| 20 April 2011

1. In the chapter FILM PROGRAMMES:

The Eco Film Club
Sadhana Forest, Friday April 29th at 19:00

The Horse Boy
Genre: Documentary, Directed by: Michel Orion Scott, 2009, 93 Minutes, English

The Horse Boy follows the journey of the Isaacson family to Mongolia in search of a mysterious shaman who they believe can heal their autistic son Rowan. It explores the strange world of autism itself, the relationship between humans and animals, the relationship between different cultures and ways of being, and the nature of healing. But above all, The Horse Boy tells the story of a couple that goes to the end of earth to find a way into their son’s life.

2. In the chapter FILM PROGRAMMES:

The Eco Film Club
Sadhana Forest, Friday May 6th at 19:00

Life:
Hunters and Hunted

Genre: Documentary, Produced by: BBC,
2009, 59 Minutes, English

Mammals have adopted many strategies to hunt their prey and evade predators. In this chapter of the BBC Life series, we follow mammals from the ocean, land and sky as they search for and capture their prey.  Slow motion footage reveals the fishing behavior of bulldog bats in Belize and brown bears at an Alaskan river mouth. The play-fighting of young stoats helps train them to chase prey such as rabbits, which are many times their own size. The alpha female of an Ethiopian wolf pack stays at the den to nurse her cubs while other adults hunt rats on the highland plateau. The extraordinary nose of a star-nosed mole enables it to hunt successfully underground and underwater. A tiger’s stealthy approach to a group of feeding deer is interrupted when a monkey, watching from above, raises the alarm. The final part shows a female killer whale taking elephant seal pups from their nursery pool in the Falkland Islands. This is a risky strategy as she could easily become beached in the shallow water. She is the only killer whale known to hunt this way, but her calf follows her moves, ensuring her knowledge will be passed on.


3. In the chapter FILM PROGRAMMES:

The Eco Film Club
Sadhana Forest, Friday May 13th at 19:00

Wild Frogs:
The Thin Green Line

Genre: Documentary, Produced by: National Geographic, 51 Minutes, English

Frogs have been on this planet for more than 250 million years, evolving into some of the most wondrous and diverse creatures on Earth. Today, they are at the centre of one of the greatest mass extinctions since the dinosaurs. It is a crisis unfolding around the world. Where the calls of frogs once filled the air, now we hear only silence. Their impact on the world’s ecosystems is great.  Frogs sit right in the middle of the food chain, and without them, other creatures are disappearing, too.  We are only just beginning to understand what life may be like without them.  The race is on to stem the tide – before the next frog crosses the thin, green line.

Before the movie at exactly 16:30 you are welcome to join us for a full tour of Sadhana Forest and an update of our most recent work!
After the movie you are welcome to join us for a free vegan dinner and Jam Session - Drum Circle; bring your instrument and play for the moon!

Bus service for the Sadhana Forest Tour- DEPARTURE SOLAR KITCHEN: 16:00
Bus service to the Eco film Club - DEPARTURE SOLAR KITCHEN: 18:00 and RETURN FROM SADHANA FOREST: 22:00
The bus service is operated by ACT. For more information about the bus service please contact ACT, SaraCon 2622962 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it