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SUMMARY:Climate Week NYC: Underwater Projects (Virtual)
DESCRIPTION:Co-Presented with Hip Hop Caucus\nScreening includes pre-recorded conversations with the filmmakers and Rev. Lennox Yearwood. Both moderated by Mustafa Santiago Ali. \nNorfolk\, Virginia is sinking. The already insufficient sea wall ends where a public housing project\, St. Paul’s\, begins. St. Paul’s housing projects’ residents are Black people. Norfolk is home to the world’s largest naval base and there is currently no public plan to prevent it from going underwater. \nInstead\, the local government\, in partnership with federal agencies\, is investing in what is labeled a “climate resilience” plan to tear down public housing and redevelop what is an historic Black community\, the St. Paul’s district. Underwater Projects unpacks this redevelopment plan from the perspective of community leaders and members\, government officials\, scientists\, and climate\, and national security experts. \n 
URL:https://dceff.org/event/climate-week-nyc-virtual-screening/
CATEGORIES:Virtual
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SUMMARY:DCEFF at LAFF: God is a Woman
DESCRIPTION:A Co-presentation of AFI Silver’s Latin American Film Festival and DCEFF \nIn this powerfully self-reflexive documentary\, Swiss-Panamanian filmmaker Andrés Peyrot embeds himself alongside the Indigenous Kuna people in Panama’s Guna Yala islands to document their efforts to recover the lost film GOD IS A WOMAN. Made in 1975 while observing the Kuna’s matrilocal society by the acclaimed anthropologist Pierre-Dominique Gaisseau\, the documentary\, which Gaisseau promised to share with the community\, was subsequently confiscated by its funders and never seen by the subjects. After elements are uncovered in Paris\, Peyrot follows the endeavors of Kuna elders trying to track down the missing movie and those of the local intellectual Arysteides Turpana and a younger Kuna generation determined to tell their own stories.
URL:https://dceff.org/event/dceff-at-laff-god-is-a-woman/
LOCATION:AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center\, 8633 Colesville Rd\, MD 20910\, Silver Spring\, MD\, United States
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DTSTAMP:20260405T222928
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SUMMARY:DCEFF at LAFF: God is a Woman
DESCRIPTION:A Co-presentation of AFI Silver’s Latin American Film Festival and DCEFF \nIn this powerfully self-reflexive documentary\, Swiss-Panamanian filmmaker Andrés Peyrot embeds himself alongside the Indigenous Kuna people in Panama’s Guna Yala islands to document their efforts to recover the lost film GOD IS A WOMAN. Made in 1975 while observing the Kuna’s matrilocal society by the acclaimed anthropologist Pierre-Dominique Gaisseau\, the documentary\, which Gaisseau promised to share with the community\, was subsequently confiscated by its funders and never seen by the subjects. After elements are uncovered in Paris\, Peyrot follows the endeavors of Kuna elders trying to track down the missing movie and those of the local intellectual Arysteides Turpana and a younger Kuna generation determined to tell their own stories.
URL:https://dceff.org/event/dceff-at-laff-god-is-a-woman-2/
LOCATION:AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center\, 8633 Colesville Rd\, MD 20910\, Silver Spring\, MD\, United States
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241006T151000
DTSTAMP:20260405T222928
CREATED:20240828T201014Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240828T201014Z
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SUMMARY:DCEFF at LAFF: The Falling Sky
DESCRIPTION:Co-presented by AFI’s Latin American Film Festival and DCEFF \nDeep within the Amazon\, the Yanomami people are facing an existential threat. Since a highway tore through their territory in the early 1970s\, miners have encroached on their land\, bringing violence and disease. Filmmakers Eryk Rocha (CINEMA NOVO) and Gabriela Carneiro da Cunha go beyond ethnography\, allowing the Yanomami people to reach out and offer a blistering environmental warning: they are the first line of defense\, but they alone cannot stop the sky from falling.
