The Green Film Series starts the fall series with hilarious hoaxsters The Yes Men revealing their latest pranks to expose the climate change crisis. This new film, a follow-up to The Yes Men and The Yes Men Fix the World, will screen on Monday, Sept. 21 at 7:30 p.m. at the Gibsons Heritage Playhouse.
For the last 20 years, notorious activists The Yes Men have staged outrageous hoaxes to draw international attention to corporate crimes against humanity and the environment. Armed with nothing but thrift-store suits and a lack of shame, these iconoclastic revolutionaries lie their way into business events and government functions to expose the dangers of letting greed run our world.
The Yes Men are Revolting is as much a character study as it is an entertaining depiction of their latest interventions. Revealing the real people behind the ruses, at its heart lies a hopeful message about fighting for change.
This film event will be followed by three more film events this fall starting with How to Change the World, a documentary chronicling the fascinating untold history of Greenpeace, screening Monday Oct. 5, at 7:30 p.m. at the Gibsons Heritage Playhouse. An intimate portrait of the group’s original members, this treasure of archival footage is history of activism itself – idealism vs. pragmatism, principle vs. compromise.
Date and venue details for two more films, Fractured Land and This Changes Everything will be announced as soon as they are finalized.
The Green Film Series is dedicated to using film as a tool for community engagement on environmental and sustainability issues and is produced by Rhizome Up! Media. The screening events are meant to foster the role of film as a catalyst for dialogue, networking and action. For more information or to reserve seats, see www.greenfilms.ca.
Doors open at 7 p.m. with the film starting at 7:30 p.m. Admission is by donation. The Gibsons Heritage Playhouse is located at 662 North Rd. in Gibsons.
