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Richmond Environmental Film Festival kicks off Feb. 4

2/1/2019, 6 a.m.
Call it a feast of 22 movies that will be shown at no charge with the goal of educating and …

Call it a feast of 22 movies that will be shown at no charge with the goal of educating and raising awareness of environmental issues that are important to Richmond, the nation and the planet.

That’s what the ninth edition of the Richmond Environmental Film Festival will be offering the public from Monday, Feb. 4, through Saturday, Feb. 16.

The movies will be shown at various venues, with the lion’s share airing Saturday, Feb. 9, and Sunday, Feb. 10, at the Byrd Theatre, 2908 W. Cary St. in Carytown.

Some of the venues require tickets because of limited space. Tickets can be obtained online, with more details at the film festival’s site, RVAEFF.org.

Here’s the schedule, by date:

Monday Feb. 4, 6:15 p.m., “Hometown Habitat,” Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, 1800 Lakeside Ave.

Tuesday, Feb. 5, 6:30 p.m. “Oceans: Our Blue Planet,” Science Museum of Virginia, 2500 W. Broad St.

Wednesday, Feb. 6, 6:30 p.m., “American Ascent,” Väsen Brewing Co., 3331 W. Moore St.

Thursday, Feb. 7, 6:30 p.m., “Run Wild Run Free,” VCU Institute for Contemporary Art, 601 W. Broad St.

Friday, Feb. 8, 7 p.m. “The Swamp,” WCVE Radio and TV, 23 Sesame St.

Saturday, Feb. 9, 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Byrd Theatre in Carytown, in order of showing, “Born in China,” “Go Wild For Good Health,” “Birders: The Central Park Effect,” “Untamed,” “A River’s Last Chance,” “Pollinators Under Pressure,” “Living The Change,” “Evergreen Cemetery,” “Straws” and “The Devil We Know.”

Sunday, Feb. 10, 1:30 to 6:30 p.m., Byrd Theatre, in order of showing, “Minimalism: A Documentary About The Important Things,” “Reefs At Risk,” Virginia Environmental Film Contest Awards and “River Blue.”

Monday, Feb. 11, 7 p.m. “Wasted: The Story of Food Waste,” University of Richmond’s Robins School of Business, Gateway Road.

Tuesday, Feb. 12, 6 p.m., “Before The Flood,” VCU’s Cabell Library, 901 Park Ave.

Wednesday, Feb. 13, 6:30 p.m., “A Man Named Pearl,” North Courthouse Road Library, 326 Courthouse Road, Chesterfield County.

Saturday, Feb. 16, 1 to 4 p.m., two showings “Evolve: Driving a Clean Future in Coal Country,” Varina Area Library, 1875 New Market Road, Henrico County.