Documentary Series

The film viewings will be held in the Academy Center’s Forum on Fridays at 7 p.m. These events are free and open to the public. 

January 6—TAPPED—A behind-the-scenes examination of the bottled water industry serially asking the question: Is access to clean drinking water a basic human right or a commodity that should be bought and sold? TAPPED explores the big business of bottled water, an unregulated industry that aims to privatize and sell back the one plentiful resource that should never become a commodity: our water. From the producers of Who Killed the Electric Car and I.O.U.S.A., this timely documentary explores the bottled water industry from the plastic production to the ocean, where many of these materials end up, and the individuals and communities affected by this industry.

January 20 DDIVE! Living off America’s Waste D Filmmaker Jeremy Seifert and friends dumpster dive in search of understanding and exposing the country’s habit of wasting perfectly good food. Inspired by the knowledge that too many around the world are without food, their exploration of dumpsters in the back alleys and gated garbage bins of Los Angeles supermarkets reveal thousands of dollars’ worth of good, edible food. Their findings are the makings of this documentary.  

February 17—Fresh—This documentary celebrates the farmers, thinkers and business people across America who are re-inventing the country’s food system. Each has witnessed the rapid transformation of the country’s agriculture into an industrial model and confronted the consequences: food contamination, environmental pollution, depletion of natural resources, and morbid obesity. Forging healthier, sustainable alternatives, these trailblazers offer a practical vision for a future of the earth and its food. Fresh features urban farmer and activist Will Allen, the recipient of MacArthur’s 2008 Genius Award; sustainable farmer and entrepreneur Joel Salatin, made famous by Michael Pollan’s book, The Omnivore’s Dilemma; and supermarket owner David Ball, challenging our Wal-Mart dominated economy.

For further information about the film series, call PEA Science Instructor Elizabeth Stevens at 603- 777-3134.