The public is invited to experience a film that has launched a world-wide social movement inspiring people to be change makers. Transition Sonoma Valley’s upcoming film, Who Cares? will be screened at the Sonoma Valley Grange (located at 18627 Hwy 12) on Thursday, May 16, beginning at 7:00 PM. The good folks of The Sonoma International Film Festival, who screened the film at its recent 16th anniversary festival, have generously loaned their copy of the film and Blu Ray player for its repeat showing by TSV.

Who Cares?, a feature film of 92 minutes, was shot in seven different countries in North and South America, Europe and Africa using 20 locations over a 40-day period. Released in Brazil in April of 2012 and gaining a world-wide fan base since, the film won the Audience Award at the 2012 Washington DC International Film Festival and received the coveted Best Feature Documentary Award at the DocMiami International Film Festival.

With its positive message about the power resident in individuals to change the world, Who Cares? features a cadre of social entrepreneurs with innovative ideas and a big social impact.

““Humanity's ascent is often measured by the speed of progress. But what if progress is actually spiraling us downwards, towards collapse?” Transition Sonoma Valley’s upcoming film, Surviving Progress, thought-provokingly explores this question. The local screening of this Martin Scorsese produced film will be Thursday, March 21, beginning at 7:00 PM at the Sonoma Valley Grange, located at 18627 Hwy 12 in Boyes Hot Springs.

Film critic Steven Rea for the Philadelphia Inquirer called the film “A wake-up call of epic significance … one of those documentaries everybody should see.” This wonderfully-crafted movie tells the story of “human advancement as awe-inspiring and double-edged. It reveals the grave risk of running the 21st century’s software — our know-how — on the ancient hardware of our primate brain which hasn’t been upgraded in 50,000 years. With rich imagery and immersive soundtrack, filmmakers Mathieu Roy and Harold Crooks launch us on [a] journey to contemplate our evolution from cave-dwellers to space explorers.”

The hour-and-a-half length film was inspired by the best seller “A Short History Of Progress” by Ronald Wright and features compelling analyses by such luminaries as author Margaret Atwood, primatologist Jane Goodall, and theoretical physicist Steven Hawking.

TSV welcomes you to join in the informative evening, and though there is no admission charge donations are welcome, as are any refreshment you wish to bring to share with others.

Chasing Ice is the story of one man’s mission to change the tide of history by gathering undeniable evidence of our changing planet. Within months of that first trip to Iceland, the photographer conceived the boldest expedition of his life: The Extreme Ice Survey. With a band of young adventurers in tow, Balog began deploying revolutionary time-lapse cameras across the brutal Arctic to capture a multi-year record of the world’s changing glaciers.

Honoring perhaps the most popular group of people on the planet these days, Local Farmers, Transition Sonoma Valley invites the public to join in a Winter Solstice and Potluck celebration to “Meet Your Local Farmers” at the Sonoma Valley Grange on Thursday evening, December 20th at 6:30 PM.

Highlighting this festive, nutritious evening will be the special recognition of Paul Wirtz, from Paul’s Produce (and previously Oak Hill Farm) who this year celebrates 25 years of having brought his local, sustainably-grown produce to the Tuesday Night Farmer’s Market on the Plaza. Paul and his partner Candi are regular personalities at the Farmer’s Market and this event will give their many fans a chance to say thanks especially to Paul for his two-and-a-half decades of bringing delicious whole food to the Sonoma Valley as well the greater Bay Area.

Ray Gallian, representing the Sonoma Biochar Initiative will be the guest presenter for the evening, which will also include the short documentary video, Biochar Bob, depicting a young enthusiast on his biochar adventure to Hawaii. Gallian is the key spokesperson locally for The Sonoma Biochar Initiative (SBI), which was founded in 2009, as a California-based non-profit organization dedicated to promoting biochar education, production and use throughout Sonoma County. The local initiative is a chapter of US Biochar and played host to the annual conference of the national group this past July at Sonoma State University.

Gallian will talk and answer questions about this valuable resource which is described as a carbon-rich soil amendment that enhances soil fertility, sequesters carbon to help reverse global warming, increases renewable energy production and creates jobs.

TSV welcomes you to join in the informative evening, and though there is no charge donations are welcome, as are any refreshment you wish to bring to share with others. The local grassroots organization is building a responsive network of local citizens, groups and businesses to create a resilient, self-reliant community in response to the challenges of climate change, peak oil, and economic instability.

