Public, Educational & Private Screenings on Rights of Nature Documentary

Gold Telly Award WinnerHow to host a screening of INVISIBLE HAND :

  1. Fill out the Google Form below, & we’ll reply ASAP to get your screening underway! You’ll choose what type of license you’d like – public (in-person), virtual (online), or educational (school, library, university use) & let us know if you want the filmmakers to join a discussion. Later, you’ll get tools & links to help set up & promote your screening.
  2. We ask that screenings be scheduled at least 30 days in advance.
  3. Ticket sales are permitted at a 50/50 split of revenue with Public Herald Studios. It’s the host’s responsibility to report back on revenue from ticket sales.

PUBLIC LICENSE: A public screening license is good for 24 hours for in-person events. Available for a $95 to Public Herald Studios, which includes technical guidance for projectors, audio & displays, & this CHECKLIST to help set up & promote your event.

VIRTUAL LICENSE options: A virtual screening license gives you the rights to screen online for certain times/audiences. We provide your very own, personalized screening page at www.invisiblehandfilm.com/[your_screening] & tech support are included! It’ll look similar to our Online Premiere page with two video “screens” on one page – one for watching the film & another where you’ll host your post-film discussion: e.g. https://invisiblehandfilm.com/premiere.

Small Virtual Screening

$95 – Registration & admission for up to 100 people.

Medium Virtual Screening

$195 – Registration & admission for up to 300 people.

Large Virtual Screening

$295 – Registration & admission for up to 500 people.

Unlimited Virtual Screening

$495 – Free to anyone online during your event.

VIP Watch Party for Community Organizers and Activists

$39 – Registration & admission for up to 20 people.

Educational, School or Library Annual License (unlimited audience)

$495 – For educators & organizations who’d like to show INVISIBLE HAND to unlimited numbers of students or members (internally) as many times as they’d like.

Universities and Colleges with Educational Licenses

· The University of Pittsburgh, Pace University, Swarthmore College, Smith College, Toronto District School Board, University of Michigan, Emily Carr University, Johns Hopkins University, Penn State University, Maryland Institute College of Art, Allegheny College, Antioch University, Denison University, Colorado College, The New School, Cornell University

2023

· April 19th, in-person, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Share the Earth Environmental Film Series, Union Cinema, Milkwaukee, WI

· April 14th, in person, Hamptons Doc Fest, Spring Docs Equinox Series, co-presented by Southampton Arts Center, Q&A with Directors to follow, more info here

· January 13th, public in-person and virtual screening hosted by Random Harvest Market and Mumbet’s Freedom Farm, Craryville, NY

2022

· December 11th, Private virtual screening hosted by Cool Davis in Davis, CA

· November 22nd, Public virtual screening hosted by Mahicanituck Water Protectors in Ulster County, NY, register here

· October 17th, Public virtual screening hosted by Prince George’s County Peace and Justice & Greenbelt Reel and Meal, Q&A w/ Directors to follow, register here

· October 10th, Public in-person screening hosted by Connecticut River Coastal Conservation District, Goldsmith Family Cinema, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT

· September 3rd, Peat Fest virtual screening, hosted by RE-PEAT, post Q&A w/ directors, register here

· July 9, Private virtual screening, hosted by Second Saturday Documentary Series, serving Bay Area California Community

· June 10, Public virtual screening, hosted by Virginia Community Rights Network, register here

· June 5, Public in-person/virtual hybrid screening, hosted by Blue Hills UU Fellowship, register here

· May 21, Public in-person/virtual hybrid screening, hosted by Seattle Mennonite, Maple Leaf Lutheran, Journey Christian Churches, post Q&A w/ directors, register here

· April 25, Public in-person screening, The Historic Bohm Theatre, Albion, Michigan, hosted by Communication Studies Department at Albion College

· April 24, Public in-person screening, The Colonial Theatre, Phoenixville, PA, sponsored by Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania, post Q&A w/ director, tickets available here

