One Planet Eco Festival

A Celebration of Sustainable Living

Thursday 9 Oct 08 - 8pm
One Planet Festival Green Screen film festival: Manufactured Landscapes
Probably the most spectacular and thought provoking climate change film to date, Manufactured Landscapes follows the photographer Edward Burtinsky (made famous by Al Gore’s use of his images in An Inconvenient Truth) as he traces the life of consumer products from China to the West and back again. The film’s greatest achievement is to deal head on with the twin issues of climate change and Peak Oil in a way that provokes thought rather then shuts down hope. The result is a beautifully shot and edited film - this is the climate change film you cannot miss.
Sustainability Panel Discussion Thursday 9 October 9.30pm:
Following the screening of Manufactured Landscapes there will be a panel discussion with three of the North West’s finest sustainability specialists, Steve Connor, Dr Kate Rawles, and Dr Robert Poole.
Price £5/£4 The Dukes Theatre, Lancaster LA 1 1QE www.dukes-lancaster.org

Friday 10 Oct 08 - 8.30pm
One Planet Festival Green Screen film festival: Garbage Warrior
An intimate portrait of radical US architect Michael Reynolds, a man possessed by his dream of changing the world. Michael Reynolds creates beautiful ramshackle homes in the New Mexico desert out of discarded beer cans, reclaimed wood, old tyres and clay, the physical manifestations of his life's passion for sustainable living. But Reynolds is not so much an architect as a one-man eco-movement, a visionary whose ideas will either help us save the planet or just land him in more trouble with the local authorities.
Director’s Question and Answer session:
It is hoped that there will be a question and answer session with Brighton based director Oliver Hodge after this screening. Please phone box office to confirm. 0845 344 0654
Price £5/£4 The Dukes Theatre, Lancaster LA 1 1QE www.dukes-lancaster.org

Saturday 11 Oct 08 - 10am - 4pm
One Planet Festival Sustainability Expo - A showcase of sustainable lifestyles: An Eco Fair where local businesses, organisations and community groups will be exhibiting their environmental products, services and projects. Come along and find out about renewable energy technology, buy local produce, and be inspired by local environmental projects. Short speaker events throughout the day on climate change and renewable technologies, sustainable garden display, low carbon live music, giant climate change game and activities for children, cafe, FREE ENTRY
Lancaster Town Hall, the Ashton Hall, Lancaster Lancashire LA1 1PJ
For more information see: www.oneplanetfestival.com

Saturday 11 Oct 08 - 2pm
CARBON DETOX
Author and climate change campaigner George Marshall will be signing copies of his book CARBON DETOX at Waterstones, King Street, Lancaster

Saturday 11 Oct 08 - 8.30pm
CARBON DETOX
Author and climate change campaigner George Marshall presents his fast moving, highly entertaining one man show that will challenge your assumptions and help you to find fresh ways to deal with climate change. Find out how we can learn everything from smokers; why plastic bags became a fetish; and how can we find joy and thrive in a climate change world. And not a graph in sight! www.carbondetox.org
Tickets £5/£4. The Dukes Theatre, Lancaster LA 1 1QE www.dukes-lancaster.org

Tuesday 14 Oct 08 - 8.30pm
One Planet Festival Green Screen film festival: Who Killed the Electric Car?
With increasing gasoline prices, fossil fuel shortages, unrest in oil-producing regions and the mainstream consumer adoption of the hybrid electric car (more than 140,000 Priuses sold this year), this documentary couldn't be more relevant or important. Its foremost goal is to inform audiences about this car and its place in history as well as our wider car culture and how it enables our continuing addiction to foreign oil. This somewhat chilling film investigates the death and resurrection of the electric car, as well as the role of renewable energy and sustainable living in the USA’s future, issues that affect everyone from progressive liberals to the neo-conservative right
Price £5/£4 The Dukes Theatre, Lancaster LA 1 1QE www.dukes-lancaster.org

