Grey Lynn 2030 started Green Screen in February 2009 at the Grey Lynn Community Centre, to show films that we thought would be of interest to our community and to create discussion and debate.
Over the years we screened docos with an environmental message, and covered everything from a man who builds houses out of plastic bottles (Garbage Warrior), the impact of globalisation on wine growing in France (Mondo Vino), colony collapse disorder in beehives (the Vanishing of the Bees), LA Latinos fighting to save the biggest community garden in the US (The Garden) to award winning New Zealand made documentaries such as This Way of Life.
The community screenings provided a lot of inspiration and calls to action. After showing Tapped the movie for World Water Day in 2010 (in collaboration with Eco matters) we were inspired to push for drinking fountains at West Lynn and Grey Lynn.
Thank you for all those who have assisted with Green Screen over the years. It was lots of fun!
Project Updates
Below is a selection of activities and updates from this project.
Green Screen: Restoring the Mauri of Lake Omapere
A very special screening with an introduction by the film’s director Simon Marler! Saturday, 31st July at 7pm, Grey Lynn Community Centre $2 entry New Zealand 2007 / 80min. English, Te Reo Maori with English subtitles. Director Simon Marler / Producer Simon Marler, Mairi Gunn, Karen Browne How do you resuscitate the land? This is…
Read More10/10/10 Global Work Party kick-off with a special screening of the movie Carving the Future
We are taking steps towards 10th October when Aucklanders and citizens around the world will be showing we are ready for climate solutions through actions in our community. Come along to be part of the conversation, start a work party or join an action. Details: Wednesday 28th July 7:15pm for a 7:30pm start, 8:45pm finish.…
Read MoreGreen Screen: The Yes Men Fix The World
When: Saturday 3rd July at 7pm Where: Grey Lynn Community Centre on Richmond Road Tickets at the door just $2 Showing: ‘The Yes Men Fix The World’ Described here by Kail from the Green Screen team: “the sequel to the ‘The Yes Men’ and if you’ve seen that then you’ll have a bit of a…
Read MoreGreen Screen is back for 2010
We are pleased to announce that Green Screen is back for 2010 starting with a screening of Dirt The Movie: A story with heart & soil on Saturday 29th May. “Floods, drought, climate change, even war are all directly related to the way we are treating dirt. The only remedy for disconnecting people from the…
Read MoreTapped the movie
We were very fortunate that EcoMatters Environmental Trust, Oxfam and TAPAC all came on board at late notice to ensure were were able to screen Tapped on World Water Day. As an introduction to the movie, Katherine Mason from Oxfam gave a moving presentation about Rosita and her family in East Timor whose lives have…
Read MoreFood Inc – NZ Movie Premiere – Wed Oct 14th
Grey Lynn 2030 are pleased to announce our next movie night. We are showing FOOD Inc. , so if eating good food is something you like to do, then please read on. Here is our food inc poster food inc grey lynn a4 Poster Oct 14 for the event if you would like to help…
Read MoreGreen Screen -Friday 25th Sept – “Home”
Green Screeners – we will be showing Yann Arthurs Bertrand’s stunningly beautiful movie called HOME released in June 2009. The film is a travel notebook, showing landscapes captured from above. Looking down from the sky, we follow water currents, roads and bio-diverse communities across borders and cultures to embrace a complex situation in one, emotion-filled…
Read MoreAge of Stupid Movie arrives in Auckland
Have you heard about the Age of Stupid? The Age of Stupid is the new epic from McLibel director Franny Armstrong. Pete Postlethwaite stars as a man living alone in the devastated world of 2055, looking at old footage from 2008 and asking: why didn’t we stop climate change when we had the chance? Grey…
Read MoreAge of Stupid movie
I have been following with interest, the self distribution of what looks to be an amazing film. It looks like it is not too far now from arriving in New Zealand. Here is a review of it. ‘The Age of Stupid’ featuring Hollywood star Pete Postlethwaite.The movie set a new world record for the largest…
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