Let’s talk about plastic.  As Pleasantville considers the Reusable Bag Initiative, Films on Purpose and PleasantvilleRecycles are teaming up to host a pop-up screening of A PLASTIC OCEAN Jan 11th, 6:30pm at the Mt Pleasant Public Library. We’ll start with bites, the film will begin a little before 7pm and we’ll have a panel discussion following the film. The Reusable Bag Initiative folks will… Read More A PLASTIC OCEAN

13th takes an unflinching look at the American system of incarceration, specifically how the prison industrial complex affects people of color. It takes its title from the 13th amendment, which abolished slavery and involuntary servitude – except for criminals – a loophole that’s been exploited since its inception. Today there are more African-Americans under criminal… Read More 13th

Award-winning filmmaker Michal Siewierski chronicles his three-year journey to expose the truth about our food choices. This ground-breaking documentary explores the impact that food choices have on people’s health, the health of our planet and on the lives of other living species. Siewierski also discusses several misconceptions about food and diet, offering a unique new… Read More FOOD CHOICES

STINK! opens with a foul smell and a pair of kids pajamas. And a single father trying to find out what that smell could possibly be. But instead of getting a straight answer, director Jon Whelan stumbles on an even bigger issue in America, which is that some products on our store shelves are not… Read More STINK!

In two towns on different sides of America, two teenage girls pass out while intoxicated at high school parties and, while unconscious, both are sexually assaulted by boys they call friends. In the aftermath, the girls each endure online harassment, both attempt suicide, and tragically, one dies. The film explores this new public square of… Read More AUDRIE & DAISY