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Newsflash! We are thrilled to announce that Green Planet Films has received a Supporting Arts Grant from the State of Connecticut for $2,663! We look forward to putting this money to work growing our film education programs and distribution work. 2026 is going to be another great year at Green Planet Films.

Green Planet Films' staff Chris Kepple and Drew Rodgers headed out to Block Island for a three day filmmaking workshop on the topic of conservation. The Island Free Library provided the space and funding with a special grant from the Friends of the Library.  Participants interviewed Kim Gaffett. Gaffett is a Naturalist whose official title is the OVF Naturalist Perch. Gaffett provided her expertise on Block Island's conservation efforts and a close in look at bird banding and the work she does to monitor and protect birds. Workshop students visited the Ocean View Pavillion Park and saw bird banding gear...

This April vacation, Green Planet Films was fortunate to work with the Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England for the first time. We collaborated on a three-day filmmaking workshop hosted by the Westerly Library and Wilcox Park. Amidst the emergence of springtime, the scouts came with courage and curiosity and left the workshop with a sense of accomplishment and a new short documentary produced and directed by each participant. We learned that scouts are amazing independent documentary filmmakers! They are persistent, focused and flexible. When they hit a challenge, they adapted and found a way to move forward. I loved...