This Earth Week, the Academy of Natural Sciences debuts Confluence: Earthly Films for Philadelphia – an environmentally focused film festival.

We have partnered with esteemed Philadelphia-area film organizations, including the BlackStar Projects, Bryn Mawr Film Institute, cinéSPEAK, the Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival, and the Philadelphia Latino Arts and Film Festival.

This year’s weekend-long festival showcases a series of feature, short, and documentary films by local, national, and international filmmakers whose work raises awareness of water-related environmental justice and climate change issues across the globe.

Each program will feature a panel discussion with filmmakers, scientists, and advocates, illuminating how community-driven resistance and advocacy efforts help us envision and enact alternatives to the climate crisis.

Saturday's Films:

11 a.m. Programmed by Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival

• The Roaring of the Carabao (2023), 8:10 min
• Delikado (2022), 1 hour, 34 min

2 p.m. Programmed by Philadelphia Latino Arts and Film Festival

• InVade (2021), 15 min.
• Nos Tenemos (We Still Here), 54 min.

5 p.m. Programmed by BlackStar Projects

• Water Warriors (2017), 22 min.
• Vaka (2019), 23 min
• Freedom Hill (2022), 29 min.

Learn more about Confluence: Earthly Films for Philadelphia