One Earth Film Festival

About the Event

Single Use planet

Steve Cowan/2024/59 Min/Sustainability, Waste, Recycling

Teens and young adults are encouraged to attend.

“Single Use Planet is a powerful portrait of the plastics crisis but also shows how communities, activists, researchers and reformers are fighting to stem the tide.” -Michael Watts

“This is a timely, accessible film to prompt discussions about grassroots, corporate, and state power in the US today.” - Phaedra C. Pezzullo

“Single-Use Planet does a great job of showing another dimension of the plastics problem, emphasizing the link between plastic use and the petrochemical industry producing this material.” -Erin Murphy

Film Description: Plastic is vital in so many ways to our modern way of life and well-being—but not all forms of it. In search of why more and more single-use plastic debris enters the ocean despite all efforts to recycle, SINGLE-USE PLANET goes upstream to where millions of tons of raw plastic are being made amidst the ruins of America's bygone steel industry in Pennsylvania. Further upstream, we see the economic and political realities that have boosted the new industry—realities reaching all the way to rural Louisiana where plans are laid to build the biggest plastic plant in the world. Can the powerful industry be persuaded to temper their production of single-use plastic? Our search leads to Washington D.C.—where a federal bill to regulate the industry remains stalled—and finally to France, where the prohibition of campaign donations by corporations may provide a key to the effective reduction of plastic pollution. Winner of: Best U.S. Documentary, Santa Cruz Independent Film Fest/Best U.S. Documentary, Austin International Art Festival/Award of Distinction, IndieFEST Film Awards/Award of Excellence, Impact Docs/Award of Excellence, Accolade Global Film Competition

We will also be screening one of the One Earth Young Filmmakers winning films Throwaway Living by Helen Sun and Laura Malatos.

Stay after the film for an enlightening facilitated dialogue with relevant experts and advocates.

The Plant Tickets

Time: 6:00pm - 8:30pm

Location: The Plant, 1400 W 46th St, Chicago, IL 60609

Alt Space Chicago Tickets

Time: 5:30pm - 9:00pm

Location: Alt Space Chicago, 5645 W Corcoran Pl, Chicago, IL 60644

Institute of Cultural Affairs Tickets

Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Location: Institute of Cultural Affairs, 4750 N Sheridan Rd, Chicago, IL 60640

50 States of Sustainability

Larry Confino/2023/83 Min/Sustainability, Energy, Agriculture

Teens and young adults are encouraged to attend.

“A look inside the new eco-friendly Ann Arbor development to be featured on PBS”- Ryan Stanton

Film Description: Companies and organizations are increasingly leading the way to a United States economy driven by renewable energy and sustainability. In this series comprised of short documentaries, CEOs and upper management at a variety of companies, non-profits and government agencies will present their science based solutions and visions for the future. We also focus on young leaders that are making those visions of the future a reality. They will present the challenges that lie ahead, and how they are endeavoring to solve big problems and make a difference through their work. Government can set the policy agenda, but for real change to occur the private sector must be incentivized and fully engaged. Companies and organizations are in a unique position to innovate and have a significant impact in a shorter time. An educated and motivated work force is a critical part of affecting change from within every industry. We want to infuse this series with a sense of hope to empower all people, and instill in them a call to action to join the country's move toward a more sustainable future.

We will also be screening one of the One Earth Young Filmmakers winning films A Dark Future by Riley Adler, Curran Randhawa, Dylan Wilson, and Janelle Lim.

Stay after the film for an enlightening facilitated dialogue with relevant experts and advocates.

Broadway UMC Tickets

Time: 5:45pm - 9:00pm

Location: Broadway UMC, 3338 N Broadway, Chicago, IL 60657.

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