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Biologist Joanne Chory is undertaking the final mission of her lauded career: supercharging crop plants to sequester carbon deep into Earth's soil, with the goal of cutting the pace of climate change in half. But she’s racing the two ticking clocks of ecological collapse and her own advancing Parkinson’s disease.

Some super talented student filmmakers from the Coachella Valley and the Palm Springs Unified School District share their latest works.

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Special Awards to be given out!

A young performer forgets to bring her tap shoes and must navigate how to still make music with her feet without her main instrument.

When immersed in the contours swelling and waning in the forest of needles, the mundane world drifts away, and we only live to breathe.

A peek into the competitive, male dominated and intense community of Rocketry. Eleni marches to the beat of her own drum, against the grain of societies expectations about what she should be or do—a girl who believes that even the sky isn’t the limit.

Banks is best known for his accounts of domestic strife and the daily struggles of ordinary often-marginalized characters. These stories often revolve around his childhood experiences, reflecting moral themes and personal relationships. Banks' work illustrates people facing tragedy, expressing sadness and self-doubt, but also showing resilience and strength in the face of their difficulties. 

A Long Island charter captain is caught between his love for the ocean and the brutal economics of chasing fish for a living.  McMurray lays bare the contradictions of modern fishing: the thrill, the grind, and the hard truth that sometimes the best thing for the fish is for people like him to stop. Equal parts fishing tale and ecological reckoning, this film captures a man fighting to protect the very thing that could put him out of business.

In a world increasingly obsessed with the speed and precision of Artificial Intelligence, Hung offers a quiet, profound meditation on what it means to create art.

Puolanka, a tiny village in Northern Finland is famous for its population decline, but also for its dark sense of humor about it. As  summer evenings stretch out, teenage boys celebrate their new driver’s licenses by endlessly circling the same few streets, while an older generation of local gents, proudly known as The Parliament, has already parked itself permanently at the petrol station café.

When a devastating wildfire ravages their land, a sixth-generation ranching family grapples with the legacy of the American cowboy in the face of government policies that threaten their livelihood and a changing culture that brands their lifestyle a thing of the past.

From the turmoil of the 1960s to the chaos of today, RFK: Follow the father-son journey of two political insurgents who refused to play by the rules. Robert F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stood up to the establishment in pursuit of truth, justice, and accountability, at great personal cost. This powerful documentary is both a tribute and a warning: history doesn't repeat itself; it echoes.

Amid three years of relentless destruction to her homeland, Ukrainian painter Alla Hurenko (professionally known as “Pazza Pennello”) offers a new diaristic perspective on daily life under war, where her canvas becomes a powerful act of resistance, a testament to perseverance, and a quiet rebellion against those determined to erase her world and identity.

At the epicenter of gentrification, the Lincoln Heights community is at risk of losing Flat Top — their last piece of sacred, open, undeveloped land.

Nestled in a mountainous rainforest in Alaska is the town of Whittier, where nearly the entire population lives in a single apartment building. They bring new meaning to the idea of getting along with your neighbor.

Music Video

In the heart of Havana, Grammy-winning composer Ted Nash invites young Cuban musicians to find inspiration in the colors and forms of a museum’s paintings. What begins as a search for melody becomes an awakening, as students uncover hidden voices within themselves—discovering passion, courage, and untapped creativity.

A New York street artist struggles to find a place to belong.

Set against a backdrop of serene coastal landscapes, the film features a protagonist navigating a journey of self-reflection and emotional turmoil. The narrative unfolds through evocative imagery and symbolic visuals, mirroring the song's themes of heartbreak and introspection

In stifling humidity, Dr. Birute Galdikas, sits atop a tree stump monitoring the jungle canopy for movement. Cicadas serenade the thick air as leaves and branches begin to ruffle and shake. A female Orangutan with an infant clinging to her side slowly descends down a tree to gather mangoes and sip milk.