PRINCETON NJ Announcement

Princeton Environmental Film Festival March 27 - April 3

March 16, 2026

“Raising Aniya” will be screened as part of the Princeton Environmental Film Festival.

 

The 2026 Princeton Environmental Film Festival, a signature Princeton Public Library event, opens Friday, March 27, and runs through Friday, April 3.

 

A selection of films will be screened both in person at the library and virtually via the Eventive platform. Other films will be available to stream online only. Off-site screenings will be held at the Princeton Garden Theatre and Princeton University.

 

Highlights of the festival include:

 

“The Keeper”

Friday, March 27, 6:30 p.m., Briger Hall, Princeton University

John Lipscomb reflects on his 25 years of patrolling the Hudson River. Like many

rivers around the world, the Hudson, Birthplace of the American Environmental

Movement – boomed as a growing human population used it for transportation,

sustenance and, for many years, a dumping ground. Registration

required.

 

Tour: Princeton’s Watershed

Saturday, March 28, 9 a.m., Hinds Plaza

Executive Director, Jim Waltman of the Watershed Institute leads an interactive

walking tour of Downtown Princeton’s hidden waterways.

 

“Unless Something Goes Terribly Wrong”

Saturday, March 28, 11 a.m., Community Room

Winner of the Audience award at the 2025 Camden Film Festival, “Unless

Something Goes Terribly Wrong” is a buddy comedy about American safeguards

and the thankless pursuit of making a better world. As often decades-old policies

and procedures face dismantling, it’s worth asking – what (or who) keeps us

safe? 

 

“The Shepherd and the Bear”

Sunday, March 29, 10:30 a.m., Community Room

An aging shepherd struggles to find a successor as bears prey on his flock.

While a teenage boy becomes obsessed with tracking the bears. Presented in partnership with the Princeton French Film Festival.

 

“Raising Aniya”

Sunday, March 29, 1:15 p.m., Community Room

A young dance artist in Houston, Texas, embarks on a journey to heal her spirit

and find her voice after being displaced by a hurricane. 1 hour 27 minutes

 

“Our Land”

Sunday, March 29, 4 p.m., Princeton Garden Theatre, 160 Nassau St.

Free tickets required through theater website

“An invigorating examination of the growing movement for the right to roam in the

UK and beyond.”

 

“Plan C for Civilization”

Monday, March 30, 6 p.m., Community Room

Part thriller, part wake-up call, “Plan C for Civilization” reveals the hidden world of

climate tech and asks whether we can afford to ignore one of the most

controversial ideas on Earth.

 

Films and events for youth include:

 

 “Ferngully: The Last Rainforest”

Friday March 27, 4 p.m., Community Room

 

“My Neighbor Totoro”

Monday, March 30, 1 p.m.

Newsroom, registration required.

 

 “Spirited Away”

Monday, March 30, 3 p.m.

Newsroom, registration required

 

Mercer County Wildlife Presentation

Presentation with live animals

Tuesday, March 31, 4 p.m.

Community Room

 

The full lineup of PEFF films and events, including screening schedule, Q&A

sessions with filmmakers, and instructions for using the Eventive platform to

stream films, can be found at princetonlibrary.org/peff.

 

The Princeton Environmental Film Festival is co-sponsored by Church & Dwight, The Whole EarthCenter of Princeton and High Meadows Environmental Institute at Princeton University.