Wednesday 15 Oct 08 - 8.15pm
One Planet Festival Green Screen film festival: What a Way to Go
A disturbing, compassionate and sometimes humorous personal essay about coming to grips with climate change, resource crises, environmental meltdown and the demise of the American lifestyle. Friends and experts analyse historical, social and psychological factors driving us toward human extinction. Bennett’s ruthless assessment challenges the audience to face terrifying times with courage and integrity.
In the gallery.
After this screening, the Dukes youth theatre will stage a series of short devised pieces on the subject of climate change in the foyer and gallery area. Please feel free to stay and watch.
Price £5/£4 The Dukes Theatre, Lancaster LA 1 1QE www.dukes-lancaster.org

Thursday 16 Oct 08 - 7.30pm
One Planet Festival Green Screen film festival: The End of Suburbia
The End of Suburbia explores the American Way of Life and its prospects as the planet approaches a critical era, with global demand for fossil fuels beginning to outstrip supply. The North American suburbia promised space, affordability, family life and upward mobility. As the population of suburbs exploded over the last 50 years, the suburban way of life became embedded in the American consciousness. But serious questions are emerging on the sustainability of suburbia. As energy prices skyrocket in the coming years, how will the inhabitants of suburbia react to the collapse of their dream? Are today's suburbs destined to become the slums of tomorrow? And what can be done now, individually and collectively, to avoid The End of Suburbia?
Pre-Screening Presentation on Sustainable Towns:
A speaker from Transition City Lancaster Initiative will give a short talk before this screening on creating a local response to the challenges of achieving a waste-free society.
Price £5/£4 The Dukes Theatre, Lancaster LA 1 1QE www.dukes-lancaster.org

Friday 17 Oct 08 - 8.15pm
One Planet Festival Green Screen film festival: Bicycology present a pedal powered screening of: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil and Last Boy Riding
Back by popular demand.
Cuba, an isolated nation, suffered a dramatic decline in its supply of cheap oil following the collapse of the Soviet Union. This fascinating and empowering film shows how communities pulled together, created solutions, rebuilt its quality of life and ultimately thrived in spite of their decreased supply of imported oil.
In the Gallery. Free entry please ring box office to reserve 0845 344 0654
The Dukes Theatre, Lancaster LA 1 1QE www.dukes-lancaster.org

One Planet Festival presents carbon neutral music festival events:
Electricity for semi-acoustic acts will be provided by pedal powered generators while electric bands will be through sustainable electricity companies such as Ecotricity or waste vegetable oil powered generators where possible.

Friday 10th October 9pm-12am:

• The Park Grand Opening Night: Matt O'Ree band (rocking blues) and Butch Ross (mountain dulcimer).

• The Pub: The Show Biz Kids. Hard rock at Lancaster's premier biker pub and rock club.

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Saturday 11th October

11am-11pm:

• Stonewell Tavern: Bands in Lancaster Presents a full day of Lancaster's finest bands from rock, pop, RnB, jazz, acoustic and more.

2pm-6pm:

• Ashton Town Hall: Kayla Kavanagh powered by her carbon neutral amplification followed by the Slovenian Men's Choir from Lancaster's twin town of Zrece.

10pm 'til late: Film Festival Afterhour's Party

• The Golden Lion Pub: Gerry Jablonski, Scotland's hottest blues guitarist and the Convulsions (funk, blues, rock, western swing).

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Sunday 12th October

12pm-3pm:
• Robert Gillow (Market St.): New Riverside Jazz Band

3pm-7pm

• Stonewell Tavern: The Sam Lay Cuban Jazz Band

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Venue

Dukes Theatre and Cinema, Lancaster, Lancaster

Dates

Green Screen film festival: Manufactured Landscapes 9 Oct 2008

Green Screen film festival: Garbage Warrior 10 Oct 2008

One Planet Festival Sustainability Expo and 'Carbon Detox' event 11 Oct 2008

Green Screen film festival: Who Killed the Electric Car? 14 Oct 2008

Green Screen film festival: What a Way to Go 15 Oct 2008

Green Screen film festival: The End of Suburbia 16 Oct 2008

Green Screen film festival: Bicycology 17 Oct 2008