2025 Global Media Festival Film Screening: "Dead Sea Guardians" and "Foragers" + Dead Sea Guardians Founder & CEO Live Q&A

Join us for a special screening of select scenes from Dead Sea Guardians and Foragers, two thought-provoking films exploring environmental and political challenges in the Middle East.

Dead Sea Guardians follows activists from Israel, Jordan, and Palestine as they come together to save the rapidly vanishing Dead Sea, revealing how ecological crisis intersects with regional conflict and cooperation. Foragers examines the criminalization of foraging wild plants in Palestine, exposing issues of colonial control, cultural heritage, and food sovereignty. A panel discussion with special guest Oded Rahav will explore themes of environmental sustainability, borders, and resilience in the region. How do these films reflect larger conversations about land, movement, and identity in the Middle East?

Sponsored by: Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts; School of Modern Languages; School of Literature, Media, and Communication; School of History and Sociology; Atlanta Global Studies Center; Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems; Center for Sustainable Communities Research & Education (SCoRE); Charles A. Smithgall Institute Chair Fund; and Center for International Business Education and Research.

Global Media Festival

The Global Media Festival is Georgia Tech’s annual film and discussion series focusing on sustainability and the UN SDGs across languages and cultures.

The GMF 2025 is part of Ivan Allen College’s Year of Liberal Arts, a year-long exploration of the intersection of humanities and STEM, transforming the future of education and research. This year’s festival is a collaboration among faculty from the School of Modern Languages, School of Literature, Media, and Communication, and School of History and Sociology.

The 2025 lineup features 10 curated events showcasing films from Canada, China, Cuba, France, Germany, India, Japan, the Middle East, Russia, and the United States. Through exclusive discussions with directors, screenwriters, and experts, we will explore global issues including food production, eco-tourism, land use, climate change, gender inequality, autism, and war & peace.

All screenings are free and open to the public! Events take place in the Cypress and Walter G. Ehmer (formerly Atlantic) Theaters at Georgia Tech’s John Lewis Student Center. In addition to promoting sustainability, the festival celebrates global food culture—free international cuisine will be provided at select events.