Filmmaker in attendance for Q&A following the screening!
Doors will open at 5pm for socializing and networking.
“Saving Walden’s World” is an award-winning new documentary film directed by former arms dealer Jim Merkel. Eight years in the making, Merkel journeyed around the world for research and filming. This uniquely personal film questions the possible dividends of women’s empowerment and rights, and offers hints to seductive solutions that are being taken globally to develop sustainable living and food solutions.
Running time: 88 min.
“As a former engineer working on weapons who went through a dramatic change in consciousness, his words have a special power.”
— the late historian Howard Zinn, author of A People’s History of the United States
“This film will stir your heart.”
—Vicki Robin, Author, Social Innovator
“Jim Merkel offers a special mix of practicality and idealism; a workable mix.”
—Bill McKibben, Climate Activist, Author
Sailor and filmmaker Jim Merkel and team will arrive for this screening by sailboat as part of ‘Sailing for Sustainability.’
This tour will highlight the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals and the upcoming conference at the UN in NYC — the Summit of the Future. “Saving Walden’s World” takes viewer to rarely seen societies that accomplished many sustainability goals decades ahead of the 2030 targets. Can the world eradicate poverty while making life better for women, the poor and the earth?
This project has a long life both in development and screenings, as it is now a featured selection in global film festivals, including the Puerto Aventuras International Film Festival (PAIFF), Love & Hope International Film Festival, in Barcelona, Spain, Crown Wood International Film Festival in Kolkata, West Bengal, India and the Five Continents International Film Festival in Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela. This is a rare opportunity to meet the filmmaker and see why the film is garnering international attention.
“Saving Walden’s World” looks at what is working today and how these solutions can shape a better tomorrow. Director and writer Jim Merkel weaves a story that spans his early personal experience as a military subcontractor and his later studies of three countries where non-capitalist cultures thrive.
Visit savingwaldensworld.org for more information.
