FEFF 2024 NOV 8-17, Virtual Florida Environmental Film Festival

So get out the POPCORN. We have some incredible films to watch.
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We know you are busy like we are...so we made it so you can watch, stop, and come back to these films all day (24/10), anytime you have time until the event ends.

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Florida Environmental Film Festival
Our online film festival will showcase films from local and international filmmakers, all addressing environmental issues that could impact Florida and the rest of the world.

All films are available all day, only for the duration of the festival.

FEFF 2025 NOV 14-23 Virtual Florida Environmental Film Festival

RSVP FREE: https://www.thefeff.org/florida-environmental-film-festival-events

Our online film festival will showcase films from local and international filmmakers, all of whom address environmental issues that could impact Florida and the rest of the world.

All films are available all day from NOV 14-23 only, for the duration of the festival.
RSVP for free: https://www.thefeff.org/florida-environmental-film-festival-events

FEFF 2025 NOVEMBER Films
For all attendees, please note: All films will be live-streamed on the posted dates only. No future showings will be given. Please be sure that you are correctly logged on for the selected film. As an attendee of the Florida Environmental Film Festival, you acknowledge that the filmmakers maintain sole ownership of the rights to their films. You agree not to record, alter, distribute, or copy any portion of the film shown. Thank you.

Kali Waal
Director Jasper Baldwin Coppes(22:29 Min) Netherlands
A group of foreign researchers visits a site of ecological controversy and learns of the strange events that are happening to the lake and its human and non-human inhabitants. Can the natural reserve be healed with toxic mud, as industries claim?

The Secret Pollinators
Director Nola D Oracle (22:06 Min) United States
"The Secret Pollinators" invites viewers on an awe-inspiring journey into the extraordinary world of butterflies, nature’s unsung heroes. With breathtaking cinematography and expert guidance from Jared C. Daniels, curator at the Florida Museum of Natural History’s McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity, the film reveals the vital role these resilient and powerful pollinators play in maintaining our planet’s health. Butterflies orchestrate the reproduction of plants that provide food, shelter, and oxygen to countless species.

Patchwork Wild: Stitching the Last Strands
Day's Edge Productions (21:22 Min) United States
Patchwork Wild is a film about people who care deeply for their place, told through the 60-mile journey of four trekkers moving through the heart of one of the most threatened sections of Florida’s proposed wildlife corridor. In conversation with the likes of Path of the Panther, this short film focuses on an essential and particularly vulnerable section of the 18-million-acre vision for a wildlife corridor through Florida. In addition to the trekkers themselves, the people they encounter along their journey reveal the myriad ways people connect to the land - through legacy and livelihood - and celebrate what those connections provide.

Sargassum
Director Claude Barnes (1:30:00 Min) Canada
In the vast Atlantic Ocean, a mysterious and vital ecosystem floats and thrives, vital at sea but disastrous on shore—the Sargassum seaweed. Sargassum is a visually captivating 90-minute documentary that uncovers the seaweed's ecological significance and the intricate relationships it holds with marine life and humanity. Experts shed light on the critical role Sargassum plays in marine biodiversity, acting as a nursery and a sanctuary in the open ocean. However, the documentary takes a poignant turn as it investigates the alarming proliferation of Sargassum, particularly in the Caribbean and southern US. Once a symbol of ecological balance, Sargassum has now become an environmental menace, overwhelming coastlines and disrupting local economies.

I Our Plastic Paradise
Director Johann Vorster (10:56 Min) South Africa
Our Plastic Paradise invites viewers to reflect on the far-reaching consequences of plastic pollution. It is a portrait of resilience in the face of environmental injustice, highlighting the determination of a community fighting to protect their home, their identity, and their future.
Visually compelling and grounded in human experience, the film raises urgent questions about responsibility, equity, and the true cost of convenience. It offers both a warning and a tribute — a reminder that what happens in remote corners of the world is intimately connected to the choices we make every day.

Return of the Flamingos
Director Makayla Wheeler (3:16 Min), Florida
While flamingos have long stood as an iconic symbol of Florida, few remain in the wild within the state. When a small flock appears in Central Florida—believed to be displaced by a recent hurricane—their presence creates wonder and excitement. This moving portrait film explores their colorful return through the eyes of celebrated environmental artist Geoffrey Smith, whose sculptures and paintings seek to rekindle our connection to nature.

Malverde
Director Claudia Gordillo (17:03 Min) Columbia
Malverde narrates the rhythms of a land planted with sugarcane. An imposed plant that has re-coded native nature and the ways in which human and non-human bodies move to survive. The story takes place in southern Valle del Cauca and northern Cauca, Colombia, and delves into a kind of journey and evocation, in what this extractivist landscape has become today.

Fighting For Florida
Director Wilson McCourtney (1:36:07 Min), Florida
Join filmmaker, ocean advocate, and Florida native Wilson McCourtney on a heartfelt mission to protect wildlife and honor the sacred waters of his homeland in “Fighting for Florida.” This eye-opening documentary film captures the breathtaking underwater beauty of the Sunshine State while shedding light on urgent environmental issues such as shark conservation and nutrient pollution. Through stunning visuals of wetlands, reefs, and candid interviews, McCourtney reveals the stark contrast between Florida's allure and the environmental challenges it faces, including the devastating impact of toxic algae blooms fueled by herbicide spraying and Florida’s involvement in the heinous shark fin trade.

Tracking Kites
Director Zack Miller (20:18 Min) United States
Palm Beach County Environmental Resources Management, the Avian Research and Conservation Institute, and the Palm Beach Zoo & Conservation Society team up to share how their research partnership has helped shape our understanding of the swallow-tailed kite and help to inform successful management strategies for this incredible bird. The recovery of this species guides the way to a positive vision of how we can recover species and the health of Wild Florida and our natural world, if we just understand the land on a deeper level and make better decisions going forward...

A Splash of Color
Director Hillary Van Dyke (40:00 Min) United States
A Splash of Color is about Black history, and Getting Black in the Water is a film about Black water advocates in Tampa Bay. Brought to you by Invincible Summer Enterprises, WatsTower Films, Tampa Bay Estuary Program, and BlueGAP, with funding support from the National Science Foundation Convergence Accelerator.

Guardians of Yellowstone, The Yellowstone Cougar Project
Director Max Freund, Andy Adkins, William Freund (56:46 Min) United States
For over 35 years, a dedicated team of biologists has quietly shaped one of the most enduring and impactful wildlife research programs in America. Guardians of Yellowstone takes viewers deep into the wild heart of Yellowstone National Park to reveal the hidden lives of cougars—stealthy apex predators whose presence is vital to the health and balance of the ecosystem.
Told across three distinct phases of research, the film chronicles the evolution of the Yellowstone Cougar Project, highlighting the groundbreaking science, tireless fieldwork, and unwavering passion of the biologists who are committed to understanding and protecting these elusive animals.

Florida Bear Tracks
Director KT Bryden (15:34 Min), Florida
Join Shelby Shiver, a black bear biologist with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), and her all-female team in South Florida as they embark on a critical mission: capturing and tagging black bears. Their goal? To gather vital population data to help estimate the growth of Florida's black bear numbers. This essential research aims to discover whether or not black bear subpopulations across the state are interconnected and thriving thanks to protected wildlife corridors, or if further conservation efforts need to be made to protect species amidst rapid human development.