URL:https://dceff.org/event/dceff-at-laff-the-falling-sky/
LOCATION:AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center\, 8633 Colesville Rd\, MD 20910\, Silver Spring\, MD\, United States
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SUMMARY:DCEFF at LAFF: Patrol
DESCRIPTION:A Co-presentation of AFI’s Latin American Film Festival and DCEFF \nNicaragua is one of the top five exporters of beef to the United States\, whose profits in the industry have grown by over 400 percent in the last decade — but at great cost to the Rama Indigenous people and the Kriol Afro-descendent population\, whose protected land in the rainforests is increasingly encroached upon and stolen by cattle ranchers seeking new land for their herds. An alliance between the two communities has led to the creation of Forest Ranger squads searching the area for signs of illegal encroachment. PATROL follows one of these squads as they patrol the region\, aided by an American conservationist\, encountering increasingly worrying levels of deforestation and signs that larger cattle-owning businesses are fast approaching.
URL:https://dceff.org/event/dceff-at-laff-patrol-3/
LOCATION:AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center\, 8633 Colesville Rd\, MD 20910\, Silver Spring\, MD\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241007T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241007T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T222928
CREATED:20240828T195443Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240828T195703Z
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SUMMARY:DCEFF at LAFF: Through Rocks and Clouds
DESCRIPTION:Co-presented by AFI’s Latin American Film Festival and DCEFF \nIn the heart of the Andean Altiplano\, eight-year-old Feliciano tends to a herd of alpacas alongside his trusty dog Rambo and his favorite alpaca Ronaldo\, named after the superstar soccer player. When not roaming the countryside\, Feliciano stays glued to his radio\, listening to Peru fight its way through the World Cup qualifiers. But his idyllic life is threatened by a mining company eyeing his family’s land. When Ronaldo goes missing\, Feliciano springs into action to get his prized pet back\, while the villagers will have to band together to save their sacred land. \nIncludes a post-screening reception sponsored by the Embassy of Peru
URL:https://dceff.org/event/dceff-at-laff-through-rocks-and-clouds/
LOCATION:AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center\, 8633 Colesville Rd\, MD 20910\, Silver Spring\, MD\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241008T152000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241008T175000
DTSTAMP:20260405T222928
CREATED:20240828T195628Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240828T195628Z
UID:23992-1728400800-1728409800@dceff.org
SUMMARY:DCEFF at LAFF: Through Rocks and Clouds
DESCRIPTION:Co-presented by AFI’s Latin American Film Festival and DCEFF \nIn the heart of the Andean Altiplano\, eight-year-old Feliciano tends to a herd of alpacas alongside his trusty dog Rambo and his favorite alpaca Ronaldo\, named after the superstar soccer player. When not roaming the countryside\, Feliciano stays glued to his radio\, listening to Peru fight its way through the World Cup qualifiers. But his idyllic life is threatened by a mining company eyeing his family’s land. When Ronaldo goes missing\, Feliciano springs into action to get his prized pet back\, while the villagers will have to band together to save their sacred land.
URL:https://dceff.org/event/dceff-at-laff-through-rocks-and-clouds-2/
LOCATION:AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center\, 8633 Colesville Rd\, MD 20910\, Silver Spring\, MD\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241009T164000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241009T183000
DTSTAMP:20260405T222928
CREATED:20240828T201155Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240828T201155Z
UID:23999-1728492000-1728498600@dceff.org
SUMMARY:DCEFF at LAFF: The Falling Sky
DESCRIPTION:Co-presented by AFI’s Latin American Film Festival and DCEFF \nDeep within the Amazon\, the Yanomami people are facing an existential threat. Since a highway tore through their territory in the early 1970s\, miners have encroached on their land\, bringing violence and disease. Filmmakers Eryk Rocha (CINEMA NOVO) and Gabriela Carneiro da Cunha go beyond ethnography\, allowing the Yanomami people to reach out and offer a blistering environmental warning: they are the first line of defense\, but they alone cannot stop the sky from falling.
