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Building a Resilient Community, a Film Festival in Salida
Join GARNA for a curated selection of films from the Colorado Environmental Film Festival, alongside a local short film made right here in Chaffee County! Centered around the theme Building a Resilient Community, these inspiring films were specifically chosen to show that there is tangible hope and active work we can do right now to improve our local environment, while serving as a powerful model for other rural communities to follow.
Our local showing of CEFF is sponsored by Working Films, OG Consignment, Mountain Aspect Landscape Architecture and Waste Management. A huge thanks to these sponsors!
The details:
- Doors open @ 3:30pm, the films start at 4:00pm sharp! Event will end no later than at 6:00pm.
- Tickets: $15 members, $20 Non-Members, $5 for children 17 years & younger
- Refreshments & snacks: provided by Junior Edison, bring cash!
- Location: A Church -> 419 D Street, Salida, CO
Please either bring proof of ticket purchase to show attendant at the door OR tell us your name & we will check you off our list! Because this event typically sells out, we cannot guarantee availability for tickets at the door – we recommend purchasing online, beforehand.
Questions? Please email josie@garna.org
Film Playlist:
Landfill
This Chaffee County film showcases the local landfill and waste diversion opportunities, stressing responsible waste management and transforming waste into resources. Through storytelling, it encourages viewers to rethink habits and explore innovative solutions to reduce landfill reliance. The film aims to educate and inspire community involvement in sustainable practices, highlighting the environmental impact of landfills and the advantages of recycling for a cleaner future in Chaffee County and beyond.
Recycling Pipeline
This Chaffee County film highlights the local recycling pipeline, demonstrating to residents that their curbside recycling is truly being processed. It showcases the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) program recently enacted in Colorado, which provides residents with free recycling services. The narrative emphasizes that recycling is a tangible effort, supported by many dedicated individuals working behind the scenes to create additional resources for the community’s benefit.
A Reason for Hope
A short documentary focused on the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy and how one community is embracing the change and showcasing how to integrate renewable energy into the classroom,
Lead it Go
Lead it Go follows hunter and conservationist Chris Parish’s mission to prevent lead poisoning in wildlife. This film is timely with the new executive order allowing lead ammo in waterfowl hunting (against the USFWS ban).
The Light Won’t Dim
The Light Won’t Dim explores the promise and urgency of solar power in a time of climate crisis in places like Puerto Rico, Colorado, New York City, and New Hampshire.
To Know a Place
An intimate look at the connection between place and identity, this film is a meditation on time and the intergenerational experience of change.
The Girl and her Piano
A poetic and urgent short documentary that follows 12-year old pianist and narrator Hillary O’Sullivan’s remarkable journey to 4,000 meters above sea level in Bhutan, where music becomes both witness and voice for a planet in crisis. For more info, please visit: thegirlandherpiano.com
Many GARNA programs require a Liability Release Form be filled out each calendar year.
Your registration is secured upon receipt of payment, as long as there space is still available in a program. If you prefer not to register online (recommended), you may mail a check, made out to “GARNA” to the address below or stop by the office. Please include a note with the program you are registering for. Be aware, some programs sell out quickly, and we cannot confirm your spot with a mailed registration.
PO Box 1522
Salida CO 81201
Cancellation policy:
If we are notified of your need to cancel by 24 hours of program date, your program fee will be refunded except for a $3.00 administrative fee. No refunds within 24 hours or after the event (but most events are transferable). If minimum enrollment has not been met 2 days before program date, programs will be cancelled and we will refund the full amount.