Two Films! -- Point of Return (short) & Escape from Affluenza (feature)

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Point of Return , a video documentary, shows what happens to your recyclables after they leave the curb and explores sustainable choices, evaluating local, regional, and international consequences.  Using Oakland and the Pacific Rim as a case study, Point of Return looks at recycling beyond its environmental dimensions, highlighting its importance as a land use and economic development issue.  The documentary seeks to raise the profile of these topics among the general public (aka "consumers"), elected officials, and other decision makers.  Point of Return moves beyond the "feelgood" comprehension of recycling, putting it in context of the quest for Zero Waste, and the infrastructure necessary to achieve a more sustainable economy.

Movie Length: 17 min.

Ever considered giving up the "rat race"? Worried you're spending too much money, getting caught up in consumerism and leaving behind your true values? Want to know how to put simple living into practice?

Escape from Affluenza is a one-hour PBS special providing practical solutions to the problem of "affluenza" — an epidemic of stress, waste, overconsumption and environmental decay. Escape from Affluenza shows how some Americans are calling a halt to keeping up with the Joneses and abandoning the consumer chase.

Movie Length: 56min.

Forum Speakers:

To be announced

Admission: general - $8, $4 for seniors and New College students, payable at the Roxie box office two doors down. Additionally, a discount is available to qualified UAS members - for more info go to http://www.UAS.coop/join

After the Movie:
Prolong the conversation by walking down the block to ELIXIR, San Francisco's 2nd oldest saloon. ELIXIR offers $1 off any organic beer, wine or mixed drink when you show your UAS Green Movie Night ticket stub.

Come absorb some of the most insightful films, documentaries and commentaries across a wide spectrum of relevant topics of today and tomorrow at UAS Green Movie Night & Forum at the Roxie Film Center .