The Chances of the World Changing

Director: Eric Daniel Metzgar

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screening in: Special Screenings

Screening Times

11:00 AM, Wednesday March 14th - Alamo Lamar 2
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Synopsis:
A decade ago, after an epiphany at a New York restaurant, Richard Ogust began dedicating his time and resources to rescuing endangered turtles Ð confiscating hundreds bound for Southeast Asian food markets. When the filmmakers catch up with the 50-year-old writer, he is sharing his Manhattan loft with 1,200 turtles, including five species extinct in the wild. But his growing 'ark' and preservation efforts are threatening to exhaust him, both mentally and financially. With luminous images and a haunting musical score, The Chances of the World Changing documents two years in the life of a man who finds himself struggling to save hundreds of lives, including his own. The film will have its national broadcast premiere in July 2007 as part of the 20th Anniversary Season of PBS' award-winning P.O.V. series. It is also one of the featured titles in P.O.V.'s limited edition 20th Anniversary Collection on DVD, produced in partnership with New Video/Docurama.

Director's Bio:
Eric Daniel Metzgar owns and operates Merigold Moving Pictures, LLC, a film production company based in Brooklyn, New York. Eric directed, produced, shot and edited The Chances of the World Changing, his first documentary feature film. Currently, Eric is developing two new feature documentary films.