Screenings 2008 – 2014
Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai
at the Actors Fund Arts Center
March 5, 2014 at 7 pm.
160 Schermerhorn St. between Smith and Hoyt streets, Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 398–4675
www.encompassopera.org
$10-$25.
Africa’s Green Future:
Nurturing the Vision of Wangari Maathai
Hosted by the African Student Interest Group at the
Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
Burke Auditorium, Kroon Hall – 195 Prospect St., New Haven, CT
September 19-20, 2013
Thursday, September 19, 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m. Opening remarks by James Leitner (Yale, B.A. ‘75)
President of Falcon Mgt. Corp.
6:30 p.m. Screening of “Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai,”
followed by a discussion with directors Lisa Merton and Alan Dater
Download pdf with details of the two day program.
The International Conference on Drylands, Deserts and Desertification (DDD)
The Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Sede Boqer Campus
84990 Midreshet Ben Gurion, ISRAEL
November 12th, 2012 at 9:30 pm
Conference Special Events
Schedule
International Women’s Film Festival
Rehovot, Israel
http://www.en.iwff.net/
November 7, 2012
Oxfam Conversations for Change
Tribal Theatre
346 George St.
Brisbane, Australia
Tuesday, July 10th, 2012 at 6:30pm.
www.tribaltravel.com.au
Facebook: Oxfam C4C
Facebook: Tribal Theater Brisbane
Australian Cinémathèque
Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane.
Wednesday 23rd May, 2012 at 6.00pm.
http://qagoma.qld.gov.au/cinematheque/current/micro_strategies_to_change_the_world
Sacramento…
The picturesque Brickhouse Art Gallery (BAG),
The Black United Fund of Sacramento Valley (BUFSV),
and the Sacramento Area Black Caucus (SABC),
are celebrating “Women’s History Month”
and “Earth Day” with the premiere screening
of the documentary “Taking Root.”
Sunday, April 1, 2012, from 4:00PM-6:00PM.
Brickhouse Art Gallery
2837 36th Street
Sacramento, CA. 95817
For more info call 916-484-3750 or e-mail
“e” inc. presents The Wild and Scenic Film Festival
an all-day event of film, foods, and festivities.
http://www.e-action.us/wsfilmfestival/
March 31, 2012
Atlantic Wharf’s Waterfront Square
290 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02210
Environmental Film Festival in the Nations Capital
March 13, 2012
Memorial Tribute to Wangari Maathai with filmmaker Lisa Merton
http://dcenvironmentalfilmfest.org
Independent Lens
Watch “Taking Root” on Independent Lens in early January 2012.
Check your local PBS schedule for dates and showtimes.
http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/broadcast.html
Wendell Free Library
Friday, April 29, 2011 7 pm.
Wendell, MA
978-544-3559
“The Gray Area” at The Crane Building
Thursday, April 28, 2011, 8 pm
1400 N. American St.
Philadelphia, PA 19122
For Information: Indigo Arts Gallery, 215-765-1041
St. Lawrence University screening
Tuesday, April 19, 2011, 7 p.m.
Canton, NY
www.stlawu.edu
in Hepburn 218 (Hepburn Auditorium) on the St. Lawrence University campus.
Directions to campus can be found at http://www.stlawu.edu/admis/how.html
and the campus map at http://www.stlawu.edu/campusmap/#.
Global Society of Sante Fe College & Civic Media Center
Tuesday, Mar. 15, 2011, 7p.m.
Gainsville, FL
352-373-0010
civicmediacenter.org
Kirloskar Vasundhara International Film Festival
Feb. 13 – 20, 2011
Himali Society
Pune (Maharashtra), India
email
Brown University
Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011, 7:00 p.m.
Salomon Hall, Room 001
69-91 Waterman Street, Providence, RI
Info: 401.863.3138
johnathan_berard@brown.edu
Uhuru Film Festival
Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011, 6 p.m.
