C Fylm’s Great Big Green Week

Rivercide

Friday 17th September @ 6pm
Devoran School

In 60 action-packed minutes, this world-first live documentary set out to discover who is polluting Britain’s rivers and why nobody is stopping them. Presented by journalist George Monbiot, directed by The Age of Stupid’s Franny Armstrong and with live performances by Benjamin Zephaniah and Charlotte Church, Rivercide is both gutsy investigative journalism and ground-breaking filmmaking.

Wild Cornwall – Out on the Edge plus Q&A with Director Ian McCarthy

Monday 20th September @ 7.30pm
Old Bakery Studios, Truro

Ian McCarthy’s award-winning new film ‘Wild Cornwall – Out on the Edge’ follows the turning year in Cornwall – ‘one of the most beautiful and dramatic places in Europe’ – winning a prestigious Silver Dolphin Award at Cannes. It showcases Cornwall’s ‘wild heart’ – the dramatic lives of many species including breeding seabirds and peregrine falcons on the cliffs, dolphins, seals and basking sharks in the ocean, and bats and otters hunting in the streams which flow from moor to sea.

Wild Cornwall Director Ian McCarthy will be joining us for a friendly Q&A after the film, especially for our Great Big Green Week screening.

Dark Waters

Monday 20th September @ 7.30pm
Princess Pavilion, Falmouth

In partnership with Mor Media Charity Cornwall FIlm Festival

Legal thriller Dark Waters tells the story of tenacious attorney Mark Ruffalo, who takes a stand against a chemical company that has been poisoning a local town. From director Todd Haynes (Carol, Wonderstruck), the film is based on real events that affected thousands of people in West Virginia.
Rating: 89% on Rotten Tomatoes also starring Anne Hathaway & Tim Robbins

Tickets are free.

Woman At War

Wednesday 22nd September @ 7.30pm
Chyan Cultural Centre, nr Penryn

Halla is a 50-year-old environmental activist who crusades against the local aluminium industry in Iceland. As her actions grow bolder, her life changes in the blink of an eye when she is finally granted permission to adopt a girl from the Ukraine.

There can be no doubt that Halla is one of the year’s strongest, most inspirational heroes. – Sight ​& Sound

The Biggest Little Farm

Thursday 23rd September @ 7.30pm
Millennium House, Pensilva

Thursday 23rd September @ 7.30pm
Newquay Orchard

The Biggest Little Farm follows two dreamers and their beloved dog when they make a choice that takes them out of their tiny L.A. apartment and into the countryside to build one of the most diverse farms of its kind in complete coexistence with nature.

The film chronicles their near decade-long attempt to create the utopia they seek, planting 10,000 orchard trees, hundreds of crops, and bringing in animals of every kind– including an unforgettable pig named Emma and her best friend, Greasy the rooster. When the farm’s ecosystem finally begins to reawaken, their plan to create perfect harmony takes a series of wild turns, and to survive they realize they’ll have to reach a far greater understanding of the intricacies and wisdom of nature, and of life itself.

More Than Honey

Friday 24th September @ 7.30pm
Krowji, Redruth

Albert Einstein once said: “If bees ever die out, mankind will have only four years left to live”.
In the past five years, billions of honeybees simply vanished for reasons still obscure. If the bees keep dying, it will have drastic effects for humans as well: more than one third of our food production depends on pollination by honeybees. Seeking answers, the film embarks on a world journey to discover bees and men. More Than Honey is the provocative yet touching tale of what may happen to mankind all over the world.

A 2 million euro budget documentary by Oscar nominated director Markus Imhoof and by the creators of “Let’s Make Money”& “We Feed The World”.

2040

Friday 24th September @ 7.30pm
Millennium House, Pensilva

Saturday 25th September @ 7.30pm
Ponsanooth Hall

2040 is a hybrid feature documentary that looks to the future, but is vitally important NOW!
The 2040 journey began with award-winning director Damon Gameau (That Sugar Film). Motivated by concerns about the planet his 4-year-old daughter would inherit, Damon embarked on a global journey to meet innovators and changemakers in the areas of economics, technology, civil society, agriculture, education and sustainability. Drawing on their expertise, he sought to identify the best solutions, available to us now, that would help improve the health of our planet and the societies that operate within it. From marine permaculture to decentralised renewable energy projects, he discovered that people all over the world are taking matters into their own hands.

This journey is the central premise for the documentary ‘2040’, a story of hope that looks at the very real possibility that humanity could reverse global warming and improve the lives of every living thing in the process. It is a positive vision of what ‘could be’, instead of the dystopian future we are so often presented

Before the Flood

Friday 24th September @ 7.30pm
Mawnan Memorial Hall, Mawnan Smith

If you could know the truth about the threat of climate change — would you want to know? Before the Flood, presented by National Geographic, features Leonardo DiCaprio on a journey as a United Nations Messenger of Peace, traveling to five continents and the Arctic to witness climate change firsthand. He goes on expeditions with scientists uncovering the reality of climate change and meets with political leaders fighting against inaction. He also discovers a calculated disinformation campaign orchestrated by powerful special interests working to confuse the public about the urgency of the growing climate crisis. With unprecedented access to thought leaders around the world, DiCaprio searches for hope in a rising tide of catastrophic news.

From Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Fisher Stevens and Academy Award®-winning actor, environmental activist and U.N. Messenger of Peace Leonardo DiCaprio, Before the Flood presents a riveting account of the dramatic changes now occurring around the world due to climate change, as well as the actions we as individuals and as a society can take to prevent the disruption of life on our planet. Beyond the steps we can take as individuals, the film urges viewers to push their elected officials in supporting the use of alternative energy sources such as solar and wind power.

“We need everyone to demand bold action from their political leaders and to elect representatives who have their best interests at heart, not the interests of corporations to perpetuate a cycle of greed and destruction,” says DiCaprio. “This documentary shows how interconnected the fate of all humanity is — but also the power we all possess as individuals to build a better future for our planet.”

I Am Greta

Tuesday 28th September @ 7.30pm
Harrowbarrow & Metherell Village Hall

The story of teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg is told through compelling, never-before-seen footage in this intimate documentary about a young girl who has become the voice of a generation.
Starting with her one-person school strike for climate justice outside the Swedish Parliament, the film follows Greta – a shy student with Asperger’s – as she rises to prominence, and her galvanising global impact as she sparks school strikes around the world.

The film culminates with her grueling wind-powered voyage across the Atlantic Ocean to speak at the UN Climate Action Summit in New York City. En route, in an intensely emotional moment, Greta reflects on the enormous toll her mission has exacted.