A film premiere in honor of Rachel Carson's, "A Sense of Wonder"

Conservancy to host Rhode Island premiere of Rachel Carson film

The Nature Conservancy in Rhode Island is pleased to host the Rhode Island premiere of A Sense of Wonder, a film about the later years of Rachel Carson, the noted author and environmental activist, as she brings her message about the dangers of pesticides to Congress and the American people.

The screening is part of the Conservancy’s Women’s Sustainability Series, which offers inspirational presentations on global and local environmental sustainability issues that affect our daily lives. The film will be shown Friday, November 20^th at 5:30 at RISD’s Metcalf Auditorium in the Chace Center, 20 North Main Street in Providence. MapQuest Link. Tickets are $35 per person. There will be a reception with hors d’oeuvres and cocktails (cash bar) following the screening. Tickets are not tax deductible.

To attend, please R.S.V.P. to Sharon Paul at 401-331-7110 x10

Rachel Carson Looks Out to Sea
Actress, Kaiulani Lee, portrays Rachel Carson in "A Sense of Wonder"

Rachel Carson’s 1962 book Silent Spring alerted the world to the dangers of chemical pesticides and launched our modern environmental movement. A Sense of Wonder chronicles her work to speak out on the terrible consequences of toxic chemicals in our environment, even as she herself was succumbing to cancer. Through her heroic testimony in the closing years of her life, she left an enduring public legacy that eventually took the form of the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act and other landmark pieces of environmental legislation that have made our environment measurably cleaner and healthier.

The film A Sense of Wonder showcases the acting talents of Kaiulani Lee, as she portrays Carson’s humor and anger at the attacks she suffered at the hands of the chemical industry, the government, and the press. Directed by Christopher Monger and shot in HD by Oscar-winning cinematographer Haskell Wexler, the 55 minute film is an intimate and poignant reflection of Carson’s life as she emerges as America’s most successful advocate for the natural world.

MapQuest Link: Rhode Island School of Design, Chace Center, 20 North Main Street in Providence.