Bright Lights: The Green Lie with Prof Nejem Raheem and Exec Michael Tucker

Directed by Werner Boote, documentary, English, Portuguese and German with English subtitles, Austria, 93 minutes, 2018.

All Bright Lights screenings are free and open to the pubic. Seating is on a first come basis, no tickets or RSVPs. Doors open at 6:30pm.

Co-presented with Earth Emerson, Emerson Green Collective, the Goethe Institute, the United Nations Association of Greater Boston, The Living on Earth podcast and the Office of Sustainability at Emerson.

This documentary questions the sustainable marketing images big global players made up in the last few years, to get back trust from the rising crowd of skeptical customers. What about fair palm oil? Is BP really Beyond Petrol? The camera follows the two protagonists around the globe, doing research and interviews with company speakers, philosophers and with those fighting for a better and living friendly world. Discussion led by associate professor Nejem Raheem and Executive in Residence Michael Tucker to follow.