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Town of Hampton

Green Energy Committee Film

Date: Thursday, September 1st 2011

Time: 7:30 PM

Location: Hampton Town Hall Lower Level

 
"The Age of Stupid" & "The Story of Stuff"
 
The Age of Stupid- This ambitious documentary/ drama/ animation hybrid starts Pete Postlethwaite as an archivist in the devestated world of the future, asking the question: "Why didn't we stop climate change when we still had the chance?"  He looks back on footage of real people around the world in the years leading up to 2015 before runaway climate change took place.  50 minutes.
 
The Story of Stuff- In just 20 minutes, this little film lasy out the problems in our consumption of "stuff and shows how everything is linked:  environmental problems with social justice issues with declining happiness.  With over 12 million on-line views, The Story of Stuff is one of the most widely viewed environmental-themed films of all time. 
 
All Films will be Preceeded by a 24 minute episode from the original television series "The Twilight Zone" (1959- 1964) or other Short Film
 
Free Admission and Popcorn
(Donations Gratefully Accepted)