National Academy of Sciences
DC Environmental Film Festival
Division Street
Friday, March 26, 6:00pm
A quest to visit the most remote place from any road in the lower 48 states is chronicled in this film. The film explores the concept of wildlife corridors, the potential for greening our highway system, and the fusion of high-tech engineering with the best and brightest environmental research happening today.
A panel discussion facilitated by Christine Gerencher, Senior Program Officer for Aviation and Environment, Transportation Research Board, National Academy of Sciences will follow the screening. Participants will include Joe Burns, National Transportation Ecology Program Leader; Patricia White, Director, Habitat and Highways Campaign, Defenders of Wildlife; and Bill Branch, an ecologist with the Maryland Department of Transportation.
Last Call for Planet Earth
Saturday, March 27, 6:00pm
Twelve leading architects and urban planners from around the world including Thomas Mayne of the United States, Kengo Kuma of Japan, Markku Komonen of Finland, Jaime Lerner of Brazil, Ivan Harbour of the United Kingdom, and Massimiliano Fuksas of Italy, share their vision on architecture that respects nature. Focusing on people who care about the future and who want to make a difference, the film is a reflection on the value society places on the built environment and how architecture influences society.
A panel discussion facilitated by Architect and National Building Museum Curator
Susan Piedmont-Palladino will follow the screening.
Both screenings take place at the Keck Center
No charge
Photo ID and Reservations Required
cpnas@nas.edu or 202.334.2415
More Information
www.nasonline.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Experience_Future_Events_EFF
National Academy of Sciences
The Keck Center
500 Fifth Street, NW
Room 100
www.cpnas.org
cpnas [at] nas.edu
202.334.2415
Metro: Gallery Pl-Chinatown, arena exit or Judiciary Square, museum exit
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Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Wednesday, April 01, 2009
STEVE McQUEEN's new film "Hunger" at Landmark
April 3 - the debut of Steve McQueen's "Hunger"
Directed by Turner Prize Winning British Artist STEVE McQUEEN, the film tells the story of Bobby Sands who led the 1981 IRA hunger strikes in the Maze Prison in Northern Ireland. The film has won acclaim at all the major festivals since it premiered at Cannes last year, where it won the Camera d'Or for Best First Film.
Landmark's E Street Cinema
555 11th Street NW
Washington, DC
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Environmental Film Festival: Katrina’s Children
March 18, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Washington, D.C. premieres Katrina's Children (2008, 83 min.) at National Museum of Women in the Arts, a feature-length documentary about nineteen children from different neighborhoods in New Orleans at. Told entirely from the children's point of view, the film explores the impact of Hurricane Katrina on their lives. We enter their world through their stories, their play, and their art, which has been animated for the film, magically bringing to life their interior universe. Aching with sadness, yet grounded in hope, Katrina's Children is ultimately a celebration of children's extraordinary resilience and a tribute to New Orleans' unique and indomitable spirit. Director Laura Belsey will participate in a post-screening discussion. For a full schedule of Environmental Film Festival screenings, please visit www.dcenvironmentalfilmfest.org
Members, seniors, students $4; General $5. Reservations required: email reservations[at]nmwa[dot]org or call 202-783-7370
Washington, D.C. premieres Katrina's Children (2008, 83 min.) at National Museum of Women in the Arts, a feature-length documentary about nineteen children from different neighborhoods in New Orleans at. Told entirely from the children's point of view, the film explores the impact of Hurricane Katrina on their lives. We enter their world through their stories, their play, and their art, which has been animated for the film, magically bringing to life their interior universe. Aching with sadness, yet grounded in hope, Katrina's Children is ultimately a celebration of children's extraordinary resilience and a tribute to New Orleans' unique and indomitable spirit. Director Laura Belsey will participate in a post-screening discussion. For a full schedule of Environmental Film Festival screenings, please visit www.dcenvironmentalfilmfest.org
Members, seniors, students $4; General $5. Reservations required: email reservations[at]nmwa[dot]org or call 202-783-7370
Friday, March 06, 2009
DC Environmental Film Festival
March 12, 6:30 - 8:00pm
Designing a Great Neighborhood: Behind the Scenes at Holiday (54 min)
Designing a Great Neighborhood follows the process of creating a zero-emissions, energy-efficient neighborhood. A discussion with Susan Piedmont-Palladino, curator of Green Community, follows the screening.
March 18, 6:30 - 8:30pm
The Greening of Southie (81 min)
Set on the rugged streets of South Boston, The Greening of Southie is the story of a revolutionary green building. A discussion with the film's director Ian Cheney follows the screening.
March 21, 1:00 - 2:30pm
Recycled Life (38 min)
Recycled Life follows individuals living in the toxic and dangerous Guatemala City Dump. Following the screening, Daniel Winterbottom, ASLA, associate professor of landscape architecture at the University of Washington, will lead a discussion about the film.
These three films are presented as part of the DC Environmental Film Festival. For more information visit www.dcenvironmentalfilmfest.org
National Building Museum
401 F Street, NW
202.272.2448
Metro: Judiciary Square
Designing a Great Neighborhood: Behind the Scenes at Holiday (54 min)
Designing a Great Neighborhood follows the process of creating a zero-emissions, energy-efficient neighborhood. A discussion with Susan Piedmont-Palladino, curator of Green Community, follows the screening.
March 18, 6:30 - 8:30pm
The Greening of Southie (81 min)
Set on the rugged streets of South Boston, The Greening of Southie is the story of a revolutionary green building. A discussion with the film's director Ian Cheney follows the screening.
March 21, 1:00 - 2:30pm
Recycled Life (38 min)
Recycled Life follows individuals living in the toxic and dangerous Guatemala City Dump. Following the screening, Daniel Winterbottom, ASLA, associate professor of landscape architecture at the University of Washington, will lead a discussion about the film.
These three films are presented as part of the DC Environmental Film Festival. For more information visit www.dcenvironmentalfilmfest.org
National Building Museum
401 F Street, NW
202.272.2448
Metro: Judiciary Square
Thursday, March 06, 2008
DC Environmental Film Festival
The Last Wright
Thursday, March 13, 6:30 – 8:00pm
A provocative look at the only remaining Frank Lloyd Wright-designed hotel, The Park Inn Hotel in Mason City, Iowa, The Last Wright is a stunning journey through the structure’s 100-year history. This film is presented as part of the DC Environmental Film Festival. Details at http://www.dcenvironmentalfilmfest.org . (Running time: 60 mins) $5 members and students; $10 public. Prepaid registration required. Walk-in registration based on availability.
National Building Museum
401 F Street, NW
202.272.2448
Metro: Judiciary Square
Thursday, March 13, 6:30 – 8:00pm
A provocative look at the only remaining Frank Lloyd Wright-designed hotel, The Park Inn Hotel in Mason City, Iowa, The Last Wright is a stunning journey through the structure’s 100-year history. This film is presented as part of the DC Environmental Film Festival. Details at http://www.dcenvironmentalfilmfest.org . (Running time: 60 mins) $5 members and students; $10 public. Prepaid registration required. Walk-in registration based on availability.
National Building Museum
401 F Street, NW
202.272.2448
Metro: Judiciary Square
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