The Friends is sponsoring their 3rd annual Films with Friends environmental film series. Films with Friends 2016 will include five environmentally-themed documentaries. Most films will be preceded by short films made by area students, filmmakers, and nonprofits.
The 2016 season will kick off with the documentary Eating Alabama, a shout-out to Skagit County farming families hosting the 2016 Festival of Family Farms the same weekend.
Eating Alabama tells the story of a young couple in search of a simpler life. They return home to Alabama where they set out to eat the way their grandparents did – locally and seasonally. But as they navigate the agro-industrial, gastronomical complex, they soon realize that nearly everything about the food system has changed since farmers once populated their family histories. A thoughtful and often funny essay on community, the South, and sustainability; “Eating Alabama” is a story about why food matters.
The Eating Alabama Trailer can be viewed at http://eatingalabama.com/about/.
On Friday, Sept. 30, doors open 6:30 p.m. for popcorn & drinks. Films begin at 7 p.m. (approximately 1 ½ hours) at the Northwest Educational Services District Building, 1601 R Ave. Films are free and open to the public. Donations are welcome to help continue this series in 2017. For more information visit the Friends website.
Following films – learn more about the 2016 films on the Friends website calendar for these dates:
- October 14th – Salmon Confidential
- October 28th – Double Feature: A Simple Question – The Story of Straw & Nature’s Orchestra - Sounds of Our Changing Planet
- November 11th – Sonic Sea