DCEFF 365

Welcome to the DC Environmental Film Festival's Climate Week Virtual Showcase! Streaming FREE September 21-27!
What does it mean to study a world in crisis? At the edge of uncertainty in a world of accelerating change, these scientists test resilience, navigating the environmental challenges of today. Together, these films capture what can happen when observation becomes action, and when the pursuit of change carries real consequences for both people and the planet.

Science & Scientists Shorts

Between Moon Tides
In a ribbon of saltmarsh in coastal New England, an intergenerational group of citizen scientists is trying to save the Saltmarsh Sparrow from extinction, one nest at a time.
2025 | USA
Between Moon Tides
Mon Sep 21st
Florida Bear Tracks
An all female team of biologists sets out to collar black bears in South Florida on a quest to learn what the future holds for the species.
2025 | USA
Florida Bear Tracks
Mon Sep 21st
Life Invisible
As millions die each year from superbug infections, a Chilean scientist searches the hostile salt flats of the Atacama Desert for new antibiotics.
2025 | UK
Life Invisible
Mon Sep 21st
Nodules
Two marine scientists’ discoveries about bizarre deep-sea rocks illuminate a growing face-off between science and capitalism on Earth’s last great wilderness.
2025 | USA
Nodules
Mon Sep 21st
Tipping Point
In the face of unprecedented coral bleaching, marine biologist Shayle Matsuda draws on the resilience he has cultivated in his personal life to inform his research on increasing thermal tolerance in corals.
2025 | USA
Tipping Point
Mon Sep 21st