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Apr 23, 2019
Tue 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Location: Brookside Gardens
Facility: Brookside Gardens Auditorium
Price: Free(Standard charge)
Ages: 18 and up
Gender: Mixed
Spaces: 10 openings remaining
Registration Dates: Standard registration opens: Feb 11, 2019
Internet registration opens: Feb 11, 2019

Description: 

The Montgomery County GreenFest partners are proud to join the DC Environmental Film Festival to present three documentary screenings in April at Brookside Gardens. These environmentally themed films are offered as part of Earth Day educational activities and lead up to GreenFest, which is Montgomery County's largest environmental festival. GreenFest will take place on Sunday, April 28 from 11am - 4pm at Brookside Gardens in Wheaton, MD. For more information about GreenFest, please visit https://montgomerycountygreenfest.org/


The Human Element

Director: Matthew Testa

(United States, 2018, 76 min.)

Link to trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k34FhplukXQ

Renowned photographer James Balog (Chasing Ice) uses his camera to reveal how environmental change is affecting the lives of everyday Americans. Following the four classical elements -- air, earth, fire, and water -- to frame his journey, Balog explores wildfires, hurricanes, sea level rise, coal mining, and the changes in the air we breathe. With compassion and heart, this film tells an urgent story while giving inspiration for a more balanced relationship between humanity and nature.


Expert Speakers Panel:

*Discussion following the screening

  • Moderator: Douglas M. Weisburger, Senior Planning Specialist, Sustainability Programs

  • Tom DiLiberto, Climatologist and Science Communicator, NOAA

  • Allison Gost-Breitenother, Program Manager, Environmental Health Bureau, Maryland Department of Health and University of Maryland

  • Greg Carlock, Climate Action and Data Manager, World Resources Institute



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