We will share Maddie’s story with audiences and communities far beyond Los Angeles! We are currently submitting to festivals across the United States and internationally and will update this page as we announce more screenings!
Upcoming Screenings
Various Dates – Wild & Scenic Film Festival On Tour – Official Selection
October 27-November 1, Ménigoute International Ornithological Film Festival – Official Selection, Ménigoute, France.
November 6-8, Animal Liberation Film Festival – Official Selection, Melbourne, Australia
November 6-8, Wild and Free Film Festival – Official Selection, 2026, Goleta, CA, USA. Co-Director Claire Musser will attend the screening.
November 20-22, San Diego Environmental Film Festival – Official Selection, CA, USA. Co-Director Claire Musser will attend the screening.
December 28, Art Giraffe International Film Festival, 2026 – Official Selection, Nice, France – Nominated for Best ECO Film and Best Short Documentary, competing in the second round!
Copenhagen, Sweden, and Canada announcement coming soon!
Santa Barbara announcement coming soon!
Turkey announcement is coming soon!
Awards & Previous Screenings
Awards
Ladyface Mountain Documentary Film Festival 2026, Best Documentary Short, Agoura Hills, CA, 2026
Sunset Film Festival, 2026, Los Angeles, Best Environmental Film, Los Angeles, CA.
Film Only Film, Online, 2026, Favorite Documentary, Toronto, Canada
Los Angeles Film & Documentary Awards, 2026 – Winner of Best Science & Climate Change Documentary, LA, USA
Best Shorts Competition, 2026 – Award of Merit, LA, USA
The Impact DOCS Awards, 2026 – Award of Merit, LA, USA
Dumbo Film Festival, 2026 – Semi-Finalist, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Festival Internacional de Cine de California FICC / CIFF, 2026, Finalist, Mexico / USA
Nature Without Borders, 2026 – Exceptional Merit, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, USA
Marina del Rey, 2026 – Audience Award – Best Short Documentary, Beverly Hills, CA, USA.
Golden Bear Film Festival, 2026, – Audience Award & Tree Frog Award for Environmental Film, CA, USA.
Critics Society Film Festival, 2026- Finalist, Documentary Short, Tamil Nadu
India..
Sundarban International Film Festival, 2026, Winner of Best Wildlife Film, Kolkata, India
WitnessTree Film Festival, 2026- Best Documentary, San Diego, CA, USA
Accolade Global Film Competition, 2026, Award of Merit, LA, USA
CritterFest, 2026 – Jury Prize for Best Short, San Francisco, CA, USA
Union Cinema 2026, Best Eco Film, Milano, Italy.
Official Selections
Wild & Scenic Film Festival 2026, Nevada City, CA.
Golden State Film Festival 2026, TCL Chinese Theatre 6, Hollywood, CA, USA
Skyfire Environmental Film Festival 2026 – Official Selection, Mesa, AZ, USA
Lake Tahoe Documentary Film Festival, 2026 – Official Selection, Lake Tahoe, CA, USA
Green Screen: Our Planet On Film, 2026 – Official Selection, Museum of Natural History, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Liberty Films International Festival, 2026 – Official Selection, Athens, Greece
Santiago Wild Film Festival, Online Showcase, 2026, Santiago, Chile
Mammoth Lakes Film Festival, 2026 – Official Selection, Mammoth Lakes, CA, USA
Greenpoint Film Festival, 2026 – Official Selection, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Fear No Film, 2026 – Official Selection, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
SISFA Film Festival, 2026l – Official Selection, Colorado Springs, CO, USA.
Topanga Film Festival, 2026 – Official Selection, Topanga, CA, USA.
Wildlife Conservation Film Festival, 2026 – Official Selection, Monterrey, Mexico.
Crested Butte Film Festival, 2026 – Official Selection, Crested Butte, CO, USA.
Tokyo International Short Film Festival – Official Selection, Tokyo, Japan.
Catalina Film Festival – Official Selection, Catalina, CA, USA.
Tucson Film Festival, Official Selection, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Buffalo International Film Festival – Official Selection, Buffalo, NY, USA.
Black Bear Film Festival – Official Selection, Milford, PA, USA.
S.O.F.A Film Festival – Official Selection, Online Screening Room.
Awareness Film Festival – Official Selection, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
San Diego International Film Festival – Official Selection, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
CULMEA Festival – Official Selection, Augustin, Romania.
Friday Harbor Documentary Film Festival – Official Selection, Friday Harbor, WA. USA
Honorable Mentions
Ecos Shorts Festival 2026, Risaralda, Colombia
Sustain Film Festival 2026, Surrey, UK
Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival, 2026, Semi-Finalist, NE, USA
Academic Awards
Best Student Presentation, International Society for Anthrozoology (2025)
Bears in Hot Tubs: Co-creating with Bears—Visual Storytelling, Multispecies Entanglements, and the Making of Bears in Hot Tubs
PhD Presentation Award, AIP2024 Anthrozoology as International Practice Conference
Bears in Hot Tubs: A Short Film About Learning to Coexist and Co-Thrive with the American Black Bear in Los Angeles