The Portland EcoFilm Festival

The Portland EcoFilm Festival The Portland EcoFilm Festival is the premier international festival of environmental, Indigenous, and place-based cinema in the USA Pacific Northwest.

For Festival schedule and details:
http://www.portlandecofilmfest.org/

In the fastest-warming place on Earth, two human friends and their canine sidekick research how the world's smallest and...
04/15/2026

In the fastest-warming place on Earth, two human friends and their canine sidekick research how the world's smallest and fattest reindeer are thriving because of rising temperatures. But are they seeing a positive side-effect of climate change in the Arctic, or witnessing the end of innocence for Svalbard reindeer?

🏆️ REINDALEN, the winner of our 2026 Best Conservation Film Award, makes its regional debut in our April 30 program at the Hollywood Theatre, celebrating humanity's kinship with our more-than-human relatives.

The 2026 Portland EcoFilm Festival is sponsored and supported by
Solve
Crag Law Center
Prosper Portland
Portland Events and Film
Multnomah County Cultural Coalition
Oregon Cultural Trust
The Clemente Course in the Humanities

The Portland EcoFilm Festival is a signature program of The Hollywood Theatre.

Once down to only 80 in the wild, the Florida Grasshopper Sparrow is at risk of extinction. Biologist Fabiola ‘Fabby’ Ba...
04/13/2026

Once down to only 80 in the wild, the Florida Grasshopper Sparrow is at risk of extinction. Biologist Fabiola ‘Fabby’ Baeza-Tarin and her unlikely team work together to protect the sparrows, their shrinking habitat, and the headwaters of the Everglades.

The regional premiere of THE LITTLE BROWN BIRD is part of our April 30 program celebrating humanity's kinship with our more-than-human relatives at the Hollywood Theatre.

Sponsored by Oregon Environmental Council

Tickets and more at portlandecofilmfest.org

The 2026 Portland EcoFilm Festival is sponsored and supported by
Solve
Crag Law Center
Prosper Portland
Portland Events and Film
Multnomah County Cultural Coalition
Oregon Cultural Trust
The Clemente Course in the Humanities

The Portland EcoFilm Festival is a signature program of The Hollywood Theatre

With his 8-year-old son, Dylan, by his side, Fernando Valencia, a visionary Peruvian voice actor, embarks on an audaciou...
04/09/2026

With his 8-year-old son, Dylan, by his side, Fernando Valencia, a visionary Peruvian voice actor, embarks on an audacious quest to persuade Disney to dub The Lion King into Quechua, the most spoken Indigenous language in the Americas. Hoping to preserve his native language and make a beloved film accessible to his people, the journey becomes a deeply personal and uplifting odyssey of fatherhood, community and perseverance.

Our regional premiere of Augusto Zegarra's award-winning feature-length documentary, RUNA SIMI, comes to the Clinton Street Theater on April 28. (Official Selection/Indigenous Voices)

Tickets and more at portlandecofilmfest.org

The 2026 Portland EcoFilm Festival is sponsored and supported by
The Clemente Course in the Humanities
Crag Law Center
Multnomah County Cultural Coalition
Oregon Cultural Trust
Portland Events and Film
Prosper Portland
Solve

The Portland EcoFilm Festival is a signature program of The Hollywood Theatre.

On her Taipei balcony, Audrey delights in the flutter of tiny birds—fluffing their feathers, chattering, and sneaking ta...
04/08/2026

On her Taipei balcony, Audrey delights in the flutter of tiny birds—fluffing their feathers, chattering, and sneaking tangerine bites. Their chirps sound like cheerful hellos and playful spats, inspiring her to invent a bird-language translator that unlocks their secret conversations.

Our regional premiere of the youth-made short by Audrey He-Qing Cheng , CHIRP TALKER, premiere before RUNA SIMI on April 28 at the Clinton Street Theater

Tickets and more at portlandecofilmfest.org

The 2026 Portland EcoFilm Festival is sponsored and supported by
The Clemente Course in the Humanities
Crag Law Center
Multnomah County Cultural Coalition
Oregon Cultural Trust
Portland Events and Film
Prosper Portland
Solve

The Portland EcoFilm Festival is a signature program of The Hollywood Theatre.

03/31/2026

Join us for the USA premiere of this uplifting and revelatory documentary about Indigenous childhood and land-based learningin Brazil: CRADLED BY THE EARTH

Tonight (Tuesday, March 31) at Clinton Street Theater at 7:00 p.m.

