About this Event
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." -, 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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PANELISTS: :
JANE PITTMAN is an award winning director, cinematographer and editor based in Washington DC. Her new film Becoming Wild ... a meditation on beauty in the natural world has just been released. Her extensive repertoire of short films, feature documentaries and educational/training videos, has appeared on PBS and film festivals throughout the world. (Coming Back To The Hoop, In Your Hands, The Makeover, Not An Exit, Be Moved). Coming Back To The Hoop is in distribution with Random Media and was an official selection in over 40 film festivals world-wide, winning numerous awards. Jane’s films are also distributed nationally by Films Media Group, a distributor of social interest educational programming. With a master’s degree in music, Jane’s work follows a distinct rhythm, lending her films a unique artistic touch.
RUSSELL BAILEY is a prominent conservationist in Alexandria, Virginia, honored as the 2026 recipient of the Ellen Pickering Environmental Excellence Award. With decades of dedication to environmental stewardship, Bailey has significantly impacted local parks and city policies.
DEVIN A. REESE is a science writer based in Alexandria, Va. She has a bachelor's degree in ethology from Harvard University and a Ph.D. in integrative biology from the University of California, Berkeley. She's a dedicated science writer whose journey began with a childhood fascination for eastern box turtles in the wild areas of Washington, D.C.
WILL POSTON is a lifelong fisherman, hunter, and conservationist, who has leveraged these passions for a career in conservation and fisheries policy. He currently works for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation as its Forage Campaign Manager, primarily working on menhaden issues in the Bay.
BETH NORCROSS, author. With extensive training and experience in both theology and ecology, Beth Norcross founded the Center for Spirituality in Nature. She speaks, writes and leads numerous programs that offer spiritual guidance for developing deep, sustained, loving relationships with nature.
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MODERATOR:
ELLE KATHERINE CLEVELAND is an English and Communication Major at George Mason University, where she is dedicated to honing her skills in effective communication and literary analysis.
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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.
CANMFF Monthly Film Festival SPECIAL EVENTS Fall 2026/Spring 2027
Monday September 28, 2026 | SEA LEVEL RISE, 3 SHORTS
Monday October 26, 2026 | BECOMING WILD & THE LAST OSPREY
Monday November 16, 2026 | CALL OF THE FOREST
Monday March 22, 2027 | TBD
Monday April 26, 2027 | TBD
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AND THERES MORE!
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Event venue & nearby stays
Cinema Arts Theatre, 9650 Main St, Fairfax, United States
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