Focus Earth

FRIDAY OCTOBER 26

                                                                                     OCEANS & WATER  -  Art Center Theater

Minds In The Water

8:00pm   MINDS IN THE WATER Screening and Q & A hosted by Saltwater Collective

                Minds in the Water is a feature-length documentary following the quest of
                professional surfer Dave Rastovich and his friends to protect dolphins, whales
                and the oceans they all share.  Through Dave's journey—a five-year adventure
                spanning the globe from Australia to the Galapagos, Tonga, California, Alaska
                and Japan—we see one surfer's quest to activate his community to help protect
                the ocean and it's inhabitants from the threats of commercial slaughter and
                pollution. 

 
Special appearance by pro surfer Chadd Konig

SATURDAY OCTOBER 27

                                                                                     OCEANS & WATER  -  Chaparral Auditorium

12:30pm  MacGillivray Freeman Films will screen current film footage shot by their filmmakers
traveling around the world for their One World One Ocean campaign-a 10-year multiplatform media
campaign aimed at changing the way people see and value the ocean.  MacGillivray  Freeman Films 
is known for their majestic IMAX films such as Everest and two Academy Award-nominated films, The Living Sea and Dolphins.         www.macfreefilms.com          www.oneworldoneocean.com

                U.C.S.B Carsey Wolf Center - Blue Horizons Program will be screening
                the following two films.  

                        NO OTTER ZONE tries to look at both sides of the issue whether Otters should be allowed to populate the
                        local waters around the Channel Islands where abalone and sea urchins have thrived since otters were removed.

                        EVICTION DAY is a film that focuses on the environmental issue surrounding the habitation by homeless
                        in the mouth of the Ventura River. 

 One Beach

               ONE BEACH is a film produced in association with the Surfrider Foundation and sponsored by
                Barefoot Wines.  

The film focuses on beach pollution and also shows how people are trying to tackle
the problem including artists who are using items found along the beaches
for art projects and jewelry.

***PANEL and WINE TASTING hosted by BAREFOOT WINES and CINECAUSE will follow the screenings*** 

Tamara Henry with GreenT TV will be moderating our oceans and water panel. GreenT TV is dedicated to the mission of promoting environmental awareness through eco-entertainment, the convergence of television and the internet, and new media.

Paul Jenkin of The Surfrider Foundation and Ben Pitterle of Santa Barbara Channelkeeper
will head up the panel discussion related to ocean and watershed environmental issues.  

3:00pm   THE BIG FIX Screening & PanelThe Big Fix - Chaparral Auditorium 

A gripping documentary that examines the April 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico following the sinking of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig.  Rebecca and Josh Tickell keep you engaged as they ask hard hitting questions to everyone who was either involved in the spill to the people impacted by the disaster.  They take huge risks to get to the truth, which will make you want to know more.  The film will be followed by a panel discussion including the filmmakers as well as local experts such as David Landecker from the Environmental Defense Center who can speak to what would be done locally if an oil spill were to occur here along our own coast as well as ways to prevent such a disaster from occurring in the first place. 

                       http://www.thebigfixmovie.com/        

                                                                                                ENRICHING THE HUMAN SPIRIT    

8:00pm    Elevate Presents - HAPPY Screening with Q & A-  Matilija Auditorium Happy

A film by Roko Belic, director of the Academy Award® nominated “Genghis Blues”, sets out to answer the question what makes us happy.  Taking us from the bayous of Louisiana to the deserts of Namibia, from the beaches of Brazil to the villages of Okinawa, HAPPY explores the secrets behind our most valued emotion.               

Roko Belic, Director: Photograph by Bil Zelman at KCRW
                           

Mikki Willis of Elevate Films will introduce and moderate the Q & A with Roko Belic, Director of Happy.    http://www.thehappymovie.com/         http://elevate.us/     

                         Mikki Willis, CEO Elevate Films http://elevate.us/

SUNDAY OCTOBER 28

                                                                        OUR ENVIRONMENT... OUR LIVES  -  Chaparral Auditorium