The Hamilton ECO Film and Arts Festival runs from April 21-25, 2009, held in conjunction with the community’s Earth Day celebrations. The small annual film festival held in Hamilton, Canada is offering screening of internationally acclaimed environmental films and music from local musicians.
The Hamilton ECO Film and Arts Festival film line-up includes some well-made, green films. We have included an overview of the films below.
April 21, 2009 (Tuesday)
Manufactured Landscapes
More than a simple portrait of an artist, this documentary about celebrated Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky is also an examination of industrialization and globalization. Known for finding strange beauty in large industrial vistas, Burtynsky searches for great shots on trips to China and Bangladesh. In contrast to his seemingly impersonal aesthetic, the film focuses on the individual, revealing the dreariness and dangers of industrial work.
April 22, 2009 (Wednesday)
FLOW: World Water Crisis
Irena Salina’s award-winning documentary investigation into what experts label the most important political and environmental issue of the 21st Century - The World Water Crisis. Salina builds a case against the growing privatization of the world’s dwindling fresh water supply with an unflinching focus on politics, pollution, human rights, and the emergence of a domineering world water cartel. Interviews with scientists and activists intelligently reveal the rapidly building crisis, at both the global and human scale, and the film introduces many of the governmental and corporate culprits behind the water grab, while begging the question ‘CAN ANYONE REALLY OWN WATER?’
April 23, 2009 (Thursday)
Addicted To Plastic
Addicted To Plastic is a point-of-view style documentary that encompasses three years of filming in 12 countries on 5 continents, including two trips to the middle of the Pacific Ocean where plastic debris accumulates. The film details plastic's path over the last 100 years and provides a wealth of expert interviews on practical and cutting edge solutions to recycling, toxicity and biodegradability.
April 24, 2009 (Friday)
Four Wings and a Prayer
Four Wings and a Prayer is a visually rich and exciting new documentary about one of the world’s most beautiful and mysterious creatures: the Monarch butterfly. Nowhere in nature is there a more powerful mix of scientific marvel, awesome beauty, and epic struggle for survival. This documentary, shot in stunning High Definition video, is a journey into the Monarch’s secret and fascinating world.
April 25, 2009 (Saturday)
Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring
Rachel Carson was a biologist for the federal government when she first took note of the effects of the unregulated use of pesticides and herbicides, especially DDT. Magazines refused to publish her articles because they were afraid of losing advertising. When Rachel Carson published Silent Spring in 1963, she was viciously attacked, called "an ignorant and hysterical woman." Her warning sparked a revolution in environmental policy.
Net proceeds from the Hamilton ECO Film & Arts Festival will be used to establish the Eco Artist Fund in conjunction with Arts Hamilton to support and nurture local filmmakers and artists in creating environmentally inspired works.
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