2nd Energy Film Festival
Sunday, June 8th
From 12:30 PM to 11:00 PM
Location: MY Millennium Place
12:30 to 11pm - Films include Oil + Water, Crude Impact, Weather We Change and Everything is Cool.
3:30 to 5pm - Whistelr Forum - Panel Discussion on Clean Energy with panelits Dan Wilson (RMPW), Rob Baxter (Sierra Club) and Chris Joseph (Simon Fraser University).
7:00pm - Whistler Environmental Business Awards

Download a the Energy Film Fest Program (PDF) here >>>
OR scroll down to see the program bellow.

Admission is by recommended donation of $10 with proceeds going towards AWARE. Everyone is welcome and should consider arriving early as seating is on a first come first serve basis.

The 2nd Energy Film Festival feature over seven documentaries style films, 3rd Whistler Environmental Business (WEB) Awards and a panel discussion on clean energy leadership presented facilitated by William Roberts of Whistler Forum. The goal is to raise awareness on global warming and sustainable energy topics to inspire participants to take actions to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions by providing an insight on the existing solutions available.

Come learn about energy choices that can make a difference. The Energy Film Festival will be a great way to broaden your horizons and give better perspective to our current energy situation while facing the impact of global warming. The more people who are aware of global warming, and consequently taking action in their daily lives, the sooner we can reach the critical mass required to turn things around. So come on out, and bring your friends, family, neighbours, co-workers - whomever you can get your hands on. Watch some intriguing films, learn something new and then get out there and make your choices count.

The Master of Ceremony, Jessica Hare, will introduce the documentaries and lead the Q&A session afterwards to raise essential questions about how much energy we use, how we produce it and how much it is costing us beyond the monthly utility bills. Breaks in between screenings, will allow time for mingling, discussions and learning opportunities.

Learn about energy choices that can make a difference.
We know you want to do it right, so let's do it together.
Let’s Be the Change!

The more people who are aware of global warming, and consequently taking action in their daily lives, the sooner we can reach the critical mass required to turn things around.

Following the success of the first festival Hilltrip decided to offer the Energy Film Festival concept to be under AWARE’s supervision as one of its new initiative in order to get bring the event to the next level. For more details about the 1st Energy Film Festival click here >>>

This year the event is presented by AWARE, funded by the Community Foundation of Whistler (CFOW) and sponsored by Western GeoPower, Nesters Market, 21 Degrees, The Question and MountainFM.




Energy Film Fest Program

12:45p.m - INTRODUCTION

1:00p.m - OIL + WATER (60 minutes)
World class kayaker and environmentalist Seth Warren on his crossing the Americas from Alaska to Tierra Del Fuego on past consumer vegetable oil and having fun on the wildest rivers.

2:15p.m - POWER PLAY: The Theft of BC's Rivers (15 minutes)
A "must see" documentary by Damien Gillis on the privatization of BC's rivers and public power utility.

2:30p.m - HOWSER IN PERIL (7 minutes)
"Howser in Peril" documents the efforts of a concerned local citizen who set out to explore the endangered Howser and Glacier Creek Valleys located in the Purcell Mountain Range north of Kaslo, BC.

2:45p.m - CRUDE IMPACT (98 minutes)
A powerful exploration of the interconnection between human domination of the planet and the discovery and use of oil.

3:30p.m -PANEL FORUM DISCUSSION: GLEAN ENERGY FOR A CHANGE
Facilitator: William Roberts (Whistler Forum)
Panelists: Dan Wilson (RMOW), Rob Baxter (Sierra Club) and Chris Joseph (Simon Fraser University)

5:30p.m - A LAND OUT OF TIME (28 minutes)
Time is running out for vast swaths of the Rocky Mountain West as millions of acres of public land are exploited for oil & gas drilling.

6:00p.m STORM IN THE GULF (28 minutes)
Shot pre and post Hurricane Katrina, this documentary chronicles hundreds of Mississippi coast dwellers who have banded together to shame Governor Haley Barbour for selling the states most valued natural treasure to oil and natural gas companies.

7:15p.m - AWARE's WEB AWARDS
Business get recognize for efforts for the environment by the Association of Whistler Area Resident for the Environment.

8:00p.m - WEATHER WE CHANGE (40 minutes)
A skiing adventure documentary that follows athletes in search of a greener ski bum lifestyle. Stunning footage of the Swiss Alps, the best of the West Coast, and an educational journey come together in an unforgettable film.

9:15p.m - EVERYTHING'S COOL (96 min)
Everything's Cool is a film about North America finally "getting" global warming in the wake of the most dangerous chasm ever to emerge between scientific understanding and political action.