✿ Earth Day ✿ TRASHED ✿ GlobeMed ✿ Doc Films ✿ Free ✿ TLDR; TRASHED Presented by GlobeMed -- this screening is free and open to the public. Food will be served. TRASHED || Friday, April 22nd || FREE || Free Food || Doc Films || Max Palevsky Cinema The event is open to the entire campus and surrounding neighborhood population. Join us for a screening of Trashed and food. ⊂ TIME AND DATE ⊃ Friday, April 22nd 4:30 - 6:30 PM ⊂ LOCATION ⊃ Doc Films Max Palevsky Cinema Ida Noyes Hall 1212 E 59th St, Chicago, IL 60637 ⊂ FILM ⊃ In the docu-freature TRASHED, a Blenheim Films production, produced and directed by British filmmaker Candida Brady (Madam and the Dying Swan), Jeremy Irons investigates the extent and impact of waste—from global warming and polluted oceans, to the increasing burden on human health. Stunning scenes of beautiful landscapes overrun with trash highlight the harsh realities of our consumption. TRASHED premiered at Cannes Film Festival in 2012 to overwhelmingly positive critical reviews. http://www.trashedfilm.com/ ⊂ REVIEWS ⊃ "A vital documentary” LA Times “That plastic bottle in your hand will feel as dangerous as a molotov cocktail” New York Times Trashed was selected for Cannes where it had its premiere in 2012, since when it has been shown in over 40 countries and by hundreds of conscientious communities around the world. So far it has screened at over 46 film festivals, been nominated thirteen times and won 8 awards. The film has been shown at the Houses of Parliament in London, The Welsh Assembly, Scottish Parliament, House of the Oireachtas, the National Assembly France, European Parliament in Brussels, the New York Mayor’s Office as well as countless NGO’s. ⊂ AWARDS ⊃ - Special Mention: International Documentary Award Cinemambient Festival 2013 - Winner: Special Documentary Award 30th International Enviornmental Film Festival 2013 - Winner: Grand Prix Kyiv International Documentary Film Festival 2013 - Award of Excellence: The LA Movie Awards 2013 - Winner: Best Editing LA Movie Awards 2013 - Winner: Audience Award = Movies that Matter MAUI FIlm Festival 2012 - Winner: 'Palme Verte' UK Green Film Festival 2013 - Winner: Specia Jury Prize Tokyo International Film Festival 2012