02 Mar Six must see environmental films at SXSW!

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SXSW is nearly here and there are great environemental documentaries coming to town! Screenings are open to all gold, film and platinum badge plus wristband holders but locals should also remember that single tickets to SXSW Film screenings are often available for $10 starting 15 minutes before showtime. (Check SXSW for details)

 

SXSW Eco Official Recommendations at the SXSW Film:

Official SXSW Eco Recommendations at SXSW Film 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Above All Else One man risks his family and future when he rallies a group of landowners and activists to blockade the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline in rural East Texas.

  • World Premiere: Monday March 10, 12:00pm, Paramount Theatre
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  • Tuesday, March 11, 4:30pm, SXSatellite: Alamo Village

  • Saturday, March 15, 2:00pm, Topfer Theatre at ZACH

DamNation This powerful film odyssey across America explores the sea change in our national attitude from pride in big dams as engineering wonders to the growing awareness that our own future is bound to the life and health of our rivers.

  • World Premiere: Monday, March 10, 4:00pm, Vimeo Theater

  • Thursday, March 13, 11:00am, SXSatellite: Alamo Slaughter

  • Friday, March 14, 7:00pm, Vimeo Theater

The Great Invisible

On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico. It killed 11 workers and caused the worst oil spill in American history. At once a fascinating corporate thriller, a heartbreaking human drama and a peek inside the walls of the secretive oil industry, The Great Invisible is the first documentary feature to go beyond the media coverage to examine the crisis in depth through the eyes of oil executives, survivors and Gulf Coast residents who experienced it first-hand and then were left to pick up the pieces while the world moved on.

  • World Premiere: Sunday, March 9, 4:15pm, Stateside Theatre

  • Monday, March 10, 7:00pm, AMC Theater at VCC

  • Wednesday, March 12, 11:00am, Paramount Theatre

Seeds of Time

A perfect storm is brewing as agriculture pioneer Cary Fowler races against time to protect the future of our food. Gene banks of the world are crumbling, crop failures are producing starvation inspired rioting, and the accelerating effects of climate change are already affecting farmers globally.

  • North American Premiere: Monday March 10, 11:00am, AMC Theater at VCC

  • Wednesday, March 12, 4:30pm, Rollins Theatre at The Long Center

  • Friday, March 14, 11:30am, Rollins Theatre at The Long Center

Song from the Forest

As a young man, US-born Louis Sarno heard a song on the radio that gripped his imagination. He followed the mysterious sounds back to the Central African rainforest, found his music with the Bayaka pygmies – and never came back.

  • North American Premiere: Saturday March 8, 2:00pm, AMC Theater at VCC

  • Monday, March 10, 9:30pm, SXSatellite: Marchesa

  • Wednesday, March 12, 2:00pm, SXSatellite: Alamo Village

Yakona

Yakona is a visual experience through the crystal clear waters of the San Marcos River and its headwaters at Spring Lake. Follow the river on an impressionistic journey from its point of view as it flows from source to sea, through the changing seasons, through time and memory. Experience its relationship with the natural world and its interactions with humankind.

  • World Premiere: Saturday, March 8, 9:30pm, SXSatellite: Marchesa

  • Tuesday, March 11, 11:00am, Paramount Theatre
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