Film Schedule

• February 21, 2009

  Encounters at the End of the World

• February 22, 2009

  Pom Poko

• February 23, 2009

  Sunshine State

• February 24, 2009

  Black Gold

• February 25, 2009

  Brief Encounters with Nature

• February 26, 2009

  Dirt! The Movie

• February 27, 2009

  Tulpan

• February 28, 2009

  The Garden

Sunshine in the Dark:  Florida in the Movies

When: February 23, 2009, 7 pm

Credits

Director: John Sayles
Starring: Angela Basset, Edie Falco and Timothy Hutton
Length: 141 mins

Introduced by: Susan Fernandez

Official Website

Dr. Susan Fernandez of USF St. Petersburg is the author with Robert Ingalls of Sunshine in the Dark: Florida in the Movies. She will introduce the film Sunshine State and provide an overview of Florida landscapes in the movies.

Sunshine State was directed by independent icon John Sayles and presents a complex portrait and compelling stories of the intersecting lives and issues that make up the cultural and environmental landscape of our strange state. 

News & Views

• March 4, 2009

  The 2009 award recipients have been announced! Learn more.

• February 11, 2009

  The Program for the 11th Annual Environmental Film Festival is now online! Learn more.

• March 10, 2008

  Read about the "Single-Shot Cinema" Workshop that was presented by documentary filmmaker Leonard Retel-Helmrich.

• March 7, 2008

  The 2008 Awards have been announced, click here to see the winners.

• February 15, 2008

  Documentary filmmaker Leonard Retel Helmrich will be presenting his "Single Shot Cinema" workshop on March 1, 2008. This one-day workshop will combine a theoretical overview of his acclaimed method with a rare opportunity for hands-on exploration of the technique. Learn more and register.