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Earth Cinema
Waiheke Earth Cinema Circle (an offshoot of Spiritual Cinema Circle) is a group of people who get together for an offering of films from all over the world that explore the natural world — and fundraise for Island causes at the same time.
Earth Cinema evenings are held on the second Wednesday of every even month at Waiheke Community Cinema and are sponsored by Waiheke Wellness, Auckland City and the Cinema.
Entry is by donation ($10 suggested) or by koha, and proceeds go to a different community group every month. Screenings are restricted to Cinema Circle members, and you can join at the door (annual sub of $2).
February's films (on the 9th) are:
7:30 Uno degli Ultimi (One of the Last): Deep in the heart of Italy, 78-year-old Mauro Selvetti continues to work the land as he has his whole life. The Italian farmer doesn’t understand why anyone would want to retire and sit in a café watching life pass by. His idea of retirement is to fearlessly climb trees to pick cherries and olives, and dig into the earth for potatoes and onions. He worries about the diminishing populations of grasshoppers and jackrabbits, and the environmental changes he sees around him. Mauro is a part of the landscape and wants it to survive. [11m]
7:41 Living Lightly: Peter and Faye Vido, along with their three children, live off the grid on a farm in New Brunswick, Canada. The family has a vision: to live as lightly as possible. Using a scythe is part of that vision. Scythes, seldom used today, were used to cut grass and grain crops. But as we face climate change and peak oil, they are slowly gaining attention as an alternative to machines that require fossil fuels to operate. Watch the Vido family make scythes, teach others how to use these tools, and gracefully live in rhythm with nature. [24m]
8:10 Jungle Nomads of the Himalayas: Since the dawn of time, the Raji nomads have climbed the Terai jungle trees, some over 50m tall, to collect honey from the largest migrating bees in the world. The Raji scale the towering trees; the only thing protecting them is their belief in the tree gods. It took over six years for award-winning filmmaker Eric Valli to befriend the Raji and eventually gain the courage to climb alongside them and film the honey collections. [52m]
9:05 The Garden: From the ashes of the LA riots arose a lush 14-acre community garden — the largest in the US. Previously relying on convenience stores for groceries, the mostly migrant Latin American families cleared the lots, tilled the soil, grew an abundance of fruits and vegetables and, in the process, created a community. Now they must come together to fight possible eviction from the garden. Nominated for an Academy Award for best documentary, The Garden follows the South Central farmers as they fight City Hall; uncovering the politics, backroom deals and greed that threaten their garden. [80m]
Proceeds will go to Community-Supported Agriculture.
You can view the online programme here.