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EARTH DAY ORCAS MONTH FILM FESTIVAL

Streaming On-Demand April 19 - 28, 2025

Presented by Earth Day Orcas and the San Juan Islands Makers Guild, in collaboration with the Friday Harbor Film Festival, this online documentary film festival invites you to explore both the wonders and the challenges facing our natural world. Part of the Earth Day Orcas Month celebration of Earth Day 2025—island style!—this virtual festival showcases compelling films that inspire action and awareness.  Check out the films below!

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THE FILMS

Enjoying streaming the following films on-demand April 19-29!

Browse the Earth Day Orcas Film Guide below and click on "Explore & Watch" to learn more about the film and watch for free during the streaming period. No code or RSVP required.

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Contrasts

15 mins | 2021

Contrast powerfully advocates for marine animals' freedom, exposing the harsh realities of life in captivity. It challenges the use of animals for profit and entertainment, encouraging empathy and awareness.

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Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire

83 mins | 2023

Can homes, communities, healthy forests, and fire coexist? In the wake of destructive fires across the nation, Elemental takes an important look at discovering how we can all reimagine our relationship with wildfire and keep our homes and communities safe.

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Haida Modern: The Art & Activism of Robert Davidson

85 mins | 2020

Haida Modern tells the story of one of the foremost Haida artists, Robert Davidson. Coming from a family of well—known Haida and Tlingit artists, he has been instrumental in the revival of coastal indigenous art and the revitalization of Haida culture.

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Managed to Extinction

16 mins | 2024

Managed to Extinction pairs an indigenous visionary with an orca scientist in the Pacific Northwest, as both work to address a shared extinction threat faced by resident orcas, and the Chinook salmon they need to survive.

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The Pollinators

92 mins | 2019

Billions of honey bees are trucked around the US pollinating crops critical to what we eat. The Pollinators tells the story of this migration with beekeepers and experts who warn that the bees and our food supply are in peril.

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Echos of the Sound: The Story of Hugo and the Southern Residents

30 mins | 2024

In 1968, a baby orca, Hugo, was captured in Vaughn Bay and sold to an aquarium, far from his natural habitat and family. This documentary tells the story of Hugo’s capture and captivity, exploring the impact on him and his pod.

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Fish War

80 mins | 2024

Fish War is about the Indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest who fought racism and police brutality to secure their treaty rights to harvest salmon.

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Island Grown in the San Juans

20 mins | 2024

Island Grown showcases regenerative food and agriculture in the San Juan Islands off the Washington coast. Through visits to San Juan, Orcas, and Lopez Islands viewers meet innovative farmers and food makers while learning about farming on remote islands.

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Out There: A National Parks Story

70 mins | 2023

A young filmmaker sets out on a 10,000-mile exploration of the national parks during the centennial year of the National Park Service. This stunning road trip is a tribute to the parks and the people working to maintain their beauty.

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Undammed: Amy Cordalis and the Fight to Free the Klamath

17 mins | 2024

After witnessing a massive fish kill on her ancestral home waters, Yurok tribal attorney Amy Bowers Cordalis dedicated her life to reversing the generations-long destruction wrought by the Klamath River dams. “Undammed” follows her journey to free the Klamath.

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