Admission and parking is free.
Saturday, May 2, 2009
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday, May 3, 2009
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Harborview Center
300 Cleveland St, Clearwater
2007 Expo Film Festival Schedule
Saturday, June 16th
9:00am -10:40am
Everything's Cool (100 min)
This film about global warming by Daniel B. Gold (Writer, Director, Producer, Director of Photography) received a standing ovation at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2007. The film is a "toxic comedy" about the most dangerous chasm ever to emerge between scientific understanding and political action - Global Warming.
11:00am- 11:30pm
Storm in the Gulf (30 min)
When a powerful politician paved the way for the drilling of oil and gas in the Gulf Islands National Seashore, he did not expect opposition from a coalition of unlikely environmentalists who prefer a lasting tourist trade and pristine beach to temporary gain.
12:30pm - 1:00pm
Expedition Florida: The Wild Heart of Florida (27 min)
The Wild Heart of Florida takes viewers into the realm of wild Florida as seen through the eyes of several of the state's nature writers and wildlife photographers. There artists introduce us to the fascinating natural history of these rare natural treasures and speak movingly of the need to preserve what remains of the wild heart of Florida.
2:30pm - 3:32pm
Thirst (62 min)
Is water part of a "shared commons," a human right for all people? Or is it a commodity to be bought, sold, and traded in a global marketplace? "Thirst" tells the stories of communities in Bolivia, India, and the United States that are asking these fundamental questions.
3:45pm - 5:30pm
Arid Lands (102 minutes)
Arid Lands is a documentary feature about the land and people of the Columbia Basin in southeastern Washington state. Sixty years ago, the Hanford nuclear site produced plutonium for the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki, and today the area is the focus of the largest environmental cleanup in history. Arid Lands takes us into a world of sports fishermen, tattoo artists, housing developers, environmental activists, and radiation scientists living and working in the area. It tells the story of how people changed the landscape over time, and how the landscape affected their lives.
Sunday, June 17th
11:30am - 1:00pm
Who Killed the Electric Car? (90 min)
A 2006 documentary film that explores the birth, limited commercialization, and subsequent death of the battery electric vehicle in the United States, specifically the General Motors EV1 of the 1990s. The film explores the roles of automobile manufacturers, the oil industry, the US government, batteries, hydrogen vehicles, and consumers in limiting the development and adoption of this technology.
1:30pm - 2:00pm
Storm in the Gulf (30 min)
When a powerful politician paved the way for the drilling of oil and gas in the Gulf Islands National Seashore, he did not expect opposition from a coalition of unlikely environmentalists who prefer a lasting tourist trade and pristine beach to temporary gain.
2:30 pm - 4:30pm
Libby, Montana (124 min)
A High Plains Film. Nestled below the rugged peaks of the Northern Rockies and along the crystal-clear Kootenai River lies the small town of Libby, Montana - an ironic setting for a town where many hundreds of people are sick or have already died from asbestos exposure. The Environmental Protection Agency calls Libby the worst case of community-wide exposure to a toxic substance in U.S. history. Libby, Montana is a journey into the world of a hard-working, blue-collar community that exemplifies the American Dream gone horribly wrong.
Special thanks to the Eckerd College Film Environmental Festival and Dr. Catherine Griggs for providing these films for screening.