Upcoming Events

A Co-presentation of DCEFF and the AFI Silver’s Latin American Film Festival

The ancestral homeland of the Wounaan people, nestled within the Darién Gap on the border between Panama and Colombia, is under threat from loggers, ranchers, and miners. The ramifications of these earth-shattering activities have harmed the Wounaan’s way of life and chased away their sacred bird, the kokorddit. (Guido Bilbao, Panama)

U.S. Premiere | Q&A with filmmaker Guido Bilbao

In Partnership with Planet Forward and The George Washington University

From the filmmakers behind Common Ground and Bee Wild, this new documentary takes viewers across five continents to meet the farmers, scientists, and Indigenous leaders reshaping humanity’s relationship to land. Narrated by Demi Moore and Woody Harrelson.

Begins with a reception at 6pm, followed by the film at 6:30pm. There will also be a post-screening conversation with Executive Producer Laura Turner-Seydel and Planet Forward’s Frank Sesno.

Presented by Bertelsmann Foundation Documentaries in partnership with DCEFF and the John Brademas Center at NYU DC

Along Louisiana’s disappearing coast, families are working to hold on to a way of life shaped by the water.

Commercial fishermen, tribal leaders, educators, and young families confront a future marked by land loss, stronger storms, and economic uncertainty. Yet even as the landscape changes around them, they continue to rebuild homes, revive traditions, teach Louisiana French, and pass hard-earned knowledge from one generation to the next.

Set in the bayous of southern Louisiana, On High Water is a portrait of resilience, belonging, and the enduring ties between people and place.

Following the screening, join us for a conversation featuring filmmaker Samuel George and more.

Co-presentation of DCEFF and the Potomac Riverkeeper Network

As America’s aging wastewater system begins to fail, one plant does all it can to stay afloat. Plant manager Dustin Price, together with his dedicated team, battle aging infrastructure, “forever chemicals” and the misconceptions of an odor averse public to keep Portland, Maine clean and healthy.

Followed by a panel conversation.

The Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital returns for our 35th Anniversary Thursday, April 8 through Sunday, April 17!

Click here to learn more about the theme, submissions, and more.