Produced by: Guillaume Rappeneau & Laurent Mini

2013  |  75 min

By the end of the 21^st century, beaches will be a thing of the past. That is the alarming forecast of a growing number of scientists and environmental NGOs.

Sand has become a vital commodity for our modern economies: we use it in our toothpaste, detergents, and cosmetics, and computers and mobiles couldn’t exist without it.  Our houses, skyscrapers, bridges and airports are all basically made with sand: it has become the most widely consumed natural resource on the planet after fresh water.  The worldwide construction boom fuelled by emerging economies and increasing urbanization has led to intensive sand extraction on land and in the oceans, with damaging environmental impacts.

Sand Wars takes us around the world as it tracks the contractors, sand smugglers and unscrupulous property developers involved in the new gold rush, and meets the environmentalists and local populations struggling to reverse the threat to the future of this resource that we all take for granted.

SPECIAL GUEST

Special welcome by the City of Miami Beach Sustainability Committee Chair and Flooding Mitigation Committee Vice-Chair Commissioner Michael Grieco.

Q&A

By producer Guillaume Rappeneau, who will be visiting Miami for the South Florida release of Sand Wars, Betsy Wheaton, City of Miami Beach Environmental Specialist, and Dr. Chad Nelsen, Surfrider Foundation Environmental Director and expert on beach Renourishment – via Skype.

COCKTAIL RECEPTION | 9 to 10 pm

Sponsored by Café Mistral  |  110 Washington Avenue #CU6| Miami Beach

Wine, Cheese and Crackers to be served

“Sand Wars” Dinner Special: Lobster Wednesdays – 2 for 1 Main Lobster with three side dishes for $38

Advanced reservations recommended | 305.763.8184

MOVIE LINK

http://ecomb.org/events/cinema-green-film-screening-3/

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