DC Environmental Film Festival 2010 - Washington, DC

The DC Environmental Film Festival features 136 documentary, feature, animated, archival, experimental and children's films from around the world. The films will be shown at more than 52 venues around Washington, DC, including museums, embassies, libraries, universities and local theaters. Most screenings are free to the public and include discussion with filmmakers or scientists.

Dates

March 16-28, 2010
Theme and Details to be Announced

Highlights of the 2009 DC Environmental Film Festival

• Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Hedrick Smith will speak about toxins in our waters and show clips from his upcoming film, Poisoned Waters, comparing the condition of the Chesapeake Bay and Puget Sound.
  
  
• The DC premiere of the documentary, Earth Days, recounts the history of the modern environmental movement.
  
  
• A sneak preview of Return of the Honeybee considers the mysterious and potentially disastrous worldwide disappearance of bees.
  
  
• The world premiere of The State of the Planet’s Oceans investigates the condition of marine preserves and fisheries around the world.
  
  
• Who Killed Crassostrea Virginica: The Fall and Rise of the Chesapeake Oyster, identifies new reasons for the decline of oysters in the Chesapeake Bay.
  
  
• A retrospective of 11 environmentally oriented films by renowned filmmaker Werner Herzog, including his most recent, Oscar-nominated Encounters at the End of the World.
  
  
• The world premiere of the film, Nora! profiles Washington restaurateur Nora Pouillon, founder of the nation’s first certified organic restaurant.

Schedule of Films

See the official web site for a complete schedule with specific times and locations. You may search by date, film category, family friendliness and for premieres only.