EVENTS
PAST EVENTS.
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Screening in Picton
The Regent Theatre
224 Main Street, Picton, ON K0K 2T0
Friday, Nov 3 | 19:00 EST
Special screening of Into The Weeds with short film Pomological. The filmmakers attended a post-screening Q&A with moderator Nina-Marie Lister.
ONE DAY ONLY - SPECIAL US SCREENINGS
Theaters across the US
Tuesday, Oct 3 | 7:00 PM
On Oct 3rd Into The Weeds screened across 600+ theaters in the US. Exclusive follow-up bonus footage explores the question: “Can there be a future without pesticides and if so, how do we get there?" It featured findings and expert testimony from acclaimed author Margaret Atwood, Senator Cory Booker as well as scientists, doctors, farmers, environmentalists, food safety advocates and other concerned public figures. Audiences left the screening both informed and inspired to take action at home, at work and in their communities.
Are you wondering what to do next? Don’t forget to participate in our call to action, a letter campaign to demand your representatives oppose federal pre-emption of local pesticide laws in the upcoming Farm Bill. If you haven’t sent a letter yet, you can do so here: https://www.intotheweedsimpact.com/take-action-us
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Special Screening + Reception + Q&A
CSU SPUR Campus
Colorado State University, Denver
4777 National Western Dr.
Monday, April 27 | 5:30 pm
Into The Weeds played at an encore screening at CSU SPUR in Denver, Colorado.
Impact Screening with Panel Discussion
UGC Cinema, Brussels
38 Place De Brouckère
1000 Bruxelles Belgium
Wednesday, April 12 | 6:45 pm
Special impact screening of Into The Weeds played in Brussels, Belgium. The event included a live Q&A with Dewayne "Lee" Johnson, Director Jennifer Baichwal, and other experts and policymakers.
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Special Screening
ACT. Human Rights Film Festival, Colorado
Lory Student Center Theatre
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
Into The Weeds screened as part of the ACT. Human Rights Film Festival on March 30th. Special guest, Partner at Wagstaff Law Firm and film participant Aimee Wagstaff was in attendance.
Special Screening
Royal Saskatchewan Museum Theatre, Saskatchewan
Into The Weeds screened at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum in Regina on March 20th.
Special Screening + Online Discussion
Edmonton Public Library
Edmonton, Canada
Edmonton Public Library
Into The Weeds screened in Edmonton, Canada on March 18th. The in-person screening was followed by an online discussion with Jennifer Baichwal, Dr. Meg Sears, Kristine Kowalchuk and Takota Coen
Catch the panel discussion recording here.
Special Screening
Screening in Kimberley, B.C.
Centre 64, 64 Deer Park Ave
Friday, February 3 | 7pm
Into The Weeds played at the Centre 64. Sponsored by Wildsight.
Special Screening + Panel
Exclusive Impact Partner Event: Re:wild Your Campus
Honolulu, USA
Saturday, February 18 | 5:30pm
Into The Weeds screened with impact partner Re:wild Your Campus at the Church of the Crossroads in Honolulu, Hawai'i.
Special Screening + Panel
KDocsFF 2023: People. Places. Power.
Vancouver, Canada
Friday, February 24 | 4:50pm
Into The Weeds screened at KDocsFF 2023: People. Places. Power. Followed by a panel discussion/Q&A with Jennifer Baichwal, Director, Into the Weeds; Melissa Lem, Board President, Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment; Hans Forstbauer, Forstbauer Family Natural Food Farm; Carey Gillam, Managing Editor, The New Lede, The Guardian Contributor, Author of Whitewash: The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer, and the Corruption of Science and The Monsanto Papers: Deadly Secrets, Corporate Corruption, and One Man’s Search for Justice
Moderator: Melissa Drury, Environmental Protection Technology Program, KPU
Screening & Panel
NFB Alanis Obomsawin Theatre
Montreal, Canada
Dec 11, 2022
The National Film Board in Montreal screened Into The Weeds as a side event for The U.N. Environmental Programme's #COP15. The NFB and Telefilm Canada partnered with COP15 for a green stopover, an initiative presented in partnership with Environment and Climate Change Canada. The screening was followed by a Q&A with the director and special guests: Jennifer Baichwal, Director of Into The Weeds, Antonious Petro, executive director of Regeneration Canada, Lorraine Rekmans, Former Executive Director, National Aboriginal Forestry Association, Troy Woodhouse, Impact Assessment Coordinator for Mushkegowuk Tribal Council, Dr. Claudel Pétrin-Desrosiers, Board Member, Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, Mariann Bassey Orovwuje, Deputy Executive Director of the Environmental Rights Action/ Friends of the Earth Nigeria
+ Introduction with special guest, Mayor of Verdun, Marie-Andrée Mauger
Watch the panel recording here.
