This is one of a growing number of neighbourhood Film Festivals which you don't hear too much about.
The Green Team at Eglinton St. George’s United Church, 35 Lytton Blvd , Toronto, ON (6 blocks south of Lawrence, 1 block west of Yonge Street) is planning an afternoon and evening of the latest and best Hot Documentaries on the Environment on Saturday, November 1 from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Come for a feast of learning and viewing, enjoy a gourmet meal of local and organic food, purchase a few energy saving products, discover all the latest environmental news in the Lytton Park neighbourhood and have a wonderful time!
Contact
Geegee Mills (416) 489-0708. http://www.esgunited.org/GreenDocsFilms.htm http://www.esgunited.org/eandi_happening.html#greendocs
Tickets
Only $15.00 Call to reserve your seats. Phone: (416) 481-1141, ext. 250 VISA and MasterCard
Festival Films to be shown
Toxic Trespass – The effect of toxins on the body as a result of industrial activity.
- http://www.nfb.ca/collection/films/fiche/?id=54100
- http://www.planetinfocus.org/films/toxic-trespass
The World According to Monsanto – The quest for market supremacy (in genetically modified organisms) to the detriment of global food security and environmental stability.
- http://www.nfb.ca/collection/films/fiche/index.php?id=56177
- http://www.planetinfocus.org/films/monsanto
Crude Impact – As our dependence on diminishing oil resources continues to grow, what does it mean for our way of life and our world?
Forbidden Forest – An effort to secure a new environmentally sustainable forestry policy.
- http://www.nfb.ca/collection/films/fiche/?id=51469
- http://www.planetinfocus.org/films/forbidden-forests
Weather Report – How climate change affects people’s lives around the world.
Crapshoot – Scientists warn of links between sewage practices and potential health risks.
http://www.nfb.ca/collection/films/fiche/?id=51166
http://www.planetinfocus.org/films/crapshoot%3A-gamble-our-wastes
Organic Prophecies – How a successful farmer can produce a variety of foods without using potentially harmful genetically modified organisms, chemical fertilizers or herbicides.
Dead in the Water – How scarcity of water has led corporations to attempt to privatize what many consider a public trust – access to clean drinking water.
- http://www.nfb.ca/collection/films/fiche/?id=54351
- http://www.planetinfocus.org/films/dead-in-the-water
Deep Blue – Nature in its primeval state; the beauty, majesty and power of the ocean and the life that lives above and below the waves.
The Secret of Life on Earth – Portrays the beauty of plant and animal life on the planet that is endangered by the use of fossil fuels.
Refugees of the Blue Planet – The stories of people whose lives have been uprooted because of environmental degradation.
- http://www.nfb.ca/collection/films/fiche/?id=55663
- http://www.planetinfocus.org/films/refugees-of-the-blue-planet
Four Wings and a Prayer – The breathtaking journey of the monarch butterfly from Canada to the endangered forests of Mexico.
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