An environmental studies institute at UW-Madison is putting on a free environmental film festival.
Starting Nov. 6, nearly 50 films will be shown during the three-day festival, called "Tales from Planet Earth."
Festival director Gregg Mitman says he hopes to make it a national model, using film to inspire community action on issues like food, health, energy, climate and biodiversity.
Mitman is also interim director of the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at UW-Madison.
Nelson Institute's Center for Culture, History and Environment is hosting the festival along with Working Films. That's a national nonprofit organization that links storytelling through film to activism.
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