Film and media experiences that support the survival and salvation of all forms of life on our planet

EARTH WISDOM FOR A WORLD IN CRISIS

At this urgent time of climate change, indigenous people hold untapped wisdom and experience in human adaptation for survival. Emmy®-winning local filmmaker Stephen Olsson focuses on tribal representatives who know how to restore balance to the world. Will international leaders heed our native brothers and sisters and learn how to live sustainably before it’s too late? US 2017, 57 min. Director Stephen Olsson

Preceded by FINGERPRINTS US 2017, 25 min Director Don Hardy

Friday, Oct. 6   2:00 pm  |  CinéArts Sequoia
Friday, Oct. 13   6:30 pm  |  Larkspur

SPONSORED BY

HAPPENING: A CLEAN ENERGY REVOLUTION

Are we living at the dawn of a clean energy revolution, or will politicians and utility companies keep that sun from rising? To find out, filmmaker James Redford embarks on a rambling road trip, seeking hopeful answers from the everyday activists and entrepreneurs who are making sure that revolution happens. US 2017, 75 min. Director James Redford
WORLD PREMIERE

Saturday, Oct. 7   12:00 pm  |  Smith Rafael Film Center
Monday, Oct. 9   1:15 pm  |  CinéArts Sequoia

SPONSORED BY

JANE

No one had studied Africa’s chimpanzees in the wild before 26-year-old Jane Goodall set up camp in Tanzania’s Gombe forest. This documentary, using never-before-seen 1960s footage by famed National Geographic photographer Hugo van Lawick, captures the revolutionary encounter that still rocks science. US 2017, 90 min. Director Brett Morgen

Tuesday, Oct. 10   6:00 pm  |  Smith Rafael Film Center
Wednesday, Oct. 11   10:00 am  | Smith Rafael Film Center*

*CFI Education screening open to school groups and general public.

SPONSORED BY

THE NANCY P. AND RICHARD K. ROBBINS FAMILY FOUNDATION

THE LAST ANIMALS

War photographer Kate Brooks documents another kind of conflict: the illegal ivory trade versus the anti-poaching rangers, scientists, and activists dedicated to protecting and preventing the extinction of rhinoceroses and elephants. Brooks’ film is the epitome of advocacy filmmaking, an urgent call to reverse a tragic criminal enterprise. In English, French, Czech, and Lingala with English subtitles. US/UK 2017, 92 min. Director Kate Brooks

Sunday, Oct. 8   3:00 pm  |  CinéArts Sequoia
Tuesday, Oct. 10   6:45 pm  |  Smith Rafael Film Center*
Friday, Oct. 9   12:30 pm  |  Larkspur

*CFI Education screening open to school groups and general public.

SPONSORED BY

THE LAST PIG

A pig farmer cares humanely for his herd, which he recognizes as fellow sentient beings. This spare yet lush immersion in their daily interactions follows what grows from that essential awareness of kinship, a harvest of clear-eyed acts of compassion. US 2017, 54 min. Director Allison Argo

Preceded by RAM DASS, GOING HOME US 2017, 31 min Director Derek Peck

Thursday, Oct. 12   8:00 pm  |  CinéArts Sequoia
Friday, Oct. 13   12:00 pm  | Smith Rafael Film Center

SPONSORED BY

A RIVER BELOW

When a marine biologist and a Brazilian TV star set out to publicize the plight of the Amazon’s endangered pink river dolphin, it brings them into conflict with local fishermen. This dramatic and complex film raises questions about motivation, fame, and how to serve the greater good. In English, Spanish, and Portuguese with English subtitles. US/Colombia 2017, 87 min. Director Mark Grieco
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE

Preceded by THE NEW ENVIRONMENTALISTS: FROM GUATEMALA TO THE CONGO US 2017, 30 min Directors John Antonelli, Tom Dusenbery, Will Parrinello

Saturday, Oct. 7    8:30 pm  |  Smith Rafael Film Center
Wednesday, Oct. 11   8:45 pm  |  Larkspur

SPOOR (POKOT)

A mountainous Polish village provides the setting for thrice Academy Award®-nominated director Agnieszka Holland’s unusual murder mystery. When several hunters meet violent ends, a plucky schoolteacher has a theory about the crimes, but the police are skeptical. Winner of the Alfred Bauer Prize at this year’s Berlin International Film Festival. In Polish with English subtitles. Poland/Germany/Czech Republic/Sweden/Slovakia 2017, 128 min. Director Agnieszka Holland

Sunday, Oct. 8   12:00 pm  |  Smith Rafael Film Center
Monday, Oct. 9   6:45 pm  |  Larkspur

TREE VR EXPERIENCE

Tree is a multisensory VR installation that gives participants the unique opportunity to grow from seed to full grown rainforest tree. Matching a fully immersive experience with a powerful narrative, artists Milica Zec and Winslow Porter allow you to see, feel, hear and smell what it is like to “be” a tree and witness its fate firsthand: With your arms as branches and your body as trunk, you’ll experience the wonder of growth, literally from the ground up. KEN JACOBSON, Installation Curator

FRIDAY, OCT. 13, 11:00am – 4:00pm  |  Outdoor Art Club
SATURDAY, OCT. 14, 11:00am – 4:00pm  |  Outdoor Art Club
SUNDAY, OCT. 15,
10:00am – 2:00pm  |  Outdoor Art Club


FREE – REGISTRATION REQUIRED*

*Due to the popularity of this event, we will be managing registration in person, onsite at the Outdoor Art Club on a first-come, first-serve basis. To register for a time slot, please check in at the front entrance of the Outdoor Art Club located at 1 W. Blithedale Ave.