Happy Earth Day from CFF!
Our 2nd Annual Earth Week event with WE ACT, submit to the open call through May 16th, and discover 13 more opportunities and events in climate film.
Happy Earth Day!
We’re happy to be co-hosting our 2nd annual Earth Week screening with WE ACT for Environmental Justice tonight at the Maysles Documentary Center in Harlem, where we’ll be featuring films on health and the effects of extreme heat. If you’re interested in learning more and supporting their work, check out their Heat, Health, and Equity program. If you can’t make this one, don’t worry—we have more year-round events coming up soon!
In this newsletter:
🌎 CFF & WE ACT Earth Day Screening [Sold Out]
🎬 FINAL Open Call Deadline—May 16
🍑 CFF at Super South Summit in Atlanta
💡 Opportunities & Events
🌎 Earth Day Screening with CFF & WE ACT for Environmental Justice [Sold Out!]
We'll dive into extreme heat solutions through two powerful films, Weathered: The Heat is On (2024, dir. Trip Jennings) and Green Spaces Fight Climate Change in Cities (2022, dir. Meghan McDonough). After the films, we’ll have an expert-led talkback and Q&A with Emily Louise Walker of Natural Areas Conservancy, Jocelyn R. of New York City Emergency Management Department, Paul Lozito of the NYC Mayor's Office of Climate & Environmental Justice, with filmmaker Meghan McDonough in attendance, moderated by Caleb Smith from WE ACT for Environmental Justice.
🎬 FINAL Open Call Deadline: May 16
We’re up to 300 submissions and counting, but there’s still time to submit! While our early and regular deadlines have passed, we’re accepting films through May 16th. Submit today on FilmFreeway!
🍑 CFF at Super South in Atlanta
Last week we went down South! English, CFF’s Artistic Director, spoke on a panel on sustainable filmmaking moderated by Lauren Gloster from our sustainability partners at Earth Angel. We also connected filmmakers from the 2024 festival with screening opportunities at the first iteration of Atlanta’s new climate conference. CFF featured films included: Beautiful Poison, Farming While Black, An Optimist’s Guide to the Planet, Planetwalker, Seaweed Stories, and Underwater Projects.
This was our first event outside of New York, and we’re looking forward to expanding the reach and audience for climate cinema with more partnerships in the future.
Opportunities + Events
4/22: Earth Day 2025 with Common Ground (CFF official selection ’24): Global Prime Video Launch + Q&A [virtual]
4/22: Uprise – The Art of Climate Action, featuring screenings of Healing Lahaina and Reasons for Hope [Los Angeles]
4/23: Art as a Catalyst: Shaping Climate Action & Economic Change @The Arts Center at Governor’s Island [NYC]
4/23: Free screening of The Here Now Project (CFF official selection ’24) @The Long Island Cinema Arts Center [Long Island]
4/25-5/1: NYC theatrical release of Emergent City (CFF official selection ’24) @DCTV’s Firehouse Cinema [NYC]
6/30: 2025-26 NYC Dept of Cultural Affairs Public Artists in Residence (PAIR)