Colorado State University
www.uhurufilms.org
Karama Film Festival
Dec. 5 – 10, 2010
National Center for Human Rights
Main Theatre of the Royal Cultural Center
Amman, Jordan
Visit Karama Film Festival on Facebook
Das Filmfest Frauen Welten 2010
Nov. 18 – 24, 2010
Tubligen, Germany
www.frauenrechte.de
32nd Women & Cinema Festival
Nov. 8, 2010
Firenze, Italy
www.laboratorioimmaginedonna.it
University of North Carolina
Nov. 9, 2010, 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Screening & Panel Discussion featuring Kamoji Wachiira
FedEx Global Education Center
global.unc.edu
American Conservation Film Festival
Nov. 4 -7, 2010
Shepardston, W. Virginia
www.conservationfilm.org
Climate Justice, Science and Refugees
Oct. 27, 2010
Manchester, UK
climatejusticesciencerefuges.eventbrite.com
Seattle, WE FEM
August 23, 2010, 8 p.m.
Seattle University Pigott Building Rooms 100,101 and Atrium
Marion & 12th
Seattle, WA 98122
patrick_baroch@itvs.org
(Part of ITVS’ Women’s Empowerment Summer Screening Series)
Philadelphia
Women’s Empowerment Summer Film Festival
August 7, 2010k, 12 noon
The Leeway Foundation
1315 Walnut Street, Suite 832
Philadelphia, PA 19107
sara_zia_ebrahimi@itvs.org
(Part of ITVS’ Women’s Empowerment Summer Screening Series)
KENYAN PREMIERE
Monday, July 26, 2010, 6 p.m.
French Cultural Centre-Alliance
Loita Street
Nairobi
Saturday, July 24 – Monday, July 26, 2010, times vary
Nu-Metro
Riara Road
Nairobi
Friday, July 23, 2010, 6:30 p.m.
Followed by discussion with filmmakers, Prof. Maathai and others
The Junction, Nu-Metro
Riara Road
Nairobi
Review Conference of the Rome Statute
of the International Criminal Court
June 7, 2010
Cinema for Peace screening
Kampala, Uganda
Strolling of the Heifers Environmental Film Festival
May 27, 2010, 7 p.m.
School for International Training
Brattleboro, VT
The Linda, WAMC’s Performing Arts Studio
May 20, 2010, 7 p.m.
Albany, NY
Cinema Politica Málaga
May 12, 2010, 7 p.m.
University of Málaga
Málaga, Spain
http://cinemapolitica.org/malaga
Monaco Charity Film Festival
May 5 – 11, 2010
Monte Carlo, Monaco
http://www.monacofilmfestival.de
Lenox Earth Day Celebration
Lenox Town Hall, MA
Friday, April 23, 2010, 8:15 p.m.
By donation
Info: 413-637-2643
State Theatre
Sunday, April 12, 2010
Traverse City, MI
Northampton Committee Friday Night Free Films
Friday, April 9, 2010, 7 p.m.
Media Education Foundation
60 Masonic Street, Northampton, MA
http://northamptoncommittee.org
Festival International de Films de Femmes
Thursday, April 8, 2010, 2 p.m.
MAC Petite Salle
Créteil, France
www.filmsdefemmes.com/Trans-Europe-Afrique-Les-longs.html
CineSalon
111 E. 37th St. & Park Ave. NYC
Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 7:30 – 9:30 pm
DC Environmental Film Festival
National Museum of African Art
Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 2 pm
Reservations required
202-633-4646
http://www.dcenvironmentalfilmfest.org/films/show/438
Women’s History Month
Film / Lecture Series
University at Albany, Humanities 354
Thursday, March 18, 2010 at 7:30 pm
discussion with Lisa Merton
Green Planet Blues
International Environmental Cultural Event
Jan. 28 – 31, 2010
Sinaia, Romania
www.greenplanetblues.ro
Northeastern University Sustainability Program
Curry Student Center, Rms 318-322
Jan. 27, 2010, 11:45 a.m.
Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival
Jan. 15 – 17, 2010
Nevada City, CA
Norton Museum of Art: Art After Dark
Jan. 14, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
West Palm Beach, Florida
http://www.norton.org/ProgramsandTours/ArtAfterDark/tabid/395/Default.aspx
Princeton Environmental Film Festival
Jan. 12, 2010, noon
Princeton Public Library
Princeton, New Jersey
www.princeton.lib.nj.us/peff
The GoodPlanet Foundation
Followed by Q & A with Wangari Maathai
& Alan Dater, Co-Producer/Director
Dec. 12, 2009, 5 p.m.
