WHERE: New Venue: Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 920 Third Ave., Rockford. Park and enter on the north side, just off 6th Street.

WHEN: Saturday, February 24, from noon until 6 pm

Film Schedule:

12:00 - Too Hot to Handle
1:45 - SUV City
1:55 - Out of Balance
3:10 - Fiore Cartoons
3:20 - Wind Over Water
3:35 - Rising Waters
4:50 - Nobility
5:10 - The True Cost of Food
5:25 - Kilowatt Ours
(see below for descriptions)

Admission for complete day: $10.00 donation, ($5.00 students) no one will be turned away.

Donation covers all the films (no one will be turned away).

The Films

TOO HOT NOT TO HANDLE: A primer on global warming, this HBO documentary features contributions from leading scientists in the field and shows how businesses, local governments, and citizens are taking positive actions to reduce global warming emissions. (90 minutes)

OUT OF BALANCE: This film shows the influence that the largest company in the world has on governments, the media and citizens and what can be done about global warming. “Out of Balance” does not just critique ExxonMobil, it also offers challenging, large-scale ideas for the global social changes that must take place if there’s any chance of having a livable planet for future generations. (60 minutes)

RISING WATERS: Through personal stories of Pacific Islanders, this film puts a human face on the international climate change debate. by showing the viewers the physical and cultural impacts caused by global warming. (57 minutes)

KILOWATT OURS: Filmmaker Jeff Barrie takes viewers on a journey from the coal mines of West Virginia to the solar panel fields of Florida, as he discovers solutions to America’s energy related problems. (38 minutes)

SUV CITY: A short satirical animated film about the absurdity of big SUVs. Some people might find it funnier than others as the underlying message about four common types of big-SUV buyers may ring true. (8 Minutes)

FIORE CARTOONS: Mark Fiore is a San Francisco cartoonist and animator whose work also appears in the Washington Post, L.A. Times and other publications. He will choose several short films exclusively for Sierra Club’s Energy Film Festival. (5 cartoons at approx 2 minutes each

WIND OVER WATER: In November 2001, Cape Wind Associates of Boston announced plans for America’s first offshore windfarm. Almost immediately, a battle between environmentalists and residents on the Cape was born. Journalist Ole Tangen, Jr. was on hand to chronicle the fight in this fascinating documentary about land and the future of renewable energy. (15 minutes)

THE TRUE COST OF FOOD: Food issues are heavy. This animated video takes a light approach to explaining the hidden costs of mass-produced food and about alternatives that are kinder to the planet. (15 minutes)

NOBELITY: A stunning look at the world’s most pressing problems through the eyes of nine Nobel Laureates, Nobelity follows filmmaker Turk Pipkin’s personal journey to find enlightening answers about the kind of world our children and grandchildren will know. Filmed across the U.S., and in France, England, India, and Africa, Nobelity combines insights of nine distinguished Nobelists with a first-person view of world problems and the children who are most challenged by them. Our children’s future is in your hands. (18 minutes).

For more information, call Stanley Campbell, conservation chair, at (815) 964-7111.