PFS Green Film Festival 2025

Tuesday, May 20th 

• 5pm: Opening reception at Southsea Cinema and Arts Centre

• 6pm:    ‘Eating Our Way To Extinction’ (2022)

This entertaining and surprising documentary will challenge the way you look at the food industry. If food costs the Earth, who pays the price? Featuring shocking undercover footage and poignant first-hand accounts from indigenous people, this one-of-a-kind documentary will permanently change your perception of food and its connection to the future of our planet.

Watch the trailer HERE

Wednesday, May 21st 

• 7pm   The Birdwatchers (2024)  13.40min

What does it mean to be a birdwatcher? Why is access to nature important? What makes someone get up at 3 a.m. to go birdwatching in the pouring rain? Best Documentary and Audience Choice Award at Starling Film Festival, Environmental Awareness Award at Greenwich Film Festival, and the Environmental Narrative Award at Novella Film Festival.   

Guest speaker Catharine Gale From Hampshire Swifts.

• 07:45 PM   Local is the new Global (15min)

A city’s economy can be like a leaky bucket – the billions spent there, and the profits earned, often go somewhere else in the world. And yet amazing changes can happen when that spending power is redirected towards local businesses, helping create a supply chain that builds the social foundation and protects the planetary boundaries. Using the compass of Doughnut Economics, and the potential of Community Wealth Building, cities can become regenerative and flourish. This film looks at what different cities and regions- from Amsterdam to Southampton to Cornwall- are doing to keep the money in their local economy whilst protecting the environment. A speaker and Q&A session will follow the film.

Thursday, May 22nd

• 2pm Workshop: Moving Through Fear (1hr)

  There is a lot going on in the world right now and it is becoming more and more difficult to stay informed without becoming paralysed by fear. How do we stay hopeful without being ignorant of the immense global suffering? How do we stay rooted without becoming stagnant? How do we take action despite feeling powerless? Moving through fear is a workshop designed to support us to find balance within the chaos by connecting with the oldest technology in the world- our bodies.  Run by Michelle Ezeuko. Free, with donation. 

• 5pm    Documentary ‘Forests Beneath the Waves’  12min  and QA with Dr Ian Hendy

Over the summer of 2023 Natural England commissioned a team of filmmakers, led by Dr Ian Hendy from the University of Portsmouth’s Institute of Marine Sciences (IMS), to capture kelp forests in the waters around the Isle of Wight, Devon and Cornwall. 

• 6.30pm: Portsmouth Climate Choir – Join in for an evening of inspiring melodies.

7pm:  BUY NOW   UK | 2024 | 84 mins | English  

 Free Screening!

Pulls back the curtain on the world’s top brands, exposing the hidden tactics and covert strategies used to keep all of us locked in an endless cycle of buying, no matter the cost.

Stay for a post-film discussion led by by Portsmouth Greenpeace

Friday, May 23rd

3pm and  7.30pm Wild Coast Warriors 2024 

72 minutes  (English, Xhosa ) South Africa 

For centuries, indigenous people have lived sustainably while resisting invaders on South Africa’s Wild Coast. In this documentary about a David and Goliath court-case struggle against Shell, these communities succeeded in halting oil and gas exploration, winning ongoing protection for their ocean and culture.  It’s about how South Africa’s indigenous amaMpondo, allied with Greenpeace Africa & Natural Justice took on Shell, a British oil company called Impact Oil and Gas, and the South African energy minister in court. They won a landmark victory in protecting their land and oceans from a seismic survey and future oil and gas extraction on the Wild Coast.  

Saturday, May 24th 

  11am   Family Screening FLOW (2024)      Latvian/France/Belgium   1hr  25min

A wondrous journey, through realms natural and mystical, Flow follows a courageous cat after his home is devastated by a great flood. “Flow,” directed by Latvian filmmaker Gints Zilbalodis, is a 2024 animated fantasy adventure that has garnered significant critical acclaim, including the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.

12:30 pm: WORKSHOP Composting the apocalypse: climate change and what to do about it 

When did scientists discover that burning coal causes global warming? What’s the best and worst foods you can eat- in terms of impact on the natural world? How can we stay positive in the face of this enormous challenge? This interactive two hour workshop by Portsmouth Climate Action will answer these questions alongside giving you an in-depth understanding of climate breakdown and how you can help avert it. (donation: £5 per person)

Ticket Information: Tickets for screenings and events can be purchased through the Portsmouth Film Society website or at the Southsea Cinema and Arts Centre box office.

For more information and to purchase tickets, visit Portsmouth Film Society.

Join us in promoting environmental awareness and action through cinema at the Green Film Festival!

About Portsmouth Film Society: Portsmouth Film Society is a non-profit community cinema organisation dedicated to bringing diverse and thought-provoking films to audiences in Portsmouth and beyond. Through screenings, events, and community engagement, the society aims to enrich cultural experiences and spark meaningful conversations.

About Portsmouth Climate Action 

We are a community organisation, run by volunteers, who help local residents, businesses, schools and organizations become greener. We deliver projects as well as offer educational workshops.

Find out more here: www.portsmouthclimateaction.org.uk