinking Gourd,” which joyfully and poetically chronicles the urban gardening movement. After the film, a panel of West-Side gardeners of all ages will talk about their love of gardening and answer your questions about how to get started….whether it’s a container on your porch, a full-fledged garden in your yard or plot in a community garden.

Invite friends of all ages!

As part of Austin Eats' efforts to bring healthy food resources and lively discussion around local food access to the Austin community, this event is intended for those who live, work, play, or worship in Austin.

FOLLOW THE DRINKING GOURD (2019) by Shirah Dedman (60 min)

FOLLOW THE DRINKING GOURD is a feature documentary about the Black food justice movement. Family-friendly, funny and moving, this 60-minute film connects the legacy of slavery, capitalism and climate change to our fight for food security. Features: Leah Penniman - author of "Farming While Black,” Naima Penniman - of the award-winning, spoken word duo, Climbing Poetree, recently featured on TED, Wanda Stewart - urban farmer in Berkeley, CA, Will Scott - rural farmer in Fresno, CA, Carl Anthony - environmentalist, founder of Urban Habitat, and Rahanna Bisseret-Martinez - former Top Chef Junior finalist.

Austin Eats is a collaborative working to rewrite the narrative around food in Chicago's Austin community. By synergizing organizations already promoting healthier food choices through grocery access, culinary entrepreneurship, food education, community gardens, and urban farms, Austin Eats will recreate Austin’s food access ecosystem. One Earth Collective is a member of Austin Eats.

For Earth Day Mini Film Fest (April 19 to 23) from One Earth Film Fest and the City of Chicago:

Joshua Pribanic and Melissa Troutman/2020/85 min/Water, Conservation, Health, Advocacy

CHICAGO-AREA PREMIERE. FILM DESCRIPTION: “Invisible Hand: Rights of Nature Documentary” is a “paradigm shifting” documentary about the creation of ‘Rights of Nature.’ The defining battle of our times where Nature, democracy and capitalism face off in rural America.

Produced in-part by award-winning actor Mark Ruffalo, “Invisible Hand: Rights of Nature Documentary” takes you behind the curtain of the global economy where ‘Rights of Nature’ becomes “capitalism’s one true opponent.”

People in Toledo, Ohio, vote to grant Lake Erie the right to exist while others in Grant Township, Pennsylvania, protect groundwater from industrial waste. They, along with Defend Oh:yo’ and Standing Rock, are joined in an international fight to protect more than just water. They fight for their community, democracy, and for Nature as a living entity unto itself. In the end, "Who will speak for Nature?"

This film won Best Documentary Feature from the Hollywood Verge Film Awards, Spotlight Documentary Film Awards’ Gold Award, 2021 Common Good International Film Festival Audience Award, and Accolade Global Film Competition Award of Excellence for Documentary.

Teens and young adults encouraged to attend.

Post-film discussion with Facilitator:

• Toni Anderson, Associate Director at Black Oaks Center for Sustainable, Renewable Living in the historic Black farming community of Pembroke Township, IL

Panelists:

• Joshua Pribanic, Director, Invisible Hand: Rights of Nature Documentary

• Alicia Smith, Executive Director, Junction Coalition

• Eleanor Ferguson, Youth Leader, Oglala Lakota Chapter of the International Indigenous Youth Council

Register for Truman College Screening: https://invisiblehandtruman.eventbrite.com

IN PERSON: Friday, April 21, 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. CDT [North]
Truman College, McKeon Building
1145 W. Wilson Ave., Chicago
(directly south of the Main Building and in the ground floor of the garage)

Doors open 30 minutes before start time. Arrive early to avoid lines, check in/register, get refreshments and find best seats. ADA compliant accessible venue.

Register for virtual screening: https://invisiblehandvirtual.eventbrite.com

VIRTUAL: Friday, April 21, 6:30 to 9 p.m. CDT

IN PERSON AND VIRTUALLY

From One Earth Film Fest:

Tickets in person at Park Tavern: https://launchinpersonparktavern.eventbrite.com

IN PERSON: Friday, March 3, 6 to 9 p.m. Central Standard Time
Park Tavern, Banquet Hall
1645 W. Jackson, Chicago, IL
Admission $50 at 6:30p.m. for Launch Party
Admission $65 at 6 p.m. for Launch Party+ ( with Filmmakers Toast)
Doors open 15 minutes before 6 p.m. Filmmakers Toast. If you have Launch Party+ tickets, please arrive early to avoid lines and check in/register.

