100Grannies announces the 2023 selection for their annual Fall Film Series. The films will be shown at the Iowa City Senior Center on Thursdays in October from 3:00 – 5:00
2040, October 5th
Concerned about his young daughter’s future, filmmaker Damon Gameau travels the world in search of new approaches and solutions to climate change. He meets with innovators and changemakers in many fields to draw on their expertise. “2040” points a practical, achievable path toward solutions, but its most important contribution is a sense that change is possible. Roger Ebert
A Plastic Ocean (2020), October 12th This film documents the global effects of plastic pollution and highlights workable technologies and innovative solutions that everyone – from governments to individuals – can do, to create a cleaner and greener ocean.
Oceans: The Mystery of the Missing Planet, October 19th
99% of the plastic that should be floating in the oceans is missing. Even accounting for the plastic that washes up on beaches or is trapped in arctic ice, millions of tons has simply disappeared. As most plastic never deteriorates, it simply breaks down into smaller and smaller particles that are invisible to the human eye, what happens to this missing ocean plastic is a mystery. In this investigation, scientists embark in search of the micro-plastics. Small, mostly invisible, toxic, they are home to a new ecosystem: the plastisphere. But where are they? Ingested by organisms? Buried under the ocean floor? Degraded by bacteria? And what is the impact of them entering the food chain?
Living the Change: Inspiring Stories for a Sustainable Future, October 26th
A feature-length documentary that explores solutions to the crises we face today through the inspiring stories of people living in a more sustainable way.