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5-20 Aug: Green Screen 2011 at Sinema Old School
By InCinemas / 03 Aug 2011 (Wednesday)
This August, let Sinema Old School bring you through a series of
award-winning four green-themed films that will get you to sit up and
take notice of the ever-changing environment around us.
The feature documentaries - Tapped (2009), Plastic Planet (2009), Bag It (2011), Carbon Nation (2011) - examine the impact of human consumption of the Earth’s resources on the environment today, serving as a wake-up call to the world before it’s too late!
The films will be screening from 5-20 August 2011 and tickets can be purchased at Sinema Old School's Box Office or via http://tix.sinema.sg/.
| Movie | Showtime |
| Bag It | 5 August 2011 (FRI) – 8:00PM
13 August 2011 (SAT) – 6:00PM
17 August 2011 (WED) – 8:00PM
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| Carbon Nation | 10 August 2011 (WED) – 8:00PM
20 Aug 20 August 2011 (SAT)
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| Plastic Planet | 6 August 2011 (SAT) – 7:00PM
12 August 2011 (FRI) – 8:00PM |
| Tapped | 13 August 2011 (SAT) – 8:00PM |
There is limited number of screenings for each movie so hurry and get your tickets ($9 each) now! Find more information about the enriching films below (trailers included)!
Share the Green Screen 2011 with your friends and raise our environmental awareness through these green themed films!
TAPPED (Visit its Official website)
Stephanie Soechtig | 2009 | USA | 76 mins
[Introduction]
Is access to clean drinking water a basic human right, or a commodity
that should be bought and sold like any other article of commerce?
TAPPED takes a behind-the-scenes look into the unregulated and unseen
world of an industry that aims to privatize and sell back the one
resource that ought never to become a commodity—water. From the process
of plastic production to the vast ocean in which so many of these
bottles end up, this documentary trails the path of the bottled water
industry and the communities which were the unwitting chips on the
table. TAPPED paints a portrait of the lives affected by the bottled
water industry and those caught at the intersection of big business and
the public’s right to water.
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BAG IT (Visit its Official Website)
Suzan Beraza | 2011 | USA | 78 mins
[Introduction]
Did you know that Americans use 60,000 plastic bags every five
minutes—single-use disposable bags that we mindlessly throw away? But
where is "away?" Where do the bags and other plastics end up, and at
what cost to our environment, marine life and human health? BAG IT
follows "everyman" Jeb Berrier as he navigates our plastic 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. Jeb's
journey in this documentary film starts with simple questions: Are
plastic bags really necessary? What are plastic bags made from? What
happens to plastic bags after they are discarded? He also goes further
to discover that virtually everything in modern society—from baby
bottles, to sports equipment, and even dental sealants—is made with
plastic or contains potentially harmful chemical additives used in the
plastic-making process. When Jeb's journey takes a personal twist, we
see how our crazy-for-plastic world has finally caught up with us and
what we can do about it, right here, right now.
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CARBON NATION (Visit its Official Website)
Peter Byck | 2011 | USA | 82 mins
[Introduction]
CARBON NATION, a compelling and relevant film, nips the problem in the bud and illustrates how solutions to climate change also address other social, economic and national security issues. A film that celebrates solutions, inspiration and action, CARBON NATION shows how tackling climate change boosts the economy, increases national and energy security, and promotes a healthy and clean environment. It is an optimistic discovery of what people are already doing, what we as a nation could be doing and what the world needs to do to prevent (or slow down) the impending climate crisis. The filmmakers interviewed over 200 people; audiences will meet a host of entertaining and endearing characters along the way, including characters such as Richard Branson (CEO, Virgin Group), Thomas L. Friedman (New York Times) and many other climate change pioneers.
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PLASTIC PLANET
Werner Boote | 2009 | Germany, Austria | 95 mins
[Introduction]
We live in the age of plastic. It's cheap and practical, and it's everywhere. But is it a danger to us? The plastic industry annually generates hundreds of billions of dollars. Every industrial sector in the world today is dependent on plastic. The amount of plastic we have produced since it was invented would be enough to cover the entire globe six times over. But this inexpensive and convenient substance comes with a hefty price. Plastic stays in the ground and water system for up to 500 years. It is found on every beach in the world. Numerous studies have proven that the chemicals it releases (such as Bisphenol A) migrate into the human body and may contribute to or cause grave health problems, from allergies to obesity to infertility, cancer and heart disease. For Austrian German director Werner Boote, plastic is personal. His grandfather was one of the early manufacturers of plastic and he introduced Boote at a young age to the magic substance that would change the world. Many years later, after reading about the global threat posed by plastic, he decides to embark on a quest to discover the truth about this pervasive substance. Traveling to fourteen countries, he boldly and humorously confronts manufacturers, scientists, government officials and consumers to ask questions that concern all of us: Why don't we change our consumption behavior? Why is
the industry not reacting to apparent dangers? Who is held accountable for hills of garbage mounting in deserts and seas? Who wins in this game? And who loses?
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Each ticket cost $9. Click to view its showtimes!
