Green Campus Film Series announced

Commonwealth University-Bloomsburg’s Green Campus Spring Film Series will screen three new award-winning environmental documentaries during spring semester. 

Each will be screened in Hartline Science Center, Kuster Auditorium, on a Tuesday at 7 p.m. All films are free and open to the public.

The subjects range from what we eat and drink to what we might wear on our fingers with environmental justice and the health of the planet in focus.

The Shadow of Gold — Tuesday, Feb. 28, 7 p.m.

The metal that fuels dreams of treasure in tales about smugglers, pirates, and James Bond villains is examined to expose the environmental impacts, as well as the effects on workers and those near mines. The film “investigates the impact of the world’s huge gold mines, tiny artisanal gold mines, and ever-expanding financial industry on human lives, the economy and the planet,” say its producers. “Meet the wealthy few at the top and the desperate many at the bottom. See who wins and who loses. And who loads the dice.” 

Meat The Future — Tuesday, March 28, 7 p.m. 

A 21st century tale of science fiction becoming fact is told in the quest to produce “meat sustainably without the need to breed, raise and slaughter animals,” say the producers of Meat the Future. Narrated by primatologist and anthropologist Dame Jane Goodall the story centers on the efforts of Mayo Clinic Trained cardiologist Dr. Uma Valeti to create a replacement for traditional meat sources with a fraction of the land, water usage, methane emissions and without impacts on animal welfare. Music is provided by singer, songwriter, DJ and animal activist Moby, who has received five Grammy Award nominations and many other awards for his music.

Reflection: A Walk with Water — Tuesday, April 18, 7 p.m.  

A 200-mile journey on foot along the Los Angeles aqueduct allows filmmaker Emmett Brennan to show how the water cycle is being broken but also how, he learns, it can be revived. “Along the way he encounters cultural leaders, ecological iconoclasts, permaculture designers, and indigenous wisdom keeper who are re-envisioning our relationship to water,” the producers explain. “The water cycle is being broken, they say, and the consequence is an increasingly erratic and unpredictable planet.” Music is provided by Grammy Award winner Jacob Collier who is known for his jazz arrangements and innovative use of harmonies.  

The film series is sponsored by the Bloomsburg Green Campus Initiative.