Upcoming Events

A free virtual screening of five short films and a filmmaker discussion. Available to stream anytime, August 18-21. 

This program will transport you across the globe for five unique perspectives on pressing environmental issues. From bat experts in India, to lumberjacks in Japan, to snowboarders in Sweden, this series exemplifies the interconnectedness of our experiences and challenges in the face of climate change and biodiversity collapse.

Free virtual screening and filmmaker discussion streaming September 22-25. Co-Presented with Grist as part of Climate Week NYC.

An expedition across both poles following legendary explorer Will Steger’s lifelong journey as an eyewitness to our planet’s rapidly changing polar regions.

Free virtual screening and filmmaker discussion streaming October 13-16. Co-Presented with Grist.

Deftly weaving together still photos and film footage, award-winning photographer Rita Leistner explores the physical and emotional lives of a community of Canadian tree planters.

Free virtual screening and filmmaker discussion streaming November 17-20. Co-Presented with Grist.

When ICE raids threaten her family, Ashley is forced to put her college dreams on hold and become the breadwinner, working days in strawberry fields and nights at a food processing company.

DCEFF is excited to be a Presenting Partner on Human Rights Watch Film Festival’s virtual screening of Uýra: The Rising Forest. Use code RESIST23 for discounted admission.

The new film follows a trans Indigenous artist, who travels through the Amazon on a journey of self-discovery using performance art to teach Indigenous youth that they are the guardians of ancestral messages of the Amazon.

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.