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The film "Cotton Road" follows the commodity of cotton from South Carolina farms to Chinese factories to illuminate the work and industrial processes in a global supply chain.
The film “Cotton Road” follows the commodity of cotton from South Carolina farms to Chinese factories to illuminate the work and industrial processes in a global supply chain.

Film Series Highlights Sustainable Living


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On this edition of Conversations from Studio B, Kelee Riesbeck talks with Loraine McCosker, Environmental Studies Outreach coordinator at the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs, and Ohio University student Janice Bruce about the Common Experience Project on Sustainability’s fall film series.

The series, which is being screened free of charge at the Athena Cinema every Wednesday through Nov. 18, explores films that reveal the intersection of the environment and sustainability. Films are chosen for their audience engagement and expansive perspective on sustainability, Audience Q&As will be held after each screening.

On Oct. 7, filmmaker Laura Kissel will discuss her film Cotton Road. On Oct. 21, producer Sean Peoples and musician Jack Wright will talk about the films Broken Landscape and Sludge. Show times are 7 p.m.

For more information on the series, visit athenacinema.com.