DC Environmental Film Festival

Welcome to the Virtual Lineup of the 2023 DC Environmental Film Festival!
All virtual screenings of DCEFF 2023 are free to view! Besides THE FISH TALE, all are available to stream from Friday, March 17 through Sunday, March 26. Please note that many additional virtual programs will be offered April 18-23 as part of our Earth Day Encores (stay tuned for more info).

Virtual Premieres

AbdzÉ Wede´Õ: Is there a cure for the virus?
Reveals the impact of the Coronavirus on one of the indigenous populations most affected by the disease in Brazil.
54 min | 2021 | Brazil
AbdzÉ Wede´Õ: Is there a cure for the virus?
Eating Our Way to Extinction
A hard-hitting and visually stunning documentary featuring shocking testimonials and poignant first-hand accounts from Indigenous people most affected by our ever-changing planet.
82 min | 2021 | UK
Eating Our Way to Extinction
The Fish Tale (Sakana no Ko)
A heartwarming story about a lovable outsider, based on the autobiography of Sakana-kun, a TV personality known for his encyclopedic knowledge of fish.
140 min | 2022
The Fish Tale (Sakana no Ko)
Fri Mar 24th
Into the Ice
In the Greenland ice sheet we can see our future. The film travels with three pioneering glaciologist on their expeditions INTO the inland ice of Greenland.
85 min | 2022 | Denmark, Germany
Into the Ice
The Issue With Tissue - A Boreal Love Story
Documents the little known, largely untold story of the boreal forest and the Indigenous Peoples who call it home, and how it is being clearcut for the manufacture of toilet paper
126 min | 2022 | Canada
The Issue With Tissue - A Boreal Love Story
Memory of Water
Centuries in the future, world's freshwater supplies are running out. Far in the north, a young woman named Noria is learning to become a Tea Master like her father. Tea Masters alone know the location of hidden water sources.
102 min | 2022
Memory of Water

Reflections

Anote's Ark
How does a nation survive being swallowed by the sea? Kiribati, on a low-lying Pacific atoll, will disappear within decades due to rising sea levels, population growth, and climate change.
78 min | 2018 | Canada
Anote's Ark
Come Hell or High Water: The Battle for Turkey Creek
When the graves of former slaves are bulldozed in Mississippi, a native son returns to protect the community they settled.
Come Hell or High Water: The Battle for Turkey Creek
Dear President Obama
During his presidency, Obama stuck to an "all of the above" energy policy, which included fracking and fossil fuel development. Front line activists speak to him directly about how they disagree with that approach.
98 min | 2016 | United States
Dear President Obama
Ever the Land
Ngāi Tūhoe, one of New Zealand’s Māori tribes, initiated a landmark architectural undertaking. In 2014, Ngāi Tūhoe completed construction on Te Uru Taumatua based on the standards of The Living Building Challenge.
90 min | 2015 | New Zealand
Ever the Land
Shorts: Reflections I
Featuring past shorts by filmmakers with works screening in DC this March.
Shorts: Reflections I
Shorts: Reflections II
Featuring past shorts by filmmakers with works screening in DC this March.
Shorts: Reflections II
World Water Day Showcase: Stories of Kids, Communities, & Connection
Stories of kids, communities, and connection with the streams that sustain us. A series of films from Freshwaters Illustrated exploring backyard waters across the US.
World Water Day Showcase: Stories of Kids, Communities, & Connection