One Earth Members at the Producer level enjoy 2 free admissions to this event. Director level members receive a 50% discount on 2 tickets. Screenwriter and Cast level members get a free upgrade to include the Filmmakers Toast with the purchase of their tickets. Find out how you can become a member.

Tickets virtually: https://virtuallaunchparty.eventbrite.com

VIRTUAL: Friday, March 3, 7:30 to 8 p.m. Central Standard Time
Admission $25
Virtual watch party “doors” open 15 minutes before start time.

Help make some noise for the planet, as One Earth launches its 12th festival season!  Enjoy appetizers, drinks, and mingling with filmmakers, environmentalists, activists, and like-minded guests—all ready to rally for our one Earth. A brief program will begin promptly at 7:30 p.m., with a previous One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest-winning film (“A Revolution Dance Against Petcoke”); opening remarks by Jared Policicchio, Chicago’s Deputy Chief Sustainability Officer; and the exclusive screening of a short film (that’s not on the week’s festival schedule), followed by a keynote from Jahmal Cole, Founder & CEO of the change-making Chicago-based youth nonprofit, My Block, My Hood, My City (M3). M3’s mission speaks to how justice and empowerment—tools for restoring both people and planet—can remake our blocks, our neighborhoods, our cities, our countries, and our world. 

Your $65 ticket allows you to get all this and the Launch Party+! A pre-party glass-raise with filmmakers and champagne (or a sparkling non-alcoholic beverage).

Program Details:

FILMMAKER TOAST FACILITATOR:

Cesar Almeida. Marketing Manager, One Earth Collective

FILMMAKERS:

• Ekaterina Gardener, Director, Birth of Form

• Sherene Strausberg, Director, Cool for You

• Lucas Sabean, Director-Producer, Devil Put the Coal in the Ground

• Peter Hutchison, Director-Producer, Devil Put the Coal in the Ground

• Andi Campbell-Waite, BFE, Editor, Going Circular

• Richard Dale, Producer/Director, Going Circular

• Lars Ostenfeld, Director, Into the Ice (pre-recorded)

• Paula Champagne, Director, Mardi & the Whites (pre-recorded)

• Trevor Tejeda-Gervais, Producer, No Climate. No Equity. No Deal.

• James Becket, Director, The Seeds of Vandana Shiva

• Rachel Lears, Director, To the End  (pre-recorded)

• Alejandro Loayza Grisi, Director, Utama (pre-recorded)

• Elisa Gambino, Director, Wasteland Iowa

LAUNCH PARTY PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS:

• Ana Garcia Doyle, Executive Director, One Earth Collective

• Sue Crothers, Founding Director, One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest (prerecorded)

• Jared Policicchio, Deputy Chief Sustainability Officer, Office of Climate and Environmental Equity, City of Chicago

• Jahmal Cole, Founder/CEO, My Block, My Hood, My City

Enjoy a sneak peek of the 2023 One Earth Film Fest by attending our Preview Party on Thursday, Jan. 26, at 7 p.m. CT. Tickets are available to sponsors and donors at the Contributing level and above and to members at the Cast level and above. 

You will enjoy a behind-the-scenes look at the festival lineup, meet the 2023 One Earth team, and learn how to reserve your early-access tickets to our March 2023 Festival (a benefit for all levels of membership).

Want to play a large role? Please consider asking your employer or professional to become a Sponsor, or become a member at the Cast, Director, or Producer level to snag your invite to the upcoming Preview Party. 

Is this level of support outside your budget? Check out our other membership categories: there are valuable benefits at every level. Sign up today, and be a part of our change-making 2023 season. To learn more, contact riley@oneearthcollective.org.

Students will learn the basics of how to make a film from professional filmmakers Patrick Thomas Keen of PTK Productions and DePaul film student Nathan Goswick. Instruction will cover story, framing, lighting, audio, editing, and production. Entering the One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest is encouraged but not compulsory. These in person workshops will run from 1 to 4:30 p.m. on Sundays, Dec. 4 (for Grades 6 to 8) and Dec. 11 (for Grades 3 to 5).

BRING AN IPAD OR TABLET! Nut-free snacks and water are provided. Cost is $45 for River Forest residents and $50 for non-residents. Location is River Forest Depot, 401 Thatcher Ave., River Forest. This is a collaboration with the River Forest Park District.