Described by one reviewer as “simple, heartfelt and inspired,” this film tells the story of Peter Proctor who quietly goes about the business of changing the way we farm. Set in India, dying land and desperate farmers are saved by this unlikely hero, known by many as the father of biodynamic farming.

Compellingly narrated by Peter Coyote, this is a hopeful story of how land and lives can be transformed by simple farming techniques that yield amazing results.You’ll want to go home and plant a garden after watching this film.

Thursday, October 18, 7:00 PM Sonoma Valley Grange
18627 Hwy 12 in Boyes Hot Springs -- FREE ADMISSION / DONATIONS WELCOME

Mid-Summer's Inspiration
Potluck and Uplifting Videos
Thursday July 19, 7:00pm
Sonoma Vally Grange Hall
18627 Sonoma Valley Hwy

In partnership with the Sonoma Valley Grange and the Ecology Center
Free! Donations Welcome

Need a good dose of positive?
Join TSV, Sonoma Valley Grange and the Sonoma Ecology Center for a potluck and series of fun and inspirational videos.

Bring your favorite dish and inspirational story to share!

In Case you misssed this event, you can see the little videos by clicking on the three links below:



TED talk with Nic Marks, The Happiness Index: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1o3FS0awtk

TED Talk with Jason Roberts: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iciuh5pbnsI

The Story Of Change:http://www.storyofstuff.org/movies-all/story-of-change/

Be happy, get inspired, get active and spread the word!

SOLSTICE PICNIC IN THE PARK (in leiu of our normal movie night)
Thurs June 21st 6:00 pm to Dusk
Northeast corner of the park (near the Bear Flag monument)
In partnership with the Sonoma Valley Grange
Free! Donations Welcome

In Europe, from Stonehenge to the Carpathian mountains, the longest day of the year was celebrated, either with solemn ceremony or lighthearted music and dance.  The Chinese honored Li, the Chinese Goddess of Light, on the first day of summer.  


The Grange and Transition Sonoma Valley will celebrate the Solstice on Thursday, June 21. What better place to celebrate than on the Plaza in the park! We'll be near the Bear Flag monument. Bring a picnic, a blanket, some good songs and a lively spirit! Who knows what midsummer's magic might occur!

And for added fun, Lettuce Gather for a Solstice Ensalada: bring offerings from your garden (or favorite farm)
and we will toss it together into one giant nutritious delicious Solstice Ensalada, YUM!

We will also make a Community Curry in a Hurry
Come to help Chop
at 5-ish
or
6:00 to dine
its fine to bring wine


RSVPs welcome, though not required- just so we have a sense of attendance and can have a spot ready - RSVP here, it's quick, free and easy (20 seconds, really!)
 
Wondering what to bring?
A picnic complete with blanket, plates, glasses and loads of yummy food. Bring some extra to share if you like. Bring an inquisitive and lively spirt, a good story, a song or just come by to say hello.

Remember: pack out whatcha pack in, let's show how it can be a zero-waste event!

Questions? Call Lauren: 707/939-9999

IN TRANSITION 2.0
Thursday May 17, 7:00pm
Sonoma Vally Grange Hall
18627 Sonoma Valley Hwy

In partnership with the Sonoma Valley Grange and the Ecology Center
Free! Donations Welcome

“Very Inspirational, Bowled over, Great stories, Positive, Enabling change, Hope in adversity, Moved to tears,” are phrases used to describe In Transition 2.0, the new film presented by Transition Sonoma Valley.

The recently released documentary is an inspirational immersion in the Transition movement, gathering stories from around the world of ordinary people doing extraordinary things. You’ll hear about communities printing their own money, growing food everywhere, localizing their economies and setting up community power stations. It’s an idea that has gone viral, a social experiment that is about responding to uncertain times with solutions and optimism. In a world that is awash with gloom, here is a story of hope, ingenuity and the power of growing vegetables in unexpected places.

In Transition 2.0 focuses on the moves groups of people are making to look at the future squarely, to make connections with one another and to find ways to thrive in challenging times.

Permaculture: The Growing Edge
Movie and Presentation
Thursday April 19, 7:00pm
Sonoma Vally Grange Hall
18627 Sonoma Valley Hwy

In partnership with the Sonoma Valley Grange and the Ecology Center
Free! Donations Welcome

About the film:
Permaculture: The Growing Edge
A documentary by Donna Read & Starhawk

Beyond Sustainability to Regeneration!

