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On Tuesday, May 28: Experience “The Greatest Return,” the FIFTH film of our 6-month Eco Film Series with Lowell Parks & Conservation Trust!

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Join the Lowell Film Collaborative and Lowell Parks & Conservation Trust for the 5th (and second-to-the-last) film of “Land, Air & Water,” our 6-month Eco Film Series! This month’s theme of “conservation” resonates brilliantly with our screening of The Greatest Return, a 42-minute documentary featuring seven of the world’s leading experts in conservation as they host a public forum to discuss their life’s work. Stunning wildlife photography and archival footage add to director Matt Mays’ cinematic vision!

Lowell National Historical ParkTuesday, May 28 @ 6:30PM  |  Doors @ 6PM
Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center
246 Market Street
(free parking in the VC parking lot at 304 Dutton Street)
Free admission, but donations are gratefully appreciated!

THE GREATEST RETURN (2011)

Not Rated  |  42 mins
Official Selection (Documentary Short) — 20th Annual Heartland Film Festival (2011)

ABOUT THE FILM: Produced and directed by Matt Mays and photographed by Bill Baker, The Greatest Return chronicles the stories of seven of the most renowned and accomplished conservationists in the world as they make a once-in-a-lifetime group appearance to discuss their views on past, present, and future issues that threaten the livelihoods of our planet’s creatures. Mays’ film features five finalists for the 2010 Indianapolis Prize: elephant biologist Dr. Iain Douglas-Hamilton, cheetah conservationist Dr. Laurie Marker, snow leopard expert Dr. Rodney Jackson, ocean ecologist Dr. Carl Safina, and landscape preservationist, Dr. Gerardo Ceballos. Two more passionate activists, conservation biologist Dr. George Schaller and wildlife filmmaker Alan Root, are also showcased. As the talented filmmaker who handled most all of the production for the videos presented at the Indianapolis Prize Galas since 2006, Mays combines footage from the remarkable group discussion among these icons with stunning HD on-location video chronicling their field work in Africa, Nepal, Namibia, Mexico, and across the oceans of the world!

Please note: The FINAL film of our Eco Film Series will take place on Tuesday, June 25th!

> View/download the “Land, Air & Water” Eco Film Series Brochure (PDF)

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This event is partially supported by a grant from the Lowell Cultural Council, a local agency funded by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a stage agency. 

 

Experience a provocative documentary with a message of hope: “The Economics of Happiness” screens in Lowell, April 30!

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"The Economics of Happiness" screens in Lowell, April 30!

Far from the old institutions of power, people are starting to forge a very different future …

Join the Lowell Film Collaborative and Lowell Parks & Conservation Trust for the 4th film of “Land, Air & Water,” our 6-month Eco Film Series that continues through June 2013! In the groundbreaking, award-winning documentary The Economics of Happiness, we’ll experience a provocative film created in two distinct parts: In part one, we see the roots of globalization and how big business actually breeds cultural self-rejection, competition, and divisiveness. However, in contrast, the second half offers us not only hope and inspiration, but also a SOLUTION. Come experience an evening of film with a positive message of global unity, progress, and the goodness of humanity!

Lowell National Historical Park

Tuesday, April 30 @ 6:30PM  |  Doors @ 6PM
Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center  •  246 Market Street
(free parking in the VC parking lot at 304 Dutton Street)
Free admission, but donations are gratefully appreciated!

THE ECONOMICS OF HAPPINESS (2011)

Not Rated  |  67 mins

Written & Directed by Helena Norberg-Hodge, Steven Gorelick, John Page
> TheEconomicsofHappiness.org
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“A powerful new film that cuts deeply to the heart of the global crisis. Magnificent!”
- David Suzuki, television presenter and environmentalist

A Note from the Directors: “At the International Society for Ecology and Culture, we have spent the last three decades raising awareness of the underlying causes of the many crises we face today. From climate change to terrorism, financial insecurity to the epidemic of depression – we have argued that most of our most pressing problems can be traced back to an unsustainable global economic system. More importantly, we have pointed to a strategic way to address these problems simultaneously: economic localization.

The Economics of Happiness offers not only a big-picture analysis of globalization, but a powerful message of hope for the future. The thinkers and activists we interviewed for the film come from every continent, and represent the interests of the great majority of people on the planet today. Their message is unambiguous: in order to respect and revitalize diversity, both cultural and biological, we need to localize economic activity. They argue that a systemic shift – away from globalizing economic activity and towards the local – is an almost magic formula that allows us to reduce our ecological footprint while increasing human well-being.