· April 23, Public in-person screening, Taos Environmental Film Festival, free @ Taos Center for the Arts, Taos New Mexico, more information here

· March 15, Public in-person screening, The Berkshire Athenaeum, Cinema of Law Program, hosted by Berkshire Law Librarians, the Berkshire County Bar Association and the Friends of the Berkshire Athenaeum, info available here

· March 4-13, Official Selection, 11th Annual Belleville Downtown International Documentary Film Festival, Ontario Canada,  tickets available here

· February 24-March 6, Official Selection, 16th Annual Colorado Environmental Film Festival, tickets available here

· February 24, private screening hosted by Department of Geography University of Sheffield, United Kingdom, register here

· January 17, public screening hosted by Community Rights Douglas County and Oregon Community Rights Network, post-screening discussion following, register here

· January 13-24, Official Selection, 20th Wild & Scenic Film Festival,  tickets available here

· January 6-9, public screening hosted by Amos Eno Gallery, New York City, contact gallery for tickets

2021

· November 20, private screening hosted by Booz Allen Hamilton Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Team

· November 20, in-person public screening in Denver, Colorado, tickets available here

· November 14-16, public screening hosted by West Chester University Office of Sustainability part of their Environmental Sustainability Film and Panel Series, register here

· November 11, Official Selection for 2021 Red Nation International Film Festival, tickets available here

· November 9, Official Selection for Water Docs 2021 Film Festival, Q&A w/ Directors at TBA

· November 4, public screening hosted by the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature (GARN) Youth Hub, coinciding with the 5th International Rights of Nature Tribunal and the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), register here

· November 1, public screening in Lewes, East Sussex, England part of Climate Action! Festival coinciding with the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), tickets available here

· September 29, public screening hosted by the Greens/EFA group of European Parliament (Europe Screening), Q&A w/ Organizers

· September 28, public screening hosted by Bellevue Meaningful Movies, 7:00pm PT

· September 23, public screening hosted by Haw River Assembly, 6:00pm ET (register for tickets)

· August 20-22, private screening with the Native American Network of Booz Allen Hamilton, 7:00pm ET, Q&A w/ Directors to follow

· August 6, Official Selection for Colorado International Activism Film Festival, 6:00pm to 12:00am MST

· July 15-16, public screening hosted by Snohomish County Community Rights (SCCR), Live community discussion to follow

· June 25-27, public screening hosted by Everett Meaningful Movies (co-sponsored by Fix Democracy First; Meaningful Movies groups in Sno-King, Mt Baker, West Seattle, Beacon Hill, Gig Harbor; Legal Rights for the Salish Sea; and South Seattle Climate Action Network), Live panel discussion to follow

· June 18, Official Selection for Blackbird Film Festival in Cortland, NY at 4:30pm join the show »

· June 14-15, public screening hosted by Rights of Nature Network Atlantic Canada (co-sponsored by Sierra Club Atlantic Canada Chapter), Q&A w/ Organizers to follow

· May 22-23, public screening hosted by Berkeley Sustainable Coalition and Berkeley Citizens Action (Register Here), Q&A w/ Directors to follow

· May 19, public screening hosted by Carolina Public Humanities (part of The Rights of Nature in the U.S.A.: Legal and Social Debates), Register Here, Q&A w/ Organizers to follow

· April 24-25, public screening hosted by Community Rights Now! PDX, co-sponsored by the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund CELDF and the Oregon Community Rights Network ORCRN (Register Here), Post-screening conversation to follow

· April 24-25, public screening presented by Palmerton Area Democratic Club and Carbon County Democrats for Progress (Register Here), Q&A w/ Organizers to follow

· April 24-25, public screening at the Democracy Film Series hosted by Ohio Community Rights Network and Simply Living (Register Here), Q&A w/ Organizers to follow

· April 22, Earth Day screening for Village of Solomon Environmental Dept., starts at 6:00pm PST w/ Q&A at 8:00pm PST (Alaska Event)

