Turn the Tide on Climate Change at 2022 One Earth Film Festival
The 11th annual One Earth Film Festival, with a “Turn the Tide” theme, from March 4 through 13, highlights the urgency of taking collective action. In-person screenings and virtual watch parties begin with an opening night launch party at the Packingtown Museum at The Plant, in Chicago, that will offer both live and virtual participation.
The festival chose to highlight the urgency of the global climate crisis and the need for individuals and communities far and wide to take action on changing the planet’s catastrophic course. From forest fires in the Colorado suburbs to a deep freeze in the normally temperate Pacific Northwest, town-leveling tornadoes in the mid-South and previously unheard of flooding in urban New York City, every area of the country faces climate-related threats.
A Young Children’s Short Film Program virtual watch party is slated for 11 a.m., March 5. The Young Filmmakers Contest Awards celebration will take place virtually at 3 p.m., March 12. Through its streamed programs, One Earth now reaches audiences across the U.S. as well as viewers in other countries. Its in-person programs reflect One Earth’s work with a slate of partners to activate communities across the Chicago region toward solving the climate emergency.
Tickets are free (suggested $8 donation) at OneEarthFilmFest.org. The Plant is located at 1400 W. 46th St., Chicago.