Registration: https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/rfparks/activity/search?onlineSiteId=0&activity_select_param=2&activity_keyword=2728.277&viewMode=list

From Melbourne, Australia:

See 60 prize-winning, short films by youth + join in free, online workshops via the Re-Generation International Youth Film Festival the weekend of December 9 to 11 (December 8 to 10 in the USA). This event celebrates creativity from youth around the globe.

Twenty winning films from the One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest will screen online with several included in the live premiere screening at the Alex Theatre in St. Kilda, Australia, on Dec. 9.

Animation, Editing, and Production workshops will be available online to an international audience, including a Claymation workshop with Young Filmmakers Contest elementary level winner Bryn Wright (Bad Bugs). Times below are Central Times.

1) Explore Animation with Radheya Jegatheva on 12/8 from 4:15 to 5:30 p.m., 12/9 at 4:15 from 5:30 p.m., 12/10 from 10 to 11 p.m.

2) Adobe Rush Video Editing with Dr. Tim Kitchen on 12/8 from 6 to 7:30 p.m., 12/9 from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

3) DaniMation Workshop with + Q&A with Dani Bowman on 12/8 from 7:40 to 8:20 p.m., 12/9 from 8 to 9 p.m.

4) Claymation Workshop with Bryn Wright on 12/8 from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m., 12/10 from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m.

5) Zero Budget Film Production with Celia Jaspers on 12/10 from 6 to 7 p.m.

Register for workshops: https://www.musicmatters.org.au/re-generation-international-youth-film-festival/riyff-22-virtual-workshops/

All 60 short, award-winning films by youth will be available to watch online beginning December 8, in the USA. Click below to see them all at that time.

See films beginning Dec. 8: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB2rtsCPLO1OiDtOHDr2nPHwgiSqulqx4

This collaboration is brought to you by School Broadcasting Network in Australia, International Children’s Film Festival in Los Angeles, USA, and One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest in the Chicago region, USA.

Registration and more details: https://www.musicmatters.org.au/re-generation-international-youth-film-festival/

From Melbourne, Australia:

Twenty winning films from the One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest will screen online at the Virtual Re-Generation International Youth Film Festival on the weekend of December 9 to 11 (Dec 8 to 10 in USA, see Central Times below), with several being included in the live premiere screening at the Alex Theatre in St. Kilda, Australia. The Los Angeles International Children’s Film Festival will also provide some of their winning films for a combined weekend of entertainment, celebrating the creativity of youth around the globe.

Animation, Editing, and Production workshops (above) will be available online to an international audience, including a Claymation workshop with Young Filmmakers Contest elementary level winner Bryn Wright (Bad Bugs). Times below are Central Times. Times below are Central Times.

1) Explore Animation with Radheya Jegatheva on 12/8 from 4:15 to 5:30 p.m., 12/9 at 4:15 from 5:30 p.m., 12/10 from 10 to 11 p.m.

2) Adobe Rush Video Editing with Dr. Tim Kitchen on 12/8 from 6 to 7:30 p.m., 12/9 from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

3) DaniMation Workshop with + Q&A with Dani Bowman on 12/8 from 7:40 to 8:20 p.m., 12/9 from 8 to 9 p.m.

4) Claymation Workshop with Bryn Wright on 12/8 from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m., 12/10 from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m.

5) Zero Budget Film Production with Celia Jaspers on 12/10 from 6 to 7 p.m.

Register for workshops: https://www.musicmatters.org.au/re-generation-international-youth-film-festival/riyff-22-virtual-workshops/

All 60 short, award-winning films by youth will be available to watch online beginning December 8, in the USA. Click below to see them all at that time.

See films beginning Dec. 8: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB2rtsCPLO1OiDtOHDr2nPHwgiSqulqx4

This collaboration is brought to you by School Broadcasting Network in Australia, International Children’s Film Festival in Los Angeles, USA, and One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest in the Chicago region, USA.

Registration and more details: https://www.musicmatters.org.au/re-generation-international-youth-film-festival/

From Melbourne, Australia:

From Melbourne, Australia:

See 60 prize-winning, short films by youth + join in free, online workshops via the Re-Generation International Youth Film Festival the weekend of December 9 to 11 (December 8 to 10 in the USA). This event celebrates creativity from youth around the globe.

Twenty winning films from the One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest will screen online with several included in the live premiere screening at the Alex Theatre in St. Kilda, Australia, on Dec. 9.

Animation, Editing, and Production workshops will be available online to an international audience, including a Claymation workshop with Young Filmmakers Contest elementary level winner Bryn Wright (Bad Bugs). Times below are Central Times.