Tickets at https://www.portlandecofilmfest.org/cradled-by-the-earth

The 2026 Portland EcoFilm Festival is sponsored and supported by Crag Law Center, Solve, Multnomah County Cultural Coalition, Oregon Cultural Trust, Portland Events and Film, Prosper Portland

FIUME O MORTE! won the 2025 European Film Awards Best Documentary honor in January, and now we're bringing it to the Hol...
03/26/2026

FIUME O MORTE! won the 2025 European Film Awards Best Documentary honor in January, and now we're bringing it to the Hollywood Theatre (April 18) and Cinema 21 (April 15) for its regional premiere--with director Igor Besinovic in attendance! (Official Selection)

In 1919 the Italian poet, dandy and proto-fascist, Gabriele D’Annunzio, occupied the city of Fiume. More than a hundred years later, citizens of Fiume (today called Rijeka) retell and reinterpret the bizarre story about the 16-month occupation of their city in this brutally factual and defiantly punk cinematic journey--the most viewed Croatian documentary of all time!

Tickets and more at portlandecofilmfest.org

The 2026 Portland EcoFilm Festival is sponsored and supported by
The Clemente Course in the Humanities
Crag Law Center
Multnomah County Cultural Coalition
Oregon Cultural Trust
Portland Events and Film
Prosper Portland
Solve

The Portland EcoFilm Festival is a signature program of The Hollywood Theatre.

🌲 Our regional premiere of Virpi Suutari's ONCE UPON A TIME IN A FOREST comes to Cinema 21 on April 14. This immersive f...
03/25/2026

🌲 Our regional premiere of Virpi Suutari's ONCE UPON A TIME IN A FOREST comes to Cinema 21 on April 14.

This immersive feature length documentary by the award-winning Finnish director is a hopeful ode to nature and her protectors. Set largely in the enchanting embrace of the forest, young people swim in crystalline lakes, reveling in the calm presence of the ancient trees. Their idyllic harmony is imperiled as the forest faces man-made extinction. Driven by her love for the forest, 22-year-old Ida becomes the leader of the new Forest Movement. She and her collaborators come face to face with industry giants and confront generational bias within their own families as they protect the forests and enjoy their youth.

Tickets and more at portlandecofilmfest.org

The 2026 Portland EcoFilm Festival is sponsored and supported by
The Clemente Course in the Humanities
Crag Law Center
Multnomah County Cultural Coalition
Oregon Cultural Trust
Portland Events and Film
Prosper Portland
Solve

The Portland EcoFilm Festival is a signature program of The Hollywood Theatre.

We'll see you tomorrow (March 21) at The Hollywood Theatre for the regional premiere of this year's Best Feature Film Aw...
03/20/2026

We'll see you tomorrow (March 21) at The Hollywood Theatre for the regional premiere of this year's Best Feature Film Award Winner (and the best spring equinox movie), COSMOS!

Get your tickets at https://www.portlandecofilmfest.org/cosmos

The 2026 Portland EcoFilm Festival is sponsored by Crag Law Center and Solve--with support from The Clemente Course in the Humanities, Multnomah County Cultural Coalition, Prosper Portland, Portland Events and Film, and Oregon Cultural Trust.

🏆️ The regional premiere of our 2026 Black Merlin Visionary Film Award, TO THE WEST, IN ZAPATA (AL OESTE EN ZAPATA), dir...
03/19/2026

🏆️ The regional premiere of our 2026 Black Merlin Visionary Film Award, TO THE WEST, IN ZAPATA (AL OESTE EN ZAPATA), directed by David Bim, comes to the Hollywood Theatre on April 9.

In the wilds of Cuba’s Zapata Swamp, a father hunts crocodiles by hand to feed his family while a pandemic and political discord rages beyond the tree line. This stark, black-and-white documentary is a visceral portrait of survival on the margins—where the power of nature meets that of a family's tenderness and will to live.

Tickets and more at portlandecofilmfest.org

The 2026 Portland EcoFilm Festival is sponsored and supported by
The Clemente Course in the Humanities
Crag Law Center
Multnomah County Cultural Coalition
Oregon Cultural Trust
Portland Events and Film
Prosper Portland
Solve

The Portland EcoFilm Festival is a signature program of The Hollywood Theatre.

Across oceans and centuries, Indigenous ancestors remain trapped in museum vaults—stolen, studied, and silenced. OCEANBO...
03/17/2026

Across oceans and centuries, Indigenous ancestors remain trapped in museum vaults—stolen, studied, and silenced. OCEANBONE delves into the fight for repatriation, where history, poetry, and activism collide. As the waves carry their names once more, the film stands as both an elegy and a call to justice: the ancestors must go home.

The regional premiere of Lani Cupchoy's short film, OCEANBONE accompanies SEEDS on April 4 at the Hollywood Theatre, and is part of our NEW INDIGENOUS FILMS program on May 26 at Clinton Street Theater

Tickets and more at portlandecofilmfest.org

The 2026 Portland EcoFilm Festival is sponsored and supported by
The Clemente Course in the Humanities
Crag Law Center
Multnomah County Cultural Coalition
Oregon Cultural Trust
Portland Events and Film
Prosper Portland
Solve

The Portland EcoFilm Festival is a signature program of The Hollywood Theatre.

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