2025 One Earth Film Festival

One Earth Film Festival returns for its 14th season from April 22-28 2025 in partnership with the City of Chicago’s Department of Environment.

This year’s theme ‘Power in Unity’ calls for collective action and shared responsibility in an era that demands coming together like never before. 

Most events are free with select virtual options available. 

Official selection and schedule 

• Opening Launch Party | April 22 6:30 p.m. | Sarabande Chicago
• The Hills + Little Village: Empowering Change for a Sustainable Future | April 23 6 p.m. | Illinois Institute of Technology
• Every Little Thing | April 23 6 p.m. | Oak Park Village Hall | Uncommon Ground 
• Bad River | April 24 6 p.m. | Epiphany Center for the Arts | Dominican University | Three Brothers Theatre
• Slay | April 24 6 p.m. | Triton College
• 50 States of Sustainability | April 25 6 p.m. | Broadway UMC | Gary United Methodist Church 
• Single Use Planet | April 25 6 p.m. | The Plant | Alt Space Chicago | Institute of Cultural Affairs 
• Cafeteria Man | April 26 10:30 a.m. | BUILD Chicago | Oak Park Public Library | Academy for Global Citizenship | Cultivate Collective 
• Food Inc. 2 | April 26 5:45 p.m. | Palos Heights Rec Center | Chicago Filmmakers 
• When We Cycle  | April 26 6 p.m. | Kehrein Center for the Arts | Park Ridge Community Church 
• Earth Day Action Fair | April 27 11:30 a.m. | Chicago Cultural Center GAR Rotunda
• The Grab | April 27 1 p.m. | Chicago Cultural Center: Claudia Cassidy Theater | Virtual
• Women of Carbon | April 28 6 p.m. | Chicago Architecture Center | Virtual 

Reserve tickets now at https://www.oneearthfilmfest.org/2025-films-by-date-final.