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Explore our collection of the whole festival films now available for streaming and click on titles for descriptions. Titles with a ($) indicate films available to rent.
A Journey to Zero-Carbon
27 minutes
A Journey to Zero-Carbon
2025
Come learn the why and how behind John Avenson’s Westminster, CO home becoming a “zero-carbon home” by incorporating super insulation, super air-tightness, amazing windows, all-electric heating and water heating and solar PV + a battery to power it all!
Directed by: Paul Kriescher
Against the Herd
24 minutes
Against the Herd
2025
Almost a century of overgrazing has destroyed much of America’s public lands, but in Northern Nevada, Cottonwood Ranch has discovered that cattle can actually be the key to restoring our rangelands. Now the Smith family must convince legislators that cows aren’t always eco-villains, or they’re sure to lose their land.
Directed by: Jaxon Derow
Amazing Beeches
4 minutes
Amazing Beeches
2025
Beech trees are quite amazing, but sadly their very existence is at risk, as you’ll discover in this 3-minute film. They may not be around much longer so appreciate them while you can.
Directed by: Sam Hay Kauffmann
Burning to Heal
14 minutes
Burning to Heal
2025
Follow the local Prescribed Burn Association as they lead a community-prescribed burn returning fire to the landscape with all of the benefits it brings, while also aiming to understand and work through the challenges surrounding fire.
Directed by: Michael Sherman
Coral Gardeners ($)
(21 minutes)
Coral Gardeners ($)
2025
Filmmaker Jon Bowermaster documents a novel restoration experiment in the Maldives to regrow coral reefs, which offer protection, food and income to a local population threatened by climate change.
Directed by: Jon Bowermaster
Drylands Agroecology Research
13 minutes
Drylands Agroecology Research
2025
On Colorado’s arid Front Range, this fun uplifting documentary explores Drylands Agroecology Research (DAR) and DAR’s innovative farming techniques that regenerates land, empowers communities, restores nature, and grows amazing food – produced by the filmmakers behind the viral NatureRx® series.
Directed by: Justin C Bogardus
Earth Looks For Insurance
2 minutes
Earth Looks For Insurance
2025
Featured in 2025 CEFF 4 Classrooms Screening
Starring characters from multiple insurance commercials, this parody follows Earth as she attempts to acquire insurance coverage against climate change.
Directed by: Max Hill, Khloe Dumlao, Kiara Vergara
Feral Felines: Deconstructing Maui's Feral Cat Crisis
8 minutes
Feral Felines: Deconstructing Maui's Feral Cat Crisis
2025
Featured in 2025 CEFF 4 Classrooms Screening
This documentary delves into the impact of feral cat populations on native Hawaiian birds and the environment on Maui.
Directed by: Julian Somilleda, Gala Tassi, Hazel Lee
Freetown’s Ultracool Roofs
10 minutes
Freetown’s Ultracool Roofs
2025
In Freetown, Sierra Leone, Africa’s first Chief Heat Officer, Eugenia Kargbo, partners with MEER to tackle rising temperatures using innovative mirror technology to reflect sunlight ad cool homes.
Directed by: Surabhi Tandon
Green Print
7 minutes
Green Print
2025
Featured in 2025 CEFF 4 Classrooms Screening
A teenage girl is faced with the challenge of picking up party supplies and the choices provided have some strong opinions for her.
Directed by: Aajalani Patacsil
Growing Culture - Seed Farming in the Front Range of Colorado
8 minutes
Growing Culture - Seed Farming in the Front Range of Colorado
2025
“Growing Culture” journeys through Colorado’s Front Range, where passionate seed savers work to protect biodiversity and preserve the seeds that hold the stories of their land and heritage.
Directed by: Drew Schettler
Half-Life of Memory: America's Forgotten Atomic Bomb Factory ($)
55 minutes
Half-Life of Memory: America's Forgotten Atomic Bomb Factory ($)
2025
In the suburbs of Denver, the U.S. secretly manufactured thousands of atomic weapons, leaving behind a toxic legacy that will persist for generations
Directed by: Jeff Gipe
Hawai'i Invasives: Mistakes Were Made
4 minutes
Hawai'i Invasives: Mistakes Were Made
2025
Featured in 2025 CEFF 4 Classrooms Screening
In this animated film, an ʻIʻiwi bird shares real-life examples of invasive species, including axis deer, Miconia, and mongoose, being introduced to Hawai’i, resulting in detrimental effects on the local ecosystems.
Directed by: Calvin Araki, Kahuliau Apuakehau, Eliaz Pe Benito
Here The Wild Things Are
9 minutes
Here The Wild Things Are
2025
A playful yet poignant exploration of a global competition to discover urban wildlife, questioning if snapshots can help save the planet.
Directed by: Kelly Gilbride
In Pursuit of Passive
17 minutes
In Pursuit of Passive
2025
This film documents the first net-zero, passive house built in the Greater Tetons-Yellowstone region while explaining the Passive House building approach for more sustainable buildings and exploring the many associated climate and energy performance benefits for addressing the climate crisis.
