Continuing their efforts, the Common Experience on Sustainability will be hosting another screening on campus, as they show the documentary
Bidder 70
at the Athena Cinema.
“Most importantly, we would like students to attend the film,” said Lorraine McCosker, coordinator of Common Experience on Sustainability. “Each film offers a(n) interesting approach to understanding concepts relating to sustainability. This film explores the ethical issues around oil and gas extraction on public lands and potential climate change impacts of this action.”
After the film will be a panel by Nancy Manring, a political science professor, Khrista Martin, an environmental studies graduate student and Rich Tomsu, of Rich Gardens Organic Farm, who will be leading the discussion. The discussion will focus on the main points of the film and their application to sustainability.
“We are excited to show these films at our theater,” said Alexandra Kamody, managing director at the Athena Cinema. “We really believe that it is good to showcase these films. Documentaries are hard for people, especially young audiences, to get to see, so they are doing a good job of pushing these movies out to the public.”
This is the third screening that the Common Experience on Sustainability has hosted at the Athena Cinema this semester, following
Nothing Like Chocolate
on Sept. 18 and
We Are Not Ghosts
on Oct. 2. Following this screening, they will be hosting a screening of
Chasing Ice
on Oct. 30.
“This is a beautifully created film that highlights a college age student, Tim DeChristopher,” McCosker said. “Students, faculty and (the) community will find the film engaging and entertaining.”
Hsin-ning Chang, head projectionist at the Athena Cinema, said audiences are able to enjoy, while also thinking, about the themes found in the movie.
“The film highlights a very different aspect of sustainability—oil and gas leasing, civil disobedience, and climate concerns,” McCosker said. “The film is useful and engaging alone or will be interesting in relation to the previous two films.
McCosker notes that the film is owned by the Alden Library, and is available for future screenings, classroom use and for personal viewing.
“We would like as many students to attend as possible,” McCosker said. “The film is excellent and the Athena uptown is a wonderful place to watch films.”
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