Enhance your environmental literacy through film. Films range in time from 15-58 minutes followed by a group discussion. Programs are free of charge.

Films run October 27th - March 9th, every Tuesday and Thursday from 3 - 4 p.m. in the UTMSI Auditorium. 

February Schedule

Tuesday, Feb. 21st, 2017- The State of Flowing Water: Chapter 1-4
Explore the vital importance of water for people and for the diverse bounty of Texas wildlife and fishes that depend on it for survival. Examine the threats facing Texas’ water and what can be done to protect our most precious natural resource. Learn how simple steps people take collectively can help avoid future water shortages. Film by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. (~30 minutes)

Thursday, Feb. 23rd, 2017- The State of Flowing Water: Chapter 5-7
Explore the vital importance of water for people and for the diverse bounty of Texas wildlife and fishes that depend on it for survival. Examine the threats facing Texas’ water and what can be done to protect our most precious natural resource. Learn how simple steps people take collectively can help avoid future water shortages. Film by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. (~27 minutes)

Tuesday, Feb. 28th, 2017- Plastic Paradise: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
Thousands of miles away from civilization, Midway Atoll is in one of the most remote places on earth. And yet its become ground zero for The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, syphoning plastics from three distant continents. In this independent documentary film, journalist/filmmaker Angela Sun travels on a personal journey of discovery to uncover this mysterious phenomenon. Along the way she meets scientists, researchers, influencers, and volunteers who shed light on the effects of our rabid plastic consumption and learns the problem is more insidious than we could have ever imagined. Film by Angela Sun. (~57 minutes)