Films That Move
Unleash hope, inspire change with our free environmental film series
Join us to experience a free, virtual community screening series brought to you by The Redford Center, a leading US nonprofit dedicated to environmental impact filmmaking, and our larger filmmaker network. We are proud to present an enhanced Redford Center film offering, Films That Move – a free screening series that is packed with inspiring content to move you and your community into action.
Subscribers to The Redford Center’s newsletter can enjoy one to two virtual film screenings per month, available for a week, featuring solutions-based environmental stories from grassroots activists, frontline communities, and talented filmmakers worldwide. Subscribers will also receive timely calls to action and exclusive invitations to in-person film screenings in the Bay Area and across the country, providing opportunities to network, connect with the community, and engage with filmmakers.
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These four short films, supported by The Redford Center in collaboration with The Helen Gurley Brown Foundation and Pat Mitchell, each spotlight Indigenous women at the forefront of decolonization movements and reforestation efforts to protect their culture, land, and the biodiversity that can revive ecosystems and safeguard our futures.
Kanenon:we – Original Seeds (North America)
Indigenous women reconnect with ancestral seeds, preserving them for future generations in a story of resilience and interdependence.
Nuraga Bhumi (Indonesia)
An all-Indigenous women patrol team reclaims their role as land protectors, safeguarding forests and endangered tigers in Sumatra.
Zag: Tall Trees Need Deep Roots (Brazil)
Xokleng land defenders Zágbág and Isabela fight to protect sacred Araucaria trees and resist the pressures of deforestation.
Enraizados (Mexico)
Cherán, an Indigenous P’urhépecha town, rises against illegal logging to reclaim autonomy and model community-driven sustainability.
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LIVE EVENT
On September 26 at 11am PT, we’ll hold a live virtual conversation with the filmmakers, hosted by Hāwane Rios a kānaka ʻōiwi activist and singer/songwriter from Puʻukapu, Waimea, Hawaiʻi. For well over a decade, she has worked tirelessly on the frontlines of the Protect Mauna Kea Movement to prevent further development by colonizers. Her story, along with her sister’s and mother’s, is featured in the beautiful film Standing Above the Clouds.