The Watershed Agricultural Council is again hosting the Schoharie Watershed Month Environmental Film Series at the Doctorow Center for the Arts in celebration of everything, green and blue. These FREE movies are perfect for families looking for talking platforms to share with their kids. (Catch a sneak preview of What's on Your Plate? at left. More previews can be found on the dedicated events page.) Each movie screening will be followed by a panel discussion. Seating is limited to 120, so come early and enjoy the local farm foods sampling and informational tables in the lobby. The films were funded in part by the Council and New York City Department of Environmental Protection. We expanded our film screenings this year, thanks to a grant from the Stream Management Implementation Program of Greene County Soil & Water Conservation District.
This year, we're screening four films over three days. On Friday, May 20 at 4 p.m. it's What's on Your Plate? (76 minutes) followed by a 15-minute intermission and discussion and then the screening of Reclaiming Our Water (60 minutes) at 5:30 p.m.
On Saturday, May 21 at 1 p.m., Vanishing of the Bees (90 minutes) is followed by a 20-minute intermission and discussion at 2:30 p.m. and The Greenhorns (50 minutes) at 2:50 p.m. organic farmer Kenji Ban will be on hand to talk about farming across the street at the Catskill Mountain Foundation.
On Sunday May 22 at 1 p.m., we'll repeat What's on Your Plate?, followed by a 15-minute intermission and discussion, and Reclaiming Our Water at 2:30 p.m.
You can find he Doctorow Center for the Arts at 7971 Main Street in downtown Hunter, between the Post Office and Library. Schoharie Watershed Month is sponsored by Greene County Soil & Water Conservation District and features workshops, stream clean-ups, seminars and the film series as ways of promoting watershed awareness and a connection to and appreciation of the local environment.
Film Details:
Reclaiming Our Water is a documentary film that tells the story of Northern Virginia's Occoquan Reservoir, its surrounding landscape, and the challenges of meeting a growing demand for drinking water for over one million people. The Occoquan has the distinction of being the largest reservoir system in the United States which provides a safe drinking water supply through the use of reclaimed wastewater. Not surprisingly, the Occoquan's technical solutions have attracted worldwide attention, but technical solutions are only part of the story.
What's on Your Plate? is a witty and provocative documentary produced and directed by award-winning Catherine Gund about kids and food politics. Filmed over the course of one year, the film follows two eleven-year-old multi-racial New York City kids as they explore their place in the food chain.
Vanishing of the Bees features honeybees, which have been mysteriously disappearing across the planet, literally vanishing from their hives. Known as Colony Collapse Disorder, this phenomenon has brought beekeepers to crisis in an industry responsible for producing apples, broccoli, watermelon, onions, cherries and a hundred other fruits and vegetables. Vanishing of the Bees follows commercial beekeepers David Hackenberg and Dave Mendes as they strive to keep their bees healthy and fulfill pollination contracts across the U.S. The film explores the struggles they face as the two friends plead their case on Capital Hill and travel across the Pacific Ocean in the quest to protect their honeybees.
The Greenhorns, a documentary film completed after almost three years in production, explores the lives of America's young farming community - its spirit, practices, and needs. Filmmaker Severine von Tscharner Fleming captures the stories and voices of these young farmers, building the case for those considering a career in agriculture.
For more information, drop me an email (Tara Collins, Watershed Agricultural Council Communications Director) or give a call , 607-865-7017 ext. 226. If you miss the showings that weekend, don't fret. We'll be showing these films again at select summer events like:
-- Taste of the Catskills, Delhi on July 2-3
-- Batavia Kill Streamside Celebration, Ashland on August 7
-- SUNY-Sullivan, Loch Sheldrake on September 22
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