An important aspect of a film fest is the ability to show films and videos that the audience would otherwise never see. Would never, in fact, even know of their existence. Two recent examples of change and motivation brought about by films that were entered into Landlocked’s competition in its first three years:
Garbage Dreams, which motivated University of Iowa students to work harder at recycling. “Our group was motivated by a film called ‘Garbage Dreams,’ which the College of Public Health helped put on during the Landlocked Film Festival. It really increased awareness for the problems with excessive waste,” said Christensen, ECO Hawk vice president. “Afterwards, we felt empowered to do something.”
Pipeline, which became a learning tool for Iowa City educators whose classrooms include children originally from Chicago. Interrupt the Pipeline, also by Flavian Prince, can be seen this Thursday at 1:00 pm in the Iowa City Public Library. This is a collaboration with the Iowa City Human Rights Commission and is followed by a solution-oriented discussion.
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