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Green Film Series
The Georgetown Green Film Series was established to bring awareness to the environmental crisis through the visual arts by presenting films with an environmental focus for free to the Georgetown and neighboring communities. In addition to showing an environmental film, a panel of experts is invited to lead a proactive discussion with the audience about the topic at hand.
2021-2022
October 28, 2021: The Human Element
Panelists:
• Dr. Jennie DeMarco, Assistant Professor of Biology, Southwestern University
• Dr. Michael Bray, Professor of Philosophy, Southwestern University
• Paul Gonin, Georgetown-Round Rock (TX-31) Chapter Leader, Citizen’s Climate Lobby
April 2022: A Life On Our Planet
Panelists: TBA
2020-2021
September 10, 2020: The Story of Plastic
Panelists:
• Anna Farrell-Sherman, Clean Water Associate, Environment Texas
• Jordan Fengel, Executive Director, State of Texas Alliance for Recycling (STAR)
• Paul Gonin, Georgetown-Round Rock (TX-31) Chapter Leader, Citizen’s Climate Lobby
• Gena McKinley, Strategic Initiatives Division Manager, Austin Resource Recovery
Sponsor: City of Georgetown Arts & Culture Board
October 15, 2020: The Condor & the Eagle
Panelists:
• Bryan Parras, co-founder of Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services (t.e.j.a.s.) and the Sierra Club of Texas Beyond Dirty Fuels campaign
• Casey Camp-Horinek, Hereditary Drumkeeper of the Women’s’ Scalp Dance Society of the Ponca Nation of Oklahoma and longtime activist, environmentalist, actress, and published author
Sponsors: City of Georgetown Arts & Culture Board, Texas Regional Alliance for Campus Sustainability, Southwestern University Environmental Studies Department
November 19, 2020: The Game Changers
Panelists:
• Britty Hamby, CEO of Planted Society and co-founder of ATX Vegans
• Daniel Austin, powerlifter and author of “The Way of The Vegan Meathead: Eating for Strength”
• Dr. Elizabeth Guillory Medina ’97, SU alumn and health & wellness advocate
• Reece Sandercock, Guard/Forward on SU’s Women’s Basketball Team and SU EcoRep
Sponsor: City of Georgetown Arts & Culture Board
March 3, 2021: COOKED, Survival By Zip Code
Panelists:
• Judith Helfand, Director and Producer of COOKED
• Dr. Amanda Masino, Chair of Natural Sciences and Associate Professor of Biology, Huston–Tillotson University
• Raymond Mejia Jr., Emergency Management Specialist, City of Georgetown
• Madeline Waterhouse, Environmental Studies student, Southwestern University
Sponsors: Diversity Enrichment Committee and City of Georgetown Arts & Culture Board
April 22, 2021: 2040
Sponsor: City of Georgetown Arts & Culture Board
2019 -2020
September 18, 2019: The True Cost
Panelists:
• Cory Skuldt, Business Management Consultant, FWD Impact
• Sharmon Lebby, Founder, Blessed Designs
• Jen Lewis, Founder and Executive Director, Purse & Clutch
• Ashley Gill, Senior Manager of Industry Integrity, Textile Exchange
Sponsor: City of Georgetown Arts & Culture Board
November 20, 2019: Wasted! The Story of Food Waste
Panelists:
• Lydia Oxley, Outreach Manager, Imperfect Foods
• Angie Seto, Founder, Angie’s Discount Grocery
• Lisa Barden, Executive Director, Keep Austin Fed
• Robert Oliver, Founder and CEO, GrubTubs
• Teresa Chapman, Environmental Conservation Program Coordinator, City of Georgetown
Sponsor: City of Georgetown Arts & Culture Board
February 27, 2020: The River and the Wall
Panelists:
• Hillary Pierce, Producer
• Jay Kleberg, Producer & Character
• Austin Alvarado, Character
Sponsor: Southwestern University Environmental Studies Department
April 22, 2020: Racing Extinction