Health Sciences Sustainability Film Festival: Healthy Planet. Healthy People.
The Office of Sustainability in the Health Sciences is excited to host the first Health Sciences Sustainability Film Festival on April 3, 2026!
This event is open to anyone in the Pitt community interested in sustainability in the health sciences.
Students, staff, faculty, or other members of the Pitt Community may submit videos for the festival ranging from 1 to 5 minutes long in a genre of their choice.
Voting on best videos will be open to the public one month before the event. Winning videos will be played at the film festival.
The deadline for submission is March 3, 2026.
Event Agenda
April 3, 2026
456 Salk Hall & Merlo Atrium
1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Showing of Curated Sustainability Videos
2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Panel – Q&A
2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Pitt Community Film Winners
3:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Social
Call for Film Submissions
Theme: Sustainability in the Health Sciences
Are you passionate about storytelling and sustainability? Do you want to inspire change in health care through the power of film?
Submit your short video or film to the Health Sciences Film Festival and showcase your vision for a more sustainable future in Health Sciences.
Content Focus
Your film should explore sustainability in the health sciences. You choose everything else, such as angle, story, format, technique, script and duration. You’re encouraged to creatively interpret the theme, for example, through one or more of the following topics:
- Health care sustainability
- Climate medicine
- Sustainability in health sciences education
- Reducing excess or unnecessary care
- Lowering the carbon footprint of health care delivery
- Minimizing waste in clinical and research settings
- Sustainable health care supply chains
- Educating providers on eco-friendly practices
- Psychological and behavioral approaches to environmental health
- Reusability and renewable materials in health care
- Greener health care infrastructure
- Environmental impact of health care research
Submission Guidelines
- Deadline: March 3, 2026
- Length: Categories include 60 seconds, 2 minutes, 5 minutes
- Format: Accepted video formats (e.g., MP4, MOV)
- Genre: Open to all styles. Submission categories are:
- Documentary/Educational
- Fiction
- Social Media
- Animation
- No AI Creation – Films created with generative AI will not be considered. This includes programs like Sora, starryai, Luma AI, Runway AI, Pictory AI, InVideo AI and others.
- Teams: Can submit in teams or individually. Maximum 5 submissions per person. Must have at least one Pitt-affiliated person on the project.
- How to Submit: Upload your video here.
Why Submit?
Selected films will be featured at the film festival on April 3rd and may be showcased at University events, sustainability initiatives, and Health Sciences education programs.
This is your chance to make an impact and be part of a growing movement toward sustainable health care and health science education.
Lights…Action…Camera…and Roll!