Saving the World
Films that offer hope in fighting the climate crisis and the solutions that can save our planet
July 13, 2025
1-3:30 PM
Court Square Theater
44-02 23rd St, Long Island City
The Big Rotting Apple: The Dirty Truth Behind the City’s Trash Epidemic
New York City has been struggling to stay clean since the pandemic brought budget cuts, wreaking havoc across the Sanitation Department. Activists on the street have been fighting back in hopes of a cleaner city, but are the new containerization initiatives proposed by the city really going to solve any problems?
The Quietest Year
Filmmaker Karen Akins’ darkly quirky personal quest to curb noise pollution in her quaint Vermont village uncovers dire consequences for noise regulation not only in her home state but nationwide. From a libertarian-controlled village, upholding a rural neighbor’s right to “recreational shooting,” to the basing of an ear-piercing fighter jet in the most densely populated area of the state, the examples are unending. As she consults leading experts and activists, including Ben Cohen of Ben and Jerry’s, Akins marshals the facts to frame noise pollution as an urgent yet overlooked crisis for both public health and civil society.