Permaculture: The Growing Edge is an antidote to environmental despair, a hopeful and practical look at a path to a viable, flourishing future. The film introduces us to inspiring examples of projects, and interviews with some of the key figures in the Permaculture movement.

Permaculture is a sustainable system of earth care that offers solutions to many of our grave environmental problems and a hopeful, proactive vision of change. The Permaculture movement, started by Australians Bill Mollison and David Holmgren in the nineteen seventies, is now a worldwide network of skilled ecological designers, teachers, food growers, natural builders, environmental activists and visionaries. “Permaculture is the key to a post-carbon future,” says Maddy Harlan, editor of Permaculture Magazine.

After the film Karen Boness from Wild Willow Landscape Design will lead a lively conversation about permaculture

About the Speaker:
Karen Boness is a certified permaculture designer. For seven years she developed, designed and stewarded the 5 acre permaculture gardens of Kenwood Permaculture. There she created edible gardens, nurtured wildlife habitat and taught introductory workshops on permaculture, edible gardening and California native plants. She currently lives in Sonoma where she practices ecological landscape design. She is also a garden coach, consultant and certified arborist.

Wild Willow Landscape Design

Potluck, movie and food-filled discussions!
Thursday March 15, 6:30pm
Sonoma Vally Grange Hall
18627 Sonoma Valley Hwy

Free! Donations Welcome

Join area farmers, community members and local organizations for a wonderful, nourishing evening focused on food at the Sonoma Valley Grange. As a part of an evening of locally-sourced food, enriching presentations and stimulating conversation Transition Sonoma Valley will present the highly-awarded film Nourish as it Third-Thursday film offering this month. Preceding the showing of the 30-minute documentary, the evening will commence with a potluck supper.

Everyone is encouraged to bring a favorite dish to share with foods sourced from within a 50-mile radius of Sonoma for our locavore potluck beginning at 6:30 PM at the Sonoma Valley Grange, located at 18627 Hwy 12 in Boyes Hot Springs across from Mary’s Pizza.

The film, Nourish, using beautiful visuals and inspiring stories, traces our relationship to food from a global perspective to personal action steps. The film, hosted and narrated by Cameron Diaz, illustrates how food connects to such issues as biodiversity, climate change, public health, and social justice.

The evening will also include a presentation by Tara Smith from Tara Firma Farms in Petaluma, and finish with a lively conversation about local resiliency, facilitated by Sonoma’s own Seth Dolinsky from Paul’s Produce in Sonoma. The event is open to all interested persons, free-of-charge, though donations are gladly accepted.

Thursday February 16, 7:00 pm
Sonoma Valley Grange Hall
18627 Sonoma Valley Hwy
FREE, Donations welcome!


Refreshments served, bring something to share

This entertaining Emmy® Award-winning documentary takes the viewer around the world in search of technologies and policies that will address the serious problem of excessive carbon dioxide emissions and our dangerous dependence on fossil fuels.

Host Becky Worley of ABC’s Good Morning America travels to Samso Island, Denmark where towering windmills stand in stark contrast to fields of bright orange pumpkins. There, ordinary people are changing the way they use energy, resulting in free power, free heat and money in their pockets

The Next Frontier features interviews with some of the top energy and economic experts along with educators and high-level government officials, all striving to develop clean energy solutions and alternatives to burning fossil fuels.

Monday January 30th, 7:00 pm
Sebastiani Theatre
FREE, Donations welcome!

Because of an amazing response and crowd at both of our November showings, we will be screening it again! Thank you to all that attended!

Directed by photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand and narrated by Glenn Close, HOME takes you on a visually stunning, spectacular voyage around the world. It is a unique film that approaches the current debate about climate change from a whole new angle, giving viewers the opportunity to see for themselves how our earth is changing. Going well beyond the scientific reports, charts and graphs, this film is an inspiration that speaks to our hearts and touches our souls. Spanning 54 countries and 120 locations, all seen from the air, the film captures the Earth’s most amazing landscapes, showcasing its incomparable beauty and acknowledging its vulnerability. HOME is a compelling emotional reminder of
what is at stake: the Earth, in all its beauty, and the people who live on it.

Thursday January 19, 7 pm
GrowthBusters: Hooked on Growth
Movie and discussion
Sonoma Valley Grange
18627 Sonoma Hwy
FREE, Donations welcome!

About the Film
Everything we thought we knew is wrong!

Okay, maybe not everything. But what if some of our core beliefs about how the world works turn out to be myths? This documentary flips our world upside down to see what makes it tick, as it explores the most critical question of our time: How do we become a sustainable civilization?