Danish Film Institute
Copenhagen, Denmark
http://www.dfi.dk/English/News/GoodPlanet-hub—Filmhouse-Asta-Bar.aspx
WATCH DOCS
Dec. 4 – 13, 2009
Warsaw, Poland
Parliament of the World’s Religions
Dec. 3 – 9, 2009
Melbourne, Australia
Amnesty International Vancouver
Nov. 12 – 15, 2009
Vancouver, Victoria & Whitehall, British Columbia
Berkshire Women for Women Worldwide
November 10, 7pm
Lee Library Gallery, 100 Main Street, Lee, MA
Judy Nardacci: 413-243-2382, MssEnn29[at]gmail.com
International Film Festival
UN Chapter, Monterey Bay
November, 7, 2009
Climate Change Day screenings
Saturday, October 24, 2009 (and beyond)
Across the country and around the world!
forestjustice.org/taking-root/
Festival des Liberties
Oct. 22 – 31, 2009
Brussels, Belgium
Collecivo del Festival de Cine Ambiental de la Alpujarra
Oct. 16 – 18, 2009
Orgiva, Granada, Spain
Flagstaff Mountain Film Festival
Oct. 8 – 11, 2009
www.flagstaffmountainfilms.com
Mid-America Alliance for African Studies Conference
& Up With Trees
Oct. 8, 2009, 5:45 p.m.
Circle Cinema, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Take One Action!
Sept. 19, 2009, 3:30 p.m.
Glasgow, Scotland
23rd Napa Sonoma Wine Country Film Festival
Sept. 17 – 20 & Sept. 24 – 27, 2009
Milano Film Festival
Sept. 11 – 20, 2009
Payomet Performing Arts Center: The Tent
July 5, 2009, 6 p.m.
Followed by Samite in concert
Maindee Festival
June 20, 2009
Maindee, Wales
SEEDS Festival
June 18, 2009, 8 p.m.
Plainfield, Massachusetts
Emision Cero
June 4 – 15, 2009
Madrid, Spain
Mendocino Film Festival
May 29 – 31, 2009
Mendocino, California
UK Premiere with Amnesty International/Green Belt Movement
May 28, 2009
London, UK
The David Brower Center Grand Opening
May 21, 2009
Berkeley, CA
Green Festival
May 21 – 27, 2009
Seoul, South Korea
EcoCinema
May 19 – 24, 2009
Tel Aviv, Israel
Festival de cinema du ecologico de carnias
May 16 – 22, 2009
Canary Islands
festivaldecinemaecologicodecanarias.org
Little Rock Film Festival
May 13 – 17, 2009
Little Rock, Arkansas
www.littlerockfilmfestival.org
Santa Cruz Film Festival
May 7 – 15, 2009
Santa Cruz, California
Council on Foundations Annual Conference
May 4 – 6, 2009
Atlanta, Georgia
www.cof.org/Events/09AnnualConf
March and April, 2009
Community Cinema Screenings
for details please refer to the Community Cinema page
White River Indie Film Festival
April 24, 2009
White River Junction, Vermont
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Sykes Student Union Theatre, West Chester, PA
April 21, 2009, 7pm
Independent Lens, PBS broadcast
April 14, 2009 (check local listings)
www.pbs.org/independentlens/taking root
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
Vaux-Logan Auditoriu, Cheyney, PA
April 8, 2009
Movies That Matter
The Hague, The Netherlands
Thursday April 2 – 16.00
Saturday April 4 – 12.30
Tuesday April 7 – 19.30
Sarasota Film Festival
Sarasota, Florida
March 26 – April 5, 2009
Women of Color Arts & Film Festival
Atlanta, Georgia
March 22, 2009, 12 noon
http://www.iyalodeproductions.com/wocaf2009.html
Thessolanikki Documentary Festival
Thessolanikki, Greece
March 13 – 22, 2009
Cinema Planeta
Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
March 11 – 15, 2009
Plymouth State University
Plymouth, NH
March 4, 2009, 7 p.m.
