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The final film in the fall Green Film Series is a very timely one considering the proposed Enbridge pipeline and super tankers on the BC coast.  “The Pipedreams Project” will be shown on November 26 at the Gibsons Heritage Playhouse at 7:30 pm. This film follows three young people on an extraordinary journey: kayaking from Kitimat to Vancouver to express their concern for the coast we all love in the face of the risk presented by the pipeline and oil tankers. 

Their journey leads them face to face with the complexity of the environmental assessment process, the difficulties local communities face in having their voices heard and the growing resistance to the pipeline. Leaving the city behind for adventure and the exploration of the isolated and dangerous coast of British Columbia, the trio becomes deeply impacted by their experience.

 

Short films from Greenpeace and Pacific Wild will accompany the feature film.

 

Kayaker Ryan Vanvecasteyen will answer questions from the audience via Skype. Guests Ben West from the Wilderness Committee and Sven Biggs from Tanker Free BC will lead a discussion forum following the films.

 

The Gibsons Green Team and Sustainable Coast Magazine are presenting the Green Film Series. This is a special project of the Sunshine Coast Film Society. The Green Film series is dedicated to using film as a tool for community engagement on environmental and sustainability issues. The screening events are meant to foster the role of film as a catalyst for dialogue, networking and action.

 

Tickets are $10 or $7 for SC Film Society members. SCFS annual memberships ($15)  are available at the door or on the SCFS website at scfs.ca. Ticket reservations are available online at www.greenfilms.ca.

 

Screening time is 7:30pm, with the doors open at 7pm. The Gibsons Heritage Playhouse is located at 662 North Road in Gibsons, BC. 

 

For more information on the web go to:greenfilms.ca