For 15 years now, Golden has played host to its very own annual Colorado Environmental Film Festival, giving filmmakers a chance to share their latest projects, movie lovers a chance to see the films on a big screen and in a crowded theater, and everyone to get to meet and chat and connect. Online film festivals aren’t quite the same, but they’ve been turning out to be more enjoyable and rewarding that I had imagined, and I’m pleased to again have the chance to help CEFF with some hosting and MCing at the opening night festivities on Friday. There are bunch of great films, as usual, with a strong mix of educational, inspiring, provocative, and urgent. And my experiences so far with the live filmmaker Q&A sessions at festivals have been uniformly enjoyable despite the online-ness of the whole thing, and CEFF is offering a bunch of those, including the one I’m hosting on Friday with the directors of the evening’s two offerings. Please join, support Golden’s film festival, enjoy some great storytelling, and support filmmakers who are telling stories that need to be told.

Join CEFF to kick off the 15th annual festival with a live watch party and Q&A session with the film directors from E-Waste and Me and The Story of Plastic! Don't miss the announcement of the 2021 Award Winners - if you miss them during the week, they will be available as a Best of the Fest Collection on Sunday, 2/21 On-Demand!

E-waste and Me - This film is aimed to give people a guide towards ethical spending. Every dollar is a vote as we aim to bring Democracy to the Economy.

The Story of Plastic - Depicting a world rapidly becoming overrun with toxic material, THE STORY OF PLASTIC brings into focus an alarming, man-made crisis. Striking footage, original animations, and archival material combine in this timely documentary to point to the disastrous impact of the manufacture and use of plastics, shedding new light on a pressing global challenge that threatens the life expectancy of animals, humans, and Earth itself.