Water shortages, hunger, peak oil, species extinction, and even increasing depression are all symptoms of a deeper problem – addiction to unending growth in a world that has limits. GrowthBusters: Hooked on Growth goes way beyond prescribing Band-Aids to slow the bleeding. This film examines the cultural barriers that prevent us from reacting rationally to the evidence current levels of population and consumption are unsustainable.

Our growth-centric system is broken. It’s not providing the happiness or the prosperity we seek. But that’s good news; it means a shift to a sustainable model will be good for us. We’ll be happier and more prosperous!

Before we can shift our civilization meaningfully, effectively, and substantially toward true sustainability, the world must be “prepped.” We must become self-aware and recognize the programming that keeps us hooked. GrowthBusters will do just that. We’ll hear from leading thinkers of our time – scientists, sociologists, economists – to help us separate fact from superstition.

GrowthBusters: Hooked on Growth is a 98-minute documentary.

Thursday December 15th, 6:30 pm

The Man Who Planted Trees
Movie, potluck and presentation
Sonoma Valley Grange Hall
18627 Sonoma Hwy

Exquisitely illustrated, The Man Who Planted Trees is an Academy Award winning short animated film that tells the inspiring story of one man's desire to bring life and song back to a desolate region. An enchanting tale for all ages about the power of one — one acorn, one person. The shepherd's remarkable feat offers a look at both the awe-inspiring power of nature and the shining hope that can emerge from the most unlikely of places. A magical tale, perfect for the holidays!

Afterward will be joined by Mark Newhouser, Sonoma Ecology Center's Restoration Program Manager. Mark will discuss an exciting tree-planting project on the Overlook Trail utilizing the Waterboxx, an innovative irrigation technology billed by its inventor as the answer to global warming.

Bring your favorite dish to share; this evening will be a tree-at!

Monday November 28th, 6:30 pm
Sebastiani Theatre

Because of an amazing response and crowd of over 450 people we will be showing this again! Thank you to all that attended!

Directed by photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand and narrated by Glenn Close, HOME takes you on a visually stunning, spectacular voyage around the world. It is a unique film that approaches the current debate about climate change from a whole new angle, giving viewers the opportunity to see for themselves how our earth is changing. Going well beyond the scientific reports, charts and graphs, this film is an inspiration that speaks to our hearts and touches our souls. Spanning 54 countries and 120 locations, all seen from the air, the film captures the Earth’s most amazing landscapes, showcasing its incomparable beauty and acknowledging its vulnerability. HOME is a compelling emotional reminder of
what is at stake: the Earth, in all its beauty, and the people who live on it.

Monday November 7th, 7 pm
Sebastiani Theatre

Directed by photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand and narrated by Glenn Close, HOME takes you on a visually stunning, spectacular voyage around the world. It is a unique film that approaches the current debate about climate change from a whole new angle, giving viewers the opportunity to see for themselves how our earth is changing. Going well beyond the scientific reports, charts and graphs, this film is an inspiration that speaks to our hearts and touches our souls. Spanning 54 countries and 120 locations, all seen from the air, the film captures the Earth’s most amazing landscapes, showcasing its incomparable beauty and acknowledging its vulnerability. HOME is a compelling emotional reminder of what is at stake: the Earth, in all its beauty, and the people who live on it.

HOME is the first major film about climate change that has been made using only aerial photography. The film marks artist and activist, Yann Arthus-Betrand’s feature film directorial debut. HOME is a non-for-profit film project, produced by the French film director and producer Luc Besson (Europacorp), Denis Carot (Elzevir Films) and supported by the PPR group.

HOME: THE FILMMAKER
The man behind the film is the French photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Founder and President of the Goodplanet Foundation and Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Environment Program (www.yannarthusbertrand.org). HOME is his crowning achievement, capping a lifetime of environmental efforts. Three years in the making, the film
draws on his experience as an aerial photographer and captures the glory of the Earth as it has never before been seen.
HOME: AN EXCEPTIONAL EVENT
More than a film, HOME was conceived as a gift to the public and has been a major event all over the globe. Since World Environment Day, June 5, 2009, when it was released worldwide across all media platforms – theater, television, DVD and Internet – more than 400 million people have watched the 118-minute film. On the day of its release, free screenings took
place across 5 continents. Today, the film has been translated into many languages, broadcast on numerous television
channels and seen over 15 million times on YouTube.

