2018 NBFF Flipbook

NEWPORT BEACH FILM FESTIVAL \\ APRIL 26 - MAY 3, 2018 1 6 6 The Need To GROW USA - 2018 - 94 min With only sixty years of farmable soil left on Earth, see an intimate look into the hearts of activists and innovators in the food movement; an eight-year-old girl who challenges the ethics of a beloved organization, a renegade farmer struggling to keep his land as he revolutionizes resource efficient agriculture, and an accomplished visionary inventor facing catastrophe in the midst of developing a game-changing technology. DIRECTOR: Rob Herring, Ryan Wirick PRODUCER: Rosario Dawson, Rob Herring, Ryan Wirick EDITOR: Ryan Wirick SCREENWRITER: Rob Herring CINEMATOGRAPHER: Rob Herring, Ryan Wirick MUSIC: C.A. Gabriel CAST: Michael Smith, Erik Cutter, Alicia Serrators, Monica Serrators, Vandana Shiva, Jeffrey Smith, Paul Stamets, Rosario Dawson LANGUAGE: English Poisoning Paradise USA - 2018 - 78 min Journey to the seemingly idyllic world of Native Hawaiians, whose communities are surrounded by experimental test sites for genetically engineered seed corn and pesticides sprayed upwind of their homes, schools, hospitals, and shorelines. Discover what’s at stake for Hawaii from local activists, scientific experts and healthcare professionals as they expose the effects of environmental injustice on a local population. Join the international debate about pesticides that is raging around the world, as well as the people’s movement to hold corporations and governments accountable for poisoning planet Earth. DIRECTOR: Keely Shaye Brosnan, Teresa Tico PRODUCER: Pierce Brosnan, Keely Shaye Brosnan, Teresa Tico EDITOR: Noah Sher, Danny Miller, Dan Lawrence, and Doug Blush CINEMATOGRAPHER: Max Frauchiger, Mario Furloni, William Maheras, Mike May, Danny Miller, Bill Paris, Ken Preston, Jenna Rosher, Troy Smit MUSIC: Pink Floyd, Ken Emerson, Peter Kater, Jeff Rona, Matthew Schoening, James Kimo West, Marco Betrami and Neil Young CAST: Shiva Ayyadurai, PhD., Eric Chivian, MD, Sylvia Earle, PhD, Brenda Eskenazi, MA, PhD, Lee Evslin, MD, Carey Gillam, Gary Hooser, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Andrew Kimbrell, Lorrin Pang, MD, Bradley Peterson, MD, Fern Rosenstiel, Vandana Shiva, PhD, Ashley Lukens, PhD, Paul Achitoff, Chris Lee, Senator Josh Green, MD LANGUAGE: English Saving Atlantis USA - 2018 - 75 min Focusing on the dramatic loss of coral reef ecosystems around the world, the impact of that decline on the human communities that depend on them and those who are fighting to uncover the causes and find solutions before it’s too late. This film braids several stories with the science behind corals, speaking with the top researchers who study these animals and taking a global journey t hat celebrates the majesty and mystery o f coral habitats, outlining the daunting c hallenges communities face and follows those who are making a desperate attempt to preserve them for future generations. DIRECTOR: Justin Smith, David Baker PRODUCER: Justin Smith, David Baker, Darryl Lai, Daniel Cespedes, Oregon State University EDITOR: Justin Smith, David Baker SCREENWRITER: David Baker CINEMATOGRAPHER: Darryl Lai, Daniel Cespedes, Justin Smith, David Baker MUSIC: Daniel Cespedes CAST: Peter Coyote, Rebecca Vega Thurber, Ph.D. LANGUAGE: English E N V I R O NM E N T A L F I L M S May 1, 2018 - 5:30 PM The Lot April 30, 2018 - 5:00 PM The Triangle April 28, 2018 - 12:15 PM The Triangle Plays with… Aloha Aina Warrior Director: John Michael McCarthy III, Roddy Tabatabai