Seattle International Film Festival: The Pipe & Change at the Top of the World

Washington Environmental Council is excited to partner with the Seattle International Film Festival to sponsor two films: The Pipe and Change at the Top of the World.

The Pipe
Ireland 
Director: Risteard Ó Domhnaill
Documentary Feature
Irish farmers and fisherman rise up in protest when Shell tries to build a pipeline for natural gas through their county. The local confrontation reflects an international concern for how energy companies affect the environment and communities.
 
To be screened with:
Change at the Top of the World
The defining question of this century will be: how do we preserve the environment and also shareholder wealth? Is wealth nature itself or is it the treasures underneath that must be mined out? The Arctic symbolizes this conflict.

Philanthropist and filmmaker Charles Annenberg Weingarten and the Explore team set out on a philanthropic fact-finding mission to the Arctic. Steeped in history and tradition, the Arctic is a cold, vast and astonishing expanse of land and sea at the top of the planet. Join Charlie and Iqaluit Mayor Elisapee Sheutiapik as they meet the region‚ Äôs people, learn about Inuit culture and explore how their fragile ecosystem and time-honored way of life are faring in the face of global warming.

The films screen at two times:
Saturday, May 21 at 4 pm at the Egyptian Theater, 807 E Roy St
Tuesday, May 31 at 4:30 pm at the Harvard Exit Theater, 805 East Pine St

With the support of the Annenberg Foundation, Explore has made funding possible to SIFF to provide a grant to the Washington Environmental Council to support their work to protect, restore and sustain Washington’s environment.