NANOPLASTICS-Threat to Life, Film Screening & Discussion | FREE! Dec 14
About this Event
You don't want to miss this!
Climate Action NOW Monthly Film Festival (CANMFF) is in our 3rd SEASON , with more than 3.1K attendees across 3 years. CAN's mission is to help educate and navigate us through climate impacts, biodiversity loss, and the plastic crisis in our communities with innovative solutions.
During the holiday season in the U.S. (Thanksgiving through New Years) we produce a staggering 1 million EXTRA tons of plastic waste per week, totalling 97 BILLION pounds of plastic waste annually. That's a 25% increase over other the months of the year. Only 9% is recycled. Micro-and nanoplastics are now in our bodies.
JOIN US for the screening of the Award-Winning film NANOPLASTICS- Threat to Life followed by panel discussion!
DATE: Monday December 14, 2026
TIME: 7:00-9:30 PM
LOCATION: Cinema Arts Theatres
9650 Main Street, Fairfax, VA 22031
FREE!
Ample Parking
BOOK SEATS NOW! Theatre only has 240 seats!
EVENT SPONSORS: Climate Action NOW (CAN) 501c3, TRACE—The Zero Waste Store in Vienna, Potomac Riverkeeper Network, and Sierra Club Great Falls Group.
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Award-Winning NANOPLASTICS—Threat to Life
Directed/Produced by ALLATRA Global Research Center
The award-winning feature documentary NANOPLASTICS, Threat to Life exposes a pollution crisis already inside us. Microplastics and nanoplastics have been found throughout the human body—in the bloodstream and in organs including the brain and heart—and across the planet. In collaboration with world-renowned scientists, the film explores how these particles may disrupt human health, interfere with the beginnings of life, and imperil ecosystems and future generations.
AWARDS
• Mannheim Arts and Film Festival (2026): Winner of Best Feature Film on Health and Medicine and Best Feature Film on Environment and Climate
• London Independent Film Awards: Winner of Best Documentary
• Latitude Film Awards (2026): Gold Award for Best Feature Documentary
• Eastern Europe Film Festival (2026): Winner of Best Documentary
• Nature Without Borders International Film Festival: Winner in the Feature Environmental Documentary
• Cine Paris Film Festival (June 2026): Recipient of an Award Certificate
• Remember the Future World Film Festival in Cannes: Best Documentary Feature and Best Environmental Film
• Titan International Film Festival: Best Feature Documentary
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PANELISTS:
MALA PERSAUD, Owner of TRACE, The Zero Waste Store in Vienna, VA, and serves on the Town of Vienna’s Conservation and Sustainability Commission. Mala is a former journalist turned communications consultant and sustainability entrepreneur. Transitioning from a career in network journalism where she was based in London for more than a decade, Mala then applied her skills and global perspective to help a range of global health, development and sustainability shape their communications strategies. Driven by a lifelong commitment to environmental stewardship, in 2019, Mala took a step into entrepreneurship, founding Trace: The Zero Waste Store in Vienna, VA. At Trace, Mala has created a destination for eco-conscious consumers, with more than 150 package-free foods, soaps, detergents and personal care items, in addition to hundreds of eco-friendly products. Trace’s mission is to champion ethical consumption and provide a platform for community education. Mala has just received the Fairfax County Environmental Excellence Award.
DEAN NAUJOKS, Potomac Riverkeeper, has spent more than two decades protecting rivers and bringing communities together for conservation. He began his environmental career with the North Carolina Wildlife Federation in 1991 and later earned a self-designed degree in Environmental Policy and Sustainable Development from NC State University. From 2001 to 2008, he served as the first Upper Neuse Riverkeeper, then became the first Yadkin Riverkeeper and led Yadkin Riverkeeper, Inc. as executive director through 2014.
Dean’s leadership has earned national recognition, including River Network’s 2009 National River Heroes Award. During his tenure, Yadkin Riverkeeper received the North Carolina Wildlife Federation’s 2011 Water Conservation Organization of the Year award. In 2019, Waterkeepers Chesapeake honored him with its Waterkeeper Outstanding Win Award for his work securing safe coal-ash disposal in Virginia. Across the rivers he has served, Dean has paired determined advocacy with a deep commitment to community-powered conservation.
STAY TUNED FOR A FEW MORE!
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MODERATOR:
ELLE KATHERINE CLEVELAND is an English and Communication Major at George Mason University, where she is dedicated to honing her skills in effective communication and literary analysis.
EVENT PARTNERS: Fairfax Invasive Removal Alliance (FIRA), Climate & Clean Energy Working Group, Go Electric DMV.
BOOK SEATS NOW before theater reaches capacity!
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SCHEDULE
6:45-7:00 PM | Gathering in Theatre Atrium, connect with event Partners to learn more about how to make small changes in your lives to restore biodiversity, drawdown more carbon, reduce plastic and live more sustainably
7:00 PM | OPENER, Dean , Potomac River Keeper, Potomac Riverkeeper Network
7:15 PM | SCREENING of NANOPLASTICS—Threat to Life
8:30- 9:30 PM | PANEL DISCUSSION Q&A
JOIN US!
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Bring your own EMPTY drink and popcorn containers (that you can use to buy a drink and popcorn at Cinema Arts Theatres concession stand) to help make this a WASTE FREE event!
If the seats become fully booked, and there's a waitlist, please show up at the door anyway. There are usually enough no-shows for everyone to get in.
CANMFF Monthly Film Festival SPECIAL EVENTS Spring 2027
Monday February 22, 2027 (weather permitting) | TBD
Monday March 15, 2027 | CALL OF THE FOREST
Monday April 26, 2027 | TBD
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