Share stories
Present films, video art, immersive media, and physical artworks that illuminate sustainability through lived experience.
Our mission
Stories can move communities toward change.
Sustainable Stories introduces communities to ideas, experiences, and creative work rooted in environmental and social sustainability. We build hopeful momentum for change while supporting filmmakers and artists whose work addresses today’s most pressing challenges.
Why we gather
Film and art make complex questions human.
The festival brings international perspectives, student voices, independent artists, educators, and local communities into shared spaces for viewing, listening, and conversation.
Founded as a university-based sustainability initiative in 2014 and developed into an annual festival beginning in 2021, Sustainable Stories has grown through partnerships with educational, cultural, and environmental organizations.
What we do
Create encounters that continue beyond the screen.
Support artists
Provide a juried platform for local and international filmmakers and artists working across forms, cultures, and communities.
Build conversation
Connect audiences, students, artists, educators, and partner organizations through screenings, exhibitions, and dialogue.
Our reach
See how the festival has grown.
Explore five years of submissions, selections, participating countries, regions, media types, and film lengths.
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