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Filmmaker Q&A with Sylvia Johnson of 'Mermaids Against Plastic'
What was your motivation for making “Mermaids Against Plastic?”
I went on vacation to the Quintana Roo region of Mexico, on the Yucatan Peninsula. We were walking on a beach in a spectacular, remote area and I was horrified by the amount of plastic covering the beach. It was coming from all over the world—the U.S., Russia, China, South America. It made me realize that the responsibility for this is on all of us. People need to understand that this is where their plastic is going.
Young Filmmakers Contest: 10 Winning Films for One Earth’s 10th Season
Despite the confinement and anxieties surrounding this past year, 149 students age 8 to 25 managed to make and submit films to the One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest. Of those, 10 will receive top prizes at 3 p.m. Saturday, March 13, in the Awards Celebration, while 15 Honorable Mention films will be screened during the Earth Day Festival in April.
Call for Volunteers: Become a Fest Booster
For the past 9 years, the One Earth Film Festival has filled up to 600 volunteer slots for everything from registration table greeters to clean up crews. This year. . . well. . . it’s going to be a little different. Due to COVID restrictions on large gatherings, we’re going virtual and national for our 10th anniversary season March 5-14.
Instead of a brew and view at Great Central Brewery or an after-service film at St. Giles Church, we’re bringing click-to-watch parties to sofas across the country.
GCC Midwest Becomes One Earth Collective
We’re getting a new look and a new name! GCC Midwest Inc is now One Earth Collective. Our 501(c)(3) organization will retain the same board of directors and has a new logo and new digital home at www.oneearthcollective.org.
One Earth Collective has three program areas: One Earth Film Festival, which celebrates its 10th anniversary season in 2021; One Earth Youth Voices, which focuses on programs for youth ages 8-25; and One Earth Local/Green Community Connections, which focuses on local sustainability programs in Oak Park and River Forest, Illinois.
A Balmy Evening for 'A Most Beautiful Thing'
