EarthX to host Texas premiere of The Way of the Rain in Dallas

EarthX, The Way of the Rain, Inc. and M3 – Make Media Matter will bring the Texas premiere of The Way of the Rain – Hope for Earth to the Dallas Museum of Art on Oct. 22, 2026. The screening ties Robert Redford’s final narration to EarthX’s HALF-EARTH DAY® celebration and returns the work to the city where it was first performed live in 2022.

Why it matters: - The premiere turns an environmental concert film into a Dallas event built around art, music and climate reflection. - The film centers on the relationship between people and the natural world at a time when environmental messaging often competes with policy and data. - The Dallas screening reconnects the project to the city where the work was first performed live, giving the premiere added local significance.

What happened: - EarthX, The Way of the Rain, Inc. and M3 – Make Media Matter will present the Texas premiere of The Way of the Rain – Hope for Earth: A Symphony for Our Planet on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026. - The screening will be held at the Dallas Museum of Art’s Horchow Auditorium. - The event is part of EarthX’s HALF-EARTH DAY® celebration. - The premiere is presented in partnership with the Dallas International Film Festival. - The film was created and directed by environmental artist Sibylle Szaggars Redford. - The film includes Robert Redford’s final narration and spoken-word performance for The Way of the Rain.

The details: - The Way of the Rain – Hope for Earth traces a journey from the formation of the universe and galaxies to Earth as a living planet. - The film combines orchestral music, choral performance, cinematic imagery, visual art and spoken word. - The work features music by composer Tim Janis. - Floyd Thomas McBee contributed performance-film artistry. - Alexandra Raszkazoff appears as the Mother Earth soloist. - The Dallas premiere preserves the Oct. 22, 2022 live performance at Dallas’s Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center. - That live performance featured the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and Youth Choir under conductor Julien Benichou. - The film returns to Dallas four years after that performance, now reimagined for a new audience. - The screening is designed as an immersive meditation on the beauty, fragility and interdependence of life on Earth. - The film is produced by EarthX, The Way of the Rain, Inc., August Sky, King Hollis, M3 – Make Media Matter and Michael Cain. - VIP tickets are $100 and include the cocktail reception, screening and Q&A. - General-admission tickets are $20 and include the screening and Q&A. - Tickets and additional information are available at event details.

Between the lines: - The project uses performance and visual storytelling instead of a conventional environmental lecture. - That approach positions climate and biodiversity themes as emotional and cultural issues, not only scientific ones. - The film’s return to Dallas also reinforces EarthX’s interest in linking environmental programming with arts venues and film audiences. - Sibylle Szaggars Redford said the film is “a love letter to Mother Earth” and said she was honored to bring it back to Dallas. - Trammell S. Crow said the film belongs at EarthX because it joins art, music and environmental stewardship.

What’s next: - The October 22 program begins with a VIP cocktail reception at 5:00 p.m. - Sibylle Szaggars Redford will give remarks at 6:00 p.m. - The screening starts at 6:15 p.m. - The evening ends with a filmmaker conversation and audience Q&A at 7:15 p.m. - Sibylle Szaggars Redford is available for a limited number of advance interviews, subject to scheduling. - Interview requests and press inquiries should be directed to Michael Cain at michael@letsgom3.com or (214) 680-1056.

The bottom line: - The Dallas premiere is both a homecoming and a platform for an environmental message delivered through film, music and live conversation.