"Trashed - No Place for Waste" looks at the risks to the food chain and the environment through pollution of our air, land and sea by waste. The film reveals surprising truths about very immediate and potent dangers to our health, a global conversation from Iceland to Indonesia between the film star Jeremy Irons and scientists, politicians and ordinary individuals whose health and livelihoods have been fundamentally affected by waste pollution. Visually and emotionally the film is both horrific and beautiful: an interplay of human interest and political wake-up call. But it ends on a message of hope: showing how the risks to our survival can easily be averted through sustainable approaches that provide far more employment than the current 'waste industry'. There will also be a presentation by a local community group about recycling and waste in our own community.
This free screening is sponsored by the Medford Film Collaborative, Grace Episcopal Church and the City of Medford Office of Energy and the Environment. The program is funded in part by the Medford Arts Council and the Massachusetts Cultural Council. For more information, go to https://www.facebook.com/medfordfilm
“Trashed” will be screened at the Grace Episcopal Church, 160 High Street Medford, on April 29, 2015 at 6:45PM
