Food and Film Documentary Series: “Deep Rising”

The Watershed Alliance of Southwest Washington’s annual free “Food and Film” documentary series is the fourth Tuesday of the month Jan. 23 through June 24 from 4:30 to 7 p.m. in the Columbia Room at the Vancouver Community Library, 901 C St, Vancouver. Free pizza is donated by Piehole Pizzeria. Doors open at 4:30 p.m., pizza (with vegan and gluten-free options) is served at 4:45 p.m. and the film starts at 5:15 p.m. The film series is in partnership with Clark County Green Neighbors, which offers a free lending library of previously shown documentaries.

On Jan. 23, see “Deep Rising,” a tale of geopolitical, scientific and corporate intrigue to extract massive amounts of metals from the deep seafloor that are deemed essential to the electric battery revolution. The documentary follows mining startup The Metals Company, as it pursues funding, public favor and permission from the International Seabed Authority to mine wide swathes of the Pacific Ocean floor. Deep Rising illuminates the relationship between the deep ocean and sustaining life on Earth.

Get more details and sign up at thewatershedalliance.org/portfolio/film-series/.