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Do Something Reel Film Festival at the Tivoli
Six films focusing on the Coal River Valley of West Virginia to the inner city of Detroit, from vanishing bee populations to the evolution of the National School Lunch Program, from farmers and active everyday citizens to doctors and scientists, DO SOMETHING REEL provides a moving, eye-opening look at how choices can have a huge impact on our bodies, our economy, and our environment.
The Tivoli Cinemas in Westport will present, beginning Friday, April 1st the DO SOMETHING REEL Film Festival, a collection of six provocative, character-driven films focused on passionate people making a world of difference. This nationwide traveling festival will also be presented in more than 70 cities in conjunction with Whole Foods throughout April marking of Earth Month. The exclusive Kansas City screenings of this first-ever nationwide festival will take place at the Tivoli on Friday, April 1 through Sunday, April 3.
From the Coal River Valley of West Virginia to the inner city of Detroit, from vanishing bee populations to the evolution of the National School Lunch Program, from farmers and active everyday citizens to doctors and scientists, the films showcased in DO SOMETHING REEL provide a moving, eye-opening look at how the choices we make can have a huge impact on our bodies, our economy, and our environment. The six films selected are:
BAG IT! (2010, 79 minutes)
This highly entertaining and eye-opening film follows 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.
FILM WEBSITE: www.bagitmovie.com
LUNCH LINE (2009, 60 minutes)
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.
FILM WEBSITE: www.lunchlinefilm.com
ON COAL RIVER (2010, 80 minutes)
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.
FILM WEBSITE: www.oncoalriver.com
PLANET EAT (2010, 78 minutes)
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 mouth-watering culinary journey we discover the wide range of medical and environmental benefits of eating our veggies.
FILM WEBSITE: www.planeteat.tv
URBAN ROOTS (2010, 80 minutes)
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.
FILM WEBSITE: www.urbanrootsamerica.com
THE VANISHING OF THE BEES (2010, 90 minutes)
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.
FILM WEBSITE: www.vanishingbees.com
SHOWTIMES
Friday, April 1
2:30 Lunch Line
5:00 On Coal River
7:00 Bag It
9:00 Planet Eat
Saturday, April 2
2:30 Lunch Line
5:00 Planet Eat
7:00 Vanishing of the Bees
9:00 Urban Roots
Sunday, April 3
1:30 Bag It
3:30 Vanishing of the Bees
5:30 Urban Roots
7:30 On Coal River
CONTACT INFORMATION: The Kansas City presentation of the DO SOMETHING REEL Film Festival is being coordinated locally by Open Circle. During the weekend event, food donations to HARVESTERS and donations to BOOKS FOR THE PLANET will be accepted in the lobby. Community information tables and local product displays will also be available. For more information, contact Jamie Rich at info@tivolikc.com or (816) 931-1189.
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