The Colorado Environmental Film Festival (CEFF) is an exciting, inspiring, and energizing event that includes world-class environmental films with representatives from local and national organizations. CEFF screens feature length and short films by foreign, local and young filmmakers. True to the spirit of Colorado, this event is supported and attended by people who value the natural world and share a passion for the power and beauty of film.

Schedule:
Thursday February 16, 2023
4:30pm - 6:15pm: DU Student Film Pre-Show and Reception (Free) at University of Denver-Community Commons 2600
6:30pm - 8:30pm: Festival Kick-Off - An Evening of Environmental Film at DU (Free) at University of Denver-Sturm Hall

Thursday February 23, 2023
6:00pm - 9:15pm: Community Opening Night at American Mountaineering Center-FOSS
6:00-7:15pm: Celebrate reconnecting with our CEFF community with drinks and light snacks before the films.
7:15-9:15pm: Enjoy a night of films, engaging conversation and the announcement of the CEFF 2023 award winning films!

Films:
Plastic Pollution PSA
Stop Pebble Mine
Yellowstone 88
Feeling the Apocalypse
Bluebird Sky
Voices of the Grand Canyon
Monumental Divide

Friday February 24, 2023
10:00am - 12:00pm: Screening at American Mountaineering Center-CEFF Theater
Films:
Mountain Dust
Devil Put the Coal in the Ground

1:00pm - 3:15pm: Screening at American Mountaineering Center-FOSS
Films:
The Last Seed
The Last of the Nightingales

1:00pm - 3:15pm: Screening at American Mountaineering Center-CEFF Theater
Films:
Who Are the Marcuses?
Saging the World

3:45pm - 6:00pm: Screening at American Mountaineering Center-FOSS
Films:
The Issue with Tissue - A Boreal Love Story
Plastic Problem PSA

3:45pm - 6:00pm: Screening at American Mountaineering Center-CEFF Theater
Films:
Franklin
See Me in Nature

7:15pm - 9:30pm: Screening at American Mountaineering Center-FOSS
Films:
Mighty Oak
Mkomazi Rhino Guardians
Emergence
Gen Z Mental Health
The Rock Pool Waltz

7:15pm - 9:30pm: Screening at American Mountaineering Center-CEFF Theater
Films:
Chemical Bros.
Earth Girl

Saturday February 25, 2023
10:00am - 12:15pm: Screening at American Mountaineering Center-FOSS
Films:
Deep in the Heart
Sunscreen Standoff
Plastic Pandemic
M?lama i ke Kai

10:00am - 12:15pm: Screening at American Mountaineering Center-CEFF Theater
Films:
Somehow Hopeful: The Story of a Woodsman
Path of the Bear
The Seekers

1:00pm - 3:15pm: Screening at American Mountaineering Center-FOSS
Films:
A Crack in the Mountain
Animal Requiem

1:00pm - 3:15pm: Screening at American Mountaineering Center-CEFF Theater
Films:
Transmission
Biochar - Soil's Best Friend
Imalirijit
Chasing Glaciers

3:45pm - 6:00pm: Screening at American Mountaineering Center-FOSS
Films:
Stewart Udall and the Politics of Beauty
Reviving Rivers

3:45pm - 6:00pm: Screening at American Mountaineering Center-CEFF Theater
Films:
Drift
Amache Rose

7:15pm - 9:30pm: Screening at American Mountaineering Center-FOSS
Films:
A Rally for Rangers
Farm to Faucet
Plasticnic
La Grima
Bare Metal

7:15pm - 9:30pm: Screening at American Mountaineering Center-CEFF Theater
Films:
Greenway
The Sacrifice Zone

Sunday February 26, 2023
10:00am - 12pm: Screening at American Mountaineering Center-FOSS
Films:
Wings Over Water
Counting Cranes
Iridescent
Life with Bats
Heart of Maui
High Plains Wild

10:00am - 12pm: Screening at American Mountaineering Center-CEFF Theater
Films:
Scrap
The Little Fox of Limuw
BUZZ: Pollen Nation
The Hungry Heron
Fight Fire with Fire

1:00pm - 3:00pm: Screening at American Mountaineering Center-FOSS
Films:
Milked
The Sea Turtle Arribada
Right Here, Right Now

1:00pm - 3:00pm: Screening at American Mountaineering Center-CEFF Theater
Films:
The Witness is a Whale
The Illusion of Abundance

3:30pm - 5:30pm: Screening at American Mountaineering Center-FOSS
Films:
The Power of Activism
A Good Neighbor
3.5%

3:30pm - 5:30pm: Screening at American Mountaineering Center-CEFF Theater
Films:
Pleistocene Park
Be Water - Andes to Amazonia

February 27 - March 5, 2023, 2023
Activism Collection
Films:
The Power Of Activism
3.5%
The Sacrifice Zone
Addressing Inevitability: Composting for a Healthier Earth
Franklin
Virtual Recorded Filmmaker Q&A

Art in Nature Collection
Films:
Songscape: Green River with Beebe, "Make Me Light"
Green Is The New Black
The Last of the Nightingales
A Crisis Carol
The Rock Pool Waltz
Virtual Recorded Filmmaker Q&A

