2009-05-05
08:19:38
Roll out the red carpet.
J.W. Walker School will be hosting an environmental film festival today and tomorrow. Angela Petsnick says six films shown during the Toronto Film Festival will be viewed locally
"There's a film called 'Garbage Revolution.' It's from a Toronto filmmaker. We're going to show that film to three different audiences," says Petsnick. "There another movie called 'Slow.' It's about out water use and that film will be sent to Atikokan and Rainy River."
This morning, students from Fort Frances High School will have the opportunity to view the movie "Digital Cemeteries." In the afternoon, primary students from surrounding schools will be invited to view three short movies including, "Raising the Green Roof", "Intestines of the Earth" and "Squirm".
While most of the films will be viewed only by students, the public will have an opportunity to see the movie "Addicted to Plastics" and a series of short films produced by J-W Walker's grade 8 students tomorrow night at the Townsend Theatre.
Planet in Focus provided the funding for the school to host the event. It's just one of four school in Ontario to receive funding.