We have found the process of making this film incredibly inspiring. Simply to see the multitude of grassroots movements afoot has been heartening – a testimony to human goodwill and resilience. We hope that The Economics of Happiness will bring the same inspiration to viewers around the world. It provides insight, hope, reassurance and above all, motivation to join in the growing localization movement. Bringing the economy closer to home can not only save us from environmental and economic catastrophe, it can help us to re-discover those essential relationships – both with the living world and with one another – that ultimately give our lives meaning and joy.”
- Helena Norberg-Hodge, Steven Gorelick, John Page

> View/download the “Land, Air & Water” Eco Film Series Brochure (PDF)

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Mass Cultural Council
This event is partially supported by a grant from the Lowell Cultural Council, a local agency funded by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a stage agency. 

 

Women Working Together as the Earth’s Caretakers: Experience “ARISE” in Lowell on February 26!

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“The fact is that we all have the potential to create change and to be respectful of the Earth for the coming generations. We each have something that we can do to create change within our communities.” -- Lori Joyce, Filmmaker & Activist

Join the Lowell Film Collaborative and the Lowell Parks & Conservation Trust for the 2nd film of our 6-month Eco Film Series! Directed & Produced by mother-daughter West Coast filmmakers Lori Joyce and Candice Orlando, Arise captures the inspiring work and infectious spirit of a remarkable group of women from around the world who are working together to transform our Earth, one community at a time. We are proud to present this documentary in commemoration of Lowell Women’s Week and with the support of Lowell National Historical Park.

Date/Time  •  Tuesday, February 26 @ 7PM
Venue  •  Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center, 246 Market Street
Admission  • FREE

ARISE (2011)

Not Rated  |  1 hr 19 mins

Written, Directed & Produced by Lori Joyce & Candice Orlando
Executive Producer: Molly Ross
> ArisetheMovie     

"Arise" the MovieFrom Georgianne Nienaber of The Huffington Post: “The opening scene of the documentary Arise is stark. Jane Goodall’s call to arms in declaring that ‘it’s time for women to rise up, own their power, and heal the planet’ floats in an obsidian sky as a yellow-orange full moon casts her glow, recalling the great Roman goddess Diana, Queen of Heaven, patron of animals and goddess of the hunt. Like Diana, the women of Arise are called by destiny to protect the earth while at the same time utilizing earth’s bounty for the nourishment of life and community. Living on the earth responsibly requires partnership. One must replenish what one uses in a spirit of respect and stewardship. There is no longer room on the planet for narcissistic caretakers whose self-absorption and greed is sucking the life from our planet. Is a feminine approach to leadership, stewardship, and commerce the answer? Idanha filmmakers Lori Joyce and Candice Orlando make a powerful case that this is so.

Narrated by actress and environmental activist Daryl Hannah, Arise is both a documentary and an ethnographic study of women from around the world who share a profound intellectual and spiritual understanding of what it takes to live in harmony with the environment. In a twist, ‘the environment’ is not always a pristine rainforest, African savanna, or glacial lake. Broken and abandoned urban landscapes and neighborhood food ‘dead zones’ can provide fertile ground for food bounty with the vision and tenacity of women leaders.

Arise was the official selection at the 2012 Colorado Environmental Film Festival in February 2012, and winner of the ‘Spirit of Activism’ award. The mother and daughter team of Lori Joyce and Candice Orlando spent seven years bringing Arise to the screen. Joyce has independently produced nine documentaries over the last 20 years including the Emmy-nominated, and award-winning The Journey of Sacagawea, which aired nationally on PBS.”  …  > Read the full story

Mass Cultural Council
This film program is supported in part by a grant from the Lowell Cultural Council, a local agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a stage agency. 

 

 

“GREEN FIRE: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic For Our Time” — Join us for this special FREE Lowell film event, November 8th!

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GREEN FIRE:
ALDO LEOPOLD AND A LAND ETHIC FOR OUR TIME
a Documentary Film presentation as part of the 
Lowell Parks & Conservation Trust’s Annual Meeting

Thursday, November 8   |  6:30 – 8:30 PM
Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center
246 Market Street, Lowell
(GPS for parking: 304 Dutton Street)

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The Annual Meeting and film screening are FREE and open to the public. RSVP’s are recommended, but not necessary. Call 978-934-0030 or e-mail gwen@lowelllandtrust.org if you prefer to reserve your space.

