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Wow, Earth Week was an amazing week for transformational media! There were over 1000 community/home screenings of Do The Math, 350.orgs hot new film showing the...
Earth Week Roundup and Free Films
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If you go to foreign films, if you go to documentaries, if you go to independent films, if you go to good films, you will become a better person because you will unde...
Celebrating Roger Ebert
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With spring around the corner, we are turning over to a new season of important film festivals to attend. Scattered across the nation, are a plethora of festivals to ...
Spring Film Festivals
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Earth Week Roundup and Free Films
Wow, Earth Week was an amazing week for transformational media! There were over 1000 community/home screenings of Do The Math, 350.orgs hot new film showing the dire need for climate change action!
Many TV channels did a great job of bringing environmental films to their viewers including the broadcast premier of Chasing Ice on National Geographic Channel, the US broadcast premiere of Carbon Nation on Current TV, and a whole line up on the Documentary Channel including some of our AwareGuide favorites such as Bag It!, Save The Farm, and Cafeteria Man.
Movies and Earth Day
Its Earth Month and there is a fantastic amount of activity happening around films. Common Ground Magazine featured an article on the Rise of Environmental Films and Festivals in its current issue. Check out the films mentioned, or see the theatrical launch of Bidder 70. Friday 4/19 starts off Earth Day celebrations with the Academy Award nominated Chasing Ice on National Geographic Channel for those who prefer to stay home and keep their carbon footprint to a minimum.
This Week in Transformational Media
As we move into the Academy Awards, there is a lot of activity in the world of transformational media, with awards, film festivals, DVD and digital releases. The results of the Top Transformational Films of 2012 are posted. Congratulations to Genetic Roulette for winning the Viewer's Choice Award! The Editor's Choice Impact Award went to Cafeteria Man, the Inspiration Award to Bella Gaia, and the Youth Award to Project Happiness. For the full results see the press release.
Crash Reel Premieres at Sundance
Lucy Walker, one of the star filmmakers for social impact films (Wasteland, Countdown to Zero, The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom) returned to another successful launch of her newest film at Sundance. Crash Reel premiered to a very enthusiastic crowd to see the film that highlights the journey of Kevin Pearce, an Olympic hopeful who suffered a traumatic brain injury while practicing in Salt Lake City just six weeks before the 2010 Winter Olympics, where he was a favorite to win a medal.
New Season
For many people the summer ends on Labor Day, while I have always been one of those people who hold on until the Fall Equinox to declare that summer is over. This year its not been a summer vacation, but we have been quiet and in a reconstruction mode with the AwareGuide and I am very excited to start this new season with some of the new people and technologies. Stay tuned for exciting announcements over the next few weeks, both about the AwareGuide and many exciting new films that are launching!
Samsara, the new visual music masterpiece from the…
Earth Week Media
Happy Earth Day!
What a great time for not just environmental films, but so many films launching about raising awareness of so many subjects. One Day on Earth premiered on Earth Day to show what is happening around the world on a single day. To show how the world is changing NYC hosted its first Green Festival which was livestreamed, and Earth Day Dallas was one of the country's largest events highlighted by the Artfully Green Film Festival.
Another Earth Day premiere was The First 70, a beautiful exploration of the 70 state parks that California is looking to close…
Cold Winter Hot Movies
As we settle into the rhythm of the new year of 2012 this is shaping up to be a great year for transformational media. The movie "Sing Your Song" which premiered at Sundance last year opens in NYC and LA area. This film moved me more than any other at Sundance and is a great story of the life of Harry Belfonte and how his music moved people, and how he blended that with his activism to be an important part of the civil rights movement, and other movements of social justice.
Top Transformational Films of 2011
As we start 2012 with all of the promise that it brings for transformation, let’s take a look back at some of the amazing films or 2011 that brought us to this point. The results of the voting are in for the Veiwer's Choice, and the editors at AwareGuide offer their top picks for 2011, and recognize some films with special consideration. Thank you to all of the people who voted - the response was overwhelming with over 5000 people from over 50 countries coming to vote. It was very close voting and Thrive pulled away at the end to…
The Year in Review
Transformational media is blossoming, with more and better quality films being produced. As we start 2012 with all of the promise that it brings for transformation, let’s take a look back at some of the amazing films or 2011 that brought us to this point. The editors at AwareGuide offer their top picks for 2011, and recognize some films with special consideration. Please vote for your favorite film of the year: VOTE HERE
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350.org is an international campaign that's building a movement to unite the world around solutions to the climate crisis--the solutions that science and justice demand.
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