Green Screen Film Nights


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Green Screen Film Nights are a chance to socialize with friends, enjoy local wine and appetizers, and then watch an educational documentary related to the environment. The doors open for wine and appetizers in the lobby at 6pm and then the movie starts around 7pm.

Green Screen Film Nights are organized by a collection of Lamorinda community organizations including: Generation Green, Sustainable Moraga, Sustainable Lafayette, and Parents for a Safer Environment.

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NEXT FILM ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 10TH - “DEEP DOWN” - TOWN HALL THEATRE - **CANCELLED**

In August we are showing the documentary DEEP DOWN--A Story From the Heart of Coal Country--just released on Earth Day 2010. This is a heartbreaking and heartwarming story about a small mining town in Kentucky that is torn apart by mountaintop-removal coal mining, unsure of whether to view it as a vital source of survival or a massively destructive force. The film follows lifelong friends Beverly May and Terry Ratliff, that live on opposite sides of the mountain and opposite sides of the issue. More info on the movie below...

The movie producers will attend to introduce the movie and bring materials to share!!

Wine tasting and appetizers will be served in the theatre lobby starting at 6pm, with the movie starting around 7pm. The historic Town Hall Theatre has a wonderful lobby with seating and a full bar with snacks and drinks.

If you’d like to attend, we encourage you to purchase discounted tickets online, in advance. Just choose the type of ticket from the drop-down menu and then click “Buy Now.”


Wine Tasting & Appetizers in the Lobby Starting at 6pm (included):
- Appetizers providers by Terzettos Cuisine in Moraga

Movie Starting at 7pm:

Deep-Down
For Appalachians, coal mining is either a vital source of survival or a massively destructive force. In Maytown, a small mining community in eastern Kentucky, the sedimentary rock pits neighbor against neighbor, turning the closest friends into the fiercest foes. Deep Down, an hour-long documentary, portrays this clash of ideology in a town torn apart by mountaintop-removal coal mining.

The educational film follows Beverly May and Terry Ratliff, lifelong friends and Maytown citizens that live on opposite sides of the mountain – and opposite sides of the strip-mining issue. When a coal company approaches Ratliff with a big check and intent to mine his property, the struggling carpenter is torn between preserving his homeland and securing financial safety. With rallies, town-hall meetings, and petitions, his friend May sets out to convince him – and, she hopes, the rest of the community – that the environmentallly destructive practice should end.

Deep Down is a good example of its genre, telling a story rather than explaining an issue. Compelling narrative dominates the documentary, complemented by sufficient scientific facts to drive home the prevailing message: Coal is dirty. This heartbreaking but ultimately heartwarming account of a small mining community weaves in humor, color, and suspense, making it well worth a look.

(60 min)

(review written by Sarah A Henderson, Sierra Club - The Green Life)

Watch the trailer or learn more about the movie...

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Ticket options are as follows:
Movie, wine tasting, and appetizers - $10 online, $12 at theater
Movie only - $8 online, $10 at theater
Student - $5 online or at theater

CANCELLED - AUG 10