Chikyu Films: Force of Nature
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April 23rd, 2019 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
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CHIKYU FILMS
This spring, we will feature a series of films, CHIKYU FILMS, which will share the stories and people who examine the close relationship to our environment, our earth, or Chikyu 地球 in Japanese.
FORCE OF NATURE: The David Suzuki Movie
April 23, 6:30 PM
Documentary Directed by Sturla Gunnarsson (92 min.) 2010
This feature documentary profiles the life and work of world-renowned Canadian scientist, educator, broadcaster and activist David Suzuki on the occasion of his last lecture in 2009—a lecture he describes as “a distillation of my life and thoughts, my legacy, what I want to say before I die.” As Suzuki reflects on his family history—including the persecution of Japanese Canadians during WWII—and his discovery of the power and beauty of the natural world, we are spurred to examine our own relationship to nature, scientific knowledge, and sustainability throughout modernity and beyond.
(c) National Film Board of Canada
