Feeling unsettled by this summer's heatwaves and abnormal rainstroms? You're going to want to bookmark the The Climate Film Festival, which will return during Climate Week NYC from September 19 to 22.
The Climate Film Festival is New York's leading showcase for boundary-pushing climate storytelling, with powerful messages that explore the narrative to shape climate action. The festival will also host a live pitch competition, sessions on screenwriting, funding and distribution, measuring impact and sustainable filmmaking practices, as well as networking opportunities across sectors. This year's festival features 50 films and 31 premieres along with a full slate of screenings, interactive programs and public conversations and partner activations.
Highlights for the weekend include the opening night kick-off on Friday with a screening of the 25th anniversary new 4k remaster of Erin Brockovich with a conversation to follow. On Saturday and Sunday, finalist screenings will be shown across 18 programs at Regal Essex Crossing and the public and industry programs will be taking place at Essex Market.
The weekend concludes with Awards Night, where winners will be selected by a panel of leaders in film, journalism, climate justice and creative industries. The weekend will also conclude with a NYC premiere of Trade Secret—a global exposé of the legal trade in polar bear pelts and the institutions complicit in it.
Click here for the full schedule and ticketing; the progam is supported by media partner The Guardian.