After our World Premiere last October, we launched our worldwide tour beginning with a Special Earth Day 2025 screening at the Speed Cinema in Louisville, Kentucky. OCEANIA has now been translated into 6 languages and will continue to ripple across the ocean to shores around the globe.
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OCEANIA Wins Wild Women AWARD at Innsbruck Nature Film Festival! October 2025
“This lyrical documentary captivates with its profound intimacy and poetic imagery, weaving the personal and collective into a story of resilience and shared humanity. Through the director’s deep sensitivity and remarkable connection with the protagonists – beautifully depicted in tender moments of togetherness – we are invited into the heart of a remote community. Created over many years, the film stands as a testament to the director’s extraordinary commitment and vision.” (Jury Statement)
View OCEANIA official trailer HERE
UPCOMING SCREENINGS 2026
Department of Architecture, University of Naples. Federico II, Naples Italy
March 17th, 17:00 Screening followed by Q&A with Director
Festival de Films Pêcheurs du Monde, Lorient, France
March 29th, 2 PM, Salle Ricoeur
CalFilm Education, Environmental Youth Forum, San Rafael, CA
April 1st, Active Cinema Room, Smith Rafael Film Center
Black Box Experience: An immersive installation inspired by Natalie Zimmerman’s OCEANIA: Journey to the Center
New York University, Cantor Film Center, New York, NY
Earth Day Screening, April 22nd, 7PM (followed by a discussion with director and panel TBA) Co-sponsored by NYU College of Arts and Sciences + Climate Film Festival
CINEMARE Film Festival, Kiel, Germany
May 5 – 10th, (Time/Location TBA)
PAST SCREENINGS
2026
University of Washington, School of Marine and Environmental Affairs, College of the Environment
March 6th, 7PM Seattle, Washington
2025
This Human World Film Festival, Vienna, Austria
December 4th, 6:15 PM (Director will be there in-person to introduce the film)
Pātaka – Art + Culture Museum, 17 Parumoana Street, Porirua
November 30th, 2:30 PM ((with a special Q&A with Co-Writer and Creative Producer, Tekinati Ruka and Jackie Liota-Mua)
New Zealand Maritime Museum, Auckland, New Zealand
November 29th, 2:00 PM (with a special Q&A with Co-Writer and Creative Producer, Tekinati Ruka)
Films from the South, Oslo, Norway
November 13th, 1:30 PM, Vega Scene 2
November 11th, 6:15 PM, Vega Scene 2
November 8th, 3:45 PM, Veka Kino 4
Films for Future, Zurich, Switzerland (Presenting Partner HEKS/EPER)
(Both screenings followed by conversation with Johannes Wendland
Expert in Climate Justice, moderated by Anna Leuteritz)
November 8, 11:00 AM, Karl der Grosse
November 7, 8:00 PM, Karl der Grosse
Innsbruck Nature Film Festival, Innsbruck, Austria
WILD WOMEN AWARD
October 12, 7:45 PM, Metropol Cinema
October 11, 2025, 8:30 PM, Metropol Cinema
Chagrin Documentary Film Festival Chagrin Falls, Ohio
October 11th, 3PM, Federated Church
Matsalu Nature Film Festival Lihula, Estonia
October 2, 6:00 PM at Emajõe-suursoo KEskus
September 26, 2025 at 8:00 PM, Theatre Hall (Lihula)
Filmambiente Film Festival Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (International Feature Competition)
September 4th, 3:00 PM, Museu do Amanhã (Museum of Tomorrow)
August 28, 8:30 PM, Estação NetRio
Woods Hole Film Festival Woods Hole, Massachusetts
July 31, 3:00 PM Film and Science Panel Discussion, Woods Hole Community Center
July 27th, 5:30PM Screening, Oceanographic Institute, Clapp Auditorium
Doc Edge Film Festival Auckland/Wellington/Christchurch, New Zealand (International Feature, The Edge of Impact)
July 17th, 2025 – 6:15pm – Lumière Cinemas, Christchurch
July 17th, 2025 – 6:15pm – Roxy Cinema, Wellington
July 13th, 2025 – 4:45pm – Bridgeway Cinema, Auckland
July 2nd, 2025 – 6:15pm – The Capitol Cinema, Auckland
Ischia Film Festival Ischia Island, Italy (Location Negata Competition)
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE “Location Negata“
June 28th, 9PM Casa del Sol
Doxumentale Berlin, Germany (International Competition)
21.06. / b-ware! Ladenkino
19.06. / Freiluftkino Insel
Cine 220 ADEMUBE Bretigny sur Orge, France
June 5th screening and discussion
FIFES Cannes (Festival International Film Ecologique et Social) France (International Competition)
Dimanche 1er Juin à 16h – Cinéma L’Olympia/ June 1st at 4PM
Frome International Climate Film Festival, Frome, Somerset, UK
BEST FEMALE DIRECTOR AWARD
May 18th, 12PM Cheese and Grain Center
ECOador Festival Internacional de Cine Ambiental (International Competition)
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE AWARD
May 15th, 7PM at Cinemateca Nacional de Ecuador
Speed Cinema, Speed Museum, Louisville, Kentucky
April 22nd, Earth Day Screening, Curated by Dean Otto
Woodstock Film Festival, Woodstock, NY
Oct 20th, 2:30 PM @ Upstate Films (Saugerties): Orpheum Theatre 2
Oct 18th, 2:30 PM @ Bearsville Theater (EAST COAST PREMIERE)
Mill Valley International Film Festival, Mill Valley, CA
October 6th at 3:30 PM, Pacific Film Archive/Berkeley Art Museum (PFABAM), Berkeley, CA
October 5th at 1:00 PM, Sequoia Theater, Mill Valley, CA (WORLD PREMIERE)
RECENT PRESS:
IMPACT ALPHA review – OCEANIA: Journey to the Center
Ep 257: The Intersection of Anthropology and Cinema: Natalie Zimmerman’s Approach
22 Aug · Filmmaking Conversations Podcast with Damien Swaby
In this episode of Filmmaking Conversations, Damien Swaby speaks with filmmaker Natalie, whose journey bridges anthropology, culture, and cinema. From her early studies in cultural and social anthropology to her work at the Smithsonian’s International Center, Natalie explains how her background in research and global exploration shaped her filmmaking perspective.The conversation covers:
Anthropology to Filmmaking: How cultural and social anthropology informed Natalie’s storytelling and cinematic vision.Documentary as a Tool for Education: Why documentary filmmaking can function as cultural preservation, social critique, and activism.Technical Approach to Filmmaking: Insights into pre-production research, narrative structuring, and blending ethnographic methods with visual storytelling.The Role of Institutions: What working at places like the Smithsonian taught Natalie about archiving, knowledge dissemination, and authenticity in media.Independent Filmmaking Challenges: Practical advice on funding, distribution, and maintaining creative integrity in a competitive media landscape.Filmmaking as Cross-Cultural Dialogue: Using cinema to bridge communities, histories, and identities.This episode is both a practical guide for filmmakers and a deep reflection on how academic training and fieldwork can enrich the art of cinema.
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