DC's Green Film Fest Sizzles with Top Talent

In an office tucked along Georgetown's waterfront, a small but dedicated team that coordinates the D.C. Environmental Film Festival has worked tirelessly to make the 20th festival the biggest green film festival D.C. has ever seen. This year boasts top-tier talent like Oscar-nominated filmmaker Lucy Walker, who spoke Saturday and introduced her film, Tsunami in the Cherry Blossom; James Redford, son of the famous Robert Redford, (who will introduce his son's film Watershed: A New Ethic for the New West next Sunday at the Museum of Natural History); and Alexandra Cousteau, National Geographic Explorer and granddaughter of the famous underwater filmmaker Jacques Cousteau, who just finished an 18,800 mile journey around the United States examining its waterways. The festival offers D.C. residents a chance to see films that showcase powerful stories and incredible landscapes produced by some of the best eco-filmmakers around...

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