Genesis Farm will be hosting a monthly Wednesday night film series beginning in February. We want to provide perspectives on the important themes of healthy food, shelter, energy, community and the fulfillment desired by all life…everywhere.

Our colleagues in the Sustainable Ridge and Valley Alliance and at Kids Camp are co-sponsoring this film series with Genesis Farm. All films will be shown in the Genesis Farm Library. Call if you need more information: 908.362.6735.

In addition to the films shown, there will be an earlier showing of a film or film-clip touching on the New Cosmology, and a brief introduction that places the featured film within this larger context. Following the featured film, we'll have a conversation about our responses and insights.

Come explore with us how we might create the future we long to see! Cost: Free. Donations gratefully accepted.

If you are coming from a distance, you might consider staying overnight at Bread and Roses to rest and renew yourself.

7:00 pm - New Cosmology introduction.
7:30 pm - Featured film followed by conversation.

April 9 King Corn
A documentary about two friends, one acre of corn, and the subsidized crop that drives our fast-food nation. Are we becoming part of a biological experiment without our knowledge or consent?

May 14 The End of Suburbia
This documentary explores the industrialized American way of life post WWII and provides a balanced analysis of the prospects for its future as the planet reaches peak oil, an era in which the global demand for cheap oil and natural gas begins to outstrip supply.

June 11 The Power of Community
Cuba lost access to Soviet oil in the early 1990's and faced a peak oil kind of crisis; their success in creating a low-energy, organic food supply may provide us with valuable examples for a more sustainable future.

July 9 Kilowatt Ours
This film takes us from the devastating "mountaintop removal" coal mines of West Virginia to the solar panel fields of Florida, with the discovery of solutions to America's energy problems all along the way.

August 13 Why We Fight
A nonpartisan look at the anatomy of American war-making and its institutionalization throughout our economy, this film includes stories from everyday Americans as well as Washington and Pentagon insiders. A 2005 Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize winner.

September 10 Wag the Dog
A biting political satire about the powerful role of "spin-masters" in setting national policies, this comedy about truth and justice stars Robert DeNiro and Dustin Hoffman.

October 8 The Next Industrial Revolution
Shot in Europe and the US, this film explores how businesses are transforming themselves to work with nature, care about people, and enhance their profitability. The work of architect William McDonough and designer Michael Braungart is showcased, as they reinvent technical enterprises to mimic nature.

November 12 The Story of Stuff and Sustainability as an Infinite Game
The first is a fast-paced 20-minute look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. Exploring the many connections between social and ecological issues, it will teach us something, make us laugh, and may change us. The second presents an inspiring image to carry us into the future: Economist and entrepreneur Paul Hawken suggests that the more than one million grassroots organizations committed to social justice, Earth's ecological well-being, and a global spiritual awakening may well be the planet's immune system emerging into consciousness.