An early-access preview of New York's first Climate Film Festival! CFF showcases energizing, compelling, and diverse motion pictures and new media that encourage deeper engagement with the stakes of living in a changing world. Filmmakers, scientists, artists, and climate leaders convened over a dynamic evening of innovative, unexpected short films and emerging climate conversations.

Screenings were followed by Q&As with the filmmakers, including Annalise Lockhart (2023, dir. Mirasol), Taylor Griffith (2023, cinematographer, Humanatee), Leah Shore (2020, dir. Extremophiles), Davey Harris (2023, dir. PNGN DNCE Krill Remix), and directors Danny O’Malley and Alex Rivest and producer Adam Paul Smith (2023, CANARY). 

Photos by Jesse R. Tendler and Alec Turnbull