· April 19, starts at 5:00pm (New Zealand Standard Time) public screening hosted by Tai Tokerau Climate Change Trust, part of the 2021 Tai Tokerau Climate Action Conference (Aotearoa/New Zealand event)

· April 16-23, Official Selection for the Global Freshwaters Summit w/ Director’s Q&A to follow (registration online)

· April [TBA], screening for the One Earth Festival as part of the Earth Day events in Chicago

· March 25, starting at 6pm w/ Directors Q&A at 7:45pm (Reserve Your Tickets), hosted by Seneca Nation Watershed Resources Working Group and Council, Public Herald & Defend Ohi:yo’

· March 22, private screening with the Environmental Law Society at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law

· March 13, starting at 1pm w/ Q&A at 2:45pm (Reserve Your Tickets): Youth International Screening (YIS) for Global Youth Leaders to lead a discussion w/ Directors & Mark Ruffalo about Rights of Nature. This event will be raising funds and awareness for Pearl: Remote Democratic High School & Public Herald, and in honor of Art Pearl who’s featured in the film and inspired the creation of the school — in partnership w/ Global Youth Leaders on Rights of Nature (ALL PUBLIC HERALD PATRONS AUTOMATICALLY RECEIVE TICKETS)

· March 9, private screening for the Global Leadership Program at Maumee Valley Country Day School in Toledo, Ohio, Q&A w/ Directors

· March 3, public screening hosted by Florida Community Rights, co-sponsored by the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF), Q&A w/ CELDF organizers

· March 1-15, Australian Premiere: Official Selection for 2021 Transitions Film Festival (Virtual) Program (Tickets Available at Festival Link for Australian Audiences)

· February 28-March 1, public screening hosted by Indiana County Federation of Democratic Women, Q&A w/ Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF) organizers

· February 23-28, Australian Premiere: Official Selection for 2021 Transitions Film Festival (Virtual) Program (Tickets Available at Festival Link for Australian Audiences)

· February 23-24, public screening hosted by Lancaster Against Pipelines (LAP), Q&A w/ Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF) and LAP organizers

· February 13, Official Selection for Common Good International Film Festival (a part of the Center for Process Studies at Claremont School of Theology), Q&A w/ Directors

· February 12, tickets available at Cincinnati World Cinema for their virtual screening series, tickets will be available online (Ohio Event)

2020

· Official Selection for ARFF Paris 2020 (Around International Film Festival)

· [pending] Selected for Distribution on Films for Action PPV until 2021 (all future screenings will take place in 2021)

· December 2, at 7:00 p.m. ET, elected as the “Grand Finale” for the Center For Coalfield Justice “Environmental Justice Film Series” — a LIVE Q&A will follow w/ filmmakers at 8:35 p.m. — register on website to join

· November 19, at 6:30 p.m. ET, Richmond Earth Series 2020 in partnership with Virginia Community Rights Network (register on screening page for password), Sponsored by the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Richmond’s Earth Ministry, Living Water Community Center, and the Foundation for Family and Community Healing (Virginia Event)

· November 18, at 6:00 p.m. EDT, hosted by Clean Water Now, Inc. & sponsored by CELDF, join a virtual screening of INVISIBLE HAND for Florida, a LIVE Q&A will follow the event w/ hosts

· November 1, at 6:30 p.m. EDT, The CLEO Institute will be hosting a virtual screening of INVISIBLE HAND for Florida, a LIVE Q&A will follow w/ filmmakers

· October 30, at 7:00 p.m. EDT, hosted by Clean Water Now, Inc. & sponsored by CELDF, join a virtual screening of INVISIBLE HAND for Florida, a LIVE Q&A will follow the event w/ hosts

· October 18, Official Selection for the 2020 Princeton Environmental Film Festival, a Live Q&A discussion w/ the filmmakers starts at 4:30 p.m. EDT, register for the event on the screening page

· October 10, at 12:00 p.m. CST, Curious Music is happy to invite you to our Zoom launch party for the album Music for the film INVISIBLE HAND with Heavy Color. If you would like to you join us please email Russ Curry at russ@curiousmusic.us.

