Join Panhandle PBS and its partners for a free Indie Lens Pop-Up online film screening of Eating Up Easter on Tuesday, May 26 at 7:00 p.m.
Participants can take part from the safety and comfort from their own home by using their computer, tablet, or phone. Visit https://bit.ly/EatingUpEaster-OVEE-RSVP to RSVP and get log-in details for the event, which will also feature a live chat with the filmmakers, national experts, and viewers across the country.
More than just a picture postcard of iconic stone statues, Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, is a microcosm of a planet in flux. Native Rapanui grapple with a booming tourism trade that is financially lucrative, but brings about a changing climate that threatens the fragile ecology on the island. In Eating Up Easter, filmmakers Sergio Mata’u Rapu and producer Elena Rapu introduce viewers to artists, ecologists, and developers who balance their strong cultural heritage with modern-day challenges.
During the free online film screening, viewers may engage and interact by asking questions and sharing thoughts about the film. Indie Lens Pop-Up screenings feature Independent Lens films shown on Panhandle PBS.
This film screening will be shared through the OVEE platform. OVEE stands for Online Viewing and Engagement Experience. Created by ITVS and funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), OVEE combines quality HD media and livestream content with the community-building conversation of social media in a single-screen experience.
This event is presented locally as a partnership with Amarillo Convention and Visitor Council, Amarillo Museum of Art, Don Harrington Discovery Center, Panhandle PBS, and Nikki and Dusty Green with the television series and podcast, Two for the Road. Support provided by ITVS, PBS, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Laura W. Bush Institute for Women's Health and Friends Interested in Literary Movies. For more information visit panhandlePBS.org or call 806-371-5479.
