This month in Movies That Matter we’re showing the film “Green Planet” (aka “La belle verte“). The 1996 film was written, directed and starred by Coline Serreau, a tireless social activist and permaculturalist. Among other works, she’s known for her work “3 Men and a Craddle”, later remade in Hollywood as “3 Men and a Baby”.
This film is a brilliant situational-observational French comedy, with English subtitles. The “Green Planet” is unlike our own. Their people enjoy a simple lifestyle: they spend their knowledge, strength and energy on the development of their minds and bodies in harmony with their natural environment, which they dearly preserve and care for. Once a year, they gather to decide which planets they will send messengers to. There are volunteers for every planet except Earth, which is considered too polluted and dangerous. Mila, decides to go there to seek out her identity.
Movies That Matter is a film night hosted by The Zeitgeist Movement Sydney Chapter (TZM Sydney), in which we play one to three interesting and relevant short videos (such as animations or TED talks) followed by a short discussion, and a thought-provoking main film. The purpose is to bring us together, to promote constructive discussion, to challenge our own preconceptions and biases, and to revisit key elements of TZM’s holistic socioeconomic model (NLRBE, i.e. Natural Law/Resource Based Economy), and its philosophy and proposal.
Movies That Matter happens every first Sunday of the month from 6PM to 9PM at Lentil As Anything in Newtown, upstairs. We invite you at 6PM for a social dinner while we share a chat and one or two relevant clips, followed by the feature film, which will begin at 6:55PM sharp, and finish at 9PM. We may continue the conversation after the film at the pub next to the station.
Lentil As Anything provides delicious vegan food in a convenient space in the heart of Newtown. Food and film is on donation to Lentil ($15 recommended). Looking forward to seeing you all there!