Join CFF's Opening Night Celebration 🎉
A special screening and Q&A of the iconic film Erin Brockovich will kick off CFF '25
The wait is over — the second annual Climate Film Festival starts tomorrow!
Join us for Opening Night with a special screening of Erin Brockovich and don’t miss your last chance to grab tickets for a jam-packed weekend of impactful films and inspiring events.
In this Newsletter:
🎉 Opening Night Celebration: Erin Brockovich
🎟️ Last Chance for Saturday & Sunday Tickets
🙏 Thank You to Our 2025 Festival Sponsors & Supporters
🎉 Opening Night Celebration: Erin Brockovich
Special 25-year anniversary screening in 4k remaster sponsored by Universal
📍 DGA Theater, 110 W 57th Street, New York, NY 10019
📆 Friday, Sept. 19 at 7:00 PM
Join us for the Opening Night Celebration of the second annual Climate Film Festival, kicking things off with the 25th anniversary new 4K remaster of the iconic film, Erin Brockovich.
Directed by Steven Soderbergh and written by Susannah Grant, the film is a dramatization of the true story of Erin Brockovich, portrayed by Julia Roberts, who initiated a legal case against the Pacific Gas and Electric Company over its culpability for the Hinkley groundwater contamination incident.
The film screening will be followed by a conversation with Michael Shamberg (Erin Brockovich Producer), Alina Simone (CFF participating filmmaker), and Angela Barranco (Executive Director of Climate Group North America), moderated by Guardian journalist Dharna Noor.
🎟️ Last Chance for Saturday & Sunday Tickets
Opening Night kicks things off, but that’s just the beginning! Saturday and Sunday bring 50 film screenings plus standout workshops, panels, and other events. Check out our Festival Guide for recommendations for the weekend.
But the clock is ticking… get your tickets before they’re gone!
🙏 Thank You to Our 2025 Festival Sponsors & Supporters
Premiere Sponsors: The Carmack Collective, NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council)
Visionary Sponsors: Agog, Nespresso, Universal Pictures,
Champion Sponsors: Compassion in World Farming, Climate Power, Earthrise Studio, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Mercy for Animals, Pique Action, The Puffin Foundation, SNØCAP, Tidal Vision, and Watershed.
The Guardian is the presenting media sponsor. The festival logo and design come from Studio Rodrigo. Legal services are from Romanette Legal. Earth Angel is the sustainability partner. Ecodeo created the festival trailer. The Everset provided furniture. Edge Auto loaned electrical vehicle services. The marquee theater partner is Regal. Compostable supplies are provided by SupplyClub. Awards are hand-crafted by Fernanda Uribe-Horta. Business development services were provided by ImpactECI.
Food and beverage in-kind partners include Bronx Brewery, Bear’s Fruit, Cafe d’Avignon, Just Ice Tea, Open Water, Remedy Organics, Rethink Food, and Stumptown. Screenings and events take place at DGA Theater, Regal Essex Crossing, Essex Market, and SVA Theatre.
This project is made possible in part with funds from Creative Engagement, a regrant program supported by the funding agencies the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA), the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone (UMEZ), and the Howard Gilman Foundation, and administered by LMCC.