environment

This is a sneak preview of a short film I am currently working on for the Planet in Focus Environmental Film Festival.

The short film leans quite a bit toward experimental video but what I wonder about most is the ending. It's meant to be kinda subtle, except for the title, of course. That's the punch line.
However, the audio accompanying the credits is what matters to me most. The audio consists of two overlapping sound effects, city morning and schoolyard with children. I am hoping that the viewer in a theatre would walk away from the film with a sense of what some of the devastating impacts of oil pollution might be...

Anyways, comments are welcome and with a bit of luck it will be in the Planet in Focus Festival later in the year.

The Sierra Club of Canada is hosting the City of Toronto's 2007 Car Free Day celebration on Yonge Street and Yonge-Dundas Square on Thursday, September 20 from 10 am to 2:00 pm.

World CarFree Day is this Saturday, September 22 in Toronto.

Come out and see how much fun carfreedom can be! Host a Parking Metre Party along Queen St West from 1 p.m., then join the Carfree Parade at 6 p.m. (5 p.m. assembly at Trinity Bellwoods, to head east).

How to host a parking metre party:
1. Scout out a parking spot where you'd like to spend the afternoon
2. Park your non-motorized "vehicle" (bike, trike, roller-skates, dinky-car etc.) along Queen West
3. Pay the meter: for $1.50 per hour the spot is yours! (Be sure to display your parking receipt on the "dash" of your "vehicle"!)
4. Have fun!

It's fun! It's legal! Bring your fellow velorutionaries!

Then, on Sunday, September 23, Bells on Bloor invites you to join their pedal powered parade.

We will ring our bells all the way from High Park to the ROM. Free bells will be distributed by Bell Captains. If I am given the honour of being a Bell Captain, my name will be Bella Lugosi. (Major Belle E. Ache has not yet confirmed my status.)