ECO
General Admission:
Each Day $20 Adults
$15 SAC Members
$10 Youth (18 and under) & Students
3-Day Pass:
Best Buy $50 Adults / $40 Members
DOCS EQUINOX DAY 1: GIANTS RISING
Friday, April 25 | 5:30 PM
This film is shown at SAC in collaboration with Hamptons Doc Fest.
5:30pm - Cocktail Reception & Earth Central Hub
7:00pm - Keynote Address: William Bryant Logan
7:30pm - “Giants Rising” Film Screening
Zoom Q&A with Lisa Landers, Director
GIANTS RISING
Director & Producer: Lisa Landers
Co-producer: Jennifer Ciraldo
Editor: Damon Claussen
Synopsis:
A journey into the heart of America’s most iconic forests, GIANTS RISING reveals the secrets, superpowers and saga of the redwoods— the tallest and some of the oldest living beings on Earth. Living links to the past, redwoods also hold powers that may play a role in our future, including their ability to withstand fire and capture carbon, to offer clues about resilience, and even to enhance our own well-being.
DOCS EQUINOX DAY 2: CALL OF THE FOREST
Saturday, April 26 | 5:30 PM
This film is shown at SAC in collaboration with Hamptons Doc Fest.
5:30pm - Cocktail Reception & Earth Central Hub
7:00pm - “Call of the Forest: The Forgotten Wisdom of Trees” Film Screening followed by Zoom Q&A with Diana Beresford-Kroeger, Scientist & Author
CALL OF THE FOREST
Director: Jeff McKay
Producer: Jeff McKay and Merit Jenson Carr
Editor: Jeff McKay
Synopsis
We cut down billions of trees every year – Today only five percent of the world’s old growth forests remain intact. Yet trees are one of this planet’s most significant creators of food, new medicines, and oxygen. Forests hold the answer to many of the world’s problems; from climate change to human health and well-being. Visionary scientist and acclaimed author Diana Beresford-Kroeger explores the science, folklore, and history of this essential eco-system reminding us that when we improve our profound human connection to woodlands we can, not only, restore our health - we can restore our planet.
From the sacred sugi and cedar forests of Japan, the ancient Raheen Wood of Ireland, and the walnut and redwood trees of America, to the great boreal forest of Canada, Call of the Forest tells the amazing stories behind the history and legacy of these ancient forests while also explaining the science of trees and the irreplaceable roles they play in protecting and feeding the planet.
DOCS EQUINOX DAY 3: FUNGI: WEB OF LIFE
Sunday, April 27 | 11:00 AM
This film is shown at SAC in collaboration with Hamptons Doc Fest.
11:00am - Coffee & Scones
11:30am - Keynote & Presentation with Tucker Marder
12:00pm - “Fungi: Web of Life” Short Film Screening
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
Join Tucker Marder on a visual journey through his unique East Hampton Folly Tree Arboretum, a natural museum curated by himself with a historian’s eye. Every tree has its own environmental story, good yarns Tucker delights in sharing.
FUNGI: THE WEB OF LIFE
Director: Joseph Nizeti
Co-Directors: Gisela Kaufmann & Paul Phelan
Producers: Jo-anne McGowan, David Gross, Jennifer Peedom, Sarah Noonan
Editor: Paul Phelan
Synopsis
Through the eyes of passionate biologist and writer Merlin Sheldrake, join us on this brilliant round-the-world journey into the secret world of fungi. Through dazzling images of fungi under the microscope, and all around us in the forest, Merlin unravels the many secrets of these essential organisms in the web of life. So much more than mushrooms, not only do fungi shape the weather and support life on land, they are at the cutting edge of medical research and even have the power to break down plastic waste.