Upcoming Events

Can’t join us in DC this March? We’ve got you covered. April 18 through 23, we will be offering a robust virtual schedule of DCEFF encores. Throughout the week of Earth Day, select films that were only available to screen in-person during our 31st Annual Festival will become available to watch online for a limited time.

DCEFF is excited to be part of this year’s virtual Summit, having curated a lineup of streaming films including popular 2022 Festival Selections Breaking Trail and Silence of the Tides.

Presented online by our friends at Awake in the Wild and Wisdom for Life, the Summit (May 9-15) will also feature over 30 speakers —including authors, scientists, environmentalists, activists, and artists — taking part in conversations about nature and our relationship to it.

DCEFF is excited to co-present this virtual screening with the Earth Focus Environmental Film Festival! A virtual conversation will immediately follow the screening with Director and Producer Karl Malakunas and DCEFF Director of Programming Brad Forder.

Palawan appears to be an idyllic tropical island. Its powder-white beaches and lush forests have made it one of Asia’s hottest new tourist destinations. But it’s a battlefield for a tiny network of environmental activists dedicated to protecting the island’s spectacular natural resources. The film follows Bobby, Tata and Nieves, as they put their lives at risk in order to stop politicians and big business from destroying the Philippines’ last ecological frontier.

Join DCEFF on World Environment Day when we release dozens of new titles on our Watch Now page. The theme for this year’s World Environment Day will focus on solutions to plastic pollution under the campaign #BeatPlasticPollution.

DCEFF is excited to be a presenting partner on this virtual screening of the Human Rights Watch Film Festival.

Thousands of people are illegally setting up camp on protected land in the Brazilian Amazon, killing centuries-old trees for export and mining rare resources. Directed by Indigenous activist Edivan Guajajara and environmental filmmakers Chelsea Greene and Rob Grobman, We Are Guardians artfully shares the stories of the people impacted by this issue.

In-person screenings in New York City: Sunday, June 4, and Monday, June 5.

Streaming to viewers in the US: Monday, June 5, through Saturday, June 10.

Use exclusive code RESIST23 for $2 off both digital and in-person tickets.

DCEFF is excited to be a presenting partner on this virtual screening of the Human Rights Watch Film Festival.

As rising seas threaten Miami’s luxurious beachfront, wealthy property owners are pushing inland to higher ground. Residents of the historically Black neighborhood of Liberty Square—the first segregated public housing project in the South—are the new target of an upcoming “revitalization” project due to their location 12 feet above sea level. From Academy Award nominated filmmaker Katja Esson, Razing Liberty Square shares perspectives from all angles— residents, community advocates, teachers, developers,, and politicians—following the redevelopment from start to finish.

In-person screenings in New York City: Friday, June 2, and Tuesday, June 6.

Streaming to viewers in the US: Monday, June 5, through Saturday, June 10.

Use exclusive code RESIST23 for $2 off both digital and in-person tickets.