· Official Selection for the Wildlife Conservation Film Festival

· September 26, 8pm EDT at Willowbay Campground in Bradford, PA — hosted by Defend Ohi:yo’ as part of a Northern Access Pipeline Discussion, playing at Cabin 40 Oak Loop (this is a social distant event, please be mindful of the hosts requests)

· September 18, 9pm EDT Earthwork Harvest Gathering Online Event, Password to Watch Film Available at: https://earthworkharvestgathering.com/invisible-hand/

· September 4, 6-9pm Virtual World Premier of INVISIBLE HAND, tickets $1 to Public Herald Patrons here: https://www.invisiblehandfilm.com/premiere/ (Watch the Q&A w/ Mark Ruffalo, Directors & Cast)·

· April 18, 12pm Official Selection for the 2020 Columbus International Film Festival (virtual) — For tickets see here and choose “Feature Presentation F” film block at checkout, Q&A w/ Directors online following the event

· March through August ALL SCHEDULED EVENTS ARE POSTPONED PENDING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC!

· February 24, 7 pm, Duquesne University Human Rights Film Series (open to the public) Pittsburgh, PA (Directors Q&A to follow event)

· January 30, 6-8 pm, So. Umpqua Room at the Roseburg Public Library, 1400 NE Diamond Lake Blvd, Roseburg, Ore. 97470

· January 23, 6:30pm, 1211 SE Bay Blvd. OSU Extension Office meeting room, Newport OR 97365, free of charge to the public, presented by Lincoln County Community Rights

· January 19, 3-7pm, Maumee Theater 601 Conant St, Maumee, OH 43537 hosted by LEBOR, OHCRN, & CELDF w/ Q&A after film

2019

· November 20, 6:00pm, Ashtabula County District Library, 4335 Park Ave., Ashtabula, Ohio, Sponsored by CELDF, Co-Sponsors of showing are Ashtabula NAACP, Moving Forward Together and Indivisble Ashtabula County

· October 19, 5:00pm, Adirondack Film Festival, w/ filmmakers in Glens Falls, NY

· September 17, [Encore] [TBA] City Lights Cinema, in Florence, Oregon

· [TBA], [Encore] Belfast Free Library Belfast, Maine

· June 14, 7:00pm, [Encore] Grand Theatre, Elizabeth, PA — w/ directors & cast — For tickets & info

· June 7, 7:00-9:00pm, Calusa Nature Center & Planetarium, 3450 Ortiz Avenue, Fort Myers, Florida

· April 28 (Sunday), Belfast Free Library at 6:30pm Belfast, Maine

· April 13, 2:00pm, Westmoreland Art Museum, Greensburg, PA hosted by ProtectPT

· April 9, 7:00pm, Redwood Auditorium at University of Oregon in Eugene, Hosted by Community Rights Lane County w/ co-hosts Community Rights Lane County and the UO student group: Climate Justice League Eugene, Oregon

· March 27, Case Western Reserves Humanities Festival, 12:00pm-2:00pm
at Mather House Room 100, 11201 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio

· February 2, 1:00-3:00pm, Fairview Park Library Basement Meeting Room A, 21255 Lorain Rd., Fairview Park, Ohio 44126 — w/ CELDF

· January 31, 7pm, Grand Theatre, Elizabeth, PA — w/ directors & cast — For tickets & info

· January 28, 6:30-8:30pm, Warrensville Heights Library, South Meeting Room, 4415 Northfield Rd., Warrensville Heights, Ohio 44128 — w/ CELDF

2018

· [private screenings were performed for the 2020 release of the film]

2017

· [test-screening] APR 26, Film at 7pm, Erie Art Museum

· [test-screening] APR 27, Film at 8:30pm, Edinboro University, Pogue Student Center Multipurpose Room