CFF 2024 Opening Night Tickets and Jury Announcement
An astonishingly talented lineup, the latest film schedule, and tickets—get them before they're gone!
Hi all,
We’re three weeks away! If you haven’t yet, get your tickets here, they’re going fast. Plan on spending the weekend with us at 87 Lafayette: we’ll have films, panels, complimentary coffee from Stumptown, upcycled snacks from Rethink Food, conversations at our Solutions Hub, and more.
In this week’s newsletter:
🎟️ Opening Night ticket sales
🌱 CFF jury announcement
🎥 Get tickets before they’re gone
🗓️ Check out the film schedule
Opening Night: Searching for Amani
Tickets for the Opening Night program, including a screening of Searching for Amani, Q&A, and reception on Friday September 20th, 2024 are now available. Get tickets here.
About the Film: Searching for Amani (2024, dir. Nicole Gormley, Debra Aroko)
A young aspiring journalist investigates his father’s mysterious murder within the boundaries of one of Kenya’s largest wildlife conservancies. As a ravaging drought encroaches, his quest to find the killer shifts as the collateral damage of a warming world is revealed. Albert Maysles Award for Best New Documentary Directors at Tribeca Festival 2024; Best Documentary at Raindance Film Festival 2024.
As a reminder, general ticket sales for Saturday, Sept. 21 and Sunday, Sept. 22 are also available. Please see below for the full schedule.
CFF 2024 Jury Announcement
We are thrilled to announce the jurors for the 2024 Climate Film Festival. Each of this year’s jury members brings their unique expertise, background, and passion for both climate and film. We are honored to have them on our panel for CFF’ inaugural event!
Alaina Demopoulos, Daily Features Writer, the Guardian US
Dr. Kristina Douglass, Associate Professor of Climate, Columbia University
Jamil Ellis, Founder and CEO, Unified Ground
Sonia Shechet Epstein, Curator of Science and Technology, Museum of the Moving Image
Boloh Miranda Izquierdo, Artist and Filmmaker
Dr. Len Necefer, CEO, Natives Outdoors
Alisa Petrosova, Associate Director of Climate Research & Consulting Programs, Story Consultant, Good Energy
Sam Read, Executive Director, Sustainable Entertainment Alliance
Nancy Rosenthal, Founder and Executive Director, New York WILD Film Festival
Griffin Sager-Gellerman, Senior Specialist, Production Sustainability and Environmental Affairs, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Caleb Smith, Resiliency Coordinator, WE ACT for Environmental Justice
Chandra Simon Ritvo, Sustainability and Storytelling, Netflix
Cheryl Slean, Sustainability and Storytelling, Netflix
Lauren Wang, Director of Climate Programs, Trust for Governors Island
Jeannette Williams, COO, Urban Future Lab, NYU Tandon
To learn more about each of this years jurors, click here for their complete bios.
The Lineup
Opening Night: Friday, Sept. 20th
When: Reception at 6:00 PM, screening at 7:00 PM
Where: The Explorers Club, 46 E 70th St, New York, NY 10021
What: Opening night reception followed by Searching for Amani and a Q&A
Day 1: Saturday, Sept. 21st
When: 10:00 AM — 10:00 PM
Where: Firehouse: DCTV’s Cinema for Documentary Film, 87 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10013
What: 10 film programs, 4 panels, and popups at the Solutions Hub
Day 2: Sunday, Sept. 22nd
When: 10:00 AM — 6:30 PM
Where: Firehouse: DCTV’s Cinema for Documentary Film, 87 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10013 and SVA Theatre, 333 W 23rd St, New York, NY 10011
What: 10 film programs, 2 workshops, 1 panel, and popups at the Solutions Hub
See the film line-up here and stay tuned for more programming announcements.
Thank You To Our Sponsors!
CFF’s 2024 Film Festival is made possible by our wonderful sponsors: the Guardian US, SNØCAP, The Carmack Collective Fund, a fund of Tides Foundation, CEEZER, Rewiring America, Earth Angel by TheGreenShot, Bard Graduate Programs in Sustainability, Sound Future, Envest, and more to be announced.