Martha's Vineyard Environmental Film Festival
Friday, May 24, 2024 at 04:00pm
Martha's Vineyard Environmental Film Festival
Martha's Vineyard Film Center
79 Beach Road
Martha’s Vineyard Film Society in Collaboration With Vineyard Conservation Society Presents 10th Annual Martha’s Vineyard Environmental Film Festival.
Schedule:
4:00pm - Canary
Witness the Extraordinary Life of Dr. Lonnie Thompson, an Explorer Who Went Where No Scientist Had Gone Before and Transformed Our Idea of What is Possible. Daring to Seek Earth’s History Contained in Glaciers Atop the Tallest Mountains in the World, Lonnie Found Himself on the Frontlines of Climate Change-his Life’s Work Evolving Into a Salvage Mission to Recover These Priceless Historical Records Before They Disappear Forever.
“A Documentary That Patiently Traces. Groundbreaking Efforts Extracting Ice Cores From Tropical Mountaintops.” - New York Times
“The Journey of Thompson’s Life is a Riveting, Inspiring Every-man Story. The Humble Underdog Transforms Into an Adventurer Visionary and Improbable Pillar of the Scientific Community.” - Inbetweendrafts
7:30pm - Giants Rising
Journey Into the Heart of America’s Most Iconic Forests, Giants Rising Reveals the Secrets and the Saga of the Coast Redwoods-the Tallest and Among the Oldest Living Beings on Earth. It’s an Epic Tale That Explores the Wonders of These Silent Giants and Our Dramatic, Ever-evolving Relationship With Them. Living Links to the Past, Redwoods Also Hold Powers That May Play a Role in Our Future, Including Their Ability to Withstand Fire and Capture Carbon, to Offer Clues About Longevity, and Even to Enhance Our Own Well-being. How Do They Do It -and How Will Redwoods Keep Working Their Magic as They’re Pushed to Their Limits? Through the Voices of Biologists, Artists, Native Peoples and Others Racing to Understand and Safeguard These Trees, Giants Rising Reveals the Scientific Wonders of Redwoods, Our Deep Cultural Ties to Them, and Efforts to Help These Iconic Forests Overcome the Legacy of Logging That Nearly Wiped Them Out. It’s a Story That Offers Lessons About Resilience and Connection, and the Promise of Solutions That Will Help Us All Rise Up From the Past and Face the Challenges That Lay Ahead.
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Date: May 23-26, 2024
