Free with General Admission │ Film screening tickets are limited, reserving your complimentary tickets in advance is recommended.
Go green for the evening as we explore the green burial movement during a special film screening, and explore environmental issues through hands-on activities in our lobby.
Schedule
Film Screening: A Will for the Woods
7pm | The Hoglund Foundation Theater, a National Geographic Experience
View a special screening of A Will for the Woods, an award-winning documentary exploring one man’s journey and preparation for his own green burial. Stay after for an exclusive discussion about the film and the environmental and social issues surrounding the green burial movement with the filmmakers and a guest from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
*This documentary is not rated. Due to the thematic nature of the content around death and dying, parental guidance is strongly recommended for younger children.
About the Film
Musician, psychiatrist, and folk dancer Clark Wang prepares for his own green burial while battling lymphoma, determined that his last act will be a gift to the planet. Boldly facing his mortality, the spirited Clark and his partner Jane have joined with a compassionate local cemeterian to use green burial to save a North Carolina woods from being clear-cut.
Documenting one community's role in the genesis of a revolutionary movement, A Will for the Woods follows Clark’s dream of leaving a legacy in harmony with timeless cycles, and environmentalism takes on a profound intimacy.
Perot Museum of Science and Nature
2201 N. Field Street
Dallas, TX
United States