earth day every day.

Are you counting down the days until Earth Day (April 22)? Neither am I.

I wouldn't call myself an environmentalist or a tree hugger. I'm not out there advocating the ills of greenhouse gases and carbon dioxide emissions. I just recently started cutting back meat from my diet, but I won't ransack you if you're eating a juicy, tender prime rib-- to be honest, I might ask you for a slice. And I've already mentioned that I smoke cigarettes (even though I'm also trying to cut back on that), so there goes that.

However, when I purchased my Netflix account, I went on a documentary film binge, and my favorites so far include Dirt and Food Inc. I had tweeted how life-changing these films are because it's definitely eye-opening to see how detrimental our individual actions are to ourselves and our environment, regardless of whether or not you care to acknowledge that. It's surprising when you find out how food is treated and processed before it winds up in your kitchen and in your stomach; how much trash we accumulate every single day and where it ends up once it's out of sight, out of mind; how hunger isn't merely a problem in "third world countries" but in our own backyard as well. Life. Changing.

So while I was catching up on my blog roll, the Whole Foods blog mentioned the Do Something Reel Film Festival. Throughout the month of April, more than 70 cities have the opportunity to watch a collection of six documentary films with a common theme of making a difference. Unfortunately, none of them are screening in Vegas- wahhhh! But the websites for each film give me an opportunity to purchase the DVDs for my own personal enjoyment.

I've included the trailers and links for four of the trailers I wish to watch.

Whether you're an extreme environmentalist, don't really care, or have the desire to make a small difference, I think the Do Something Reel Film Festival offers a little something for everyone.


Bag It!
Bag It Intro from Suzan Beraza on Vimeo.

Lunch Line
Lunch Line Trailer from uji films on Vimeo.

PLANEAT
Planeat The Movie Trailer from planeat.co.uk on Vimeo.

Urban Roots
Urban Roots Trailer from Tree Media on Vimeo.