Mixed Greens (Monthly Screening)

Last Friday of Every Month, 6:45pm

Gardiner Museum
111 Queen’s Park, Toronto, Ontario

 

Pay-What-You-Can ($7.00 suggested)
No advance sales, admission at the door

 

Planet in Focus: 416 531 4689
Gardiner Museum: 416 586 8080
www.gardinermuseum.on.ca

As even ecologists reconsider nuclear as an alternative to burning carbon, Waste: The Nuclear Nightmare examines the impact of nuclear waste for the near future and next hundreds of thousands of years. The 'energy of the future' is astutely dissected- clearly outlining how nuclear power is generated, how waste is created and systematically uncovers what happens to waste produced in nuclear plants in France. The public relations myth that 'waste is recycled' unravels as the final destination of tons of contaminated material is revealed. Key to this film is its use of Google map imagery and clear animation to counter the red tape and political double-speak. Waste is allowed incredible access to French nuclear plants, recycling facilities, and the archives of Greenpeace Europe and testing facilities of CRIIRAD. And while some hope is presented for the future, you'll want answers from our own government about what is happening to nuclear waste in Canada.

 

 

In a village inhabited by the Miao minority culture in China's Ghuizhou province, a young boy named Jia Xiangma receives a letter from his father, who is in Beijing working on the Bird's Nest. His friends think it must be a home for birds, but Xiangma knows it's for the Olympic Games - and decides to go to Beijing to prove it. His quest combines elements of a fish-out-of-water tale with reflections on the changing face of China, in a heartwarming story that heartily entertains as it spotlights the predicament faced by migrant workers and their families. As a portrait of a cultural minority in China, it also shows the rich diversity of a country often assumed to be culturally homogenous. Finally, the young protagonist, played by Gun Shengdiu, is a plucky hero in the tradition of Jim Hawkins or Oliver Twist - a determined youngster who's impossible not to root for.