The Pagosa Environmental Film Festival takes place on Friday and Saturday at the Tennyson Event Center and will feature nine first-run films.
The Friday Premiere Gala includes a catered gourmet dinner, live music with Steve Blechschmidt, a photography display and two award-winning films. Saturday's screenings start at 10AM. Tickets will be available at the door and online at pagosagreen.org.
Proceeds benefit the Geothermal Greenhouse Partnership, a nonprofit that manages greenhouses, gardens, and educational activities on the River Walk in downtown Pagosa Springs.

Premiere Gala wristbands allow guest into all films on Saturday. "Flyways: The Untold Story of Migratory Birds" won Best of Fest at Colorado Environmental Film Festival. "Flyways" explores the effects of climate change on Earth's bird populations. "The Covenant of the Salmon People," Best Feature, describes the relationship between the indigenous Nez Pearce people and the Snake River's endangered salmon.

Saturday's films begin at 10 am. Here's the line-up.
10:00 am A Reason for Hope
10:05 am Documerica
11:10 am Paddle Tribal Waters (Klamath Youth)
11:20 am True Survivors
Noonish RITUAL Food Truck is out back.
1:00 pm Flyways: The Untold Journey of Migratory Shorebirds
2:40 pm A Reason for Hope
2:45 pm Native Suns: Sacred Souls (Lakota)
3:05 pm Dark Sacred Night
3:25 pm Documerica
4:40 pm Paddle Tribal Waters (Klamath Youth)
4:50 pm True Survivors
6:00 pm Requiem for a River (New Mexico)
7:00 pm Covenant of the Salmon People (Nez Pearce)