See this article from Rochester’s City News for an interview with Rochester physician Colleen Fogarty about the public health consequences of climate change, highlighting a recent screening and panel discussion.
Personal choices. Agricultural impacts. Infrastructure. Technology. Climate change has many dimensions, and should be part of the curriculum at multiple ages and from multiple perspectives. With its personal perspective, light touch, and grounding in the details of everyday life, the film is a great way to open the discussions. Contact us if you would like to brainstorm about COMFORT ZONE could be used in your class, or if you would like to have a filmmaker attend a screening.
“People from the beginning tried to dissuade us from being co-directors,” Donnelly says. “Most films have one vision, but this is three visions woven together. Now that it’s done I think those different viewpoints will help more people connect to what we’re saying, but it did make it more difficult to complete the process.” A movie reviewer interviews the filmmakers and explores the story of how the film came to be made.
Here is a story about Dave’s ties to Batavia in advance of our premier screening at Greentopia!
Here is a great story that ran in advance of our premier screening by Eric Van Dussen in the Daily Messenger!
April 21, 2016 – Jamestown Community College, 7:00 pm. The film will be followed by a Q&A via Skype with filmmaker Kate Kressmann-Kehoe.
Sustainability at Prairie State College screened Comfort Zone at 1 PM on April 13. “Join us today in the Conference Center, from 1 – 2:30 p.m. to view Comfort Zone, a documentary with a unique approach to stimulating dialogue about climate change. It is the story of how climate change will affect daily life in a typical Great Lakes setting.”
The NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, in cooperation with the TriCounty NY Transition Initiative, will screen Comfort Zone at the Crandall Public Library, Glens Falls, NY April 6 at 6:30 pm. A presentation on the state Climate Smart Communities program and discussion will follow.
The Rhode Island College Environmental Club will present the film Comfort Zone on campus on November 18th at 12:30 PM in Clarke Science 125.
At Muhlenberg College: A screening and discussion of “Comfort Zone: A Film About Change,” will be held on Oct. 7, at 6 p.m. in Trumbower 130. This documentary poses the question “what can we do?” about our negative impacts on the environment, both at the collective and individual levels. It offers a unique approach to stimulating dialogue about climate change. Muhlenberg College, 2400 Chew St. Allentown, PA. http://www.muhlenberg.edu/latestnews/name,336526,en.html
When: August 23 at 11:15 AM Where: Unitarian Church, 220 Winton Road South, Room 110 More info: jkeev@frontiernet.net