Several doormen said that a female doorperson once worked at the Governor, until she got married. Doormen say it's not sexism as much as tradition that keeps women from their profession. Women, he says, just don't come looking for the job. Fast forward five centuries. The only species left on the planet are humans, starlings and a few plants like English ivy, blackberries and Scotch broom.
Biodiversity is dead, choked out by invasive species.
This is the nightmarish image of the future portrayed by advanced biology students from Cleveland High School in their new film Alien Invaders. Fortunately, however, there are a few humans who hold memories of earth's once-beautiful past life forms in their collective unconscious. The film has a clever plot and beautiful photography, including a surreal scene of the Portland Convention Center with all but the spires submerged in water. The students worked on the project for two years with Larry Johnson of the Northwest Film Center. Inspired by the movie 12 Monkeys, the film warns moviegoers about the invasive properties of non-native species like bullfrogs and purple loosestrife.