Film Series

Sustainable Rossmoor’s Film Series

Each month we highlight one or more films that inspire or advocate for environmental causes around the world.  We choose films that educate us about the breadth and depth of sustainability and prompt us to make better choices. All movies will be shown in the Peacock Theater.  The standing featured movie time is on the second Wednesday of each month at 7pm. English subtitles will be shown whenever available.

JANUARY FILM: THE WAVE

When: Wednesday, JANUARY 9th, 2019 7 pm;   Where: Peacock Theater   

This thrilling feature film opens with old news footage of a landslide hurtling toward a small town, and the statement “It’s only a matter of time before the next big disaster.” It’s high season for tourists, yet Geologist Kristian Elkjord and his family are leaving their idyllic Norwegian village to move to the city . . . but they are one day too late. Although forewarned, no one is really ready when the mountain pass above the scenic, narrow fjord sends tons of rock and earth crashing into the water, causing a 280-foot high tsunami – the wave. Our hero works at the warning station, sounds the loud siren, but everyone has only ten minutes to get to higher ground. The drama that unfolds is based on reality. READ MORE >>>

Trailer:  https://www.imdb.com/videoplayer/vi2929702169

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December Film:  CARBON NATION

When: Wednesday, December 12, 2018 7 pm; Where: Peacock Theater

Carbon Nation, a peppy documentary directed by Peter Byck, is perfectly timed given the urgency of the climate crisis publicized in the recent IPCC report. It is addressed to Americans who already believe that we must make drastic changes in the way we live as a nation and as individuals. But even more, it is targeted to those who do not care or are antagonistic toward talk of global warming. That is why you will see spokespersons for large corporations, the military, and entrepreneurs stating that a low-carbon economy is good for business. Byck has gathered an astonishing and varied group of American citizens to educate us about solutions to the very-real crisis we are facing. It’s pragmatism is appealing across the political spectrum. It celebrates solutions, inspiration, and action.   READ MORE >>>

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLs73KJI36w

In 1775, Concord patriots fired the ‘shot heard round the world’ that began the Revolution.

Over 200 years later, Jean Hill is ready to fire the next shot, and it’s directly at the bottled water industry. 84 year old Jean has spent three years trying to get her town to ban single serve bottled water, and this is looking like her last attempt. With strong opposition from local merchants, and a town that has already voted against her three years in a row, will it ever be possible for Jean to win? “A fascinating, entertaining look at how persistence and citizen action still mean something in a corporate-controlled society.” Michael Moore Trailer: https://youtu.be/TCve9xVj_yg 82 minutes. SDH captions.   READ MORE >>>

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PREVIOUSLY SHOWN Sustainable Rossmoor Films from 2018

PREVIOUSLY SHOWN Sustainable Rossmoor Films from 2017