1) Explore Animation with Radheya Jegatheva on 12/8 from 4:15 to 5:30 p.m., 12/9 at 4:15 from 5:30 p.m., 12/10 from 10 to 11 p.m.

2) Adobe Rush Video Editing with Dr. Tim Kitchen on 12/8 from 6 to 7:30 p.m., 12/9 from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

3) DaniMation Workshop with + Q&A with Dani Bowman on 12/8 from 7:40 to 8:20 p.m., 12/9 from 8 to 9 p.m.

4) Claymation Workshop with Bryn Wright on 12/8 from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m., 12/10 from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m.

5) Zero Budget Film Production with Celia Jaspers on 12/10 from 6 to 7 p.m.

Register for workshops: https://www.musicmatters.org.au/re-generation-international-youth-film-festival/riyff-22-virtual-workshops/

All 60 short, award-winning films by youth will be available to watch online beginning December 8, in the USA. Click below to see them all at that time.

See films beginning Dec. 8: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB2rtsCPLO1OiDtOHDr2nPHwgiSqulqx4

This collaboration is brought to you by School Broadcasting Network in Australia, International Children’s Film Festival in Los Angeles, USA, and One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest in the Chicago region, USA.

Registration and more details: https://www.musicmatters.org.au/re-generation-international-youth-film-festival/

Students will learn the basics of how to make a film from professional filmmakers Patrick Thomas Keen of PTK Productions and DePaul film student Nathan Goswick. Instruction will cover story, framing, lighting, audio, editing, and production. Entering the One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest is encouraged but not compulsory. These in person workshops will run from 1 to 4:30 p.m. on Sundays, Dec. 4 (for Grades 6 to 8) and Dec. 11 (for Grades 3 to 5).

BRING AN IPAD OR TABLET! Nut-free snacks and water are provided. Cost is $45 for River Forest residents and $50 for non-residents. Location is River Forest Depot, 401 Thatcher Ave., River Forest. This is a collaboration with the River Forest Park District.

Registration: https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/rfparks/activity/search?onlineSiteId=0&activity_select_param=2&activity_keyword=2728.277&viewMode=list

From the One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest:

Celebrate our 10th Birthday with us! See the 10 best films from the past 10 years of the One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest. Choose to attend in person at the Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State St., in Chicago, or stream online simultaneously on Sunday, Sept. 18, at 11:30 a.m. CDT (for those attending in person, there will be free popcorn and hot chocolate or coffee).

Since 2013, the One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest has awarded over 100 prizes to short environmental films from youth age 25 down to 3rd grade. A jury of 9 environmental and film professionals selected the final, top films from students across the country. Each film is 2 to 8 minutes long and ranges from animation to live action. Meet these young filmmakers in person or online, hear where they are today, and see their extraordinary films.

In person free tickets at Gene Siskel Film Center: https://10bestofthebestinperson.eventbrite.com

Virtual tickets: https://10bestofthebestvirtual.eventbrite.com

Hunter Harding, 'The Chase' (6 min)

• Suzie Kang, 'Vandals' (6 min)

• Sezgin Yüzay, 'Scent/Koku' (5 min)

• Tim DeBlois, 'Endangered' (4 min)

• Oriana Camara, 'Yasuni National Park: The Real Power Belongs to the People' (7 min)

• Chingtien Chu, 'Verge' (3 min)

• Zachary Goodwin, Flynn Harris, Alex Flanagan, Alex Kumph, 'Eyes' (6.5 min)

• Samantha Lane, 'Spell of the West' (7 min)

• Nathan Goswick, 'Environmental Racism' (3 min)

• Tara Gupta, 'Lucy' (2 min)

  Thank you to our jury: Felice Bassuk, Amy Brinkman, Lisa Daleiden-Brugman, Monica Fox, Bill Gee, Patrick Thomas Keen, Jennifer Maiotti, Julie Moller, and James Rohn.

From Food Aid 2022:

Featuring

THE O'MY'S | WYATT WADDELL | KARA JACKSON

GENERAL ADMISSION DOORS AT 6:30PM

CONCERT STARTS AT 7PM

Food Aid is a two day music festival in support of addressing food insecurity. Food Aid's mission is to eliminate individuals and their families from experiencing hunger. We believe that food insecurity should not exist, as the right to food is a human right. Through music and entertainment, Food Aid will serve as an important funding source for interconnected community organizations and initiatives aimed at addressing food insecurity.

