Green documentaries are coming to a Red Deer screen in early June.
Red Deer Public Library’s downtown Snell Auditorium will host three free films — Waste Land on June 4, Dirt on June 5 and Queen of the Sun on June 6.
Waste Land is a 2010 documentary directed by Lucy Walker, João Jardim and Karen Harley. The film documents two years of work of Brazilian contemporary modern artist Vik Muniz in creating art with the co-operation of scavengers of recyclables working at Jardim Gramacho, one of the world’s largest landfills, serving the metropolis of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.
Dirt! The Movie is a 2009 American documentary film directed by filmmakers Gene Rosow and Bill Benenson and narrated by Jamie Lee Curtis. It was inspired by the book Dirt: The Ecstatic Skin of the Earth by William Bryant Logan.
The film explores the relationship between humans and soil, including its necessity for human life and impacts by society.
Queen of the Sun: What Are the Bees Telling Us? is a 2010 documentary film directed by Taggart Siegel. The film investigates multiple angles of the recent bee epidemic colony collapse disorder. It also explores the historical and contemporary relationship between bees and humans.
Films are shown from 6 to 8 p.m. at the library, at 4818 49th St.
Check www.rdpl.org for details and film trailers.
The event is sponsored by the public library and the City of Red Deer.