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Join the Lowell Film Collaborative and our dear friends at the Lowell Parks & Conservation Trust (LP&CT) as we partner with them for our second Eco-Documentary Film Night at the LP&CT’s Annual Meeting on Thursday, November 8 at 6:30PM. Following their meeting, which is open to the public, we’ll screen the remarkable 72-minute award-winning documentary Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our Time, which highlights the extraordinary life and work of renowned conservationist Aldo Leopold, considered by many to be the father of wildlife management and of the United States’ wilderness system.

In addition to his profound work as a conservationist, Leopold was a forester, philosopher, educator, writer, and a wilderness advocate. In Green Fire, a production of the Aldo Leopold Foundation, the U.S. Forest Service, and the Center for Humans and Nature, acclaimed actor Peter Coyote joins us as the film’s narrator and guides us through Leopold’s fascinating journey to shaping conservation and the modern environmental movement, which includes his personal vision of a community that cares about both people AND land. It is this philosophy that continues to inform and inspire thousands across the country and around the world.

“Aldo Leopold’s legacy lives on today in the work of people and organizations across the nation and around the world,” says Aldo Leopold Foundation Executive Director Buddy Huffaker in the film’s official press release. “What is exciting about Green Fire is that it is more than just a documentary about Aldo Leopold; it also explores the influence his ideas have had in shaping the conservation movement as we know it today by highlighting some really inspiring people and organizations doing great work to connect people and the natural world in ways that even Leopold might not have imagined.”

In our estimation, no other area non-profit upholds Leopold’s mission and ethic better than the Lowell Parks & Conservation Trust, and we are incredibly proud to be a part of their special night — come learn how Aldo Leopold’s ideas remain relevant today and how they have influenced the work of the Trust!

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On Tuesday, October 23, the 2012 Sundance Audience Award-winning documentary “The Invisible War” screens at LNHP Visitor Center

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THE INVISIBLE WAR (2012)
Tuesday, October 23 @ 6PM
Lowell National Historical Park Visitor Center
246 Market Street, Lowell
[Parking/GPS: 304 Dutton Street, Lowell]
Free admission!

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Presented by the Office of Congresswoman Niki Tsongas and featuring a post-film Q&A/panel discussion:

Jennifer Norris / Military Sexual Trauma Advocate from the Military Rape Crisis Center

Judy Atwood Bell / A Veteran of the US Army

Emily Mears / A Veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard

Stacy Malone, Executive Director / Victim Rights Law Center

Isa Woldeguiorguis, Executive Director/ Lowell Center for Hope and Healing

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From Oscar®-and Emmy®-nominated filmmaker Kirby Dick (This Film Is Not Yet Rated, Twist of Faith) comes The Invisible War, a groundbreaking investigative documentary about one of America’s most shameful and best kept secrets: the epidemic of rape within the U.S. military. The film paints a startling picture of the extent of the problem — today, a female soldier in combat zones is more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than killed by enemy fire. The Department of Defense estimates there were a staggering 22,800 violent sex crimes in the military in 2011. Twenty percent of all active-duty female soldiers are sexually assaulted. Female soldiers aged 18 to 21 accounted for more than half of the victims.

Focusing on the powerfully emotional stories of rape victims, The Invisible War is a moving indictment of the systemic cover-up of military sex crimes, chronicling the women’s struggles to rebuild their lives and fight for justice. It also features hard-hitting interviews with high-ranking military officials and members of Congress that reveal the perfect storm of conditions that exist for rape in the military, its long-hidden history, and what can be done to bring about much-needed change.   

To combat this growing epidemic, Congresswoman Tsongas introduced the Defense Sexual Trauma Response, Oversight and Good Governance Act (The Defense STRONG Act). Signed into law by President Obama, the legislation enables victims to access legal counsel, maintain confidentiality when speaking with victim advocates, grants victims the right to transfer out of their base or unit, and provides greater training for sexual assault prevention at every level of the armed services.

 We invite you to stay for the post-film Q&A and panel discussion with Congresswoman Tsongas and the esteemed guest panelists listed above.

> Learn more at InvisibleWarMovie.com

> Read the Press Release on this event

 

Please note: The opinions and views expressed in this public event are not necessarily those of Lowell National Historical Park or the Lowell Film Collaborative.