URL:https://dceff.org/event/dceff-at-laff-the-falling-sky-2/
LOCATION:AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center\, 8633 Colesville Rd\, MD 20910\, Silver Spring\, MD\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241015T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241025T033000
DTSTAMP:20260405T222928
CREATED:20241009T182959Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241009T182959Z
UID:24010-1728995400-1729827000@dceff.org
SUMMARY:Films That Move: Impossible Town (Virtual)
DESCRIPTION:Join us to experience an exciting collaboration between The Redford Center and DCEFF! Through this partnership\, we are proud to present a special Redford Center Films That Move experience – a free screening series that is packed with inspiring content to move you and your community into action. \nStream Impossible Town for free Tuesday\, October 15\, through October 24. \nWhen her father passes unexpectedly\, Dr. Ayne Amjad is thrust to the helm of a decades-long struggle to aid a southern West Virginia town beset by cancer-causing chemicals. After formulating an audacious plan to relocate the town’s residents\, Ayne must decide how much she is willing to sacrifice – and who of her allies she can count on – to fulfill her late father’s mandate to “help others” at all costs. \nIncludes a LIVE virtual conversation with the filmmakers and film subjects on Monday\, October 21 (time TBD).  \n 
URL:https://dceff.org/event/films-that-move-impossible-town-virtual/
CATEGORIES:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241026T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241026T220000
DTSTAMP:20260405T222929
CREATED:20241023T152750Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241023T152750Z
UID:24015-1729944000-1729980000@dceff.org
SUMMARY:DCEFF at FOAP's Late Skate
DESCRIPTION:Come get your skate on! Join Friends of Anacostia Park\, the National Park Service\, and our community partners for a day of music\, recreation and kinship in DC’s most storied skating venue. \nAt 7pm\, DCEFF will be screening a selection of films centered around the importance of an accessible outdoors for all\, including: \n\nReclaim Your Water: Natasha Smith\nWood Hood\nForward\nMalik\n4DWN\n\n 
URL:https://dceff.org/event/dceff-at-foaps-late-skate/
LOCATION:Anacostia Park Skating Pavilion\, 1500 Anacostia Drive\, Washington\, DC\, 20020\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241204T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241204T213000
DTSTAMP:20260405T222929
CREATED:20241122T145225Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241122T145225Z
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SUMMARY:DCEFF at AFI: The Summer Book
DESCRIPTION:Co-presented with the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center as part of their European Union Film Showcase \nSnatching her crown as the reigning queen of sweater vests\, Glenn Close is both hardened and endearing as a grandmother and seasoned Finnish artist in Charlie McDowell’s adaptation of Tove Jansson’s beloved Nordic novel of the same name. After her mother’s death\, Sophia (played by the scene-stealing Emily Matthews in her feature debut) and her father (Anders Danielsen Lie\, THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD) take refuge for the summer at her grandmother’s estate\, nestled on the shores of a remote Finnish island. As her father withdraws further into his solitude and grief\, Sophia and her grandmother spend precious time together exploring the island and growing closer.
URL:https://dceff.org/event/dceff-at-afi-the-summer-book/
LOCATION:AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center\, 8633 Colesville Rd\, MD 20910\, Silver Spring\, MD\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241205T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241208T233000
DTSTAMP:20260405T222929
CREATED:20241024T140153Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241024T140153Z
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SUMMARY:Farming While Black (Virtual)
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the final virtual encore of 2024! \nAs the co-founder of Soul Fire Farm in upstate New York\, Leah Penniman finds strength in the deep historical knowledge of African agrarianism – agricultural practices that can heal people and the planet. Influenced and inspired by Karen Washington\, a pioneer in urban community gardens in New York City\, and fellow farmer and organizer Blain Snipstal\, Leah galvanizes around farming as the basis of revolutionary justice. \nFarming While Black examines the historical plight of Black farmers in the United States and the rising generation reclaiming their rightful ownership to land and reconnecting with their ancestral roots.
