For over 25 years, the "Visions of Nature-Voices of Nature" Environmental Film Festival has brought compelling and important films to the Tampa Bay area and the Eckerd College community to raise awareness and promote discussion of matters relating to nature, place and the environment.

Film scholars as well as established and emerging filmmakers from around the world engage the audience in a lively dialogue about the environmental perspectives contained in documentary, animated, experimental and feature films.

Screenings for this year's festival will take place in the Miller Auditorium at Eckerd College with the exception of the March 1 film which will be screened outside at the Eckerd College Community Farm.

Schedule of Events:

Farming While Black
Directed by Mark Decena (US, English, 75m, 2023)

Based on the book of the same name by Leah Penniman, co-founder of Soul Fire Farm, this documentary considers the plight of Black farmers in the United States, while celebrating a rising generation of young Black farmers who find strength in the deep historical knowledge of African agrarianism.

This film will feature an introduction and discussion with director Mark Decena in person. This screening will be held at the Eckerd College Community Farm. Bring your own blankets or chairs for this outdoor screening.

Location: outside at the Community Farm (rain location: Miller Auditorium)