CEFF4Families Collection
Films:
(Title - duration in minutes)
A Crisis Carol - 5
A Rally for Rangers - 52
Addressing Inevitability: Composting for a Healthier Earth - 4
Biochar - Soil's Best Friend - 4
BUZZ Pollen Nation - 9
CIC Environmental Animation - 3
Cool For You - 3
Fighting Fire with Fire - 4
Gen Z Mental Health: Climate Stories -9
Is This Our Land? - 4
More than a Route - 20
Our Native Lawn - 3
Plastic Pandemic - 3
Plastic Problem PSA - 1
Plasticnic - 2
Pleistocene Park - 57
Polar Bear 360 - 5
Right here. Right now. - 12
RISE, FALL, HOPE. - 7
Stop Pebble Mine - 5
Sunscreen Standoff - 4
The Hungry Heron - 2
The Rock Pool Waltz - 8
The Sea Turtle Arribada - 12
Voices of the Grand Canyon - 13

Climate Chaos Collection
Films:
Plasticnic
Taxing the Sun
Gen Z Mental Health: Climate Stories
The Last Seed
Animal Requeim
Virtual Recorded Filmmaker Q&A

Colorado Connection Collection
Films:
Bluebird Sky
Farm to Faucet
Forever Wild
The Seekers
CIC Environmental Animation
Virtual Recorded Filmmaker Q&A

Colorado Locals Collection #1
Films:
Wild Things
The Illusion of Abundance

Colorado Locals Collection #2
Films:
The Issue with Tissue - A Boreal Love Story
A Good Neighbor

Colorado Locals Collection #3
Films:
Livestock or Desert
Be Water - Andes to Amazonia
Feeling Apocalypse

Feathered Friends & More Collection
Films:
Counting Cranes
Heart of Maui
Iridescent
Purple Haze: A Conservation Film
Life with Bats
Virtual Recorded Filmmaker Q&A

Festival Double Feature Collection 1
Films:
Dot
Finite: The Climate of Change

Festival Double Feature Collection 2
Films:
Pleistocene Park
Carbon - The Unauthorised Biography

Fire & Water Collection
Films:
Saging the World
Yellowstone 88 - Song of Fire
The Dam
Fighting Fire with Fire
Elemental: Reimagining our Relationship with Wildfire
Virtual Recorded Filmmaker Q&A

Innovation and Inspiration (view in CO only)
Films:
Who Are the Marcuses?
Scrap

Off the Beaten Path Collection
Films:
The Sprayer
Earth Girl
La Grima
Héritières
Collision
Virtual Recorded Filmmaker Q&A

People in Nature Collection
Films:
See Me In Nature
Mighty Oak
More Than a Route
Cool for You
Gen Z Mental Health: Climate Stories
Our Native Lawn
Virtual Recorded Filmmaker Q&A

People to Know Collection
Films:
Stewart Udall and the Politics of Beauty
Right here. Right now.
Buzz: Pollen Nation
Mkomazi Rhino Guardians
Virtual Recorded Filmmaker Q&A

Resource Use Collection
Films:
Mountain Dust
Devil Put the Coal in the Ground
Bare Metal
Stop Pebble Mine
Is This Our Land
Virtual Recorded Filmmaker Q&A

Special Places Collection
Films:
Voices of the Grand Canyon
Chasing Glaciers: Cordillera Blanca
Monumental Divide
Greenway
The Last Tree
Virtual Recorded Filmmaker Q&A

Top 10 Best Kid's Short Film Collection
Films:
Biochar - Soil's Best Friend
Right here. Right now.
The Rock Pool Waltz
Stop Pebble Mine
Addressing Inevitability: Composting for a Healthier Earth
A Crisis Carol
M?lama i ke Kai
Plastic Pandemic
Sunscreen Standoff
RISE, FALL, HOPE

Top Short Films (under 30 mins) Collection
Films:
Plastic Problem PSA
Plasticnic
3.5%
Heart of Maui
The Seekers
Voices of the Grand Canyon
See Me In Nature
Bluebird Sky
Monumental Divide

Unique Solutions Collection
Films:
A Common Thread
Somehow Hopeful: The Story of a Woodsman
A Rally for Rangers
Biochar - Soil's Best Friend
Plastic Problem PSA
Virtual Recorded Filmmaker Q&A

Water Issues Collection
Films:
Drift
First River: How Arkansas Saved a National Treasure
Imalirijit
Sunscreen Standoff
The Hungry Hero
Virtual Recorded Filmmaker Q&A

Wildlife 1 Collection
Films:
Emergence
Polar Bear 360
The Witness Is a Whale
Transmission
Aquariums: The Dark Hobby
Virtual Recorded Filmmaker Q&A
Wildlife 2 Collection, 2023
Films:
The Sea Turtle Arribada
The Little Fox of Limuw
High Plains Wild
Path of the Bear
Deep in the Heart
Virtual Recorded Filmmaker Q&A

Date:
In-Person: February 23 - 26, 2023
Online: February 27 - March 5, 2023

Location: American Mountaineering Center - 710 10th Street Golden, CO 80401

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