Available to watch February 8th – 10th, 2021

Post-show Zoom discussion at 7:00PM on Wednesday, Feb 10th

How to watch

Watch free films from the Spring Sustainability Series lineup and participate in virtual discussions from home!

To participate, please register for each event using the registration form below. An email will be delivered to you when the film becomes available to stream, containing a link to watch and a link to the Zoom discussion. All Zoom discussions will take place on Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. Registrants will have access to films in advance, though we recommend viewing the films on the day of the panel discussion.

Registration for this event is now closed.

About the film

The Okavango River Basin provides a vital source of water to about 1 million people, the world’s largest population of African elephants and significant populations of lions, cheetahs and hundreds of species of birds. However, this once unspoiled oasis is now under siege due to increasing pressure from human activity. From National Geographic Documentary Films, Into the Okavango chronicles a team of modern-day explorers on their first epic four-month, 1,500-mile expedition across three countries to save the river system that feeds the Okavango Delta, one of our planet’s last wetland wildernesses.

Post-Show Discussion

Panelists for Wednesday night’s Zoom discussion include:

Nancy Stevens, Professor, Functional Morphology & Vertebrate Paleontology

Chris Fahl, Athens Conservancy and Athens City Council

Elizabeth Ewing, Executive Director, Captina Conservancy

Geoff Debalko, Professor and Associate Dean at the George V. Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs

About the series

Athena Cinema, University Libraries and Environmental Studies Program present the 8th annual Sustainability Film Series.

In keeping with all previous series, each film will be followed by a panel discussion featuring faculty members, students and community members. The events will be virtual.

Following each film we invite audience members to join us for a virtual panel discussion hosted by faculty members, students and community members. Please join us for a conversation following these beautiful, thought-provoking and timely films.

The series is possible thanks to the support of: Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs, OHIO Honors Program, Honors Tutorial College, Cutler Scholars, Office of Sustainability, Center for Campus & Community Engagement and others.

Free admission and post-show discussion, as part of the Spring Virtual Sustainability Series.

Available to watch February 22nd – 24th, 2021

Post-show Zoom discussion at 7:00PM on Wednesday, Feb 24th

How to watch

Watch free films from the Spring Sustainability Series lineup and participate in virtual discussions from home!

To participate, please register for each event using the registration form below. An email will be delivered to you when the film becomes available to stream, containing a link to watch and a link to the Zoom discussion. All Zoom discussions will take place on Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. Registrants will have access to films in advance, though we recommend viewing the films on the day of the panel discussion.

Access information will be sent to those registered on Mondays prior to the Wednesday zoom panel. If you register after Monday morning on the week of the event, please note there may be a delay in receiving your registration access information. Access information will be sent daily at 5:00 p.m.

Registration for this event is now closed.

About the film

Born and raised in Nova Scotia, Oscar and Emmy award-nominated actor-director Elliot Page and co-director Ian Daniel engage in deeply personal and political dialogue with women at the forefront of some of Nova Scotia’s most urgent environmental crises. Based on the book of the same name by Ingrid Waldron, There’s Something in the Water explores the topic of environmental racism, poignantly shining a light on the Canadian government’s current and historical decisions to prioritize the profits of large corporations over the health of indigenous and black communities.

About the series

Athena Cinema, University Libraries and Environmental Studies Program present the 8th annual Sustainability Film Series.

In keeping with all previous series, each film will be followed by a panel discussion featuring faculty members, students and community members. The events will be virtual.

Following each film we invite audience members to join us for a virtual panel discussion hosted by faculty members, students and community members. Please join us for a conversation following these beautiful, thought-provoking and timely films.

The series is possible thanks to the support of: Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs, OHIO Honors Program, Honors Tutorial College, Cutler Scholars, Office of Sustainability, Center for Campus & Community Engagement and others.

Free admission and post-show discussion, as part of the Spring Virtual Sustainability Series.

Available to watch March 8th – 10th, 2021

Post-show Zoom discussion at 7:00PM on Wednesday, March 10th

How to watch

Watch free films from the Spring Sustainability Series lineup and participate in virtual discussions from home!

