Environmental Film Festival at the University of Washington
Just in case you need further proof that Seattle is becoming a film mecca —
The 9th Annual Hazel Wolf Environmental Film Festival combines two previous film festivals (in Leavenworth and in Seattle) into a single event at the University of Washington’s Kane Hall. The festival is named after longtime Seattle environmentalist, Hazel Wolf.
A total of 50 films and shorts will be shown, along with panel discussions, and filmmaker workshops. Starting off the event is a special screen at Woodland Park Zoo, on Thursday, March 29th. After that, the festival moves to Kane Hall, where they will be three screening locations set up, for the remaining days.
The theme of this year’s festival is climate change, and while many films will focus on that theme, other film topics will include environmental justice, rivers, mining, wildlife, climate solutions, and post-Katrina Louisiana. Films come from around the world: Italy, Cuba, Africa, India, Ukraine, and Canada.
Here are some highlights of films to be shown:
“Binta and the Great Idea,”an academy award nominee for best live action short, tells the story of a seven year old Senegalese girl, and how her father, a humble fisherman concerned about the development of mankind, is determined to carry out an idea that has occurred to him.
“The Edge of Eden: Living with Grizzlies,” is a documentary about Canadian Charlie Russell, who served as a “surrogate mother” for grizzly bears in Russia.
“The Great Warming,” a dramatic film about climate change narrated by Keanu Reeves and Alanis Morissette.
“Hurricane on the Bayou,” gives viewers a breathtaking tour through post-Katrina New Orleans.
Location: University of Washington, Kane Hall.
Dates & Times: March 29th – April 1st. Click here for a full schedule of films and times.
Tickets: Screening at the Zoo is $10, $7 for students and seniors. A full festival pass is $60, $40 for students and seniors. Individual film sessions are $10, $7 for students and seniors. Tickets are available through Brown Paper Tickets.
The Hazel Wolf Environmental Film Network also sponsors a monthly series of Green Films on the first Friday of each month at the 911 Media Arts Center in Queen Anne.
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