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EARTH VISION The 16th Tokyo Global Environmental Film Festival
Environmental Film Category
Screening of the 2nd selection
<2007.10.25 Thu.-30 Sun.>
http / www.earth-vision.jp
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[Date]
Oct.25 Thu. – Oct. 30 Sun.
[Place]
2F Shinjuku Gyoen Information Center, Tokyo
(11 Naitocho, Shinjuku-ku, Shinjuku, Tokyo Tel. 03-3350-4143)
10 minutes-walk from South Exit of JR Shinjuku station,
5 minutes-walk from Marunouchi Line Shinnjuku-gyoen-mae station
* Shinjuku Gyoen Information Center is next to Shinjuku-mon.
-Admission Free-
*The schedule may be changed without notice.
**The Films will be screened in their original language.
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October 25 Thu.
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10:00
*Heat Island Tokyo: Valley of the Wind and Urban Forests Work a Miracle
(Japan / Director: Kawada Kaworu / 2006 / 26min.)
Waste heat from air-conditioners and radiant heat from buildings and asphalt
pavements build up in Tokyo, exacerbating the heat island phenomenon. The
film focuses on the effectiveness of using greenery in Shinjuku Gyoen and
other areas to keep the city cool, following the recent activities of
building “windy roads”.
*Crude: The Incredible Journey of Oil
(Australia / Director: Richard Smith / 2007 / 90min.)
The world’s oil fields are deposits of phytoplankton on the ocean floor from
the Jurassic period. Will our mass consumption of oil in the last 150 years
thrust us back climatically to the warm primeval age when oil fields were
formed?
*** Intermission ***
13:00
*Restoring Terrace Paddy Fields: Ishibu, Matsuzaki-cho, Izu
(Japan / Director: Ohara Seiji / 2007 / 14min.)
The familiar scenery of terrace paddy fields characteristic of mountain
villages is disappearing due to rapidly declining population and the policy
of reducing rice acreage. The film documents the restoration efforts of
volunteers and residents and introduces the technology used for the
restoration.
*Fishermen in the City
(Taiwan / Director: Hong Chun-xiu / 2006 / 62min.)
On the bank of a river running by the world’s tallest building “Taipei 101”
is a hundred-year old fishing village. Fishermen there find their livelihood
being eroded by the rapid urban development.
*** Intermission ***
14:20
*Planet EarthPolar Region: The World of Ice
(Japan / Director: Ito Yasuhiko / 2006 / 59min.)
The film captured Emperor penguins cradling their eggs in the arctic weather
of 60 degrees below zero and polar bears hunting in the icy sea. It is a
close look at the nature of the polar region, which is suffering the most
severe environmental destruction today.
*Thousand Days and a Dream
(India / Directors: P. Baburaj & C. Saratchandran / 2006 / 60min.)
Local wells in India’s Kerala state dried up after Coca Cola pumped up a
large volume of underground water. The area’s water quality was worsened by
the disposal of waste. The people fought back.
16:20 End of the Screening
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October 26 Fri.
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10:00
*Poor but Selfless: Tanaka Shozo and People who Joined Hands with Him
(Japan / Director: Ikeda Hiroo / 2006 / 98min.)
“True civilization does not devastate mountains, or rivers, or villages; nor
does it kill humans.” The film depicts the life of Tanaka Shozo, showing how
he and the peasants confronted the Ashio copper-mine poisoning incident.
*Living with Oumi: Lake Biwa
(Japan / Director: Niimura Yasuo / 2006 / 30min.)
Lake Biwa, Japan’s largest lake with outstanding freshwater ecosystems, is
one of the few ancient lakes left in the world. The film looks at the
harmonious relationship between the community and nature, recent crises, and
actions towards the future.
*** Intermission ***
1300
*Travelogue of the World’s Countryside: China’s Yunnan Living with Bamboo
(Japan / Director: Zhang Keming / 2007 / 49min.)
Rice paddies, villages, and bamboo groves form Yunnan Province’s typical
landscape. People there live with bamboo. Images of their culture and
animals and plants all come alive in the beautiful seasons of China’s
countryside.
*Animal Factory
(Korea / Director: Koo Jung-Hoi / 2007 / 61min.)
As the western diet becomes popular, the demand for pork and chicken rises.
But do we know what happens at those production sites? Now, the veil is
lifted.
*Man and Whale
(Japan / Director: Yamamura Koji / 2007 / 2min.)
At a school facing the ocean, the old principal was lost in thought looking
at the picture of a whale he drew when he was a young boy. Then, he saw
something in the sea …
*** Intermission ***
15:00
*R?sum? of a Shrimpthe Breeder and the Consumer
(Japan / Director: Suzuki Toshiaki / 2004 / 27min.)
The shrimps on our table come from Indonesia, China, Sri Lanka, Thailand,
Vietnam, and other countries. The film shows us aspects of shrimp production
not indicated in their “natural” or “cultured” labels.
*Armed by NatureWhat Saved the Coast from the Tsunami?
(India,Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand / Directors: Moji Riba & Manori
Wijesekera & Yohan Abeynaike / 2006 / 27min.)
The December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami caused serious damages. Investigation
of the damages shed light on the fact that mangrove forests, sand dunes, and
coral reefs were nature’s defense against tsunami.
16:00 End of the Screening
