New York, NY- April 1, 2026 – The Climate Film Festival (CFF), New York’s premier platform for boundary-pushing climate storytelling, is expanding its reach this Earth Month with a multi-city tour across the United States and Europe, presenting a dynamic slate of screenings, panels, and special events that harness the power of narrative to inspire climate action.
From now through April 26, the festival will bring powerful climate storytelling to audiences in Atlanta, Los Angeles, New York City, and Paris, spotlighting films that explore climate action, resilience, and innovation.
Founded in 2023, CFF has quickly emerged as a leading platform for climate-focused cinema, using storytelling to make complex environmental issues accessible and inspire meaningful action. This tour is part of CFF’s growing year-round programming, which also includes its flagship Climate Film Festival, held each September during Climate Week NYC and the United Nations General Assembly.
Earth Month 2026 Programming Highlights:
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April 1 | Atlanta, GA (Super South Summit Screening)
CFF will present a selection of short films at Super South, the South’s premier sustainability summit. -
April 16 | Los Angeles, CA (LA Climate Week Screening)
In partnership with Stranded Astronaut Productions, CFF heads to the West Coast for a special screening of CFF 2025 favorites during LA Climate Week, followed by a Q&A with participating filmmakers. -
April 18 | New York, NY (The Unfixing Screening)
CFF returns to New York City for a special screening of The Unfixing, directed by Nicole Betancourt, in partnership with Climate Imaginarium and Women Make Movies. The event will include a post-screening discussion featuring the director and Waterfront Alliance’s Furhana Husani (WEDG). -
April 20 | New York, NY (Solar Solutions Screening)
In collaboration with WE ACT for Environmental Justice, CFF will host its third annual free Earth Week screening at the Maysles Documentary Center, focusing on solar and clean energy solutions. A panel of filmmakers and clean energy experts will follow the screening. -
April 22 | New York, NY (Earth Day Screening at NYU)
CFF will present a special Earth Day screening of Oceania, directed by Natalie Zimmerman, at NYU’s Cantor Center. The event will include a Q&A with the director and NYU faculty, in partnership with Global Rise: Stories for the Future, NYU Center for Urban Science + Progress, and NYU Office of Sustainability. -
April 24 – 26 | Paris, France (Jeu de Paume Pop-Up Festival)
Le CFF se rend à Paris! CFF heads to Paris for a three-day festival pop-up at the iconic Jeu de Paume in Paris, including a special preview screening of Werner Herzog’s new film, Ghost Elephants.
“This tour is about taking climate storytelling out into the world,” said Dr. J. English Cook, Co-Founder and Artistic Director of the Climate Film Festival. “We believe film can shift culture—and culture drives change. By bringing these stories to new audiences across the U.S. and Europe, we’re expanding the conversation around what climate action can look and feel like, connecting global artists, audiences, and ideas around the shared stakes and possibilities of our climate future.”
Interviews with the festival co-founders are available.
About The Climate Film Festival
The Climate Film Festival (CFF) is a year-round nonprofit cultural organization and annual film festival held in New York City during Climate Week NYC. Founded in 2023, CFF uses the power of storytelling through cinema to reshape the conversation around climate change, making complex issues accessible and inspiring audiences toward action. Each year, CFF presents a diverse slate of narrative features, documentaries, shorts, and experimental works, accompanied by filmmaker discussions, educational programming, and the Narrative Change Summit, fostering dialogue among artists, communities, policymakers, and sustainability experts. Its mission emphasizes narrative transformation, environmental justice, community engagement, and amplifying innovative voices in climate media. The Climate Film Festival is fiscally sponsored by Ecologistics, a 501(c)(3) organization. Visit climatefilmfest.com and follow the Climate Film Festival on Instagram, Substack, and LinkedIn.