Bringing the best green documentaries to audiences across the country, 21-28 June
What happens when a changing climate is met with fierce resistance? From rising seas and disappearing forests to corporate pollution and environmental injustice, the five documentaries in this year’s UK Green Film Festival follow stories of purpose, resilience, and hope; an intimate look at the people on the frontlines of the climate crisis, demanding change for our shared future.
Chris Ashton, Film Programme Manager at Brewery Arts, has handpicked three standout films to screen from the full selection. See the complete lineup below.
SEARCHING FOR AMANI
Dir: Nicole Gormley & Debra Aroko
21 June | 5pm | £7.50
A 13-year-old aspiring journalist finds himself on a dangerous odyssey as he investigates his father’s mysterious murder within the boundaries of one of Kenya’s largest wildlife conservancies. As a ravaging drought encroaches, his quest to find the killer shifts. An activist is born as the collateral damage of a warming world is revealed.
Impactful and eye-opening, Searching For Amani captures the raw determination and life-altering journey called for in the pursuit of answers.
AS THE TIDE COMES IN
Dir: Juan Palacios & Sofie Husum Johannesen
26 June | 8pm | £7.50
The 27 residents of the tiny island of Mandø are used to severe weather and flooding, but climate change is making things worse and serious catastrophe looms. Yet the island’s last farmer, Gregers, whose family has lived there for eight generations, hasn’t given up. He refuses to build a life elsewhere and hopes to find a wife to manage the farm with him.
Accompanied by masterfully crafted shots of the distinctive landscape and shifting skies, As The Tide Comes In is a charming and compelling portrait of a universal fate that affects us all.
ONCE UPON A TIME IN A FOREST
Dir: Virpi Suutari
28 June | 5pm | £7.50
Young people seamlessly weave into the fabric of nature, swim in crystalline lakes and revel in the calm presence of the ancient trees. But this idyllic harmony is imperilled as the forest faces man-made extinction. Driven by her love for the forest, 22-year-old Ida becomes the leader of the new Forest Movement, coming face to face with industry giants and confronting generational bias.
Unfolding as a modern fairy tale in the enchanting embrace of the Finnish forest, Once Upon A Time In A Forest is a hopeful ode to nature and its protectors.
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