Film Premiere
A mini Environmental Film Festival sponsored by the Ocean View Foundation, The Nature Conservancy and the Island Free Library featuring the film, A Sense of Wonder, will begin Thursday, March 18th at 6:30pm at the Island Free Library. The following is from the film’s website: “The film is an intimate and poignant reflection of pioneering environmentalist Rachel Carson. When Carson published Silent Spring in 1962, the backlash from her critics thrust her into the center of a political maelstrom. Despite her love of privacy, Carson’s convictions and her foresight regarding the risks posed by chemical pesticides forced her into a very public and controversial role. The film is an intimate and poignant reflection of Carson’s life as she emerges as America’s most successful advocate for the natural world. A Sense of Wonder was shot in HD by Oscar-winning cinematographer Haskell Wexler at Carson’s cottage on the coast of Maine.”
The film will also be shown on Saturday, March 20th at 2:30pm and Sunday, March 21st at 11am. All shows will also include a selection of films produced by the Ocean View Foundation. These events are free and everyone is welcome.
This is an impressive use of a blog to get news out, thank you.
And, A Sense of Wonder is a great film.
Kim Gaffett
March 15, 2010