Who Killed the Electric Car
Chris Paine, US, 90 min., 2006

w/ filmmaker Chris Paine in person!

What: Film and discussion with filmmaker Chris Paine. Film presented courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics in advance of theatrical release July 21.

When: Wed., July 12, at 7:00pm
Where: Hollywood Theatre, 4122 N. Sandy Blvd.
Tickets: $10, available on-line and at door

Who Killed the Electric Car?

This film poses the question Who Killed the Electric Car? in the style of an whodunit murder mystery. The set-up: In the early nineties car manufacturers were forced by the government to start designing and manufacturing zero-emission vehicles. The case: After less than 10 years, the electric car was mysteriously taken off the market in conjunction with government policy change. The suspects: Car companies, oil companies, the government and even consumers may be the culprits. The detective: Director Chris Paine follows the leads in search of the truth about the demise of the electric car.

The film features cameo appearances by Tom Hanks, Mel Gibson, Jay Leno and others.

www.whokilledtheelectriccar.com

Darwin's Nightmare
Hubert Sauper, Austria, 105 min., 2006

When: Sat, June 24, 7:30pm
Where: PSU, 5th Avenue Cinema (510 SW Hall)
What: Film, food and discussion (food and drink
           donated by Hot Lips Pizza)
Tickets: $5 suggested donation

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Darwin's Nightmare

Darwin's Nightmare is a newly released, Academy Award nominated film that tells the amazing, tragic, and at times twisted story of Africa’s Lake Victoria. The Nile Perch, a voracious predator, was introduced in the 1960s and has since consumed nearly the entire stock of native fish, decimating local fishing economies and culture, while providing a monoculture of perch for export to European markets. Ex-Soviet cargo planes arrive daily to carry away millions of pounds of fish and the wealth and nourishment they offer, while delivering their clandestine southbound cargo of guns and ammunition. Characters shaped by forces larger than life abound in this true story of human spirit and the will to survive.

Promotional Partners:

YWCA
World Affairs Council
Jubilee Oregon
Portland AIDS Coalition
Green Empowerment
Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon

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