The Story of Plastic -free documentary film screening

cSPACE Eau Claire Neighbourhood Hub 381 2 Avenue Southwest, Calgary, AB, Canada

Free screening of The Story of Plastic.Drop in to watch The Story of Plastic, a searing exposé revealing the ugly truth behind plastic pollution and the false solution of plastic recycling. The Story of Plastic presents a cohesive timeline of how we got to our current global plastic pollution crisis. The Story of Plastic is […]

Koyaanisqatsi – free film screening

cSPACE Eau Claire Neighbourhood Hub 381 2 Avenue Southwest, Calgary, AB, Canada

Free screening of Koyaanisqatsi Godfrey Reggio's classic 1982 film "Life Out of Balance"Drop in to watch Koyaanisqatsi "Life Out of Balance" an experimental classic film featuring a collection of expertly photographed phenomena with no conventional plot, to a soundtrack by Philip Glass. The footage focuses on nature, humanity, and the relationship between them.Drawing its title […]

Powaqqatsi – free film screening

cSPACE Eau Claire Neighbourhood Hub 381 2 Avenue Southwest, Calgary, AB, Canada

Free screening of Powaqqatsi Godfrey Reggio's 1988 film "Life in Transformation"Drop in and watch Powaqqatsi, also known as Powaqqatsi: Life in Transformation, a 1988 American non-narrative film directed by Godfrey Reggio and the sequel to Reggio's experimental 1982 film, Koyaanisqatsi. It is the second film in the Qatsi trilogy.Powaqqatsi is a Hopi neologism coined by […]

Naqoyqatsi – free film screening

cSPACE Eau Claire Neighbourhood Hub 381 2 Avenue Southwest, Calgary, AB, Canada

Drop in and watch Naqoyqatsi, also known as Naqoyqatsi: Life as War, is a 2002 American non-narrative film directed by Godfrey Reggio and the sequel to Reggio's experimental 1982 film, Koyaanisqatsi. and 1988's Powaqqatsi. Naqoyqasti is the third and final film in the Qatsi trilogy.

Suzanne Simard: Mother Trees and the Social Forest

cSPACE Eau Claire Neighbourhood Hub 381 2 Avenue Southwest, Calgary, AB, Canada

A recording of Forest Ecologist Suzanne Simard. Trees are part of a complex, interdependent circle of life. Forests are social, cooperative creatures connected through underground mycorrhizal networks. They communicate their vitality and vulnerabilities, and share and exchange resources and support.

Suzanne Simard: Trees and Mushrooms Communicating

cSPACE Eau Claire Neighbourhood Hub 381 2 Avenue Southwest, Calgary, AB, Canada

Suzanne Simard (PhD, Forest Sciences from Oregon State University)talks about how the forest is linked through mycorrhizal connections, how trees communicate with fungi, and with each other. She explains how large "mother" trees help their offspring, as well as their "neighbors" thrive in the coniferous forests of the west. A huge cycle, or "spiral," of life is taking place and how humans are impacting the forest system.