Thursday October 20, 7pm
Sonoma Grange Hall

The one-hour PBS special chronicles Marketplace host David Brancaccio’s road trip to investigate experiments that may be pointing the way to a new economy, one less prone to destructive mood swings and better able to serve the real needs of the entire populace. Along the way, Brancaccio talks with members of the Portland Hour Exchange in Maine, who use their accounts to bypass the cash economy and directly trade time and services; visits the Austin, Texas women who, with their successful Yo Mama Catering company, have created a model for small cooperative businesses; and encounters a network of businesspeople in Bellingham, Washington who are promoting local and sustainable economic activity.

Interviews with economists and other experts provide broader perspectives on assessing the state of the economy, reimagining the American way of business and developing truer measures of economic well-being than GDP and the bottom line.

Georgia Kelly of Praxis Peace will kick off a post-screening discussion with a brief talk on the Mondragon Project in Spain, the world's largest consortium of worker-owned businesses. Admission to the event is free and all are welcome; refreshments will be served. If you appreciate these screenings and would like to support Transition activities, a $5 donation is suggested.

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 15, 7 pm
Sonoma Valley Grange 18627 Sonoma Hwy
In Partnership with the Sonoma Valley Grange, and the Sonoma Ecology Center

Green Builders, a one-hour high-definition special, profiles a cast of green-building pioneers who have taken the leap into making their part of the “built environment” a more energy-efficient and environmentally friendly place. The film surveys many sustainable and high performance buildings, both commercial and residential, with lots of examples of simple, powerful and effective ideas to incorporate into our new and remodeled buildings

The event is open to all and TSV especially welcomes designers, architects, builders and developers to watch the film and then join the post-film conversation led by local Architect, Vic Conforti. Joining Vic will be John Craig and Charley Cormany of Beanstalk Energy who will discuss options for making your home more energy and resouce efficient. They will also chat about the new statewide program, Energy Upgrade California, that provides rebates and incentives for homeowners.

Refreshements will served, donations welcome!

THURSDAY AUGUST 18, 7 pm
Sonoma Valley Grange 18627 Sonoma Hwy
In Partnership with the Sonoma Valley Grange, Nuestra Voz and the Sonoma Ecology Center

Cuba is the only economy in the world to have moved away from total dependence on petroleum and natural gas; Cuba’s experience can serve as a model for the rest of us. This 53-minute, award-winning documentary provides a glimpse of what is possible when a community reinvests its financial, educational and social capital in its own people and the systems that sustain life - food, energy and health care.

After the movie, be part of a lively discussion about what a sustainable, vibrant and resilient Sonoma Valley might look like. What do you imagine? What are you passionate about? Join the conversation!

THURSDAY, JULY 28 - 6:30 p.m. - Free Event!
Sonoma Valley Grange 18627 Sonoma Hwy

Screening will be accompanied by dessert and followed by discussion. This showing is sponsored by Praxis Peace Institute, Transition Town Sonoma, and the Grange in Sonoma.
From the Producer of Earth 2100:
"The scenarios in Earth 2100 are not a prediction of what will happen but rather a warning about what might happen. They are based on the work of some of the world's top scientists and experts, as well as peer-reviewed articles from publications around the world. These notes are just a glimpse of the wide and diverse sources used to develop this program.

This program was developed to show the worst-case scenario for human civilization. Again, we are not saying that these events will happen -- rather, that if we fail to seriously address the complex problems of climate change, resource depletion and overpopulation, they are much more likely to happen."

The film ends with suggested courses of action and an empowering push to start now!

Economics of Happiness

A new documentary film about economic localization, a powerful strategy that can help heal our fractured world – our ecosystems, our societies, and our selves.

We hear from a chorus of voices from six continents including Samdhong Rinpoche, the Prime Minister of Tibet's government in exile, Vandana Shiva, Bill McKibben, David Korten and Zac Goldsmith. They tell us that climate change and peak oil give us little choice: we need to localize, to bring the economy home. The good news is that as we move in this direction we will begin not only to heal the earth but also to restore our own sense of well-being. The Economics of Happiness restores our faith in humanity and challenges us to believe that it is possible to build a better world.

Carbon Nation is a documentary movie about climate change SOLUTIONS. Even if you doubt the severity of the impact of climate change or just don't buy it at all, this is still a compelling and relevant film that illustrates how SOLUTIONS to climate change also address other social, economic and national security issues. You'll meet a host of entertaining and endearing characters along the way.

