Film Screening Party for Black Like Plastic

216 East Gutierrez Street,Santa Barbara CA 93101

03 March, 2022

Description

Deckers Brands Presents a screening and celebration for Black Like Plastic—a short film produced by Los Padres ForestWatch & The Sea League. Los Padres ForestWatch and The Sea League invite you to celebrate the Santa Barbara International Film Festival's selection of our new collaborative short film, Black Like Plastic. Join us for a film screening party followed by Q&A and discussion. A short documentary film produced by Los Padres ForestWatch and Santa Barbara-based nonprofit The Sea League has been selected for the 37th Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Black Like Plastic draws parallels between Black people in nature and plastic in the environment, and touches on the Black experience outdoors. The film—written by Tanai Drayton—was co-produced and directed by ForestWatch’s Director of Youth and Community Engagement, Graciela Cabello, and The Sea League’s founder and Executive Director, Chris Ragland. It features PhD candidate and microplastic researcher Timnit Kefela as well as master’s candidate Sophia Wilmore, both from The Bren School at UCSB. The film also features Santa Barbara residents Leeandra Shalhoob, Shevon Hoover and her two children, Naya and Roman. Beer, Wine, and Appetizers will be provided. Donations Welcome - Proceeds will benefit Los Padres ForestWatch and The Sea League. Trailer: https://youtu.be/8ta-IaB8Y0I Thank you to our sponsors. Presenting Sponsor: Deckers Outdoor Corporation Beverages provided by Topa Topa Brewing Company Appetizers provided by Valley Piggery—Chef Jack O. Francis Official film festival world premiere will take place on Thursday, March 3, 8:10am at the Metro 4 Theatre as part of the Santa Barbara Shorts programming. Los Padres ForestWatch is a local nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting wildlife and wild places throughout the Los Padres National Forest. Founded in 2004, ForestWatch has safeguarded more than two million acres of public lands along California’s Central Coast, from the famed Big Sur coastline to the Santa Lucia Mountains and the Carrizo Plain, to the rugged backcountry of Santa Barbara and Ventura counties and beyond. We have also organized more than one hundred habitat restoration projects, improving the health of our region’s largest open spaces and the communities that depend on them. ForestWatch is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Your donation may be tax-deductible. Our tax ID is 20-1531390.