PIF Screening: There Once Was an Island $6 Cover

There Once Was an Island: Te Henua e Nnoho

Liz Rice, member of the Citizens Climate Lobby (http://citizensclimatelobby.ca/), will lead a post-screening discussion.

April 4 at 7 PM

$6 admission. Programmed in partnership with Planet in Focus (http://planetinfocus.org/).

Ticket holders will receive 15% off take-out at Fresh Restaurant (http://www.freshrestaurants.ca/main.asp)'s Spadina location.

Directed by: Briar March | 80 minutes | NEW ZEALAND, PAPUA NEW GUINEA | English, Takku, Tok Pidgin with English Subtitles Winner of the Best International Feature Film at the Planet in Focus Environmental Film Festival

http://photos2.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/1/1/0/a/event_101224362.jpegShot over four years on the Takuu Atoll off the coast of Papua New Guinea, There Once Was an Island examines the ever-changing and very personal debate vexing clans indigenous to the flood-stricken and fast-eroding island chain. With negligible provisions arriving from the mainland and no government strategy for relocation, the Takuu community looks to ocean scientists to assess the viability of remaining on their homeland. The stories of three islanders poignantly highlight the direct impact of climate change in the South Pacific.

Other Awards: Leipziger Award, Dok Leizig Natural Facts Award, Big Sky Documentary Film Festival Best Documentary, Raindance Best International Documentary, Cinemambiente Environmental Film Festival, Italy

Join us for provocative and entertaining Canadian and international films about the state of our planet at the NFB’s theatre at the corner of Richmond and John Street. All screenings will be followed by a discussion.

Brought to you by Planet in Focus, Canada’s leading environmental media arts organization and the National Film Board of Canada, breaking ground in interactive works, social-issue documentaries, auteur animation and alternative dramas for over 70 years.