EAST PALESTINE, Ohio - Events to commemorate the second anniversary of the East Palestine train derailment took place throughout the evening on Monday.

A second film festival, hosted at McKim's Winery, is working to shed light on environmental impacts in the state, country and planet.

The film festival was presented by filmmaker Robert Corna. He created the festival to shed light on the derailment's impacts, while offering positivity back to area. The festival aims to offer a thought-provoking and inspiring in-person cinematic-- while shedding light on worldwide environmental issues.

"This is similar to Robert De Niro creating the Tribeca Film Festival after the September 11 attacks, to bring positive attention back to downtown New York," Corna explained to 21 News on Monday. "This is nowhere near that size but it is the same concept. It is my goal to bring positivity into and area that has so much negatively placed on it since the train derailment."

Corna told 21 News on Monday the festival screened films selected from across the world. "We have films from Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Brazil, Italy, and here in the US," he exclusively told 21 News. "They all have to do with environmental issues. The topics go beyond chemicals and pollution. For example, we just screened a film about landmines. We have animated films. We have experimental films."

The majority of the audience was from the East Palestine community. 

Corna is a director and producer, known for his work in Captain America: The Winter Soldier, The Avengers, and Summer of Sam. Corna has worked with Mel Gibson, Leonardo DiCaprio, Cameron Diaz, and several other celebrities. 

Corna attended the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts. According to his website, he has worked as an Assistant Director and Location Manager while also producing and directing feature documentaries. Most of Robert's film career has been spent in New York City, Rome, and Cleveland.

"These films all involve similar ideas," Corna told 21 News. "All over the world, there are environmental issues that human beings are dealing with. This helps the people of this area see that while other things are happening in the world as well, we're all in the same fight together."

The evening concluded with a Uniting of Community Ceremony.

"Every time I come back to the community, I always film," he said. "And it's amazing seeing how it changes every time. There used to be these giant water containers and now they're gone. Every time I come here, things are always different. There used to be a heavy security presence. Now, you can just walk close to the derailment. I hope the morale gets better here because there are still many people in a fight."

Corna hopes to offer the festival every year, continuing to screen films produced around the world.