Ecofalante Educação brings 19 socio-environmental films to schools nationwide for World Water Month, free for educators on Ecofalante Play.
Throughout March and April, five curated film series are crossing different Brazilian states with a shared mission: bringing students and teachers closer to urgent conversations about water, climate, and environmental justice. The initiative is led by Ecofalante Educação, a program that integrates cinema into schools and universities across Brazil.
Five screenings, many communities
Each series was designed in partnership with a different public institution, with its own curated program tailored to the local educational context.
- CTV Ecofalante Film Series: Cine Água — nationwide, in partnership with the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MMA) via the Green Screen Circuit, running March 22 to April 4.
- Film Screenings with the National Water Agency (ANA) — three film-and-discussion sessions in Brasília in March, centered on the theme “Water and Gender.”
- Ecofalante Series — Sustainable Water Use Awareness Week — in the Federal District, in partnership with SEEDF, with films available through March 31.
- SEMIL Ecofalante Film Series: Water Month — across São Paulo state, in partnership with SEMIL, targeting municipalities in the VerdeAzul Program, March 18–31.
- Climate Narratives: A Film Series on the Paths of Water — in the city of São Paulo, in partnership with SME-SP, running March 21 to April 14 in public schools and CEU community education centers.
19 films from three countries
The selection brings together 19 productions made between 2011 and 2025, including Brazilian features and short films from Bolivia and Mexico. Topics range from ecosystem conservation and climate emergency to racial justice, gender, and urban life.
Highlights include “A Menina e o Mar” (The Girl and the Sea), directed by Gabriel Mellin and awarded best short film at the 2024 Grande Otelo Brazilian Cinema Award. Also featured is “Aurora — A Rua Que Queria Ser um Rio”, a Brazil/Iceland co-production directed by Radhi Meron that has screened at over 120 international festivals and received more than 20 awards and honorable mentions.
The lineup also includes “Conexão Água” by Flavio Barollo, showcased at the 14th São Paulo International Architecture Biennial; “Chuva” (Rain) by Vanessa Fort, focused on narratives for children and youth; and “Manual das Crianças Huni Kuĩ: Dia de Pesca e de Pescador” by Mari Correa, which champions audiovisual training as a tool for Indigenous cultural preservation.
Cinema is an art form capable of moving us closer to complex and urgent issues, creating space for collective reflection, debate, learning, and imagining other possible worlds.
Free access on Ecofalante Play
All films are freely available to educators on the Ecofalante Play streaming platform (https://play.ecofalante.org.br), which focuses on socio-environmental and human rights cinema for use in classrooms and lecture halls across the country.
The campaign also marks the official launch of Ecofalante Educação as a structured program, funded by Brazil’s Ministry of Culture and the PROMAC — Municipal Cultural Projects Support Program. It is presented by Webmotors and supported by Ecourbis and Loga. Production by Doc & Outras Coisas, co-production by Química Cultural, realized by Ecofalante, the City of São Paulo, and the Federal Government.
Event Info
- CTV Ecofalante Film Series: Cine Água — March 22 to April 4 | Green Screen Circuit venues nationwide (MMA)
- SEMIL Ecofalante Film Series: Water Month — March 18–31 | VerdeAzul Program municipalities, São Paulo state
- Climate Narratives: A Film Series on the Paths of Water — March 21 to April 14 | São Paulo municipal schools
- Ecofalante Series — Sustainable Water Use Awareness Week — through March 31 | Public schools in the Federal District
- Film Screenings with ANA — March 26, Flávio Terra Barth Auditorium (ANA); March 27, for Adasa Program students; March 27, Flávio Terra Barth Auditorium for middle school students
- Free access: https://play.ecofalante.org.br
Photo: Press release
