The Girl and Her Piano

Broadcast and streaming on the Public Broadcasting Service

On television

Colorado Public Television PBS12. Four nights in the Earth Week line-up, 19 to 22 April 2026, and two preview nights on 15 and 19 February for the 20th Colorado Environmental Film Festival.

In classrooms

Selected for CEFF 4 Classrooms 2026. Free to K-12 teachers and classrooms across Colorado and nearby regions, 23 February to 31 May 2026.

On PBS

Streaming at pbs.org until 21 April 2027, as part of the Colorado Environmental Film Festival Film Showcase 2026.

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Cleveland International Film Festival

· Cleveland, Ohio

The 50th anniversary edition, an Academy Award qualifying festival for short films. Screened twice as a Cleveland Premiere in Family Shorts Program 2.

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The Girl and Her Piano on screen in the Allen Theatre at the Cleveland International Film Festival, April 2026

Colorado Environmental Film Festival

20 February 2026 · Bunker Auditorium, Green Center, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado

The film’s US Premiere, at the 20th edition of the festival. Screened at 10am, with an online encore in the Shorts Collection, US only, from 23 February to 1 March 2026.

British Columbia Environmental Film Festival

4 November 2025 · VIFF Centre, Vancouver, Canada

In-person premiere at the VIFF Centre as part of Voices for Planet Earth, with the full programme online from 1 to 30 November. The film placed in the festival’s ten most watched every week of its run.

Finalist announcement·Week one·Week two·Week three·Week four

14th International Environmental Film Festival of Chefchaouen

11 September 2025 · Maison des Jeunes, Chefchaouen, Morocco

Selected for the Official Competition, Professional Short Films, one of 24 films chosen from over 200 submitted worldwide, and the only entry from Singapore in its category.

The festival’s selection announcement

Aboard the Sylvia Earle, Arctic

2 July 2025 · Arctic Ocean

Screened on board during the BIG ACE expedition, run by Aurora Expeditions with Ocean Geographic.

Blue Water EduFest 2024

7 November 2024 · ONE°15 Marina, Sentosa, Singapore

The third edition of the festival, with the conference programme by Ocean Geographic and Dr Sylvia Earle as keynote speaker.

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Singapore Premiere

8 October 2024 · Guoco Midtown Networking Hub, Singapore

Sponsored by Kerry Consulting, with a Q&A moderated by Cecelia Koh.

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  • The audience seated for the Singapore premiere of The Girl and Her Piano, October 2024
  • Hillary O’Sullivan playing the piano to the room after the Singapore premiere screening
  • The panel on stage at the Singapore premiere, in front of a slide listing the film’s credits
  • The question and answer session at the Singapore premiere of The Girl and Her Piano
  • The team photographed together in front of the poster at the Singapore premiere
  • The audience applauding at the end of the Singapore premiere screening
  • Guests arriving for the Singapore premiere of The Girl and Her Piano
  • The room filling before the Singapore premiere screening began
  • Guests from Bhutan watching the Singapore premiere of The Girl and Her Piano
  • Conversation in the room after the Singapore premiere screening
  • The close of the evening at the Singapore premiere of The Girl and Her Piano

Online

  • Art Speaks Out, ikonoTVStreamed globally during COP30, Belém, 10 to 21 November 2025.
  • Green Screen Environmental Film FestivalTrinidad and Tobago.
  • Cannes Indie Shorts AwardsSemifinalist, showcased in the Cannes New Waves online event.
  • Venezia ShortsSemifinalist.
  • New York Indie Shorts AwardsSemifinalist.

Press

  • The Straits Times Life section, 12 October 2024, with the headline 13-year-old Singaporean plays the piano for King of Bhutan

    The Straits Times·12 October 2024

    13-year-old Singaporean plays the piano for King of Bhutan

    The Straits Times Life section on Hillary’s journey to Laya in Bhutan, the piano performance at 4,000 metres, and the documentary The Girl and Her Piano, made to raise climate awareness.

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  • Hillary O’Sullivan playing at the Royal Highland Festival in Laya, from CNA Lifestyle’s feature on The Girl and Her Piano

    CNA Lifestyle·October 2024

    Singaporean teen who performed for Bhutan’s king feels ‘a deep responsibility’

    CNA Lifestyle spoke to Hillary and her mother Elaine Lim about how the invitation came about, and about their work on climate change.

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  • Hillary O’Sullivan playing a keyboard on the water in Antarctica, from the South China Morning Post Young Post feature

    South China Morning Post, Young Post·23 February 2025

    How 14-year-old Singaporean pianist plays her part in fighting climate change

    “As long as you start with what you care about, everything else will follow.” Published with a printable worksheet for classrooms. By Doris Wai.

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Awards in full

Global Trend Climate Change Film Festival 2026 — Joint Winner, Best Climate Film Award|Berlin Motion Pictures Award 2025 — Best Documentary Film, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Composer|Brooklyn International Cinefest 2025 — Educational Film; Film on Nature, Environment and Wildlife|Druk International Film Festival, Bhutan 2025 — Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Sound Design, Outstanding Achievement for Best Documentary, Outstanding Achievement for Film on Nature, Wildlife and Environment|World Film Carnival Singapore 2025 — Documentary Films (Any Length), Best Director, Best Producer, Best Cinematography, Best Editor|Los Angeles Short Film Award 2025 — Best First Time Director, Short Documentary|LA Film and Documentary Award 2025 — Best Science and Climate Change Documentary|Twilight Tokyo Film Festival 2025 — Best Short Documentary Film|Cleveland International Film Festival 2026 — Official Selection|Colorado Environmental Film Festival 2026 — Official Selection, US Premiere|International Environmental Film Festival of Chefchaouen 2025 — Official Competition, Professional Short Films|British Columbia Environmental Film Festival 2025 — Finalist|Diversity in Cannes Short Film Showcase 2026 — Official Selection|Art Speaks Out, ikonoTV 2025 — Official Selection|Green Screen Environmental Film Festival 2025 — Official Selection|Cannes Indie Shorts Awards 2025 — Semifinalist|Venezia Shorts 2026 — Semifinalist|New York Indie Shorts Awards 2026 — Semifinalist

Host a screening

If you would like to screen it for a school, a company or a community group, just drop us an email and we would be able to support your event with captions, a poster and anything else useful.

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