Documentary Production and Distribution News

(Santa Monica, CA) Producers have announced an impressive environmentally-charged film line-up for October’s The New World F.E.S.T., a large-scale, outdoor eco-festival and exposition held just steps from the sand in Santa Monica, CA from October 7 through October 9. Films screenings will take place in a specially created Eco-Theater, and will include such powerful works as Oscar®-winner “The Cove” and Sundance winner “Fuel” plus “Dirt! The Movie,” “Vanishing of the Bees,” “Save the Farm” and the newly released “Freedom.”

“We’re thrilled to be able to screen such an incredible array of high-quality and important films,” says event producer Kacy Palmieri of Live Green Enterprises. “Our hope is that these films will both offer insight to important issues, as well as inspire those in attendance to get more involved.”

As the Oscar®-winner for Best Feature Documentary, “The Cove” embarks on an undercover mission to a hidden cove in Taiji, Japan to expose brutal environmental crimes. “Vanishing of the Bees,” narrated by Ellen Page, explores the mystery behind the disappearance of honey bees and its devastating consequences on our ecosystem. “Dirt! The Movie,” narrated by Jamie Lee Curtis, digs into the economic, social, environmental and political impact of soil and how modern industrial pursuits have disregarded this important link to life. And from the filmmakers of “Fuel” comes the just released “Freedom” which explores the role that Ethanol plays as a homegrown alternative fuel and features an eclectic array of personalities from internationally acclaimed author Deepak Chopra to singer/songwriter Jason Mraz – who also scored the film.

Resources:

www.thenewworldfest.com