World Premiere of Lago Enriquillo … A Prelude to Climate Change, and the participation of its director Fernando Báez.
The IV edition of the Dominican Environmental Film Festival (DREFF), an initiative of Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (Funglode) and its sister organization in the United States Global, Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), arrives in Santiago de los Caballeros with events and screenings that will take place from September 11 to 14 at the Centro León and the Palacio del Cine.
The movie listings in this city include: Saturday 13th, the world premiere of Lago Enriquillo … A Prelude to Climate Change, with the participation of its director Fernando Báez.
This Dominican production tells the history and evolution of the largest lake in the Antilles, its flora, its fauna, and its legends. It presents a thorough investigation of the rising levels of its water, discussed by professionals who have researched the lake for years, and how floods has affected its inhabitants. It also explains how this phenomenon has caught the attention of the scientific community in the world, for being considered a window to the world that shows the consequences of climate change.
On the opening day, Thursday, 11th at 7:00 p.m., Sand Wars will be screened, with the participation of Suzanne Harle, president of Green Planet Films and David Cassuto, environmental lawyer of Pace Law School.
On Friday, 12th Extinction Soup will be screened, with the presence of its Executive Producer and Director of photography, Stefanie Brendl.
Parrot Confidential will be showing on Sunday, 14th. The Director of the film, Allison Argo, will be present at the conference. Argo is known for her powerful stories and intimate portraits of endangered animals, and the problems they face in a world dominated by humans.
All screenings are open to the public, as well as panel discussions, workshops and training sessions.
The IV edition of the Dominican Environmental Film Festival will be held from September 10 to 14 in 10 cities: Santo Domingo, Santiago de los Caballeros, Puerto Plata, San Francisco de Macorís, Baní, San Juan de la Maguana, La Vega, Samaná, San Cristóbal and Sosúa.
About the Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF)
Since 2011, the Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival aims to raise awareness and deepen an understanding of environmental issues among Dominican and international audiences. At the same time, the Festival celebrates the beauty and diversity of the Dominican Republic’s natural heritage and offers insights into the attitudes and actions that will contribute to its appreciation, conservation and sustainable use.
The Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF) is an initiative of FUNGLODE and GFDD, in association with its sponsors and collaborators: Ágora Mall, the Biblioteca Infantil y Juvenil República Dominicana, the Casa de la Cultura de Constanza, CEDAF, Centro Cuesta Nacional, Centro Cultural Monina Cámpora, Centro Cultural Narciso González, Centro Cultural Perelló, Centro Cultural León Jiménez, DGCINE, Descubre Puerto Plata, Academia Dominicana de Ciencia, Muestra EcoFilm, ECORED, FUNDASAZURZA, Green Planet Films, Fundación Propagas, Clúster Turístico de Puerto Plata, Palacio del Cine, Fundación Siempre Más, Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales, Odebrecht, Clúster Turístico de Samaná, Hotel Villa Serena, Listín Diario/Plan Lea, Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña (UNPHU), Universidad Católica Nordestana (UCNE), Unicornio Films, y Fundación Sur Futuro.
For more information and the full program, visit our website www.dreff.org or contact us at info@dreff.org
