Hi all,
Happy Earth Day! If you're still looking for a way to celebrate, consider coming to Silver Spring for the theatrical release of Planetary. This feature-length film is a beautiful meditation on our interconnectedness with each other and the web of life on Earth. The film features some of the greatest mindfulness and wisdom teachers of our time and was created by 3 Dharma practitioners, who know a thing or two about movie-making.
There will be a short panel discussion afterwards with 2 impressive people (US Congressman Tim Ryan who has written a great book called Mindful Nation; and Gary Knell the CEO of National Geographic) and the other guy they found to fill out the panel.
Whatever you're doing today, take a moment to enjoy the gorgeous weather and rest in the truth that you are are part of something much bigger and wonderfully alive.
Hope to see you there!
With metta,
Lou
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From: Environmental Film Festival <info@envirofilmfest.org>
Date: Tue, Apr 21, 2015 at 12:56 PM
Subject: Special Earth Day Screening of Planetary
To: info@envirofilmfest.org
| Special Earth Day Screening of Planetary | | | | | | | | Special Earth Day Screening | | WHEN: April 22, 7:00 p.m. WHERE: AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center, 8633 Colesville Rd., Silver Spring, Md.
Presented with World Wildlife Fund
(UK, 2015, 85 min.)
A stunning visual portrait of our planet, this cross-continental cinematic journey explores our cosmic origins and our future as a species. A poetic and humbling reminder that it's time to shift our perspective, the film asks us to rethink who we really are, to reconsider our relationship with ourselves, each other and the world around us. In a stunning visual exploration, the film interweaves imagery from NASA Apollo missions with visions of the Milky Way, Buddhist monasteries in the Himalayas, and the cacophonous sounds of downtown Tokyo and Manhattan. Intimate interviews with renowned experts include astronauts Ron Garan and Mae Jemison (the first African American woman in space), celebrated environmentalist Bill McKibben, National Book Award winner Barry Lopez, anthropologist Wade Davis, National Geographic Explorer Elizabeth Lindsey, and Head of the Tibetan Buddhist Kagyu school, the 17th Karmapa. They shed new light on the ways our worldview is profoundly affecting life on our planet. Directed by Guy Reid. Written and edited by Steve Watts Kennedy. Produced by Christoph Ferstad, Guy Reid and Steve Watts Kennedy. Executive Producers: Paul Hawken and Stephen Apkon.
Panel discussion with Gary Knell, President and CEO, National Geographic Society; Lou Leonard, Vice President, Climate Change, World Wildlife Fund; and U.S. Congressman Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) follows screening.
Tickets: $7-$12. Purchase online or at the door.
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