JP Zero Waste along with Beyond Plastics Greater Boston present a movie screening, followed by a community discussion, on our overuse of plastics. The event takes place April 25 from 2 – 4:30 at the Jamaica Plain Library, 30 South Street in Jamaica Plain. Free but limited space available, so please register at https://www.bpl.org/locations/jamaica-plain/
Harm in the Water is a powerful documentary that examines the devastating impact of industrial water pollution on Black communities along the Mississippi River. Through intimate portraits of community members, environmental activists and scientific experts, the film reveals how historical patterns of environmental hazards have created a modern crisis.
Director Kendall Moore takes viewers on a journey through the affected communities, highlighting both the struggles and resilience of residents fighting for clean water and environmental justice. The documentary combines compelling personal stories with rigorous scientific evidence to create an urgent call for change.
Thursday, February 5, 2026 at 6:00pm. Suffolk University’s Modern Theatre – 525 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02111. The screening will be followed by a talkback with director Kendall Moore.
Admission to this Form Hall Forum event is FREE. Tickets are required and can be reserved online HERE. This event is open to the public.
The Charles River Watershed Association is excited to announce upcoming screenings of ‘Reconnecting Rivers’, a short film we produced with Turnaround Films.
The video explores ongoing dam removal efforts in the Charles River watershed and beyond, highlighting the importance of dam removal for restoring migratory fish habitat, improving climate resilience, and providing land back to Indigenous communities.
Join us in Watertown (Jan. 8) or Natick (Jan. 28) for a free screening and panel discussion! Tickets are available at https://crwa.org/events
Indigenous leaders and researchers collaborate to show how traditional knowledge and western science can work to restore the connections that sustain salmon and thousands of other species living in their delicate forest environments. The movie can be streamed at https://salmonforestproject.ca/
Directed by acclaimed British Columbia filmmaker Bill Heath, The Salmon Forest Project documentary delves into the intricate relationship between Pacific salmon, forests, and the Heiltsuk people in the coastal rainforests of British Columbia. It features insights from UBC Faculty of Forestry experts Dr. Teresa Ryan (Sm’hayetsk; Tsm’syen) and internationally celebrated author Dr. Suzanne Simard.
The New Bedford Film Festival returns April 10 – 13. One featured film to be shown is The Snowy Owls of Logan Airport, which follows the story of Norman Smith who has dedicated his life to protecting and relocating the snowy owls from Boston’s busiest airport runways. Called “the Owl Man of Logan Airport,” Smith has single-handedly relocated more than 900 snowy owls, creating the blueprint for how airports across the US and Canada can manage wildlife conflict. For more information on the festival visit https://newbedfordfilmfestival.com/. Following the premiere of the film at various film festivals this spring, the movie will be made available for screening, according to Anna Miller.
Berkshire Botanical Garden and BIFF present the 2025 Solar Film Forum on Sunday, April 13 from 11 – 4:30. The event features a series of short films focused on agrovoltaics, which combine agriculture with solar tech. Following the films, there will be a panel discussion and a biodynamic wine and cheese reception sponsored by Dare Bottleshop & Provisions. Full and half day tickets are available. Register at www.berkshirebotanical.org. Lunch is included. Full schedule is on the website.
Join SYRCL for An Evening of Environmental & Adventure Films on Friday, March 28 from 6:30 – 9, benefiting the Greater Worcester Land Trust. The even will take place in the Sullivan Auditorium of Worcester State University. Visit https://wildandscenicfilmfestival.org/ for more information.
The Emerald Necklace Conservancy and the Library of American Landscape History invite you to a film premiere and panel discussion on Tuesday, October 8 at 6 pm at Hibernian Hall, 184 Dudley Street, #200, Boston, Massachusetts. Based on Ethan Carr’s award-winning book Boston’s Franklin Park: Olmsted, Recreation, and the Modern City, the new film from director Ian Forster weaves together interviews with the author, park advocates, and park users, to trace the park’s decline, caused by patterns of institutionalized racism on the part of the City of Boston and the heroic efforts of local residents to save it from ruin. Register and learn more at www.emeraldnecklace.org
The New England Aquarium and GBH present a special behind-the-scenes look at NOVA’s three-part series Sea Change: The Gulf of Maine as part of the Aquarium’s Lowell Lecture Series. Featuring imagery by acclaimed film producer and veteran photojournalist Brian Skerry, the series examines the changes taking place in the Gulf of Maine, a body of water that is warming 97 percent faster than the global ocean. Blending science, exploration, natural history, and stories of human experience, Sea Change illuminates how the gulf may serve as a preview of what might happen in other parts of the world due to climate change. Free. Registration required at https://www.wgbh.org/events/boston-premiere-of-sea-change-the-gulf-of-maine-a-nova-special-presentation?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=campaign_10758959
Join us on September 10 at 6:30 pm in person at Simons Theatre, New England Aquarium, 1 Central Wharf, or via live stream for a screening of highlights from the series followed by a panel discussion and Q&A with Skerry and other members of the filmmaking team about their experiences documenting and studying this spectacular wilderness, and how the communities that live and work along along the gulf’s shores are working to sustain its future. Panelists include:
Free of charge and open to the public, the Lowell Lecture Series is made possible due to the generosity of the Lowell Institute. This event is presented in partnership with GBH. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. and the program starts promptly at 6:30 p.m.
NOVA is the most popular primetime science series on American television, demystifying the scientific and technological concepts that shape and define our lives, our planet, and our universe. NOVA is a production of GBH.
For his 50th film, veteran documentarian Frederick Wiseman takes an intimate look at the Troisgros family and their Michelin star–decorated restaurants: Troisgros, Le Central and Colline, located in three neighboring locations in central France. Wiseman captures the day-to-day operations of the preparation and service at these restaurants, following staff as they visit the local produce market, a cheese processing plant, a vineyard, an eco-conscious cattle ranch, and an organic farm that, along with the restaurant’s own garden, is their source of produce. With a distinctive menu and admirable dedication to biodiversity and the reduction of food waste, the Troigros family and their staff exhibit unmatched artistry, ingenuity, imagination—not to mention hard work.
The film will be shown in the Harry and Mildred Remis Auditorium of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston as part of the Boston French Film Festival on August 3 beginning at 12:30 pm. Tickets are available for purchase ($12 MFA members, $15 nonmembers) at www.mfa.org or call 1-800-440-6975. The film is French and English with English subtitles.
