Do Something Reel Film Festival (Atlanta)

Do Something Reel
Film Festival   Atlanta 2011
Join us nightly  at sundown  on Thurs April 14, Fri April 15, and Sat April 16  on the lawn of  Atlantic Station's Central Park  for a three-night open-air film festival  focused on passionate people making a world of difference.
Screenings are
Free* and Open to the Public . 
Each night’s Eco-Double Feature showcases a pair of  character-driven, results-based films meant to inspire viewers to do something reel .
Participants will receive a free gift… Show more bag with eco-friendly products and information about Earth
Day activities and other give-back projects.
Supplies are limited.  To receive your gift bag, you must RSVP and check-in the night of the program.  Limit one per RSVP).
 
Thursday
April 14 at sundown (appx. 8:00 PM)
 
Lunch Line   (2010,
62 minutes) by Mike Graziano & Ernie Park
This
deeply affecting film follows six kids from one of the toughest
neighborhoods in Chicago as they set out to fix school lunch — and wound
up at the White House. Their unlikely journey parallels the dramatic
transformation of school lunch from a patchwork of local anti-hunger
efforts to a robust national feeding program.
URBAN Roots  ( 2010,
94 minutes) by Mark MacInnis
This
film tells the powerful story of a group of dedicated Detroiters
working tirelessly to fulfill their vision for locally-grown,
sustainably farmed food in a city cut off from real food and limited to
fast food stocked with processed food from thousands of miles away. This
group has taken on the enormous task of changing this for themselves,
and to understand their story is to understand how we can change it for
us all.
 
Friday
April 15 at sundown (appx. 8:00 PM)
 
Bag It   (2010,
79 minutes) by Suzan Beraza
This highly entertaining and eye-opening film f ollows
everyman Jeb Berrier as he navigates our plastic-reliant world. Jeb is
not a radical environmentalist, but an average American who decides to
take a closer look at our cultural love affair with plastics.
ON Coal River   (2010, 80
minutes) by Francine Cavanaugh & Adams Wood
A
compelling and transcendent narrative on the human costs of coal and
strip-mining, this provocative film follows the journey of a former coal
miner and his neighbors.  Unfolding as a modern-day David vs. Goliath
tale, the residents of the Coal River Valley in West Virginia transform
from so-called victims to fearless and informed experts on mountaintop
removal.
 
Saturday
April 16 at sundown (appx. 8:00 PM)
 
Planeat   (2010,
78 minutes) by Shelley Lee Davis and Or Shlomi
This
visually stunning film tells the story of the scientists, farmers and
chefs tackling one of the greatest problems of our age: Western
culture’s love affair with meat and dairy. Through an extraordinarily
personal and mouthwatering culinary journey we discover the wide range
of medical and environmental benefits of eating our veggies.
VANISHING Of The Bees   ( 2009, 90 minutes) by George
Langworthy and Maryam Heine n
Narrated by Oscar-nominated actress Ellen Page,  this
cautionary tale reveals the mystery of the disappearing bees, and the
links to industrial farming and our attitude toward the natural world.
Starring in this real-life drama is a commercial bee farmer who rang the
alarm bell when his bee colonies collapsed and his business was
decimated.
 
* In keeping with the "DO Something REEL" theme, for each RSVP, we are requesting that attendees: 
Pledge 4 hours of community service towards an Earth Day Project or other environmental organization
OR
Make a suggested $12 Donation using the "Donate to the Cause" or the "RSVP with Suggested Donation" links above.  A portion of all ticket sales from the "Whole Foods Market Do Something Reel" Film Festival will go towards a film production and development grant that will encourage filmmakers to continue making stories about the environment and the choices we make as consumers

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