2025 Dan Eldon Activist Award - FINALISTS

A short film about Abdou Karim Sall, an environmental activist working to restore the mangroves in Senegal, West Africa.

Water For Life explores the collision of water rights, Indigenous beliefs, and resource extraction through the lives of three Latin American community leaders.

Content notice: This film contains brief non-sexual frontal nudity presented in a traditional or cultural context. Indonesian activist, Rukka Sombolinggi believes the key to confronting the climate crisis is to unite and mobilize the Indigenous communities who are often impacted the most. Now, as the first female general secretary of the world’s largest Indigenous Peoples organization, she has the power to do just that. But the challenge is monumental.

Sammy Safari is a ranger with Bahari Hai, a marine conservation nonprofit organization that works to empower coastal communities to manage and protect their own resources in East Africa.

Through the experiences of NorCal paddler Kayla Lopez, viewers will get a first-hand look at her connection to her beloved "soul river", the Trinity River in Northwest California.

PASSWORD: mvfg 81 year old Batmunkh Luvsandash was determined to protect his homeland from mining.

Babacar Thiaw, a visionary Senegalese surfer, entrepreneur, and environmental activist, is on a mission to tackle his country’s escalating plastic pollution crisis and preserve its coastline for future generations.

A documentary that shines a spotlight on the underfunding and budget cuts plaguing New York City schools, and the inspiring efforts of students to advocate against it.

“All You Need Is Less” is a documentary film that unravels fast fashion’s hidden costs, from the factory floor to the For You page.

Painting Resistance is a short documentary that explores the life, work, and motivation of the San Francisco- based muralist, Chris Gazaleh.

As homelessness in the United States reaches unprecedented levels, cities scramble for solutions, many turning to criminalization in a desperate bid to reclaim public space.