LEARN MORE @ WWW.FOODAIDFESTIVAL.COM

Get tickets: https://www.ticketweb.com/event/food-aid-2022-the-omys-the-kehrein-center-for-the-tickets/12201795

From One Earth Film Fest:

Costa Boutsikaris and Anna Palmer/2020/76 min/Health, Sustainable Food-Agriculture, Historical Perspectives

FILM DESCRIPTION: Inhabitants follows five Native American Tribes as they restore their relationships to the land using ancient practices that nurture life. For millennia Native Americans stewarded and shaped their landscapes, but centuries of colonization have disrupted their ability to maintain traditional land management practices. From deserts, coastlines, forests, mountains and prairies, Native communities are restoring their ancient relationships with the land. As the climate crisis escalates, these time-tested practices of North America's original inhabitants are becoming increasingly essential in a rapidly changing world.

Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/inhabitants-indigenous-perspectives-on-restoring-our-world-watch-party-tickets-255145947397

Post-film discussion with Facilitator:

• Susan Lucci, Soulful Facilitator and Purpose Guide; Co-Founder, Global Purpose Guides and FeelReal

Panelists:

• Costa Boutsikaris, Co-Director, "Inhabitants: Indigenous Perspectives on Restoring Our World"

• Anna Palmer, Co-Director, "Inhabitants: Indigenous Perspectives on Restoring Our World"

• Dr. Michael Kotutwa Johnson, Hopi Tribal Member and Tribal Advisory Board Member, "Inhabitants: Indigenous Perspectives on Restoring Our World"

• Joseph Standing Bear Schranz, President of Midwest SOARRING Foundation & Enrolled Member of the White Earth Band Minnesota Ojibwe Nation

From One Earth Film Fest:

In accordance with CDC guidelines for congregate settings, a well-fitting mask is required at this event.

Costa Boutsikaris and Anna Palmer/2020/76 min/Health, Sustainable Food-Agriculture, Historical Perspectives

FILM DESCRIPTION: Inhabitants follows five Native American Tribes as they restore their relationships to the land using ancient practices that nurture life. For millennia Native Americans stewarded and shaped their landscapes, but centuries of colonization have disrupted their ability to maintain traditional land management practices. From deserts, coastlines, forests, mountains and prairies, Native communities are restoring their ancient relationships with the land. As the climate crisis escalates, these time-tested practices of North America's original inhabitants are becoming increasingly essential in a rapidly changing world.

Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/inhabitants-first-united-methodist-church-at-the-chicago-temple-tickets-259528957097

Post-film discussion with Facilitator:

• Susan Lucci, Soulful Facilitator and Purpose Guide; Co-Founder, Global Purpose Guides and FeelReal

Panelists:

• Costa Boutsikaris, Co-Director, "Inhabitants: Indigenous Perspectives on Restoring Our World"

• Anna Palmer, Co-Director, "Inhabitants: Indigenous Perspectives on Restoring Our World"

• Dr. Michael Kotutwa Johnson, Hopi Tribal Member and Tribal Advisory Board Member, "Inhabitants: Indigenous Perspectives on Restoring Our World"

• Joseph Standing Bear Schranz, President of Midwest SOARRING Foundation & Enrolled Member of the White Earth Band Minnesota Ojibwe Nation

From One Earth Film Fest:

"Once upon a time I conquered," said the Climate Catastrophe. "Once upon a time I changed the story," Climate Activists replied.

—Vanessa Nakate

We invite you to join us for the 10th season of the Young Filmmakers Contest Awards & Screenings. You'll see the incredible films of motivated and inspired young people from ages 8 to 25. Their efforts show us there is a new generation of talented and wise environmental leaders and communicators. Join us at the premiere screenings of the winning films, to be inspired by their creativity, and to learn more about the non-profit organizations that will benefit from matching grants the winners receive. Founding Director of the One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest Sue Crothers will introduce guest host, Adam Joel, of Aggressively Compassionate, for another entertaining awards event.

Recommended for ages 8+ general audiences.

Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/young-filmmakers-contest-awards-celebration-tickets-255041785847

From One Earth Film Fest:

In accordance with CDC guidelines for congregate settings, a well-fitting mask is required at this event.

Mark your calendars for our 2022 Filmmakers Toast and Festival Launch Party, Friday, March 4, from 6 to 8 p.m. CST. This year there are two ways to join the fun—live at The Plant, at 1400 W. 46th St., in Chicago, or a livestream of the event for folks who prefer to join from home.

