QC Environmental Film Series 2026 features outstanding documentaries Sundays Jan. 18-March 1

The 7th Annual QC Environmental Film Series kicks off on Sundays from Jan. 18 to March 1 at the St. Ambrose Galvin Fine Arts Center theater, 2101 Gaines Street in Davenport.

Film presentations begin at 3 p.m. But attendees are invited to join in on ENVIRO Connect networking opportunities at 2 p.m. (prior to the showings). A special Reflection Speaker will follow the film.

The first film, Out There: A National Parks Story, will be shown Sunday, Jan. 18. The documentary chronicles what began as a summer road trip as it becomes a seven-year odyssey, capturing untold stories of those who protect, visit, and find healing in the parks. (75 minutes)

Effigy Mounds National Monument Superintendent Susan Snow will be the Reflection Speaker after the film screening.

The QCEFS is sponsored by: River Action, Nahant Marsh, Fourth Wall Films, Partners of Scott County Watersheds, and Sierra Club Eagle View Group.

Tickets are $10/pp. Season Passes are $40 for 6 film programs. Students are Free!

Visit https://qcenvironmentalfilmseries.org/ for more details.

The mission of QCEFS is to bring inspirational, educational, environmental films to our community while encouraging grassroots activism for environmental justice and the care of our planet.

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