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Submissions Now Open for EFFY 2026!

Submissions Now Open for EFFY 2026!

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EFFY 2026: March 27-29

The Environmental Film Festival at Yale (EFFY) showcases incisive, cutting edge films that highlight the environmental and social issues of our time.

View fullsize Congratulations to our three graduating co-leads: Daniel Morgan, Isabela Valencia, and Jack Hatajik 🎓 We'll miss you!
View fullsize EFFY hosted a screening event for "The White House Effect," featuring a talkback with director Jon Shenk and former EPA Administrator Bill Reilly. Attendees learned how decisive U.S. climate leadership was derailed by industry lobbying, int
View fullsize This year, EFFY grew in both scope and spirit. We expanded the festival to five days, showcased nine extraordinary films, and hosted a special panel on climate communication that was later featured in the Yale Daily News. We welcomed filmmakers from
View fullsize Missed out on some of our screenings? Wanting to watch more excellent films? Luckily for you, we have just the thing: EFFY Online! For two weeks, most of our in-person films and several more online exclusives will be available to watch for free! We
View fullsize Tomorrow is the start of our flagship events featuring film screenings, moderated discussions, and food. We’ll end with a closing gala on Saturday night. From Thursday to Saturday, come for one event, or for them all! ⭐🍿
View fullsize Students: Come join us for a lunch/workshop on activism and storytelling! https://yaleconnect.yale.edu/pe2lc/rsvp_boot?id=2296533
View fullsize "The Green Revolution Will Not Be Televised" follows Black and Indigenous activists and community members promoting the food sovereignty movement in North and South Minneapolis. They utilize their community gardens as spaces of safety, soli
View fullsize Seeds of Resistance highlights the inspirational stories of activists working to advance climate science and environmental justice. "ARRESTING SCIENCE" and "Farming While Black" show us that no matter our background or profession
View fullsize From the Montana plains to the wetland forests of Jamaica, traditional forms of land management revitalize cultural knowledge and heal legacies of colonialism, extraction, and extinction. The two films in this panel share the momentous efforts of the
View fullsize How do we honor both life and death in an age of ecological crisis? Join award-winning documentarians Chess Cabrera and Alyssa Beebe, creators of "From Earth to Earth: The Lost Art of Dying in America," alongside interdisciplinary artist an