URL:https://dceff.org/event/farming-while-black-virtual/
CATEGORIES:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241208T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241208T180000
DTSTAMP:20260405T222929
CREATED:20241122T144438Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241122T144438Z
UID:24026-1733673600-1733680800@dceff.org
SUMMARY:DCEFF at AFI: Architecton
DESCRIPTION:Co-presented with the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center as part of their European Union Film Showcase \nThe latest documentary from Victor Kossavosky (GUNDA) is a meditative exploration of humanity’s destructive shaping of the natural world told through visually mesmerizing footage of concrete in its many forms. Ukrainian apartments torn asunder amidst war\, Turkish buildings leveled by an earthquake\, colossal ancient ruins in Baalbek: these are a few of the imposing images Kossavosky and cinematographer Ben Bernhard capture and present\, bolstered by Evgueni Galperine’s captivating score. The destruction and devastation are counterbalanced with remarkable appreciation for the beauty of the earth; indeed\, the hypnotizing slow-motion footage of flowing stones and craggy rocks is a sight to behold.
URL:https://dceff.org/event/dceff-at-afi-architecton/
LOCATION:AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center\, 8633 Colesville Rd\, MD 20910\, Silver Spring\, MD\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250602
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250605
DTSTAMP:20260405T222929
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250508T144225Z
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SUMMARY:Hollywood Climate Summit
DESCRIPTION:DCEFF is excited to be a community partner for the 2025 Hollywood Climate Summit! \nHCS isn’t just another climate conference — it’s an entertainment forward networking and learning experience with special focuses on storytelling and strategy across sectors like film\, TV\, gaming\, marketing\, music\, and journalism. \nBecause DCEFF is a partner of the Summit\, our community gets a special 50% discount on tickets and passes with the code PARTNERHCS25. Don’t miss this experience\, June 2-4 at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Los Angeles and online.
URL:https://dceff.org/event/hollywood-climate-summit/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250605
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250606
DTSTAMP:20260405T222929
CREATED:20220509T194248Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250508T145004Z
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SUMMARY:World Environment Day: Stream New Watch Now Additions!
DESCRIPTION:Join DCEFF on World Environment Day when we release dozens of new titles on our Watch Now page.
URL:https://dceff.org/event/world-environment-day/
CATEGORIES:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250608T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250608T203000
DTSTAMP:20260405T222929
CREATED:20250508T143100Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250508T143100Z
UID:24373-1749407400-1749414600@dceff.org
SUMMARY:DCEFF at Caribbean FilmFest: Exploiting Eden\, Île-à-Vache
DESCRIPTION:Co-presentation of DCEFF and the DC Caribbean FilmFest at the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center! \nExploiting Eden\, Île-à-Vache is a David and Goliath story about the inhabitants of Île-à-Vache\, a small island in the south of Haiti\, and an impending tourist development project. \nConsidered by many as one of the last virgin beaches in the Caribbean\, Île-à-Vache is an unexploited paradise\, but that has come under threat. Seeing themselves as separated from decision-making around its future\, the island’s people must unite to take destiny into their own hands.
URL:https://dceff.org/event/dceff-at-caribbean-filmfest-exploiting-eden-ile-a-vache/
LOCATION:AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center\, 8633 Colesville Rd\, MD 20910\, Silver Spring\, MD\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250608T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250608T223000
DTSTAMP:20260405T222929
CREATED:20250508T143818Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250508T143818Z
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SUMMARY:DCEFF at Caribbean FilmFest: Monikondee
DESCRIPTION:Co-presentation of DCEFF and the DC Caribbean FilmFest at the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center! \nFor centuries\, the Maroons in Suriname’s rainforest have kept capitalist society at bay. Descendants of enslaved Africans who escaped Dutch plantations\, they have thrived by preserving their ancestral traditions. In recent years\, however\, economic interests have encroached upon their land. \nMonikondee follows Boogie\, a boatman who delivers essential cargo to remote Maroon and Indigenous communities. While these communities continue to grow their own food\, they are becoming increasingly dependent on boatmen like Boogie to bring in vital supplies as floods and droughts destroy their crops and gold mining poisons their water.
