INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE An invigorating examination of the growing movement for the right to roam in the UK and beyond. Perspectives of activists, landowners, and walkers reclaiming access to the countryside reveal how globally relevant questions of land ownership are bound to histories of colonialism, class, and power. With energy and clarity, the film captures a pivotal […]
WORLD PREMIERE A moving story of a son reconnecting with his Indigenous mother, who left him as a child to return to her tribe in the Amazon. As an adult, he seeks to rebuild their bond across distance, culture, language, and time. The story revolves around several hurdles they encounter, many of which are bureaucratic, […]
NYC PREMIERE Nigerian-born British image-maker Misan Harriman has garnered accolades for his powerful photographs of grassroots protests against climate change inaction, Gaza atrocities, George Floyd’s murder, and more. Yet even as his images provoke palpable reactions, as a self-described person of privilege, Harriman shares his doubts about his work’s effectiveness in discussion with such human rights […]
US PREMIERE With words like “acorn” and “otter” vanishing from a dictionary, Lost for Words begins a lyrical meditation on language, care, and the more-than-human world. Through poetry and acts of conservation like rewilding and path-building, the film asks how naming fosters knowing, caring, and change. With painterly cinematography and evocative soundscapes, this essayistic work […]
WORLD PREMIERE Physicist David Keith, a leading and controversial figure in solar geoengineering, seeks to test his planetary-cooling technology after decades of research and theorization. His journey unfolds amid fierce debates over the ethical, political, and environmental implications of reflecting sunlight to slow global warming. Activists warn that the technology could delay fossil fuel reductions […]
WORLD PREMIERE On the margins of Latin America’s largest city, Guarani Mbya elder Maria reclaims a devastated landscape and turns it into a flourishing garden. Through reforestation, medicinal rituals, and fierce advocacy for land rights, she becomes both a guardian of the Atlantic Forest and a vessel of her community’s wisdom. With lyrical intimacy, the […]
WORLD PREMIERE A young mother sets her fears aside to move her family to a former resort town adjacent to an old nuclear facility. – Anita Raswant The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Bofei Wan. All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center […]
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE At a vast apartment complex near the Rhône River in Switzerland, residents and nearby forest birds influence and inspire each other, revealing a complex and unique bond with nature. – DeWitt Davis The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Florian Geisseler. All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification […]
US PREMIERE Facing gentrification in LA’s oldest neighborhood, the immigrant and Indigenous community of Lincoln Heights must unite to save Flat Top, a sacred piece of undeveloped land, from a corporate takeover. – Anita Raswant The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with co-director/editor Bia Jurema and producer Sydney Wolstein. All in-person screening […]
NYC PREMIERE Faced with new conservation policies that threaten their way of life, a family living on a remote Chilean island fights to preserve a unique culture of environmental stewardship. – Anita Raswant The first, second, and third screening will be followed by a Q&A with director/producer/cinematographer Cece King. All in-person screening venues provide sound […]