Garbage: The Revolution starts at Home
A documentary film screening on the hard-truth facts about of the global impact of one family’s waste…
How much garbage does an average family generate in three months?
What is the effect on the environment?
Find out the first weekend in September at a screening of “Garbage: the Revolution Starts at Home.”
Geneva Green Market, NFP and Geneva Film Festival will present the film at 7:15 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, at River Park in Geneva. Admission is free.
“Garbage,” a film by Andrew Nisker details the global impact of local waste. Concerned for the future of his new baby boy, Sebastian, Nisker takes an average urban family, the McDonalds, and asks them to keep every scrap of garbage that they create for three months. He then takes them on a journey to find out where it all goes and what it’s doing to the world.
From organic waste to plastic bags and water bottles to the waste they create carting their kids around town, the McDonalds discover that for every action there is a reaction that affects them and the entire planet.
The park is located at 75 River Lane, just north of Riverside Receptions. Movie-goers are encouraged to bring blankets, flashlights and chairs.
Locally made root beer floats, apple cobbler, or 3 large cookies will be available for purchase for $5 at the screening. Pre-dessert tickets will be sold at Geneva Green Market (5 desserts for $20) from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursdays. All proceeds will benefit the Geneva Green Market, NFP.
Rain location will be the Geneva History Center, 113 S. Third St.
“We hope the documentary screening of ‘Garbage!’ will get people excited about attending Geneva’s upcoming film festival,” said Vic Portincaso, event chair. Sponsored by the Geneva Cultural Arts Commission, the Geneva Film Festival, now in its second year, will be held Saturday, Nov. 8. The festival will feature morning workshops by film producers, writers and directors. Movie screenings of the finalist movies from the contest will be held throughout the day. All ages are welcome.
The activities will culminate that evening at an awards ceremony at the history center, where the winners will be announced in the seven categories of films: Feature Films, Short Film; Short Documentary; Animation; Music video; Student film (College/University); and High School.
Submissions to enter the contest must be postmarked by Monday, Sept. 15. For more information, visit www.genevafilmfestival.org. Read More…