URL:https://dceff.org/event/dceff-at-caribbean-filmfest-monikondee/
LOCATION:AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center\, 8633 Colesville Rd\, MD 20910\, Silver Spring\, MD\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250609T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250609T183000
DTSTAMP:20260405T222929
CREATED:20250508T143338Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250508T143338Z
UID:24374-1749486600-1749493800@dceff.org
SUMMARY:DCEFF at Caribbean FilmFest: Exploiting Eden\, Île-à-Vache
DESCRIPTION:Co-presentation of DCEFF and the DC Caribbean FilmFest at the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center! \nExploiting Eden\, Île-à-Vache is a David and Goliath story about the inhabitants of Île-à-Vache\, a small island in the south of Haiti\, and an impending tourist development project. \nConsidered by many as one of the last virgin beaches in the Caribbean\, Île-à-Vache is an unexploited paradise\, but that has come under threat. Seeing themselves as separated from decision-making around its future\, the island’s people must unite to take destiny into their own hands.
URL:https://dceff.org/event/dceff-at-caribbean-filmfest-exploiting-eden-ile-a-vache-2/
LOCATION:AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center\, 8633 Colesville Rd\, MD 20910\, Silver Spring\, MD\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250609T204500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250609T224500
DTSTAMP:20260405T222929
CREATED:20250508T143949Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250514T163203Z
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SUMMARY:DCEFF at Caribbean FilmFest: Monikondee
DESCRIPTION:Co-presentation of DCEFF and the DC Caribbean FilmFest at the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center! \nFor centuries\, the Maroons in Suriname’s rainforest have kept capitalist society at bay. Descendants of enslaved Africans who escaped Dutch plantations\, they have thrived by preserving their ancestral traditions. In recent years\, however\, economic interests have encroached upon their land. \nMonikondee follows Boogie\, a boatman who delivers essential cargo to remote Maroon and Indigenous communities. While these communities continue to grow their own food\, they are becoming increasingly dependent on boatmen like Boogie to bring in vital supplies as floods and droughts destroy their crops and gold mining poisons their water.
URL:https://dceff.org/event/dceff-at-caribbean-filmfest-monikondee-2/
LOCATION:AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center\, 8633 Colesville Rd\, MD 20910\, Silver Spring\, MD\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250619T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250622T233000
DTSTAMP:20260405T222929
CREATED:20250528T173516Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250528T173600Z
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SUMMARY:Eric Moe Award Shorts: Keeper + Finalists (Virtual)
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special virtual encore showcase of our 2025 Eric Moe Award winner and two additional finalists! \nKeeper\, the Student Academy Award winner and Oscar-shortlisted film\, follows Flynn\, a single father and empty nester in the Bronx\, as he cares for hives across the city — including several inside his daughter Alaura’s childhood bedroom. When Flynn receives a life-threatening diagnosis\, he reluctantly steps away from the bees under Alaura’s care. Battling cancer while fretting about his hives’ survival\, Flynn prepares his daughter to continue living powerfully — with or without him. \n  \n 
URL:https://dceff.org/event/eric-moe-award-shorts-keeper-finalists-virtual/
CATEGORIES:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250620T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250703T120000
DTSTAMP:20260405T222929
CREATED:20250617T174823Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250624T174207Z
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SUMMARY:Ocean with David Attenborough
DESCRIPTION:A co-presentation of DCEFF and the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center. This theatrical cut includes 12 minutes of exclusive additional footage only available in theaters! Multiple screenings\, daily June 20 through July 3. \nSir David Attenborough explores the planet’s undersea habitats\, revealing the greatest age of ocean discovery and emphasizing the ocean’s vital importance while exposing its problems and highlighting opportunities for marine life recovery. Through spectacular sequences featuring coral reefs\, kelp forests and the open ocean\, Attenborough shares why a healthy ocean keeps the entire planet stable and flourishing. \n 
URL:https://dceff.org/event/ocean-with-david-attenborough-at-afi/
LOCATION:AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center\, 8633 Colesville Rd\, MD 20910\, Silver Spring\, MD\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250625T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250625T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T222929
CREATED:20250604T205805Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250604T205831Z
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SUMMARY:We Are Guardians
DESCRIPTION:Our 2024 Shared Earth Foundation Award for Advocacy winner is currently screening in theatres across the United States. This includes a stop at DC’s Miracle Theatre later this month for a special program featuring the filmmakers. \nWe Are Guardians follows Indigenous forest guardians in their fight to protect the Amazon Rainforest in Brazil from destruction. Directed by Edivan Guajajara\, Chelsea Greene\, and Rob Grobman—and executive produced by Leonardo DiCaprio—the film uses powerful character-driven storytelling to shine a light on one of the most critical ecological and human rights crises of our time.
