Co-presented with the Embassy of Mexico and the Mexican Cultural Institute Screening includes a pre-recorded filmmaker Q&amp;A with Island Naturalist co-director Eladio Fernandez and producer Jake Kheel, moderated by Maria Victoria Abreu Malla (Co-Founder of Dutidú, LLC.)

Filmmaker Intro: Nicolas Gutierrez Wenhammar

In the last 20 years, Daniel Garza has managed to photograph 850 of the 1107 species of birds that inhabit Mexico. Through his observations he has realized the urgency to preserve them.

Pajarero (Birder)

In the last 20 years, Daniel Garza has managed to photograph 850 of the 1107 species of birds that inhabit Mexico. Through his observations he has realized the urgency to preserve them.

Explores conservation photographer Eladio Fernandez’s unique relationship with nature, revealing hidden stories on the islands of the Caribbean. For most, the Caribbean is a vacation spot known for its white-sand beaches and turquoise waters. For Eladio, the islands are biodiversity hotspots that are largely undocumented. These islands, and the natural wealth they possess, are in a race against time. Overpopulation, deforestation, mining, poverty, and corrupt governments threaten many of the very species this island naturalist fights to preserve. Obsessed by his quest to document and save nature, Eladio takes us on a tour of the most important humpback whale calving area, the discovery of a new pornographic flower, the conservation of a critically endangered bird, and the rediscovery of a Magnolia, once lost in Haiti. Island Naturalist is an entertaining journey that will forever change the way we see the Caribbean.

El Naturalista Isleño (Island Naturalist)

Explores conservation photographer Eladio Fernandez’s unique relationship with nature, revealing hidden stories on the islands of the Caribbean.

Eladio Fernandez (Co-director, El Naturalista Isleño (Island Naturalist) is a naturalist and a conservation photographer specializing in the fauna and flora of the Greater Antilles. Based in his native Dominican Republic, he is president of Sociedad Ornitologica Hispaniola, a conservation organization that works to save critically endangered birds. <a href="https://dceff.org/filmmaker/fernandez-eladio/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Full bio here</a>. Jake Kheel (Producer, El Naturalista Isleño (Island Naturalist) is a sustainability innovator, author, and award-winning documentary filmmaker. Since 2005 he has confronted social and environmental challenges in the tourism industry as Vice President of Sustainability for Grupo Puntacana in the Dominican Republic. <a href="https://dceff.org/filmmaker/jake-kheel/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Full bio here</a>. Maria Victoria Abreu Malla (Moderator) is a Dominican Economist and international consultant based in the Washington, D.C. area, with 20+ years of experience in executive positions and strategic and operational project management within socioeconomic sustainable development initiatives. <a href="https://dceff.org/filmmaker/malla-maria-victoria-abreu/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Full bio here</a>.

El Naturalista Isleño (Island Naturalist): Filmmaker Q&A

Featuring filmmaker Eladio Fernandez and producer Jake Kheel.

El Naturalista Isleño (Island Naturalist) + Pajarero (Birder)

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The 30th Anniversary Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital will be all-virtual March 17-27. Featuring dozens of screenings and discussions -- many FREE and available to audiences around the globe! Opens with Sundance Favorite FIRE OF LOVE and an interview with Dr. Jane Goodall.

Here are the LIVE Q&As scheduled for DCEFF30! Can't make it? No sweat. These Q&A livestreams will be available for on-demand viewing immediately after they conclude. Note: films will not be broadcast live. They are available to watch separately from the live discussion.