IN-PERSON: NOV 17-19, 2023 | OISE Auditorium
VIRTUAL: NOV 20-DEC 17, 2023 www.waterdocsfilmfestival.ca
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Join us today for our final in-person screening event at the OISE Auditorium. We will be screening The Whale Guitar and The Erie Situation in addition a panel discussion and other interactive components. (This is a free event.) Click on the Festival Programme image to read about the films.
Anchoring our #LaterNoMore project, the theme of this year’s film festival is
Activating Climate Solutions Now!
Leveraging a decade of experience in producing the Water Docs Film Festival and collaborations with esteemed partners like Learning for a Sustainable Future (LSF) and ReGenerating Toronto, our #LaterNoMore project and the Water Docs Film Festival underscore the intrinsic connection between humans and nature. Highlighting promising technical innovations and nature's carbon sinks like water bodies, forests, living soil, and wetlands, our vision is to transform concerned individuals into engaged, proactive members of their communities, instilling a sense of empowerment and inspiring individual and collective actions.
Will you join us on your own journey of understanding and connection to positive climate solutions at a local community level?
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We are pleased to have Rick Miller return to host our film festival and engage our audiences on the topic of climate change solutions. He is a writer, director, actor, musician, and educator who has performed in five languages on five continents, and who Entertainment Weekly called “one of the 100 most creative people alive today”. He has personally created shows such as the BOOM Trilogy and MacHomer, as well as many family-oriented pieces and an educational animated series called Kidoons with Craig Francis. Rick is from Montreal, and lives in Toronto with his partner Stephanie Baptist and their two daughters.
Presented in collaboration:
Transformative experiences for a sustainable future.
#LaterNoMore
Project Partner
A hub for outstanding research and academic programs on the environment and sustainability.
#LaterNoMore
Film Festival Partner
Puts life at the centre of every action and decision.
#LaterNoMore
Project Partner
Water Docs & TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon
On Sunday, October 15, Water Docs participated in the TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon Charity Challenge as an official charity. Woohoo!! We are thankful for the support we have received so far. Donations are being accepted for a couple of weeks if you would like to help.
Your donation will support the #LaterNoMore: Activating Climate Solutions Now! project. Read project details here.
The winning student films from our 2022-2023 Water Docs at School program are…
Watch our virtual Student Recognition Day with all the winning films and projects!
(available on our YouTube Channel)
On June 15 we hosted our annual Student Recognition Day for all the students who participated in the 2022-2023 Water Docs at School program. Alongside our program partner, Learning for a Sustainable Future, we awarded the Best Films and Best Projects to outstanding works from students from Ontario, Manitoba, and New Brunswick. We also screened the top two award-winning films. Take a look…
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Water Docs Film Festival & Programming
Water Docs is evolving its programming. After 10 years of producing the Water Docs Film Festival, our team is now developing an exciting new project called the #LaterNoMore: Activating Climate Solutions Now! campaign with the Water Docs Film Festival as its anchor.
Water is the primary medium through which we will feel the effects of climate change. Unpredictable water availability, flooding, exacerbating water scarcity and contaminated water are all threatening factors causing concern about the kind of world the next generation will inherit as well as our ability to mitigate the increasing impacts. Climate change is a complex global issue that will continue to have a growing impact on communities, businesses, and the economy into the future.
“The climate crisis has already been solved. We already have the facts and solutions.” Greta Thunberg
It will require significant effort to transition successfully to a low-carbon society. We all have a role to play – individuals, families, governments, financial institutions, businesses, industries, schools, and faith communities – in accelerating and scaling up climate change solutions.
#LaterNoMore: Activating Climate Solutions Now! will teach our youth and the general public about positive climate change solutions through unique platforms… inspiring people to take the necessary actions now for the sake of our planet and our future generations.
#LATERNOMORE
We could really use your support to deliver this project through our four unique platforms:
#LaterNoMore: Water Docs Film Festival
#LaterNoMore: Lesson Plans for Students
#LaterNoMore: Community Town Hall Meetings
#LaterNoMore: Interactive Website
Simultaneously, we continue to deliver great programming through our Water Docs at School and Water Docs Where You Live programs. Dive a little deeper and read about who we are, what we do, and how we do it.
A multi-year campaign to promote climate solutions, shape public opinion and accelerate action to create a carbon neutral environment for future generations.
This extraordinary school program teaches thousands of kids about water and climate using a unique, hands-on approach, instilling a passion for water stewardship.
Take action and make waves for water and climate protection in your community by hosting your own online community film screening.
Water & Climate Stories
“How a Documentary Changed My Life” by Julia Barnes
2023 Water Docs Communications & Marketing Assistant
Julia filming underwater for her documentary Sea of Life | Julia Barnes
“Are we in the right theatre?” I asked, as we walked up the aisle, surveying rows of empty seats. My mom and I were the only people in a room meant to accommodate 200.
We chose seats in the middle of the back row beneath the projection booth. Minutes ticked by as we joked about getting a private screening, until three more people trickled in.
The floors vibrated with the rumbling sound effects from an action movie playing in the next theatre over. It was a Friday night and most people chose to escape reality rather than face it.
Guest Blogs
The Water Docs Water Talk is a space where we publish just about anything water and climate related; news stories, fictional stories, creative writing pieces, interviews, personal stories, testimonials, listicles, opinion pieces, you name it! We are offering you a chance to be featured in Water Talk and publish your work on our blog!
If you feel passionate about a particular environmental issue, have a touching story about water or climate, or feel like just grabbing a pen and paper and seeing where your mind takes you, we'd love to work with you to get you published! And hey, we will even toss in a Water Docs branded t-shirt and water bottle as a thank you for sharing with us.
Please reach out to Ben, our Digital Content Manager, with your idea(s) if you are interested in writing something for Water Docs.
WATER DOCS’ MISSION
To evoke a spirit of reverence for water and a liveable climate.
To inform about threats that imperil water and a liveable climate.
To inspire citizen action to protect water and a liveable climate.
As World Ocean Day approaches (Sunday, June 8, 2025), Canadians have a unique opportunity to reflect on the incredible role oceans play in our daily lives and the health of the planet. For Canada, whose geography is defined by its extensive marine borders, this day holds exceptional significance. Bordered by the Pacific, Arctic, and Atlantic Oceans, and with over 243,000 kilometres of coastline, the longest of any country, Canada's environment, economy, and cultural identity are deeply entwined with the health of its marine ecosystems.