Film Festival on Water and Climate Change

 APRIL 19-21, 2009
Maryville College / Maryville, TN

 

Our International Film Festival on Water and Climate Change will be three days of building awareness and action about water, human responsibility, and the urgent call to environmental stewardship. Check our schedule of short films and feature documentaries that have been honored at the Sundance Film Festival, Mumbai International Film Festival and around the world.  NEWS RELEASE

This film festival is free and open to the community.

Organizing sponsors include:  Center for Strong Communities, Charter of Human Responsibilities, Global Citizens for Sustainable Development, Little River Watershed Association, Maryville College Environmental Studies Program, and MC student organizations: Peace and World Concerns, Environmental Action Team and Global Citizenship Organization. 

For more information, contact: strongcommunities@maryvillecollege.edu
Center for Strong Communities (website) / 865-273-8894         

On Sunday night, April 19 at 6:00 pm, we will kick off the festival with a screening of the film FLOW, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2008.

Following the Sundance festival, Robert Redford made the following comment about the award-winning film… “Water is the sleeping giant issue of the 21st Century and we all need to wake up about it.  FLOW opens our eyes about the greatest threat  of our time – the global water crisis.  It is a compelling and passionate film. Its engaging narrative will grip the viewer.” 

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Thanks to the Corella and Bertram F. Bonner Foundation for the many ways they provide support and guidance for service-learning and civic engagement at Maryville College and in higher education across the country.