The schedule of events for Tales from Planet Earth appears below. A detailed printable schedule will available soon. All events are free and open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis. Donations are encouraged and will be accepted at the door.

Friday, November 2:

Festival Kickoff (Orpheum Theatre)

Listen to Friday night's speakers here.

5:30 pm

Welcome Reception, with opening remarks from Mayor Dave Cieslewicz

5:30-6pm

Bill McKibben book signing in the Main Theater

6:30 pm

Humanities Without Boundaries Lecture, "The Nature of Hope," by Bill McKibben. Opening remarks

by Gregg Mitman, introduced by William Cronon

7:45 pm

Everything's Cool, followed by an interactive Q&A with filmmakers Daniel Gold and Judith Helfand joined

by Bill McKibben

Saturday, November 3:

Surreal Worlds (Madison Museum of Contemporary Art)

11:00 am

The Silent World and Locomotion in Water, followed by a discussion with Jennifer Martin

1:45 pm

Science is Fiction: The Films of Jean Painlevé, followed by a discussion with Kelley Conway

4:30 pm

Microcosmos, followed by a discussion with Ken Raffa

Close Encounters (Orpheum Theatre)

11:00 am

Flock of Dodos, introduced by Tom Givnish, followed by a panel discussion with

director Randy Olson, Lloyd Spencer Davis and Dietram Scheufele

1:45 pm

The Silent Enemy, followed by a discussion with Roberta Hill

4:30 pm

Ten Canoes, followed by a discussion with Maria Lepowsky

7:00 pm

Harlan County, U.S.A, followed by a discussion with Will Jones

7:30 pm

Fire, Burn, Babylon and The Split Horn followed by a discussion with Sarita Siegel (special screening

at UW Cinematheque)

9:30 pm

Reception and dance at the Orpheum Theatre

Sunday, November 4:

Animating Nature (Orpheum Theatre)

11:00 am

From Frozen Toes to Happy Feet: The Truth About Penguins, a film retrospective narrated

by Lloyd Spencer Davis

1:45 pm

Beaver Valley and Bambi, followed by a discussion with Curt Meine

4:30 pm

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Winds, followed by a discussion with Brett Walker

7:00 pm

High Over the Borders and The Three Caballeros, followed by a discussion with Kathryn Sanchez

Consuming Lives (UW Cinematheque)

11:00 am

The Return of Navajo Boy, followed by a panel discussion with Jeff Spitz and Omie Baldwin

1:45 pm

Bhopal Express, followed by a discussion with Ravi Rajan

4:30 pm

Manufactured Landscapes, followed by a discussion with Arne Alanen

7:00 pm

Darwin's Nightmare, followed by a discussion with Richard Keller