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Think About It – The Flicks for Thought independent film series is a partnership between Greenville Organic Foods Organization (GOFO) and Upstate Forever. Film screenings and a light reception will be held every Thursday evening at 5:30 PM beginning February 2, 2012, at the Upcountry History Museum. Plus, new in 2012, Sunday matinee screenings will be presented at 3:00 PM on February 5, 12, 19 and 26. Contact GOFO and Upstate Forever for further information There is a limited seating availability for the screenings. Seating is limited to 65 patrons per film and attendees are encouraged to purchase their Upcountry History Museum admission tickets in advance. Visit this link to purchase admission tickets to the Upcountry History Museum.
Thursday, February 2, 2012 from 5:30-8:30 PM Sunday, February 5, 2012 from 3:00-5:00 PM What has happened to us? Despite the most advanced medical technology in the world, we are sicker than ever by nearly every measure. Two out of every three of us are overweight. Cases of diabetes are exploding, especially amongst our younger population. About half of us are taking at least one prescription drug. Millions suffer from a host of other degenerative diseases. This documentary examines the profound claim that most, if not all, of the degenerative diseases that afflict us can be controlled, or even reversed, by rejecting animal-based and processed foods. The major storyline in the film traces the personal journeys of a pair of pioneering researchers, Dr. T. Colin Campbell and Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn.
Thursday, February 9, 2012 from 5:30-8:30 PM Sunday, February 12, 2012 from 3:00-5:00 PM Ghost Bird is a feature length documentary about an extinct giant woodpecker, a small town In Arkansas hoping to reverse it misfortunes, and the tireless odyssey of the bird-watchers and scientists searching for the Holy Grail of birds, the elusive Ivory-billed woodpecker. The New York Times calls Ghost Bird “a witty, wistful documentary (that turns) a bird-watching tale into a multi-layered story that will fascinate practically everybody.” In 2005 scientists announced that the Ivory-billed woodpecker, thought to be extinct for 60 years, was spotted in the swamps of Eastern Arkansas. Suddenly the swamps were flooded with ornithologists, birders and millions of government dollars, and the struggling nearby town of Brinkley discovered a promotional edge.
Thursday, February 16, 2012 from 5:30-8:30 PM Sunday, February 19, 2012 from 3:00-5:00 PM Americans’ right to access fresh, healthy foods of their choice is under attack. Farmageddon tells the story of small, family farms that were providing safe, healthy foods to their communities and were forced to stop, sometimes through violent action, by agents of misguided government bureaucracies, and seeks to figure out why. Filmmaker Kristin Canty’s quest to find healthy food for her four children turned into an educational journey to discover why access to these foods was being threatened. The film serves to put policymakers and regulators on notice that there is a growing movement of people aware that their freedom to choose the foods they want is in danger, a movement that is taking action with its dollars and its voting power to protect and preserve the dwindling number of family farms that are struggling to survive.
Thursday, February 23, 2012 from 5:30-8:30 PM Sunday, February 26, 2012 from 3:00-5:00 PM In the valleys of Appalachia, a battle is being fought over a mountain. It is a battle with severe consequences that affect every American, regardless of their social status, economic background or where they live. It is a battle that has taken many lives and continues to do so the longer it is waged. It is a battle over protecting our health and environment from the destructive power of Big Coal. The mining and burning of coal is at the epicenter of America’s struggle to balance its energy needs with environmental concerns. Nowhere is that concern greater than in Coal River Valley, West Virginia, where a small but passionate group of ordinary citizens are trying to stop Big Coal corporations, like Massey Energy, from continuing the devastating practice of Mountain Top Removal.
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