Environmental Documentaries to Screen this Sept. at Barrington Public Library

Image still from DamNation.

Barrington Public Library and Barrington Conservation Commission present the second annual Earth Matters Film Series that examines urgent environmental issues through film beginning on Wednesday, Sept. 3 at 7 PM in the library auditorium.

Wednesday, Sept. 3 - DamNation (2014) 87 minutes

DamNation shows how far things have moved from the assumption 50 years ago that dams are a force for good. Where obsolete dams come down, rivers bound back to life, giving salmon and other wild fish the right of return to primeval spawning grounds, after decades without access.

Wednesday, Sept. 10 - The City Dark (2011) 83 minutes

After moving to light-polluted NYC from rural Maine, filmmaker Ian Cheney asks: “Do we need the dark?” He unravels the myriad implications of a globe glittering with lights. Featuring stunning astrophotography and a cast of eclectic scientists, philosophers, historians, and lighting designers.

Wednesday, Sept. 17 - Trashed (2012) 98 minutes

We buy it, we bury it, we burn it and then we ignore it. Does anyone think about what happens to all the trash we produce? We keep making things that do not break down. We have all heard these horrifying facts before, but with Jeremy Irons as our guide, we discover what happens to the billion or so tons of waste that goes unaccounted for each year.

Wednesday, Sept. 24 - Chasing Ice (2012) 75 minutes

In the spring of 2005, environmental photographer J. Balog headed to the Arctic on a assignment for National Geographic: to capture images to tell the story of Earth’s changing climate. Despite his scientific upbringing he was skeptical about climate change. That first trip north changed everything. Here, Balog delivers evidence and hope to our carbon-powered planet.