FESPACO
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Feb. 28 – Mar. 6, 2009
Big Muddy Film Festival
Carbondale, Illinois
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
February 20 & 27, 2009
World Community Cinema
Vancouver, British Columbia
Feb. 14, 2009
World Community Film Festival
Courtenay, British Columbia
Feb. 6 – 7, 2009
Latchis Theater
Brattleboro, Vermont
January 9 – 15, 2009, 7 p.m.
Opening Night Q&A with Filmmakers
EXTENDED RUN!
Saturday, Jan. 24, 2008, 4 p.m. (Main Theater)
Sunday, Jan. 25, 2008, 4 p.m. (Ballroom Theater)
Tickets go on sale 30 minutes before each show.
Lisa & Alan will be available for Q&A after both screenings.
Human Rights
Human Wrongs Film Festival
Parkteatret, Oslo
December 3 – 7, 2008
Starz Denver Film Festival
Denver, Colorado
Nov. 13 – 23, 2008
REEL Awareness Amnesty International Film Festival
Toronto, Ontario
Nov. 13 -16, 2008
RIDM – Les Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montreal
Montreal, Quebec
Nov. 13 – 23, 2008
San Francisco Film Society
San Francisco, California
Nov. 12, 2008, 7:30 p.m.
Asheville Film Festival
Asheville, North Carolina
Sat., Nov. 8, 2008, 3 p.m.
www.ashevillefilmfestival.com/
Rocky Mountain Women’s Film Festival
Colorado Springs, Colorado
November 7 – 9, 2008
Global Visions Film Festival
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Nov. 6 – 9, 2008
Vermont International Film Festival
Oct. 25, 2008 – 7 p.m.
Oct. 26, 2008 – 3 p.m.
Balinale International Film Festival
Sanur, Bali
Oct. 22, 2008
Bergen International Film Festival
Bergen, Norway
Oct. 19, 2008 – 2:10 p.m.
Oct. 21, 2008 – 9:15 a.m.
Hamptons International Film Festival
East Hampton, New York
October 15 – 19, 2008
Friday, Oct. 17, 2008 – 11 a.m.
Sunday, Oct. 19, 2008 – 11 a.m.
Chicago International Film Festival
Chicago, Illinois
October 16 – 29, 2008
Oct. 23, 2008 – 8:10 p.m.
Oct. 24, 2008 – 4 p.m.
Festival CinemAmbiente
– International Environmental Film Festival
Torino, Italy
October 16 – 22, 2008
Sunday, Oct. 19, 2008 – 8:30 p.m.
Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival
Hot Springs, Arkansas
October 17 – 25, 2008
Oct. 19, 2008 – 9:55 p.m.
Oct. 23, 2008 – 10 a.m
National Geographic LIVE!
with Wangari Maathai, Lisa Merton & Alan Dater
Washington, DC
October 6, 2008
Mill Valley Film Festival
San Rafael, California
October 2 – 12, 2008
Rhode Island International Film Festival
Providence, Rhode Island
August 5 – 10, 2008
Durban International Film Festival
Durban, South Africa
July 23 – August 3, 2008
www.ukzn.ac.za/cca/Durban_International_Film_Festival
Projecting Change Film Festival
The Ridge Theatre
3131 Arbutus St. – at 16th
Vancouver, B.C.
Saturday, May 10th, 2008, 7:15 pm
http://www.projectingchange.ca/
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival
110 Spadina Avenue, Suite 333, Toronto, ON, Canada, M5V 2K4
Tuesday,April 22, 2008 – 7:00:00 PM at the BADER theatre
Thursday, April 24, 2008 – 2:30:00 PM at the ROM theatre
There will also be 2 screenings for Docs for Schools.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at 1 pm and
Wednesday, April 23, 2008 at 10 am
39th Nashville Film Festival
161 Rains Avenue, Nashville TN 37203
Friday, April 18, 2008 at 7:30pm
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
324 Blackwell st, suite 500, Washington bldg., bay 5, Durham, NC 27701
Thursday, April 3, 2008 | 11:00 AM | Civic Center