'Cafeteria Man' @Oak Park Public Library
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'Cafeteria Man' @Oak Park Public Library

Cafeteria Man is a documentary that follows chef Tony Geraci as he tries to improve school lunch programs in Baltimore and Memphis.

By One Earth Film Festival

Date and time

Saturday, April 26 · 10:30am - 1pm CDT

Location

Oak Park Public Library

834 Lake Street Oak Park, IL 60301

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 7 days before event

About this event

  • Event lasts 2 hours 30 minutes

Doors open at 10:30am.

Film starts at 11:00am.
Arrive early to talk with action partners, avoid lines, and get the best seats.

OEFF commits to an ongoing effort to make our events as open and as accessible as possible. Please click here for accessibility information related to our venue hosts and programs.

Youth (10+), Teens, and young adults are encouraged to attend.

FILM DESCRIPTION: 'Cafeteria Man' takes a candid look at Tony Geraci's sweeping, tenacious efforts to kick start school lunch reform in Baltimore's schools, a large urban district that serves 83,000 students. As the newly hired Food and Nutrition Director of the city's public school district, Geraci hatches an ambitious, multi-faceted plan to feed students healthy, locally-sourced meals, teach them nutritional awareness, and offer them training and vocational opportunities in the world of food. His bold vision includes a 33-acre teaching farm, school vegetable gardens, student-designed meals, and meatless Monday's.

We will also be screening one of the One Earth Young Filmmakers winning films If I Could by Saron Bahre. However, for the Academy for Global Citizenship screening, we will instead be screening a different One Earth Young Filmmakers winning film Monarchs in Motion by Mason Mirabile.

Stay after the film for an enlightening facilitated dialogue with relevant experts and advocates.

Our Facilitator at this event will be Wendy Negron, Youth Educator.

Panelists:

Kara Finnegan and Lauren Smith-MacGregor, Founders of Less is More Green Consulting, LLC

Tanya Carrera, Masters Student in Nutrition at Dominican University

ADA-compliant accessible venue.

What's cool about this venue/host? The OEFF Festival has been hosted at our site since the beginning of the festival. The Veteran's Room is a spacious and bright space in our award-winning library.

Become a One Earth Film Festival member and be a part of our growing movement! Memberships start at $35 for students and seniors and go up from there (monthly payment options available).

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Organized by

The Midwest's Premier Environmental Film Festival

Creating opportunities for understanding climate change, sustainability and the power of people. A production of One Earth Collective.

Free