By Mabel Pais
Film highlights include Oscar nominated SHAUNAK SEN’S ‘All That Breathes’
The District of Columbia’s Environmental Film Festival (DCEFF) for its 31st edition returns to venues across the DC Metro for in-person screenings March 16-26, 2023. This hybrid Festival will also include a robust slate of virtual programming available to its audiences around the world.
The 2023 Festival is a hybrid (in-person and virtual) event with programming in venues around D.C., in addition to select online programming accessible to audiences around the world. The Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital (DCEFF) gears up for its much anticipated return of in-person events after a three year pause on live screenings due to the pandemic.
Entering its 31st year, the festival will resume its public screenings from March 16-26 across multiple venues in D.C., including the Naval Heritage Center, Landmark E Street Cinema, the National Geographic Society, various Smithsonian Museums, Embassies and other cultural organizations with many multicultural selections that feature stories from around the globe which will be screened at local embassies throughout D.C.
Throughout the eleven days of the Festival, the Festival seeks to inspire its audiences to learn more, get involved, and take meaningful action on the issues and causes that its programs highlight, and to catalyze grassroots community awareness and action around a wide array of Environmental concerns.
DCEFF also introduces for the first time a live pitch contest which offers emerging BIPOC filmmakers the opportunity to win a sizable grant towards the production of a short or their first feature film. Finalists will have a unique opportunity to be mentored by Judith Helfand (co-founder Chicken & Egg Pictures, award-winning filmmaker).
TICKETS
For the in-person schedule and tickets, visit dceff.eventive.org/schedule.
For the FREE virtual schedule and tickets, visit watch.eventive.org/dceff. All films are available to stream from Friday, March 17 through Sunday, March 26.
NOTE: Many additional virtual programs will be offered April 18-23 as part of Earth Day Encores.
DCEFF
To learn more about the Festival and the full season program, visit dceff.org.
(Mabel Pais writes on Social Issues, The Arts and Entertainment, Health & Wellness, Cuisine and Spirituality)