Please join us Saturday, April 25th, 7:00 pm at the Paradise Theatre for the visually stunning, engaging, and inspiring animated film Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. Nausicaa was the first of Hayao Miyazaki’s personal animated features as writer-director, and has proven to be one of his most enduring works. The story is set in a post-apocalyptic world of the distant future in which much of human civilization and the technology that supported it was destroyed. Most of the land is covered by a toxic jungle poisonous to humans and populated by vast populations of insect mutations. One small pocket of humanity exists in the Valley of the Wind, where the toxic spores have not settled and grown. Here, a princess named Nausicaa focuses on co-existence between humans and insects. More than just an environmentally-aware fantasy tale, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind touches on themes of responsibility and redemption, and contains elements that would become repeating motifs in all of Miyazaki’s work: flying imagery, strong female characters, and variations on Japanese folklore.

This event is brought to you by CHC and the Paradise Theatre and is by $10 donation. Kids under 10 are $5. All donations go to Citizens for a Healthy Community.

Discussion following the film.

Join us for a panel discussion following the film on the tools of environmental awareness and action. Moderator: Colin Sullivan. Panelists: Bruce Woodside, retired animator on power Hayao Miyazaki’s storytelling and creativity; Natasha Léger, Executive Director, Citizens for a Healthy Community, on community organizing and the right to a healthy environment.