One Earth Film Festival to host documentary screening, director Q&A March 6
One Earth Film Festival, the Midwest's premier environmental film fest, returns for its sixth dynamic season with a screening of the acclaimed documentary "Hometown Habitat" at 7 p.m. Monday, March 6, at Waubonsee Community College's downtown Aurora campus, 18 S. River St.
A Q&A with the filmmaker Catherine Zimmerman will follow the screening. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. for a Sustainability Resource Fair.
The festival runs March 3-12 at locations throughout the greater Chicago area.
As the festival expands into Kane County for the first time, several Fox River watershed organizations are co-sponsoring the Aurora screening: Fox River Ecosystem Partnership, The Conservation Foundation, Kane County Environmental & Water Resources Division, Friends of the Fox River, Fox Valley Sustainability Network, Sierra Club Valley of the Fox Group and Fox River Study Group.
Additional funding sponsors include: Hey and Associates, Applied Ecological Services, Bedrock Earthscapes, and our venue host, Waubonsee Community College.
Co-sponsors of the March 6 screening will host a Sustainability Resource Fair during the event to provide attendees with information and actions they can take at own home and in their community.
Light refreshments will be provided.
Featuring 30 films in 47 screenings at 39 venues throughout Chicago and neighboring suburbs, the festival promises compelling films that offer something for everyone - from citizens just beginning to learn about sustainability to already ecologically minded folks to families with young children to teens and young adults.
Environmental thought leaders representing a variety of topics will lead discussions immediately following each screening, leaving audiences ready to take action and deepen their commitment to a sustainable future.
The screening is free; a donation of $6 per screening is suggested. Advanced ticket reservations are recommended.
For a complete festival schedule and ticket information, please visit oneearthfilmfest.org or text #ONEEARTH #OEFF2017.
Additional information about the March 6 Aurora screening and its sponsors can be found at foxriverecosystem.org/film.htm.
The One Earth Film Festival kicks off its official weekend with an art-and-environment themed Green Carpet Gala on Friday, March 3, at Fourth Presbyterian Church's Gratz Center, 115 E Delaware Place, Chicago.
Advance tickets to the gala are $70, and include food, drink, and performances. These can be purchased at oneearthfilmfest.org.