Thanks to the generosity of several organizations, including Chipotle, the Institute for Regional Education, Gasland organization of Josh Fox, and Swank Film Institute we present this year's films: American Meat, Fresh, Koyaanisqatsi, Powaqqatsi, Gasland and Uncle Nino.

BostonGreenFilmFest takes place at SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL, 120 Tremont Street, Boston, MA near Park Street T Station or Government Center T Station.

Please note that Suffolk University security will ask you for an ID to enter. If you don't have one, please let the guard know to alert Danny and to have him come to escort you in. Thank you!

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American Meat (74 min) is an exposé of the corporate meat industry. Beginning with a history of our current industrial system, the feedlots and confinement operations are unveiled, not through hidden cameras, but through the eyes of the farmers who live and work there. From there, the story shifts to Polyface Farms, where the Salatin family has developed an alternative agricultural model based on rotational grazing and local distribution. This pro-farmer look at chicken, hog and cattle production in America is offered to us by Chipotle who is working hard to provide sustainable foods in its restaurants.

Fresh (114 min) is an underground documentary that became a massive grassroots success and the embodiment of the good food movement. Fresh celebrates the farmers, thinkers and business people across America who are re-inventing our food system. Each has witnessed the rapid transformation of our agriculture into an industrial model, and confronted the consequences: food contamination, environmental pollution, depletion of natural resources, and morbid obesity. Forging healthier, sustainable alternatives, they offer a practical vision for a future of our food and our planet.

Koyaanisqatsi (87 min) and Powaqqatsi (97 min) are the first two parts of Godfrey Reggio's Qatsi Trilogy. This powerful trilogy examines all the influences that surround us and help us look at the way they shape us:

   Koyaanisqatsi is the Hopi word for life out of balance. The film juxtaposes stunning visuals of urban life and technology with nature and serenity.

   Powaqqatsi looks at the importance of preserving cultural diversity and focuses on the conflict in third world countries between traditional ways of life and the new ways of life introduced with industrialization.

Gasland ((107 min) portrays one of the worst environmental catastrophes in the making - fracking. It is the largest domestic natural gas drilling boom in history and is sweeping across the United States. The Halliburton-developed drilling technology of "fracking" or hydraulic fracturing has unlocked a "Saudia Arabia of natural gas" just beneath us. But is fracking safe? When filmmaker Josh Fox is asked to lease his land for drilling, he embarks on a cross-country odyssey uncovering a trail of secrets, lies and contamination. A recently drilled nearby Pennsylvania town reports that residents are able to light their drinking water on fire.

Uncle Nino (104 min) comes from Italy to transform a suburban family's way of life. The father has become a stranger to his family, thinking only about his lawn and job, the children are out of control and the lawn is perfectly manicured. Uncle Nino brings a new spirit, a new front yard, and a new sense of family to this American household.