FREE! Film Screening & Panel Discussion | 2 Eco-Shorts | CANMFF Monthly Film Festival

You don't want to miss this!

Climate Action NOW Monthly Film Festival is in our 3rd SEASON , with more than 3.1K attendees across these 3 years. CAN's mission is to help navigate us through climate impacts, biodiversity loss, and the plastic crisis in our communities with innovative solutions.

JOIN US! 2 Eco-Short Screenings & Panel Discussion

"Looks fabulous. I am delighted to be a part of this event." -William McKeever, Director of The Last Osprey

"I go to nature to be soothed, healed and have my senses put in order." —John Lubbock

"After a spectacular comeback from DDT, the Osprey population has plummeted within the watershed and is showing signs of trouble elsewhere. The birds’ fate may once more rest on collective action." —Audubon

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Come, join us to discuss solutions to these overwhelming challenges.

DATE: Monday October 26, 2026
TIME: 7:00-9:30 PM
LOCATION: Cinema Arts Theatres
9650 Main Street, Fairfax, VA 22031
FREE!
Ample Parking

BOOK SEATS NOW!The theatre only has 240 seats!

EVENT SPONSORS: Climate Action NOW (CAN) 501c3, and Northern Virginia Bird Alliance (NVBA).

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Award-Winning BECOMING WILD, a meditation on beauty in the natural world
Directed/Produced by Jane Pittman

In a neighborhood transformed by gentrification and loss of green space, a backyard becomes a sanctuary and a teacher – alive with creatures who ask for nothing more than a place to live. Through seasons of change, Becoming Wild explores how beauty survives—when we choose to nurture it—and how ordinary people can help rebuild the natural world right where they live.

Award-Winning THE LAST OSPREY
Directed/Produced by William McKeever

The Last Osprey tells the story of one of nature’s most awe-inspiring birds of prey and the critical threat it currently faces in the Chesapeake Bay. These birds are masterful hunters and global travelers that serve as a living indicator of our planet's health. However, the film reveals a darker reality: osprey chicks in the Bay are starving to death due to a man-made lack of food.

The documentary pulls back the curtain on a high-stakes battle involving conservationists, commercial fishing interests, and politicians—all jockeying for the power to decide the fate of the ecosystem. Ultimately, the film demonstrates how the death of these birds is the direct outcome of a human struggle for money and prestige.

The Last Osprey Trailer:
https://vimeo.com/1116887433?fl=pl&fe=sh

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OUR AWESOME PANELISTS: :

JANE PITTMAN, award winning director, cinematographer and editor based in Washington DC.

RUSSELL BAILEY, prominent conservationist in Alexandria, Virginia, honored as the 2026 recipient of the Ellen Pickering Environmental Excellence Award.

DEVIN A. REESE, science writer based in Alexandria, Va.

WILL POSTON, Forage Campaign Manager, Chesapeake Bay Foundation.

BETH NORCROSS, author and founder of the Center for Spirituality in Nature.

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MODERATOR:

ELLE KATHERINE CLEVELAND, English and Communication Major at George Mason University.

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EVENT PARTNERS: TRACE - The Zero Waste Store, Fairfax Invasive Removal Alliance (FIRA), Climate & Clean Energy Working Group, Go Electric DMV.

BOOK SEATS NOW before theater reaches capacity!

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SCHEDULE

6:45-7:00 PM | Gathering in Theatre Atrium, connect with event Partners to learn more about how to make small changes in your lives to restore biodiversity, drawdown more carbon, reduce plastic and live more sustainably
7:00 PM | OPENER, Will Poston, Forage Campaign Manager, Chesapeake Bay Foundation.
7:15 PM | SCREENING of 2 eco-shorts
8:30- 9:30 PM | PANEL DISCUSSION Q&A

JOIN US!

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Bring your own EMPTY drink and popcorn containers (that you can use to buy a drink and popcorn at Cinema Arts Theatres concession stand) to help make this a WASTE FREE event!

If the seats become fully booked, and there's a waitlist, please show up at the door anyway. There are usually enough no-shows for everyone to get in.