Austin Town Hall Farmers' Market Offers an Array of Temptations

Austin Town Hall Farmers' Market Offers an Array of Temptations

Local peeps: if you live in Chicago’s Greater West Side (roughly Garfield Park to Bellwood), come by the Austin Town Hall Farmers’ Market on Thursdays from 1 to 6 p.m. at 5610 West Lake Street, Chicago (312-744-0565). Through the end of October, enjoy a lovely setting—on a sprawling green lawn dotted with trees in front of the historic Austin Town Hall building. The vendors switch in and out: on the early summer day I came, there was a perfect mix of fresh produce, enticing hot meals, frozen meats, sprouted greens and other locally made foods.

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Big Idea Bagged 'Plastic Bag Store: The Film'

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Big Idea Bagged 'Plastic Bag Store: The Film'

We all know plastic waste is bad. Individual actions (refusing, reducing, reusing) are good, but limited to your own scope of influence (home, work, etc). Banding together with the broader community is the next logical step. Here’s one path that Julie Moller, waste activist, took.

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Young Filmmakers Contest Reveals Passion for Animals and Planet

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Young Filmmakers Contest Reveals Passion for Animals and Planet

From manatees to koalas to pangolins, endangered wildlife was a recurring theme among 148 submissions to the 2022 One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest. Students ages 8 to 25 revealed the impact of weather extremes and plastic pollution on people, animals, and the planet, with a new note of urgency about the climate crisis in their short films.

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Interview with Julie Winokur, Director of 'The Sacrifice Zone'

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Interview with Julie Winokur, Director of 'The Sacrifice Zone'

Q: The Sacrifice Zone. That’s a powerful title. It’s raw. Talk about it.

A: The concept is that we have chosen to sacrifice certain people for the benefit of others. They’re collateral damage. There’s an intentionality to it. Collectively, we’ve decided that it’s okay to put all this toxic industry in certain neighborhoods. And somehow we have the idea that the people who live there don’t care, because if they didn’t like it, they’d move.

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'Oceania' Official Drinks of the 2022 One Earth Film Festival

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'Oceania' Official Drinks of the 2022 One Earth Film Festival

Let's toast to a cleaner, greener, healthier future for our planet during our 4th annual Filmmakers Toast! This year's beverage is the Oceania, created by mixologist Denisse Soto CEO of La Chingona Mik, based in Chicago. If you're joining us from home, here are the recipes, with and without alcohol.

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Read Xilo's Clean Future Blog

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Read Xilo's Clean Future Blog

I like to travel and enjoy taking pictures of my surroundings. Photography has always been a passion of mine along with pursuing a career in nursing. One of my goals is to make a change in the world by sharing issues and letting others know so they can make a difference with me. Writing the Clean Future Blog about environmental issues and reviewing films about pollution help me broaden my knowledge. I hope we all will think about our actions and use our voices.

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The Science Behind the Stories

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The Science Behind the Stories

Both the Film Fest and the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) aspire to address a vexing question: how do we all—scientists, advocates, policymakers and public—communicate the deep significance of anthropogenic (human-caused) global, biological and geophysical change?

Filmmaker Irja Von Bernstorff Features Unheard Voices in the Climate Crisis

Filmmaker Irja Von Bernstorff Features Unheard Voices in the Climate Crisis

“Girls For Future” is an inspiring documentary that follows four girls on four continents, all dealing with the harshest consequences of the climate crisis. Coming from Senegal, Indonesia, Australia, and India, their lives are vastly different, but they all have something in common: they are fighting for a better future.

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Meet Garen Hudson and His Stream Machine

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Meet Garen Hudson and His Stream Machine

When you click on a screening link to watch a One Earth film this coming season, Garen Hudson is on the other end, making sure all systems are a go. As One Earth’s technical director, he’s literally behind the scenes. But today he gets his moment in the limelight.

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Announcing. . . Our 2022 Lineup of Films

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Announcing. . . Our 2022 Lineup of Films

It’s what you’ve been waiting for. . . our 2022 lineup of tide-turning films is here! All screenings are free (with a suggested $8 donation) and open to the public. Seventeen virtual events will screen during the week of March 4-13. If the Omicron surge cooperates, we will be adding up to 15 in-person events—they will be offered at the same times and days as the virtual events.