San
Diego,
CA,
October
14,
2025
–(PR.com)– The
San
Diego
Environmental
Film
Festival
(sdeff)
returns
in
2025
with
a
slate
of
thought-provoking
films
from
visionary
filmmakers
around
the
world.
Taking
place
October
24–25,
2025,
the
Festival
celebrates
cinematic
storytelling
that
shines
a
light
on
urgent
environmental
challenges,
resilience,
and
hope
for
the
future.
Friday,
Oct.
24th,
2025
Opening
Night
@
Digital
Gym,
1100
Market
St.,
San
Diego
Check
In
/
Reception
/
Red
Carpet
6:00
PM
Panel
Discussion
7:00
PM
Short
Film
Screenings
8:00
PM
We
are
the
Earth
|
Clean
Up
Sayu
Feature
Film
Screening
8:15
PM
Turtle
Walkers
Saturday,
Oct.
25th,
2025
Saturday
Fest
@
Suraj
Israni
Center
for
Cinematic
Arts,
9605
Scholars
Dr.
N,
UC
San
Diego
Festival
Begins
11:00
AM
Film
Block:
Power
of
Small
Voices
(Track
1)
11:05
AM
Red
Wolf
in
Time
Out
|
Wired
World
|
The
Little
Things
That
Rule
the
World
|
Keep
It
Basic
Film
Block:
Water
&
Make-Up
Policy
Needs
(Track
2)
11:05
AM
Whose
Water?
|
Pretty
Ugly
Film
Block:
When
We
Act,
We
Impact
(Track
1)
1:00
PM
La
Jolla
Locals
|
Peixinho
(Little
Fish)
|
Cuando
Todo
Arde
Film
Block:
Explorers
&
Sheepherders
(Track
1)
1:30
PM
Finding
Our
North
Star
|
De
Graaslinies
Film
Block:
Scientists,
Seeds
&
Car
Recyclers
(Track
2)
1:30
PM
Portrait
of
a
Seaweed
Farmer
|
Tending
the
Tides:
Maine’s
Aquaculture
Apprenticeship
|
Wilding
|
Border
Chocolate
–
The
Second
Life
Economy
of
Cars
Block
Party
2:00
PM
Community
Workshop
3:00
PM
Film
Block:
Beauty
of
Glaciers
&
Rain
(Track
2)
3:20
PM
Something
in
the
Water
|
Day
Zero
Film
Block:
Champion
For
Our
Love
(Track
1)
3:30
PM
Diamond
Rivers
Reborn
|
Love
Birds
Film
Block:
Damming
the
Orcas
(Track
2)
4:00
PM
The
Snake
and
The
Whale
Film
Block:
Eveving
Film
and
Panel
Discussion
6:15
PM
We
are
the
Earth
|
The
American
Southwest
Closing
8:30
PM
A
Platform
for
Change
“Our
2025
program
reflects
the
power
of
cinema
to
confront
urgent
issues
and
inspire
collective
action,”
said
Cindy
Lin,
Founder
and
President.
“From
deeply
personal
stories
to
sweeping
landscapes,
these
films
remind
us
that
environmental
storytelling
is
essential
in
shaping
a
sustainable
future.”
Festival
Info
&
Passes
Alongside
screenings,
audiences
can
look
forward
to
panels,
filmmaker
Q&As,
and
community
events
designed
to
deepen
appreciation
for
environmental
storytelling.
Ticketing
options
are
designed
to
accommodate
different
levels
of
participation:
All-Fest
Pass
—
$110.
Includes
Opening
Night
(Friday,
October
24,
6-9pm
at
Digital
Gym
Cinema)
and
all-day
screenings
Saturday,
October
25
at
Suraj
Israni
Center,
UC
San
Diego
—
access
for
both
adults
and
children.
Opening
Night
Tickets
—
General
Admission:
$75
—
includes
red
carpet,
reception,
opening
remarks,
film
screenings,
panel
discussion.
Opening
Night
Tickets
—
Student
Rate:
$40
—
reduced
price
for
students.
Saturday
All-Day
Screenings
—
$40
—
full
day
of
films
at
Suraj
Israni
Center.
Children
attend
free.
Saturday
All-Day
Screenings
Student
Rate
–
Free!
Venues
&
Logistics:
Opening
Night:
Digital
Gym
Cinema,
1100
Market
St,
San
Diego.
Street
parking
available;
dedicated
structure
beneath
the
cinema
with
festival
signage.
Saturday:
Suraj
Israni
Center
for
Cinematic
Arts,
UC
San
Diego
–
Mosaic
Hall
(0113).
Parking
underneath
at
Sixth
College;
attendees
enter
through
the
parking
structure
and
follow
signage.
Food
&
Amenities:
Opening
Night:
Light
bites
and
cash
bar
(21+).
Saturday:
Food
available
on
UCSD
campus
(Sixth
Market)
or
nearby
La
Jolla
Village
Drive
/
Nobel
Drive
dining
options.
Passes
and
tickets
available
now
at
filmfreeway.com/SDEFF/tickets.
About
SDEFF
The
San
Diego
Environmental
Film
Festival
(SDEFF)
is
dedicated
to
harnessing
the
power
of
film
to
spark
dialogue,
inspire
environmental
stewardship,
and
create
meaningful
impact.
Each
year,
SDEFF
showcases
a
curated
selection
of
films
that
connect
global
stories
with
local
action.
Contact
Info:
Email:
team@sdeff.org
Press
Kit
and
Social
Media
Kit:
https://sdeff.org/media-and-press-1