2021 Festival Film Guide for K to College
One of our missions at ACFF is to curate a collection of films to educate and inspire our youth. The following films have been recommended by our 2021 selection committee for the ages listed and are available with closed captioning and/or subtitles.
Please preview all films before sharing them with school-aged children.
All Audiences
Elementary and Up
- Wild_Life: The Big Freeze
(44 minutes) biology/wildlife - Octopus: Making Contact
(52 minutes) biology, marine life - Coral Lights
5 minutes) (student film) biology/oceanography - Okavango: River of Dreams*
(Directors’ Cut – 93 minutes) biology/ecosystems
*Note: This film contains circle of life footage
Middle to High School
- Greta
(8 minutes) sociology, mental health, leadership - Spawning Hope
(10 minutes) biology/oceanography - Animal Detectives
(4 minutes) biology/forensics
High School to College
- Kiss the Ground
(85 minutes) biology/agriculture - Nature’s Fear Factor
(54 minutes) biology/ecosystems - Earth from Space
(58 minutes) technology/ecology/geography - H2O: The Molecule that Made Us
(55 minutes) technology/ecology/agriculture - Unbreathable: The Fight for Healthy Air
(29 minutes) history/ environmental science - 50 Years of Earth Day
(18 minutes) (student film) history/environmental science - Clorofilia: Love and Plants*
(25 minutes) biology/plant reproduction
Note: This film contains some discreet PG-13 love scenes)