URL:https://dceff.org/event/we-are-guardians/
LOCATION:Miracle Theatre\, 535 8th Street\, SE\, Washington\, DC\, 20003\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250717T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250717T190000
DTSTAMP:20260405T222929
CREATED:20250623T210237Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250728T140458Z
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SUMMARY:Nocturnes (w/Friends of Patuxent)
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Patuxent Research Refuge on Thursday\, July 17th for a “moth-nificent” night out with a screening of the internationally acclaimed film\, Nocturnes. Spread your wings into the world of moths\, an often-underrated night-time pollinator. \nAfter the film please take home some free native plants and/or seeds\, as coordinated by Friends of Patuxent. Friends of Patuxent will also provide light refreshments. Create some pollinator habitat of your own — you can help these wonderful creatures even if you only have a window ledge or a spot on a stoop to put out a plant!
URL:https://dceff.org/event/nocturnes-w-friends-of-patuxent/
LOCATION:Patuxent Research Refuge\, 10901 Scarlet Tanager Loop\, Laurel\, MD\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250724T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250727T233000
DTSTAMP:20260405T222929
CREATED:20250617T175624Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250617T175624Z
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SUMMARY:Shorts: Wild Lives (Virtual)
DESCRIPTION:A DCEFF 2025 Virtual Encore Presentation. Watch a collection of shorts featuring wildlife\, wild places\, and the people living wild lives alongside them. \nIncludes: \n\nThe Bird Rescue Center\nAldo’s Bug Extravaganza\nAbout Damn Time\nTo Know a Place\nReindalen\n\n 
URL:https://dceff.org/event/shorts-wild-lives-virtual/
CATEGORIES:Virtual
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250923T165000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250923T183000
DTSTAMP:20260405T222929
CREATED:20250827T210050Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250827T210444Z
UID:24506-1758646200-1758652200@dceff.org
SUMMARY:DCEFF at LAFF: Flamingos
DESCRIPTION:Co-presented by DCEFF and the AFI Silver as part of their Latin American Film Festival \nThis is a story about life — stubborn\, fragile and fleeting — that began 66 million years ago\, when a giant meteorite crashed in what is now the Yucatán Peninsula\, wiping out the dinosaurs from existence. Millennia later\, tens of thousands of Caribbean flamingos flock to the region for a grand display of courtship\, turning the muddy banks into a vast maternity ward for the next generation. This incredible undertaking by phoenicopterus ruber to breed — building mud nests in a prominent flood zone\, finding a mate among a horde of competitors\, evading scores of hungry predators — was captured over a two-year period in partnership with the esteemed Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Humorous\, offbeat narration by Mexican singer Julieta Venegas\, an engrossing score by Bryce Dessner and breathtaking natural photography combine to create a singular wildlife documentary that will make you appreciate the hardy flamingo and the preciousness of life itself.
URL:https://dceff.org/event/dceff-at-afi-flamingos/
LOCATION:AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center\, 8633 Colesville Rd\, MD 20910\, Silver Spring\, MD\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250925T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250928T233000
DTSTAMP:20260405T222929
CREATED:20250815T183803Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250815T183803Z
UID:24466-1758798000-1759102200@dceff.org
SUMMARY:Climate Week: Chasing Time (Virtual)
DESCRIPTION:Stream this free virtual screening September 28-28 as part of Climate Week NYC \nIf a single photo can inspire change\, how influential are a million images? \nOver the course of the 15-year Extreme Ice Survey project\, photographer James Balog and his team brought some of the world’s first and most compelling visual evidence of climate change to the global stage as he depicted the rapid melting of glaciers around the world. Thoughtfully helmed by acclaimed director Jeff Orlowski-Yang (Chasing Ice\, Chasing Coral\, The Social Dilemma) and emerging filmmaker Sarah Keo\, Chasing Time is a meditative exploration of time and mortality\, following James and his crew as they bring the decades-long project to a close\, cataloging more than one million images in the process.
