Screening includes a pre-recorded filmmaker discussion. ﻿Across borders, humans are raising their voices and speaking out on behalf of their environment, their livelihoods, and their very existence. Bear witness to indigenous leaders and environmental advocates as they examine the impacts of advocacy and activism in their community.&nbsp;

An exploration into the creative process, following Native Hawaiian slam poet Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio as her calling to protect sacred sites atop Maunakea, Hawai`i reinvigorates her art.

This is the Way We Rise

Follows Native Hawaiian slam poet Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio as her calling to protect sacred sites reinvigorates her art.

The Fukumitsu ʻOhana (family) of Hakipuʻu are Native Hawaiian taro farmers and keepers of this generational practice. While much of Oʻahu has become urbanized, Hakipuʻu remains a kīpuka (oasis) of traditional knowledge where great chiefs once resided and their bones still remain. The Fukumitsus are tossed into a world of complex real estate and judicial proceedings when nearby Kualoa Ranch, a large settler-owned corporation, destroys their familial burials to make way for continued development plans.

Pili Ka Moʻo

The Fukumitsu ʻOhana (family) of Hakipuʻu are tossed into a world of complex real estate and judicial proceedings when a large settler-owned corporation destroys their familial burials to make way for continued development plans.

Residents of and visitors to the Tularosa Basin of New Mexico, site of the first detonation of an atomic bomb, contribute to the production of public memory as they offer logistical advice, philosophical reckonings, and plaintive cries about making "the journey of the dead." Made in remembrance of the 75th anniversary of the detonation of nuclear weapons in Japan and the US and the 340th anniversary of the 1680 Pueblo Revolt. Made in resistance to nuclear colonialism.

What Travelers Are Saying About Jornada del Muerto

Residents of and visitors to the Tularosa Basin of New Mexico, site of the first detonation of an atomic bomb, contribute to the production of public memory as they offer logistical advice, philosophical reckonings, and plaintive cries about making "the journey of the dead."

Employs an anonymous hotline to elevate the voices beneath Vermont’s F-35 flight path, the first urban residents to live with one of the US military’s most controversial weapons systems overhead. Tranquil scenes of unassuming neighborhoods near Burlington International Airport are juxtaposed with voicemails of the unheard, those drowned out by the ear-shattering “sound of freedom.” Exploring the relationship between picturesque residential areas and the deafening weapons systems overhead, Jet Line is a poetic portrait of a community plagued by war machines, documenting untenable conditions in a small city once voted one of the best places to live in America.

Jet Line: Voicemails from the Flight Path

Employs an anonymous hotline to elevate the voices beneath Vermont’s F-35 flight path, the first urban residents to live with one of the US military’s most controversial weapons systems overhead.

Vic Barrett was just 12 years old when Hurricane Sandy devastated neighborhoods in his native New York City. Since then, he has used his voice to combat the climate crisis, including speaking in front of the United Nations, testifying before Congress, and joining fellow youth plaintiffs on Juliana v United States, the landmark U.S. constitutional climate change lawsuit. His message has traveled far, but perhaps his most important audience remains his own father. We Have Reached the Moment follows Vic’s journey as he shares the impacts of the climate crisis with his climate-denying father. Adding to this deeply emotional challenge is Vic’s concurrent gender transition, which simultaneously shifts their relationship from father-daughter to father-son. Vic, like any one of us, desires acceptance, love, and support from his parent, but how do you connect with loved ones when their belief systems undermine your very identity and right to a safe future?

We Have Reached The Moment

Vic Barrett was just 12 years old when Hurricane Sandy devastated neighborhoods in his native New York City. Since then, he has used his voice to combat the climate crisis. His message has traveled far, but perhaps his most important audience remains his own father.

Ciara Leinaala Lacy (Director, This is the Way We Rise) is a kanaka maoli (native Hawaiian) filmmaker whose work features characters fighting immense odds to challenge the creative and political status quo. <a href="https://dceff.org/filmmaker/lacy-ciara/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Full bio here</a>. Justyn Ah Chong (Director, Pili Ka Mo'o) is an award-winning Native Hawaiian filmmaker from Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi. <a href="https://dceff.org/filmmaker/ah-chong-justyn/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Full bio here</a>. Patrick McCormack (Co-director, Jet Line: Voicemails from the Flight Path) works as a photographer, filmmaker, and Creative Director of the Climate Action Film Festival. His primary expression is through portraiture and landscapes on film. <a href="https://dceff.org/filmmaker/mccormack-patrick/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Full bio here</a>. Duane Peterson III (Co-director, Jet Line: Voicemails from the Flight Path) is an editor, filmmaker and film programmer exploring new ways of seeing and understanding space, memory and time through a critical geography framework. <a href="https://dceff.org/filmmaker/duane-peterson/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Full bio here</a>. Liz Smith (Co-director, We Have Reached The Moment) is a producer, writer, and impact strategist with a focus on using media to create systemic change. <a href="https://dceff.org/filmmaker/smith-liz/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Full bio here</a>. Dustin Renwick (Moderator) is a journalist and triathlete based in the District of Columbia. He focuses on stories about sports, science, and history, especially from the Midwest and Great Lakes.

Profiles & Perspectives Shorts II: Filmmaker Q&A

Featuring filmmakers Ciara Leinaala Lacy, Justyn Ah Chong, Patrick McCormack, Duane Peterson III, and Liz Smith.

Profiles & Perspectives Shorts II

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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.