Fall 2019 Semester
September 4
Grizzly Man(2005), Dir. Werner Herzog
Environmental Humanities Film Screening
7 pm, Arey 5
This film documentary chronicles the life of amateur grizzly bear expert Timothy Treadwell, a man with a most unusual and reckless enthusiasm for bears living in the wild. He periodically journeyed to Alaska to study and live with the bears. The outdoorsman and author, along with his partner Amie Huguenard, was eventually killed and devoured by one of the very animals to whom he had devoted years of study. Refreshments will be provided.
October 9
Okja (2017), Dir. Bong Joon-ho
Environmental Humanities Film Screening
7 pm, Diamond 142
For 10 idyllic years, young Mija has been caretaker and constant companion to Okja – a massive animal and an even bigger friend – at her home in the mountains of South Korea. But that changes when family-owned, multinational conglomerate Mirando Corporation takes Okja for themselves and transports her to New York, where an image-obsessed and self-promoting CEO has big plans for Mija’s dearest friend. With no particular plan but single-minded in intent, Mija sets out on a rescue mission. The gentle giant and the girl who raised her are caught in the crossfire between animal activism, corporate greed and scientific ethics. Starring: Tilda Swinton, Jake Gyllenhaal, An Seo Hyun. Refreshments will be provided.
October 26
“Elements”, with the Colby Wind Ensemble
7 pm, Lorimer Chapel
The Colby Wind Ensemble presents “Elements” this Saturday, October 26th!
What makes Mother Earth “home?” We begin our query with David Maslanka’s Mother Earth Fanfare and follow with the theme music from the Last Airbender’s four nations: Water Tribe, Earth Kingdom, Fire Nation, and Air Nomads. Also included on the program will be a medley of the elements’ representatives earth, wind, and fire and Julie Giroux’s Symphony V: Elements.
November 6
Upstream Color (2013), Dir. Shane Carruth
Environmental Humanities Film Screening
7 pm, Lovejoy 288
After unwittingly undergoing a series of bizarre experiments, a woman (Amy Seimetz) meets a kindred spirit (Shane Carruth) who may have experienced the same ordeal. They are drawn together, entangled in the life cycle of an ageless organism. Identity becomes an illusion as they struggle to assemble the loose fragments of wrecked lives.
November 15
Balance and Imbalance: A Celebration of Nature and a Call to Action
11:30 am, Dana Dining Hall
Marnie Sinclair is a process artist raised in the tropics and now making her home on the rugged coast of Maine. Inspired by nature, Sinclair works in many different mediums but prefers sculpture for its tactual quality. She is also an environmental activist who often uses her art to visually express the many complicated issues that surround climate change. Her work can be seen on Colby’s campus in the Diamond Building, as well as at the Redfield Artist Gallery in Northeast Harbor, the Landing Gallery in Rockland, Gifts at 136 in Damariscotta, the Portland Art Gallery, and her own gallery, the Sinclair Gallery in Damariscotta. Lunch at 11:30, lecture at noon.
November 20
Oak Institute Lecture: Artifishal: The Fight to Save Wild Salmon (2019), Dir. Josh Murphy
6 pm, Diamond, 142 Ostrove
Artifishal is a film about people, rivers, and the fight for the future of wild fish and the environment that supports them. It explores wild salmon’s slide toward extinction, threats posed by fish hatcheries and fish farms, and our continued loss of faith in nature.
December 1
Angry Inuk (2016), Dir. Alethea Arnaquq-Baril
Environmental Humanities Film Screening
7 pm, Arey 005
This documentary by an Inuit film-maker defends the traditional Inuit practice of seal hunting as a vital means of sustenance, and argues against the EU Ban on Seal Products which is threatening their livelihood. The film gives a first-hand look at Inuit life and seal hunting, and criticizes NGOs such as Greenpeace and the International Fund for Animal Welfare for ignoring the needs of their communities.