Screening + Panel
Cinema Politica at Concordia University
Montreal, Canada
Dec 5, 2022
Cinema Politica Concordia screened the Montreal premiere of Into The Weeds on Monday, December 5th, 2022. It was by a Q&A with the director, Jennifer Baichwal and special guests: Romain Rigal, Director, Partnerships and Engagement, Canadian Cancer Society + VP, Victimes of Pesticides in Québec, Rachel Cheng, Community Organizer and Devlin Kuyek, Researcher at GRAIN.
Special Screening + Masterclass
Festival dei Popoli
Florence, Italy
Nov 12, 2022
Into The Weeds continued its European debut screening at the Festival dei Popoli on Saturday, Nov 12th in Italy. Director Jennifer Baichwal also hosted a masterclass.
Watch the Q & A here.
Special Screening + Masterclass
Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival
Image Courtesy of Ji.hlava Documentary Film Festival
Prague, Czech Republic
Oct 26th, 2022
Into The Weeds made its European debut screening at the Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival on Wednesday, Oct 26th at 4:30 PM CZE in Czech Republic. Director Jennifer Baichwal taught a masterclass.
Ji.lava WINNER, Testimonies, 2022, Award for the best film on politics, knowledge, and nature.
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Special Screening + Q&A
Denver Film Festival
Denver, USA
Nov 7, 2022
Into The Weeds screened at the 45th annual Denver Film Festival on November 7th with a live Q&A post-screening with attorney Aimee Wagstaff.
Special Screening + Q&A
Double Exposure Film Festival
Washington DC, USA
Oct 14th, 2022
Into The Weeds played at the Double Exposure Film Festival on October 14th. There was a post-screening Q&A with director Jennifer Baichwal, film protagonist Dewayne "Lee' Johnson, Environmental & Consumer Class Action Attorney Robin Greenwald, Executive Director, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) Tim Whitehouse and Author of The Monsanto Papers Carey Gillam.
Director Jennifer Baichwal also was on the 'Facing Goliath' panel that also took place on October 14th.
Photo from the panel taken by Elise Young.
Screening
Green Film Festival of San Francisco
San Francisco, USA
Oct 13, 2022
Into The Weeds closed the Green Festival of San Francisco presented by SF IndieFest on Thursday, October 13th.
Screening
Hamptons International Film Festival
New York, USA
Oct 8, 2022
Into The Weeds screened at the Hamptons International Film Festival on October 8th, 2022.
Virtual Fireside Chat
Sustainable Production Forum
Toronto, Canada
Oct 4, 2022
Virtual fireside chat with director, Jennifer Baichwal at The Sustainable Production Forum on October 4, 2022. Jennifer talked about her journey of bringing Into The Weeds to the screen.
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Virtual Roundtable
A Future Without Glyphosate: Is It Possible?
Virtual
Sep 24, 2022
The panel discussion was hosted by renowned Canadian social and political commentator Avi Lewis. The conversation featured Jennifer Baichwal, acclaimed director of Hot Docs 2022 Opening Night Film, Into The Weeds, alongside guests including medical specialist Dr. Raquel Feroe from Edmonton; University of Guelph School of Environmental Sciences’ Assistant Professor Susan Bell Chiblow from Grand River First Nation; lawyer Mary Lou McDonald, founder of Safe Food Matters, Justice for Migrant Workers organizer Gabriel Allahuda and Brett Israel, Organic Farmer, 3-Gen Organics. The conversation took place September 24, 2022.
Watch the replay on YouTube here.
Special Screening + Q&A
Forestry Without Glyphosate: Is It Possible?
Prince George, Canada
Sep 14, 2022
Into The Weeds screened at the Prince George Playhouse on Wednesday, September 14, 2022. The screening was followed by a live Q&A with acclaimed filmmaker Jennifer Baichwal, guests from Stop the Spray B.C. 's James Steidle, Monica Buchanan, and Nicole Botten, MSc, Tom Roberson, and Bonnie Zawada.
Read the article by the Prince George Post.
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Ottawa Screening and panel discussion with Friends of the Earth Canada
Ottawa, Canada
June 23, 2022
Into The Weeds screened at the ByTowne Cinema on June 23, 2022, in Ottawa, Ontario followed by a special panel discussion with director Jennifer Baichwal and Friends of the Earth Canada.
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Hot Docs Opening Night Screening
Toronto, Canada
Apr 28, 2022
The world premiere of Into The Weeds opened at Hot Docs 2022 which included an exclusive Q&A with director Jennifer Baichwal and special guests from the film.
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Joe Burke Wolfe Island Literary Festival
Wolfe Island, Canada
Aug 12, 2022
Into The Weeds screened at the Joe Burke Wolfe Island Literary Festival on August 12, 2022 in Wolfe Island, ON. Director Jennifer Baichwal and members of Swim Drink Fish engaged in a Q&A after the screening.