Environmental Film Festival: 5 films we’d like to see
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Still shot from “The Eyes of the Journey,” by Peruvian director Rodrigo Otero Heraud
Every year around cherry blossom time the Environmental Film Festival marks the coming of spring, bringing us 100+ films from around the world over the course of a couple of weeks.
By the way, today Hola Cultura hosted our first guided history tour. Read more on Facebook!
Last Sunday we caught the new feature length documentary, “The Guardians,” about a Mexican town’s struggle to save its forest which includes endangered monarch butterfly habitat. On Friday, we’ll have a review (en español) of this powerful film made by award-winning DC filmmakers Ben Crosbie and Tessa Moran.
Here are a few films we’d like to see among the many still to be screened before this year’s festival ends on Mar. 25.
“Cacú: Un Cambio Por La Vida” (Cacú: A Change for Life), set in the Dominican Republic, screens at the E Street Cinema tonight, 7 p.m. FREE. Must RSVP.
“Chasing Coral,” a feature-length documentary exploring why the world’s reefs are in rapid decline, screens at the Naval Heritage Center on Thurs., Mar. 22, 7 p.m. FREE. Must RSVP.
“The Eyes of the Journey,” a poetic film about the Mother Earth concept in Andean culture by Peruvian director Rodrigo Otero Heraud, will be shown at the National Museum of the American Indian on Sat, Mar. 24, 2 p.m. FREE. Must RSVP.
The documentary, “Point of No Return,” tells the story behind the creation of the world’s first solar-powered airplane capable of flying day and night. It screens on Fri., Mar. 23, 7 p.m., at the National Geographic Society. Tickets: $10
“The Chocolate Case,” a documentary feature about how a crusade against child labor led to the world’s first slave-free chocolate bar, screens at the Royal Netherlands Embassy on Thu., Mar. 22, 6 p.m. FREE. Must RSVP.
For the full program, here is the festival website.
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