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CNN Hero at Special Screening
CNN Hero Betty Makoni, who is leading a global effort to stop the rape of women and girls in Africa, will be on hand this Thursday, Sept. 22, when the award-winning film, “Tapestries of Hope,” is shown at the Hollywood Theater, 1449 Potomac Ave., in Dormont.
Dream Catchers Films Inc. is sponsoring the 74-minute documentary as a fundraiser for the Girl Child Network, which Makoni, who was named a 2009 CNN Hero, created to provide shelters for abused girls. Dream Catchers’ owner Leonard Lies, who is a filmmaker himself, said he was so moved by “Tapestries of Hope” that he…
Jane Goodall LIVE Event and Movie
On September 27, for one special night nationwide, famed Chimpanzee researcher Dr. Jane Goodall will appear LIVE in hundreds of select movie theaters. There will be special celebrity appearances, including Dave Matthews and others. Jane's Journey, including appearances by Angelina Jolie and Pierce Brosnan, will be screened, there will be interaction with theatre audiences. Audiences will have the first look ever at historic unseen footage of her first days in Africa recently found in her attic, and the dynamic impact she and the Jane Goodall Institute programs have contributed to the planet. Also participating in the event are Charlize Theron,…
Still Around: West Coast Premiere
A feature length, short film compilation that brings together 16 San Francisco Bay Area directors and 15 local subjects to tell powerful stories about people living and thriving with HIV/AIDS as we enter the 4th decade of one of the world’s most substantial health pandemics. Directors who contributed to STILL AROUND include (alphabetically): Emmanuelle Antolin, Daniel Cardone, S. Leo Chiang, Deborah Craig, Robert Dekkers, Véronica Duport Deliz, Jörg Fockele, Stuart Gaffney, Amir Jaffer, Sade Huron, Tim Kulikowski & Ian Wolfley, Rick Osmon, Anne Siegel, Marc Smolowitz and Debra A. Wilson.
The Power of Story & Media in Social Change
The Power of Story, Film & Media in Social Change: A Benefit to Support Global Social Change Film FestivalMarch 14, 2011 @ LA Center Studios in downtown Los Angeles
World Premiere of THE STREAM
Compathos and BAVC presents the World Premiere of THE STREAM –This exciting new eight-part series pioneers brave new models of storytelling. You will hear stories about how art and technology are transforming global communities -- from kids in India putting their slums on Google Maps and fighting polio with mobile phones, to stories from the Guatemalan genocide visualized as cultural data in a breathtaking online archive -- these videos put a startling fresh face on the power of stories and new media tools to drive social change
New Vortex Dome Theater in LA for Immersive Cinema
New Vortex Dome Theater in LA for an exclusive engagement of Immersive Cinema - experience the magic of 360-degree fulldome movies! Special Triple Feature Presentation of:
Chemerical Screening in LA
Chemerical follows a family's three-month journey to live without chemical-based household and personal care items. The film explores the life cycle of everyday household cleaners and hygiene products to prove that, thanks to our clean obsession, we are drowning in a sea of toxicity. It tells a shocking tale about the products we use to clean our homes and bodies.
CAFF & Wild & Scenic Film Festival
Join the Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF) when they host the Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival On Tour at the Clif Bar theater on October 28. The event will include a selection of the region's best prepared food vendors, food artisans, and growers, as well as local beverages, prizes, music, and a full program of eye-opening films focusing (mostly) on how people can make environmental change through sustainable food.
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Green World Campaign
The Green World Campaign works to reforest our planet, raise the living standards of the rural poor, and combat global climate change. We plant trees to restore the ecology and economy of some of the world's poorest places. We help…
