Join Us at LA Climate Week (Free Screening & Panel!)
Plus more Earth Month events, screenings, and opportunities in LA, New York, Paris, & beyond.
Earth Month is in full swing! And so is this month’s lineup of screenings, panels, and special events. Whether you’re in LA, New York, or Paris, come be part of the conversation.
In this Newsletter:
⭐️ Get Tickets for CFF’s Free Pop-Up at LA Climate Week
🚢 The Keeper Film Screening & Panel Discussion
🌍 Get Tickets for CFF’s Earth Week Film Screenings in New York & Paris
🎥 Final Open Call Deadline for CFF ’26 is May 15
🌱 Opportunities & Events
⭐️ See You at LA Climate Week!
Calling all Angelenos! Have you snagged your tickets for CFF’s free pop-up event at LA Climate Week? We’re screening seven short films from CFF ’25. These films showcase a vast array of climate storytelling, and will be followed by a filmmaker panel discussing the importance of art and culture in changemaking.
📆 When: Thursday, April 16 from 6:30-9:30pm PDT
📍 Where: Solotech Los Angeles, 6700 Santa Monica Blvd Entrance at 1017 N Las Palmas Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90038
🍿 What’s Playing: Our (free!) screening block includes:
There Will Come Soft Rains (2025, dir. Elham Ehsas)
The Instability of Clouds (2024, dir. Zazie Ray-Trapido)
Dreamland (2024, dir. Tehya Jennett, Maxfield Biggs)
Alheio (2024, dir. Pedro Paulo Araujo)
Qotzuñi (2024, dir. Gastón Zilberman, Michael Salama)
Sayu-Limpia (2025, dir. Greer Fawcett)
The Last Garden (2024, dir. Eloise Jenninger)
🎙️ Panel Discussion: The screening will be followed by a filmmaker Q&A featuring some of the films’ directors—Greer Fawcett, Tehya Jennett & Maxfield Biggs, and Zazie Ray-Trapido—and moderated by Heather Fipps, Executive Director of the Hollywood Climate Summit.
🤝 Partner Shoutout: This program is organized as part of LA Climate Week, in collaboration with Stranded Astronaut Productions and Earth Calling.
🚢 The Keeper Film Screening at South Street Seaport Museum
Don’t miss a special free screening of the documentary The Keeper (2025, dir. Jon Bowermaster), presented by CFF’s partners at the South Street Seaport Museum and featuring a film by past CFF ’24 filmmaker!
📆 When: Wednesday, April 15 at 6pm
📍 Where: Tall Ship Wavertree at the South Street Seaport Museum, 89 South St, New York, NY 10038
🍿 What’s Playing: The Keeper film screening + filmmaker Q&A
About the film: The Keeper explores the life and legacy of John Lipscomb, who spent 25 years patrolling and protecting the Hudson River—taking on industrial and human pollution, weathering setbacks, and celebrating hard-won victories. It’s a story of resilience, activism, and the enduring fight to protect our waterways. And a must-watch this Earth Month. Watch the trailer here.
🌍 Earth Month Events from CFF
Based in NYC or Paris? Join one (or more) of our film screenings during Earth Week! Here’s an at-a-glance look at what’s coming up:
🎥 The Unfixing (2024, dir. Nicole Betancourt): Film Screening + Director Q&A
When & Where: Saturday, April 18 at 12:15pm (sold out) AND Sunday, April 19 at 6:15pm (new showtime!) at New Plaza Cinema.
What’s Playing: The Unfixing follows one woman’s quest for self-discovery after a surfing accident triggers inexplicable and life-altering symptoms. She weaves an immersive diary of destruction, trauma, love, and renewal as her journey transforms grief into a new story. Watch the trailer here. The screening on 4/18 will be followed by a live Q&A with the director and Furhana Husani, Director of Programs and Climate Initiatives, Waterfront Alliance.
Partner Shoutout: This event is presented by CFF, Climate Imaginarium, and Women Make Movies.
🌞 CFF x WE ACT Earth Week Free Film Screening: Solar Solutions
When & Where: Monday, April 20 at 6pm at Maysles Documentary Center.
What’s Playing: A selection of short films, including The Light Won’t Dim (2025, dir. Jackson Hyland-Lipski), Green the City (2021, dir. Kika Tuff, Elana Kimbrell, Rese Cloyd, Matt Talarico, and Pete Hoffman), and other films focused on solar and clean energy solutions. The screenings will be followed by a panel and Q&A with director Hyland-Lipski and other experts advancing clean energy solutions in New York and nationally.
Partner Shoutout: This is our third annual free Earth Week screening with WE ACT for Environmental Justice!
🍿 Free Earth Day Film Screening: Oceania
When & Where: Wednesday, April 22 at 7pm at NYU’s Cantor Film Center.
What’s Playing: Oceania: Journey to the Center, a feature documentary centered on the island nation of Kiribati, which is predicted to be uninhabitable by 2030 due to rising sea levels brought by climate change. The film invites us to recenter our relationship to climate science data and facts, feeling the emotional, social, and spiritual dimensions of the ecological crisis. The screening will be followed by a Q&A conversation with the film’s director and three NYU faculty members. Watch the trailer here.
Partner Shoutout: This event is presented in partnership with the NYU Center for Urban Science + Progress, the NYU College of Arts and Sciences Core Curriculum, Global Rise: Stories for the Future, and NYU Office of Sustainability.
🌍 CFF x Jeu de Paume (Paris)
When & Where: Friday, April 24 through Sunday, April 26 at the Jeu de Paume center for contemporary arts and media in Paris, France.
What’s Playing: A mini-CFF! We’ll be screening 17 films, including selections from our 2024 and 2025 festivals and several special screenings.
More details, including a link to buy tickets, coming soon!
🎥 Open Call Deadline for CFF ’26: May 15
Throw your hat in the ring for CFF ’26! Submit your film for consideration for our festival. Our extended deadline is May 15.
🌱 Opportunities & Events
4/13: Berkeley Film Foundation, 2026 Documentary Grant Program
4/14: Woodman Family Foundation, Housing Stability Grant for Artists
4/15: South Street Seaport Museum, The Keeper Film Screening
4/18: CFF Screening of The Unfixing & Panel Discussion (sold out)
4/19: CFF Screening of The Unfixing & Panel Discussion (second screening—tickets available!)
4/20: CFF & WE ACT Solar Solutions Earth Week Screening & Panel
4/24 - 4/26: CFF Pop-Up at Jeu de Paume, Paris
4/25: Hahapocalypse: A Comedy Show to Support Climate Activists Under Attack
Ongoing: Northeast Historic Film, the Chicago Film Archives, & the Lesbian Home Movie Project, The Woman Behind the Camera