To participate, please register for each event using the registration form below. An email will be delivered to you when the film becomes available to stream, containing a link to watch and a link to the Zoom discussion. All Zoom discussions will take place on Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. Registrants will have access to films in advance, though we recommend viewing the films on the day of the panel discussion.

Access information will be sent to those registered on Mondays prior to the Wednesday zoom panel. If you register after Monday morning on the week of the event, please note there may be a delay in receiving your registration access information. Access information will be sent daily at 5:00 p.m. Be sure to check your spam, clutter, or junk folder if you have not seen your registration email by 5:00.

*Registration for this event is now closed.*

About the film

The story of a 99-year-old National Park Ranger described as “Bette Davis, Angela Davis and Yoda, all rolled into one.” The great granddaughter of a slave, Betty has lived a life filled with painful and often humiliating memories… yet she remains a defiant voice of hope. This documentary chronicles Betty’s urgent mission to use the final years of her life to tell an authentic story of what it means to be black and a woman in the United States. No Time To Waste follows Betty’s journey from speaking to small groups in a Visitor Center to national and international audiences that now hang on every word she utters as she prods her fellow citizens to continue recreating democracy and moving America toward a more perfect union.

Kaia McKenny, Ohio University Templeton Scholar,  HTC Environmental Studies Major 

About the series

Athena Cinema, University Libraries and Environmental Studies Program present the 8th annual Sustainability Film Series.

In keeping with all previous series, each film will be followed by a panel discussion featuring faculty members, students and community members. The events will be virtual.

Following each film we invite audience members to join us for a virtual panel discussion hosted by faculty members, students and community members. Please join us for a conversation following these beautiful, thought-provoking and timely films.

The series is possible thanks to the support of: Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs, OHIO Honors Program, Honors Tutorial College, Cutler Scholars, Office of Sustainability, Center for Campus & Community Engagement and others.

Free admission and post-show discussion, as part of the Spring Virtual Sustainability Series.

Available to watch March 15th – 17th, 2021

Post-show Zoom discussion at 7:00PM on Wednesday, March 17th

How to watch

Watch free films from the Spring Sustainability Series lineup and participate in virtual discussions from home!

To participate, please register for each event using the registration form below. An email will be delivered to you when the film becomes available to stream, containing a link to watch and a link to the Zoom discussion. All Zoom discussions will take place on Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. Registrants will have access to films in advance, though we recommend viewing the films on the day of the panel discussion.

Access information will be sent to those registered on Mondays prior to the Wednesday zoom panel. If you register after Monday morning on the week of the event, please note there may be a delay in receiving your registration access information. Access information will be sent daily at 5:00 p.m. Be sure to check your spam, clutter, or junk folder if you have not seen your registration email by 5:00.

About the film

Filmmaker Ron Howard profiles the first responders and the families affected by the wildfires that swept through Paradise, California in 2018. Open, honest, and emotional interviews unite with news footage to explore the human side of natural disaster and its after effects.

About the series

Athena Cinema, University Libraries and Environmental Studies Program present the 8th annual Sustainability Film Series.

In keeping with all previous series, each film will be followed by a panel discussion featuring faculty members, students and community members. The events will be virtual.

Following each film we invite audience members to join us for a virtual panel discussion hosted by faculty members, students and community members. Please join us for a conversation following these beautiful, thought-provoking and timely films.

The series is possible thanks to the support of: Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs, OHIO Honors Program, Honors Tutorial College, Cutler Scholars, Office of Sustainability, Center for Campus & Community Engagement and others.

Free admission and post-show discussion, as part of the Spring Virtual Sustainability Series.

Available to watch April 5th – 7th, 2021

Post-show Zoom discussion at 7:00PM on Wednesday, April 7th

How to watch

Watch free films from the Spring Sustainability Series lineup and participate in virtual discussions from home!

