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gemeinsame Veranstaltung mit Ende Gelände Passau

Filmvorführung auf Englisch mit Deutschen Untertiteln.
The film will be shown in English with German subtitles.

The future of the planet is under attack. In just the past few years, we've witnessed unprecedented waves of brutal storms, massive oil spills engulfing our oceans and sea life, and the hottest temperatures ever recorded in human history. Climate change is real, and it's up to the will of the people to reverse its adverse effects. This is the argument that drives Disobedience, a persuasive and handsomely produced documentary from the activist organization 350.org.

The film makes this thesis known from its earliest frames as it places a critical eye on the actions undertaken at this year's United Nations Climate Change Summit in Paris. While each world leader seemed satisfied by the outcomes of their conference, the film contends that their final agreement does little to change the tide of global warming in the years to come. Believing that the call for real and lasting change cannot be answered by impotent politicians, the film showcases a diverse group of activists throughout the globe who have taken the fight into their own hands.

Lidy Nacpil, a spokesperson for the Philippine Movement for Climate Justice, works to galvanize a citizen force against a proposed coal plant in Batangas. The plant would produce over 7 million metric tons of CO2 emissions every year, and therefore poses a severe environmental threat. The country knows from experience how the voice of its people can inspire wide sweeping change. In 1986, urgent protests led to the ousting of dictator Ferdinand Marcos. A growing community of like-minded citizens hope to spark the same level of passion and outcry against the region's blossoming fossil fuel industries.

In Canada, a rapidly expanding pipeline is gradually polluting the purity of the ocean water and other natural resources. Area residents refuse to take a payout from big corporations in exchange for their complacency. They choose to fight.

In one profile after another, Disobedience introduces us to inspiring groups of people who are advocating for a better way of life for their families, their communities and their planet. In the process, scientists and scholars educate viewers on the role of civil disobedience in affecting reform, the economic impact of environmental catastrophe, and the myriad of social issues which are worsening in the midst of climate change.

gemeinsame Filmvorführung mit der Gruppe "Ende Gelände Passau"

Deutschland steht zweifellos vor der größten strukturellen Veränderung seit Beginn des Industriezeitalters. Mit POWER TO CHANGE – Die EnergieRebellion wird das Jahrhundertprojekt Energiewende filmisch erlebbar.

Dies ist die Geschichte einer Suche – einer Reise auf der Fragen aufgeworfen und Antworten gefunden werden.
Der Film stellt Auseinandersetzung um eine Energiewende dar, die von unten erfolgt – dezentral und regional. Er greift die persönlichen Geschichten von Menschen auf, die die Erhaltung ihrer natürlichen Lebensgrundlage selbst in die Hand nehmen und verwebt dabei Personen und Schauplätze zu einem authentischen Zeitdokument.

Mit journalistisch-analytischem Blick, untermauert von einer tiefreichenden Recherche zeigt POWER TO CHANGE – Die EnergieRebellion Aktivisten, Unternehmer, Zweifler und Kritiker – ihr alltäglicher Kampf um die Energiewende wird auf die mediale Weltbühne projiziert. Ein Film, der einen Punkt hinter die Weltuntergangsszenarien und abgehobenen Diskussionen um die Machbarkeit der Energiewende setzt: Kurzweilig, spannend, faszinierend und ohne moralischen Zeigefinger. Trotzdem unversöhnlich da, wo Versöhnung nicht möglich ist.

gemeinsame Filmvorführung mit der Gruppe "Ende Gelände Passau"

Filmvorführung auf Englisch mit Deutschen Untertiteln.
The film will be shown in English with German subtitles.

From the lignite mines in the Rhineland, to the port of Amsterdam or on the streets of Paris during the World Climate Summit, the struggles for climate justice are fought at more and more fronts. Beyond the red lines is the story of a growing movement that says "Enough! Here and no further!” and commits civil disobedience taking the transition towards a climate just society into its own hands.

The year 2015 was marked by human induced climate change increasingly spiraling out of control - and the struggle for climate justice taking place at more and more fronts. In Paris a global climate agreement was adopted. But was it really about saving the planet? While negotiations and greenhouse gas emissions are in full swing, there are worlds between what would be needed to avert runaway climate chaos and the measures actually being taken.

This film portrays three initiatives before and during the World Climate Summit. It shows 1,300 people entering a lignite open cast mine and putting their bodies in the way of giant coal excavators in order to paralyze Europe's largest source of CO2 for one day (Ende Gelände). We hear the voices of people that block the import of fossil fuels at the harbour of Amsterdam (Climate camp „ground control“ & „Climate Games“). We meet people on a 5,000 km bicycle ride to Paris, providing on their way a common voice for a climate just world to countless local initiatives (Alternatiba).

The film also documents how tens of thousands take the streets of Paris during the World Climate Summit despite the proclaimed state of emergency. Meanwhile the largest climate change mobilization recorded in recent history unites more than 785,000 people in 2,200 events in 175 countries .

In the midst of giant machines, raised voices and apocalyptic landscapes, the logic of a system based on endless growth and its “green” crisis management is questioned.