We will be joined by Raymund Gallian who will give an "Ignite-style" presentation, "Biochar for Our Brave New World" For more information about the Sonoma Biochar Initiative, visit: http://sonomabiocharinitiative.org/

THE MONEY FIX is a feature-length documentary exploring our society’s relationship with the almighty dollar.  It examines economic patterning in both the human and the natural worlds, and through this lens we learn how we can empower ourselves by redesigning the lifeblood of the economy at the community level. The film documents three types of alternative money systems, all of which help solve economic problems for the communities in which they operate.

A new documentary film about economic localization, a powerful strategy that can help heal our fractured world – our ecosystems, our societies, and our selves.

We hear from a chorus of voices from six continents including Samdhong Rinpoche, the Prime Minister of Tibet's government in exile, Vandana Shiva, Bill McKibben, David Korten and Zac Goldsmith. They tell us that climate change and peak oil give us little choice: we need to localize, to bring the economy home. The good news is that as we move in this direction we will begin not only to heal the earth but also to restore our own sense of well-being. The Economics of Happiness restores our faith in humanity and challenges us to believe that it is possible to build a better world.

Please join us for a fun evening at the revitalized Sonoma Grange (Across from Mary's Pizza on Hwy12). Bring a dish to share, learn more about Transition Sonoma Valley and the Sonoma Grange.

From award-winning journalist Jared Flesher comes The Farmer and the Horse, a film that digs into difficult questions about sustainability, self-sufficiency, and why we do the work we do.

Flesher’s film goes beyond the usual platitudes of smiling organic farmers talking about the good life. Farming is hard work—especially if you don’t use  a tractor.

The Farmer and the Horse is a film every young farmer should see. So should everyone who cares about land use, the environment, and good food.

Bring a dish to share!

A powerful and timely exploration of the interconnection between human domination of the planet and the discovery and use of oil, CRUDE IMPACT exposes our deep-rooted dependency on the availability of fossil fuel energy and examines the dire implications of the pending threat of global peak oil.

Crude Impact has been an official selection at over thirty film festivals around the world and has won numerous awards. The film enjoyed a limited theatrical release in the United States and Canada and has been broadcast on television in many countries around the world. Crude Impact has been translated in to French, Spanish, Portuguese, Czech, and Turkish.

We are pleased to have writer/director James Jandak Wood with us to introduce his film.

Please join us for a fun evening at the revitalized Sonoma Grange (Across from Mary's Pizza on Hwy12). Bring a dish to share, learn more about Transition Sonoma Valley and the Sonoma Grange.

Featuring "Dirt, the Movie" with guest Bob Cannard Jr, co-founder of Green strings farm, featured in "Dirt".

Bob Cannard Jr. has been farming sustainably for 30 years. His father was a nurseryman and, though he was brought up to accept pesticides as a normal part of gardening, he has since repudiated the use of synthetic chemicals. He has long been an important member of the sustainable food movement in Northern California.

Author Colin Beavan, in research for his next book, began the No Impact Project in November 2006.  A newly self-proclaimed environmentalist who could no longer avoid pointing the finger at himself, Colin leaves behind his liberal complacency and vows to make as little environmental impact as possible for one year.  No more automated transportation, no more electricity, no more non-local food, no more material consumption…no problem.  That is, until his espresso-guzzling, retail-worshipping wife, Michelle, and their two year-old daughter are dragged into the fray.  What began as one man’s environmental experiment quickly becomes an experiment in how much one woman is willing to sacrifice for her husband’s dreams.  Laura Gabbert and Justin Schein’s film provides both a front-row seat into the experiment that became a national fascination and media sensation, and a behind-the-scenes look at the marital challenges that result from Colin and Michelle’s radical lifestyle change. Click here for more information about the movie.

“The Story of Stuff “ is a 20-minute, fast-paced animated film, which looks at the underside of our production and consumption patterns and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. Launching a movement of its own (The Story of Stuff Project), this phenomenally successful production, written by Annie Leonard, has been viewed by tens of millions world-wide. Not without its detractors, the film has generated an important - even vital - discussion on consumerism. Clck here to view (and share) the Story of Stuff videos

The second film, “Transition to a World Without Oil,” features Rob Hopkins, the Founder of the global Transition Movement, discussing his ideas on TED.com video talks. In this 18-min presentation Hopkins reminds us that the oil our world depends upon is steadily running out and proposes a unique solution to this problem. View video

Additional shorts- click on tittle to view!

Why Transition? Creating a Brighter Future

300 Years of Fossil Fuel in 300 Seconds