The Last Mountain
Sunday, January 27, 2:00-3:30 p.m.
Blackstone Memorial Library, Branford
In the valleys of Appalachia, a battle is being fought over a mountain. It is a battle with severe consequences that affect every American, regardless of their social status, economic background or where they live. It is a battle that has taken many lives and continues to do so the longer it is waged. It is a battle over protecting our health and environment from the destructive power of Big Coal.
The mining and burning of coal is at the epicenter of America’s struggle to balance its energy needs with environmental concerns. Nowhere is that concern greater than in Coal River Valley, West Virginia, where a small but passionate group of ordinary citizens is trying to stop Big Coal corporations, like Massey Energy, from continuing the devastating practice of Mountain Top Removal.
The Last Mountain tells this story.
Facing the Storm
Sunday, February 24, 2:00-3:30 p.m.
Blackstone Memorial Library, Branford
Facing the Storm is the epic account of our tempestuous relationship with the iconic symbol of wild America. The American bison once dominated the plains of North America, numbering in the tens of millions. Native Plains Indians shared a sacred relationship with the species that went far beyond survival and sustenance. Then, in the nineteenth century, they were nearly eradicated from the continent, and an entire Plains culture was forever changed.
Facing the Storm recounts this harrowing history, and thoroughly explores the future of bison in the twenty-first century showing us that the American bison is not just an icon of a lost world, but may very well show us the path to a more sustainable future.
The film series is cosponsored by Audubon Connecticut.
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