Join us for ninety minutes of entertaining and inspirational environmental comedies, documentaries, animations, and adventures. The juried 2009 EarthDance collection includes 12 films,-30 seconds to 30 minutes in length-that celebrate and explore the dynamic relationship between nature and culture, people and the natural world. The shows repeat at 6:30 and 8:30. See the 6:30 screening and stay for at the museum's First Fridays After Five or party first and catch the 8:30 showing.
Films Schedule
Descendants
- Stunning Animation starring Whoopie Goldberg - 14 minutes
- Directed by Heiko van der Sherm, Germany
this intriguing animation is set deep in an enchanted forest and tells the story of some wild wildflowers whose lives
are rich with Friendship, deceit, longing and betrayal.
Key West Cock Tales
- Funny, Quirky Documentary - 22 minutes
- Directed by Christa Carnell, USA
A wonderfully wacky portrayal of Key West, Florida, and it’s culture of feral chickens. Great story of a town divided
by chicken-lovers and chicken-haters and the barber hired to rid the city of a pest in paradise.
Heather & Goliath
- Empowering, Hip Documentary - 8 minutes
- Directed by Thea Mercouffer, USA
An empowering tale of an intrepid kayaker turned unwitting activist. Experience Heather’s journey as she illuminates the intertwining of nature and culture in this battle over the L.A. River. Can one person change the course of history? Clearly.
- 360 Degrees
- Inspiring Documentary - 18 minutes
- Directed by Caroline Monnet, Canada
Caught between modernity and tradition, Sébastien Aubin lives in a Winnipeg loft and works as a graphic artist. He's also a French speaking member of Manitoba's Opaskwayak Cree Nation. Alongside his professional life, he's on a spiritual and identity quest. In a bid to transcend the material world, he has begun an apprenticeship in traditional Aboriginal medicine.
One of the Last
- Touching, Insightful Documentary - 10 minutes
- Directed by Paul Zinder, Italy
Evoking a simplicity and equanimity seldom seen in our contemporary lives, this special film presents Mauro, an Italian farmer who has never severed his relationship to the land and its bounty throughout the rhythm of his days. You will fall in love with this 78 year old elder. I know I did.
Our Wonderful Nature
- Tongue-in-Cheek computer animation - 5 minutes
- Directed by Tomer Eshed, Germany
This hilarious animated short takes a close look at the mating habits of the water-shrew. Surprising, shocking, side-slapping.
Loop Pool
- Seductive, Moody Animation - 3 minutes
- Directed by Daiki Aizawa, Japan
Gorgeous animation illustrating the eternal tale of life told with an enchanting harmony between image and music.
HomeGrown Revolution
- Urban Farming Documentary - 14 minutes
- Directed by Jules Dervaes, USA
HOMEGROWN follows the Dervaes family who built a small organic farm in their front yard (which happens to be in the heart of Los Angeles). These urban homesteadersharvest over 6,000 pounds of produce on less than a quarter of an acre, make their own bio diesel, power their computers with the help of solar panels, and maintain a website that gets 4,000 hits a day. This film and the Dervaes family are an inspiration.
La Revolution Des Crabes
- Tongue-in-Cheek Animation - 5 minutes
- Directed by Arthur de Pins, France
The crabs from the Gironde estuary have a serious problem: they can’t change direction. When one innovative crustacean decides to change his fate, he is pressured into returning to the old ways. A hilarious gem, in the french philosophic tradition.
Location: James Moore Theatre.