Directed by: Mark Fisher, Eric Daft
Last Stand: Saving the Elwha River's Legacy Forests
23 minutes
Last Stand: Saving the Elwha River's Legacy Forests
2025
In the face of greed and exploitation, the film shows the power of grassroots activism to effect positive change and through the use of stunning imagery and impassioned storytelling, the film highlights the importance of the Olympic Peninsula’s interconnected ecosystem and our duty to protect and preserve the natural wonders that sustain us all.
Directed by: Dan Herz
23 minutes
2025
“Lead it Go” follows hunter and conservationist Chris Parish’s mission to prevent lead poisoning in wildlife through a partnership with The Peregrine Fund. Told through a hunting experience with friend Ben Masters, the film aims to showcase hunters taking the lead on an important issue, thus continuing the hunter’s tradition of conservation.
Directed by: Phillip Baribeau
Les Matérialistes
12 minutes
Les Matérialistes
2025
Combining documentary and science fiction with foresight, co-creation, and animation design, Les Matérialistes is a practical utopia that is both ambitious and tangible. It transports us to 2050 to better understand what is necessary and possible to undertake collectively to achieve a transition to a truly circular economy.
Directed by: Jonathan Lapalme, Meggan Collins
Lions of the Skeleton Coast
52 minutes
Lions of the Skeleton Coast
2025
An astonishing true story about three orphaned Desert Lion cubs navigating Namibia’s deadly Skeleton Coast, revealing never-before-seen behaviour.
Directed by: Will and Lianne Steenkamp
Local Climate Solutions: Biodiversity & Forest Conservation in the Sierra Gorda
3 minutes
Local Climate Solutions: Biodiversity & Forest Conservation in the Sierra Gorda
2025
Over 35 years ago Grupo Ecológico Sierra Gorda (GESG) was founded, led by the singular vision of one woman and her family and their mission to preserve, protect and regenerate the unique biodiversity of the Sierra Gorda.
Directed by: Rob Holmes
Mauri Moana
10 minutes
Mauri Moana
2025
An ecological crisis is silently unfolding on the serene shores of Aotea – Great Barrier Island, in New Zealand’s Hauraki Gulf. Beneath the water, Caulerpa brachypus, an invasive algae species, rapidly spreads like a creeping shadow. This toxic invader disrupts the delicate balance of the island’s marine ecosystem, endangering not only marine life but also the ancestral fishing practices that have sustained the island’s community for generations.
Directed by: Nathaniel Howe
Monarchs in Motion
14 minutes
Monarchs in Motion
2025
Featured in 2025 CEFF 4 Classrooms Screening
“Monarchs in Motion” is a documentary exploring the life cycle, migration, and conservation of monarch butterflies. It highlights their unique 2500-mile journey, the threats they face, and the efforts of scientists and communities to protect them.
Directed by: Mason Mirabile
Our Movement Starts Here
57 minutes
Our Movement Starts Here
2025
The story of a rural community in the American South that inspired an international environmental justice movement by fighting the state of North Carolina’s toxic landfill.
Directed by: John Rash, Melanie Dang Ho
Return of the Grizzly
37 minutes
Return of the Grizzly
2025
The story of a rural community in the American South that inspired an international environmental justice movement by fighting the state of North Carolina’s toxic landfill.
Directed by: John Rash, Melanie Dang Ho
Sweet Karma Bitters
4 minutes
Sweet Karma Bitters
2025
A man tosses a bottle to the ground, only to have the broken bottle pursue him to do the right thing.
Directed by: David Saah
The Birds & The Beans
12 minutes
The Birds & The Beans
2025
Located in the mountainous rainforest of The Dominican Republic, Reserva Zorzal turned to organic and sustainable cacao production to fund a protected area designed to help preserve the wintering habitat of one of North America’s rarest birds – the Bicknell’s thrush.
Directed by: Pete Warren
The Careist
10 minutes
The Careist
2025
Between the Ohio and Mississippi riverbanks sit the United States’ 15th International Wetland of Importance. Yet, the wetlands today are mere remnants of their original borders. Max Hutchison is a naturalist, ecologist, zoologist, and lifelong voice for preserving the wetlands he also calls home. “The Careist” is an ode to Max, a way of life, and a natural area long overlooked and daring to disappear forever.
Directed by: Matthew Boyd Williams
The Forgotten Pacific
73 minutes
The Forgotten Pacific
2025
“The Forgotten Pacific” travels to five Pacific islands to discover how communities are weaving indigenous knowledge into the modern-day fight to adapt, rebuild and save their islands from climate change.
Directed by: Elizabeth Koroivulaono
The Little-Known Tale of the Thirsty Chips
15 minutes
The Little-Known Tale of the Thirsty Chips
2025
Three young female scientists created this documentary with the sole purpose of education, creating awareness, and starting a well-informed conversation about the water usage in the semiconductor industry. It is the winning pitch of the Lets Talk About Water (LTAW) Grant 2023 and is funded by the Consortium of Universities for Advancement of Hydrologic Sciences Inc. (CUAHSI).
Directed by: Doyin Adigun, Ayobami Oluwadunsin Oladapo
The Straight Poop
5 minutes
The Straight Poop
2025
Our animated short film, “The Straight Poop”, is an entertaining way of addressing the dangers of climate change that educates in a non-threatening comical way and presents some surprising information that should inspire and motivate viewers.
Directed by: Sue Orloff