FILMS BY THEMES 2020 PROGRAM
CLIMATE ACTION
The 2020 summer in Australia has mobilised the nation to stand up and demand action, Climate Action. Yes, we may be a small state in a small(ish) country but societies are the sum total of their parts. So, we need to do our part. Tasmania has much to be proud of due to our high level of renewable energy - hydro, wind and roof top solar. UPC Renewables is a major player here and on the mainland. They make the ideal partner for this year’s Climate Action films.
DOCUMENTARY
WILDER THAN WILD
LAUNCESTON | SATURDAY 2 MAY | 1.15PM
HOBART | SATURDAY 16 MAY | 1.30PM
Could the mega-fires that ravaged Australia and California, if director they continue, turn the world’s forests from carbon sinks into carbon emitters? Apparently so. “Forests globally are (today) as big a source of greenhouse gas emissions as transportation,” warns Mary Nichols, of California’s Air Resources Board.
DOCUMENTARY
CATCHING THE SUN
LAUNCESTON | SUNDAY 3 MAY | 1.00PM
HOBART | SUNDAY 17 MAY | 4.00PM
Catching the Sun is a refreshingly optimistic look at the positive side-effects of alternative energy. Following in the footsteps of an unemployed installer, a political activist and a solar entrepreneur, this film is almost a practical guide to changing hearts, minds and rooftops as solar brings everyday power to street level users.
DOCUMENTARY
OKAVANGO - RIVER OF DREAMS
LAUNCESTON | SUNDAY 3 MAY | 1.30PM
HOBART | SUNDAY 17 MAY | 1.00PM
This film is for lovers of the raw and sometimes cruel beauty of nature. Filmed over the course of several seasons, this utterly fascinating documentary follows the challenges faced by a female lion who just wants to get on with raising her cubs - but the cruel side of nature gets in the way.
