Event

The Pipe

THE PIPE
Ireland, 2010, 83 minutes
Director: Risteard Ó Domhnaill
In a remote corner of the West of Ireland sits Broadhaven Bay. High cliffs protect the golden sands of Glengad beach and the tiny village of Rossport, which nestles behind the dunes. However, this tranquil setting belies the turmoil that confronts the villagers. The coastline that has sustained generations of farmers and fishermen would also be the perfect landfall for Shell Oil's Corrib Gas Pipeline. The Pipe is a story of a community tragically divided, and how they deal with a pipe that could bring economic prosperityor destruction of a way of life shared for generations.

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AMONG GIANTS
USA, 2011, 14 minutes
Directors: Ben Mullinkosson & Chris Cresci
As clear cutting continues to ravage California's coastal redwood region, Farmer, an environmental activist, decides to tree-sit to defend the McKay Tract, a 60-acre grove of ancient redwoods. Among Giants begins three years into the McKay tree-sit. Stuck on his tiny platform a hundred feet up in the ancient redwood canopy, Farmer must battle the elements and avoid isolation as he fights for a sustainable future.