Progressive Film Series: December 12, 2013
POPPA ROLLO'S PIZZA
WEST-BANK MEETING ROOM
703 N. VALLEY MILLS, WACO
6 PM PIZZA & BUSINESS
6:30 FILM & DISCUSSION
RUNTIME: 101 MINUTES
The documentary for December is A FIERCE GREEN FIRE: THE BATTLE FOR A LIVING PLANET (2012). Spanning 50 years of grassroots and global activism, this exhilarating documentary brings to light the vital stories of the environmental movement, where people fought—and succeeded—against enormous odds. From halting dams in the Grand Canyon to fighting toxic waste at Love Canal; from Greenpeace to Chico Mendes; from climate change to the promise of transforming our civilization, A Fierce Green Fire is a history of environmentalism itself.
“A visually stunning survey of the environmental movement,
from early battles to save American wilderness to international campaigns to
save the health of human societies and the biosphere. Broad in scope and fast moving,
A Fierce Green Fire introduces many of the leaders (both famous and
little-known) who have shaped the struggle. This film is worthy of admiration,
and has obviously been a major effort by the filmmakers. It will inspire the
next generation of activists.”
—Dr. Richard Tucker, Professor of Natural Resources
and Environment, University of Michigan
“Rarely do
environmental-themed films come with the ambitious scope of ‘A Fierce Green
Fire: The Battle for a Living Planet’…which aims at nothing less than the
history of environmentalism itself.”
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times
“The material is vast and
it’s an incredibly dynamic film. It’s shaping up to be the documentary of
record on the environmental movement. I think it’ll be hugely successful.”
—Cara Mertes, Director, Sundance Institute
Documentary Film Program
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