To participate, please register for each event using the registration form below. An email will be delivered to you when the film becomes available to stream, containing a link to watch and a link to the Zoom discussion. All Zoom discussions will take place on Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. Registrants will have access to films in advance, though we recommend viewing the films on the day of the panel discussion.

Access information will be sent to those registered on Mondays prior to the Wednesday zoom panel. If you register after Monday morning on the week of the event, please note there may be a delay in receiving your registration access information. Access information will be sent daily at 5:00 p.m. Be sure to check your spam, clutter, or junk folder if you have not seen your registration email by 5:00.

About the film

MOTHERLOAD captures a new mother’s quest to understand the increasing isolation and disconnection of modern life, its planetary impact, and how cargo bikes could be an antidote.

Filmmaker Liz Canning cycled everywhere until she had twins in 2008. Motherhood was challenging, but to Liz hauling babies via car felt stifling. She Googled “family bike” and uncovered a global movement of people replacing cars with cargo bikes: long-frame bicycles designed for carrying heavy loads. Liz set out to learn more, and MOTHERLOAD was born.

Post-Show Discussion

Panelists for Wednesday night’s Zoom discussion include:

Nick Tepe, Director, Athens Public Libraries

Bob West/Rob Delach, Athens Bicycle Club

Paola Sofia Munoz Gamboa, MA, Environment Studies, Ohio U

Liz Canning, filmmaker, Motherload

About the series

Athena Cinema, University Libraries and Environmental Studies Program present the 8th annual Sustainability Film Series.

In keeping with all previous series, each film will be followed by a panel discussion featuring faculty members, students and community members. The events will be virtual.

Following each film we invite audience members to join us for a virtual panel discussion hosted by faculty members, students and community members. Please join us for a conversation following these beautiful, thought-provoking and timely films.

The series is possible thanks to the support of: Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs, OHIO Honors Program, Honors Tutorial College, Cutler Scholars, Office of Sustainability, Center for Campus & Community Engagement and others.

Free admission and post-show discussion, as part of the Spring Virtual Sustainability Series.

Available to watch April 19th – 21st, 2021

Post-show Zoom discussion at 7:00PM on Wednesday, April 21st

How to watch

Watch free films from the Spring Sustainability Series lineup and participate in virtual discussions from home!

To participate, please register for each event using the registration form below. An email will be delivered to you when the film becomes available to stream, containing a link to watch and a link to the Zoom discussion. All Zoom discussions will take place on Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. Registrants will have access to films in advance, though we recommend viewing the films on the day of the panel discussion.

Access information will be sent to those registered on Mondays prior to the Wednesday zoom panel. If you register after Monday morning on the week of the event, please note there may be a delay in receiving your registration access information. Access information will be sent daily at 5:00 p.m. Be sure to check your spam, clutter, or junk folder if you have not seen your registration email by 5:00.

About the film

With only 60 years of farmable soil left on Earth, “The Need To GROW” offers an intimate look into the hearts of activists and innovators in the food movement: an 8-year-old girl challenges the ethics of a beloved organization; a renegade farmer struggles to keep his land as he revolutionizes resource efficient agriculture; and an accomplished visionary inventor faces catastrophe in the midst of developing a game-changing technology.

“The Need to GROW” delivers alarming evidence on the importance of healthy soil — revealing not only the potential of localized food production working with nature, but our opportunity as individuals to help regenerate our planet’s dying soils and participate in the restoration of the Earth.

About the series

Athena Cinema, University Libraries and Environmental Studies Program present the 8th annual Sustainability Film Series.

In keeping with all previous series, each film will be followed by a panel discussion featuring faculty members, students and community members. The events will be virtual.

Following each film we invite audience members to join us for a virtual panel discussion hosted by faculty members, students and community members. Please join us for a conversation following these beautiful, thought-provoking and timely films.

The series is possible thanks to the support of: Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs, OHIO Honors Program, Honors Tutorial College, Cutler Scholars, Office of Sustainability, Center for Campus & Community Engagement and others.

Free admission and post-show discussion, as part of the Spring Virtual Sustainability Series.