Be sure to grab a yummy “Turn-the-Tide”-themed beverage (buzzy or non-buzzy, your choice), because we’re kicking things off with a round of heart-warming toasts from several of this season’s featured filmmakers. Click here for the recipe, specially designed by by Denisse Soto, mixologist and CEO of La Chingona Mik in Chicago.

The Festival Launch Party will feature a riveting filmmakers panel, award-winning short films from our Young Filmmakers Contest, and other special guest appearances. We'll end the evening with pizza and drinks at the adjoining Whiner Beer Company downstairs for our in-person guests, and some continuing online festivities for our virtual attendees. What a fun way to usher in a brand new spring season. Plus, proceeds from this event help us to keep our change-making events free, so that more people can participate in climate action. Join us!

Virtual Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/filmmakers-toast-festival-launch-party-virtual-tickets-265329717327

In person Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/filmmakers-toast-festival-launch-party-the-plant-tickets-265140009907

In accordance with CDC guidelines for congregate settings, a well-fitting mask is required at this event.

FILMMAKERS TOAST
Emcee: Vincent Gomez, Director of Community Engagement, Lincoln Park Zoo
Mixologist: Denisse Soto, Mixologist & CEO, La Chingona Miks
11 One Earth Filmmakers, joining from across the country, will make toasts!

LAUNCH PARTY
Host Welcome: John Edel, Founder, Bubbly Dynamics/The Plant
Emcee: Vince Gomez, Director of Community Engagement, Lincoln Park Zoo
Sponsor Remark: Mary Carol Murphy, Major Gifts Officer, WBEZ Chicago Public Radio & Vocalo
Welcome Remark: Angela Tovar, Chief Sustainability Officer, City of Chicago
Speaker: Ana Garcia Doyle, Executive Director, One Earth Collective
Speaker: Sue Crothers, Founding Director, One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest
Filmmakers Panel Moderator (pre-recorded): Jenn White, Host of WAMU and NPR’s nationally-syndicated daily talk show, “1A”
Filmmakers Panel Panelist (pre-recorded): Tara Eng, Co-Director, "On the Fenceline"
Filmmakers Panel Panelist (pre-recorded): Robin Frohardt, Artist/Director, "Plastic Bag Store: The Film"
Virtual tour guide: Betsy Backes, One Earth Collective Board Member
Virtual tour interviewee: John Edel, Founder, Bubbly Dynamics/The Plant
Virtual tour interviewee: Brian Taylor, Co-Founder/Brewmaster, Whiner Beer Company

From One Earth Film Fest:

Get a sneak peek of our 2022 One Earth Film Fest by attending the virtual Preview Event Tuesday, Jan. 25, at 6:30 p.m. CDT. Tickets are a benefit of sponsorship at the Contributing level and above and membership at the Cast level and above.

You will enjoy a behind-the-scenes look at the festival lineup, featuring an interview with a filmmaker and select film trailers. You’ll also learn how to reserve your early-access tickets to the March 2022 Festival (this is a benefit of all levels of membership - stay tuned for more info!)

Want to be a part of the fun? Please consider asking your employer to become a Sponsor, or join individually as a Cast, Director or Producer Member to snag your invite to this exciting Preview Event.

Is this level of support not in your budget? Check out other membership categories: there are valuable benefits at every level. Sign up today so you can enjoy every moment of the 2022 season. As always, Jillian is available to answer your questions. Contact her at jillian@oneearthcollective.org.

Inspire environmental change or action through film. One Earth Film Festival seeks short, 3- to 8-minute environmental films from youth in third grade through age 25 for the Young Filmmakers Contest. Animated films of 45-seconds minimum are also accepted. Rules are more relaxed for those in grade 12 and up, and prizes have expanded. There are four $1,000 top prizes for live action, animation, creativity, and post grad categories, as well as several $500 activism awards. Deadline is Jan.5, 2022. Submission is easy on Film Freeway. Learn more here: https://www.oneearthfilmfest.org/contest-details

Students in grades 3 to 5 will learn the basics of how to make a film from professional filmmaker Adam Joel of Aggressively Compassionate. Instruction will cover story, framing, lighting, audio, editing, and production. Entering the One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest is encouraged but not compulsory.

BRING AN IPAD OR TABLET. Nut-free snacks and water are provided.

Cost is $40 for River Forest residents and $45 for non-residents.

Register here: https://apm.activecommunities.com/rfparks/Activity_Search?txtActivitySearch=film&applyFiltersDefaultValue=true&cat=Activities