Our Impact
Our work builds on the longstanding environmental legacy of our co-founders, Robert Redford and his late son James, and uses the power of storytelling through film to prompt action and connect people with solutions.
“The Redford Center has done a great job paving a singular path in the documentary funding community, and the world will reap the benefits of their impact and prowess well beyond any single grant or film.”
– Gita Saedi Kiely
Director, FilmAid
Impact Reports
2024 Grants Impact Report
2024 Watershed Impact Case Study
2022 Year in Review
2022 Grants Impact Report
2020-21 Youth Stories Pilot Impact Report
2018 Raise the River Accomplishments Report
Raise the River
The Redford Center’s 2012 award-winning film WATERSHED helped inspire the formation of the Raise the River coalition — a unique partnership of US and Mexican non-governmental organizations working to restore the Colorado River Delta. The film premiered on Netflix and PIVOT TV, screened in a dozen countries, and has been featured in over 50 film festivals.
Since the successful debut of the film, the coalition has been able to make significant impact, restoring over 1,000 acres, planting over 245,000 trees, and raising over $10 million for conservation.
Power the Vote
Did you know? An estimated eight million self-identified environmentalists did not vote in the 2020 presidential election – and more than 12 million skipped the 2018 midterms. We can, and must do better.
Our Power the Vote stories amplify frontline activists, storytellers, culture-makers, and trusted movement leaders. The story collection is made up of two distinct short film series, collectively representing 11 US states and highlighting narratives that expand perceptions of what it means to be an environmentalist and a voter. With strategic distribution and impact strategies, Power the Vote brings communities together around storytelling, justice, public policy, and the democratic process.
Nature Connection
Our Nature Connection work celebrates filmmakers and films that spotlight the physical, mental, spiritual, social, and planetary benefits of restoring and strengthening humanity’s relationship with the natural world.
Youth Stories
At The Redford Center we believe that youth storytellers offer insights, perspectives, questions, and solutions that continue to challenge our status quo and push the boundaries of possibility, inspiring us to think generously, dream bigger, and approach the climate crisis with urgency and hope.