URL:https://dceff.org/event/climate-week-chasing-time-virtual/
CATEGORIES:Virtual
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250925T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250928T233000
DTSTAMP:20260405T222929
CREATED:20250815T184547Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250815T184547Z
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SUMMARY:Climate Week: Pulitzer Shorts (Virtual)
DESCRIPTION:Co-presented with the Pulitzer Center. Stream this free virtual screening September 28-28 as part of Climate Week NYC! \nThis collection of films\, created by emerging journalists in the Pulitzer Center’s 2024 Reporting Fellowship program\, captures how climate change is reshaping landscapes\, livelihoods\, and cultural traditions around the world. Together\, they reveal what is at stake and the vision of a new generation responding to a changing planet.
URL:https://dceff.org/event/climate-week-pulitzer-shorts-virtual/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250925T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250925T203000
DTSTAMP:20260405T222929
CREATED:20250827T205607Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250827T205607Z
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SUMMARY:DCEFF at LAFF: Yanuni
DESCRIPTION:Co-presented by DCEFF and the AFI Silver as part of their Latin American Film Festival \nThe first female elected chief of her people in the Amazon’s Middle Xingu region\, Indigenous activist Juma Xipaia is the brilliant subject of Richard Ladkani’s urgent documentary. An outspoken advocate\, Juma has survived six assassination attempts as she dares to face the ruthless mining companies whose every action threatens to destroy her community. Steadfastly by her side is her husband\, Hugo\, a former Special Forces ranger and helicopter pilot who is now tasked with leading dangerous missions for Brazil’s environmental protection agency. As their family and responsibilities begin to grow\, Juma and Hugo must protect both their future and the future of the Amazon. Produced by Leonardo DiCaprio\, Ladkani’s mesmerizing eco-thriller juxtaposes awe-inspiring nature photography with heartless violence in a fight for environmental justice that never ends.
URL:https://dceff.org/event/dceff-at-laff-yanuni/
LOCATION:AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center\, 8633 Colesville Rd\, MD 20910\, Silver Spring\, MD\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250928T125000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250928T143000
DTSTAMP:20260405T222929
CREATED:20250827T210309Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250827T210420Z
UID:24508-1759063800-1759069800@dceff.org
SUMMARY:DCEFF at LAFF: Flamingos
DESCRIPTION:Co-presented by DCEFF and the AFI Silver as part of their Latin American Film Festival \nThis is a story about life — stubborn\, fragile and fleeting — that began 66 million years ago\, when a giant meteorite crashed in what is now the Yucatán Peninsula\, wiping out the dinosaurs from existence. Millennia later\, tens of thousands of Caribbean flamingos flock to the region for a grand display of courtship\, turning the muddy banks into a vast maternity ward for the next generation. This incredible undertaking by phoenicopterus ruber to breed — building mud nests in a prominent flood zone\, finding a mate among a horde of competitors\, evading scores of hungry predators — was captured over a two-year period in partnership with the esteemed Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Humorous\, offbeat narration by Mexican singer Julieta Venegas\, an engrossing score by Bryce Dessner and breathtaking natural photography combine to create a singular wildlife documentary that will make you appreciate the hardy flamingo and the preciousness of life itself.
URL:https://dceff.org/event/dceff-at-afi-flamingos-2/
LOCATION:AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center\, 8633 Colesville Rd\, MD 20910\, Silver Spring\, MD\, United States
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251016T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251026T233000
DTSTAMP:20260405T222929
CREATED:20251020T151835Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T151835Z
UID:24559-1760612400-1761521400@dceff.org
SUMMARY:Pulitzer Shorts: On the Frontlines (Virtual Encore)
DESCRIPTION:Co-presented with the Pulitzer Center. Stream this free virtual screening October 16-26. \nThis collection of films\, created by emerging journalists in the Pulitzer Center’s 2024 Reporting Fellowship program\, captures how climate change is reshaping landscapes\, livelihoods\, and cultural traditions around the world. Together\, they reveal what is at stake and the vision of a new generation responding to a changing planet.
URL:https://dceff.org/event/climate-week-pulitzer-shorts-virtual-2/
CATEGORIES:Virtual
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