PFS Green Film Festival
Portsmouth Film Society is proud to announce its upcoming Green Film Festival, taking place at the Southsea Cinema and Arts Centre. From Wednesday, May 22nd to Sunday, May 26th, the festival will showcase a selection of thought-provoking films and engaging events centered around environmental issues and sustainability.
Programme Highlights:
Wednesday, May 22nd:
- 1pm: THE OIL MACHINE (PG) – Free screening for school children. This film delves into the North Sea oil industry, exploring its environmental and economic impact.
- 7pm: WILDING – Witness a dying landscape that defies the odds, healing and thriving in remarkable ways.
David Allen
Info. UK | 2023 | 75 mins | English
Documentary.At Knepp Castle in Sussex, conservation pioneers Isabella Tree and Charlie Burrell abandoned industrial farming practices and allowed nature to ‘rewild’ their 3,500-acre estate with remarkable results. Based on Tree’s bestselling book of the same name, Emmy-award winning nature documentarian David Allen’s Wilding is a charming, hopeful story of ecological regeneration.
When they inherited the estate in the 1980s, Tree and Burrell attempted to modernise the farm, but it proved unsustainable. In a leap of faith, they let nature take back the land, surrendering contemporary preconceptions about landscape, agriculture and the husbandry traditional for historic estates. The scheme was the first of its kind in Britain and one of the most significant in Europe.
A beacon of hope for British wildlife, Knepp is now home to thriving flora and fauna of all kinds, while Tree and Burrell have evolved into dedicated conservationists – knowledgeable about the catastrophic loss of biodiversity in Britain, yet also hopeful that work like theirs can reverse the decline.
Thursday, May 23rd:
- 30pm: Portsmouth Climate Choir – Join in for an evening of inspiring melodies.
- 7pm: SIX INCHES OF SOIL (PG) –
Info. UK | 2023 | 96 mins | English
A documentary highlighting the efforts of three British farmers striving to revolutionize food production. Six Inches of Soil, tells the story of remarkable farmers, communities, small businesses, chefs and entrepreneurs who are leading the way to transform how our food is produced and consumed.
Stay for a post-film discussion led by the Climate Justice Coalition SE Hants Hub.
Saturday, May 25th:
- 1pm: Climate Change of The Facts Workshops – Dive deep into the facts of climate change with workshops hosted by Portsmouth Climate Action (donations £5).
- 7pm: WILDING – Encore screening with a guest speaker sharing insights and perspectives. (2nd screening)
Sunday, May 26th
- 2pm: Greenpeace Portsmouth Films – Enjoy a collection of films by Greenpeace Portsmouth (free entry).
- 3pm: THE OIL MACHINE (PG)
Info. UK | 2022 | 82 mins | English
This impactful film examining the North Sea oil industry. The Oil Machine explores our economic, historical and emotional entanglement with oil by looking at the conflicting imperatives around North Sea oil. This invisible machine at the core of our economy and society now faces an uncertain future as activists and investors demand change. Is this the end of oil? By highlighting the complexities of how oil is embedded in our society — from high finance to cheap consumer goods — The Oil Machine brings together a wide range of voices from young activists, oil company executives, economists to pension fund managers and considers how this machine can be tamed, dismantled, or repurposed. We have five to ten years to control our oil addiction, and yet the licensing of new oil fields is seen to be in direct contradiction with the Paris Climate Agreement. The drama of global climate action is playing out in the fight over North Sea oil.
- 6pm: HOW TO BLOW UP A PIPELINE
Info. US | 2022 | 104 mins | English
A crew of young environmental activists execute a daring mission to sabotage an oil pipeline, in Daniel Goldhaber’s taut and timely thriller that is part high-stakes heist, part radical exploration of the climate crisis. Based on the controversial book by Andreas Malm. An explosive adaptation of Andreas Malm’s treatise, How to Blow Up a Pipeline delivers a high-stakes eco-thriller ignited by riveting and complex antiheroes.
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to engage with important environmental issues through the power of film and community discussion.
Ticket Information: Tickets for screenings and events can be purchased at the Southsea Cinema and Arts Centre box office. https://southseacinema.savoysystems.co.uk/SouthseaCinema.dll/
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Join us in promoting environmental awareness and action through cinema at the Green Film Festival!
Contact:
Portsmouth Film Society CIC
Southsea Community Cinema & Arts Centre
1-3 Palmerston Road
Southsea, Portsmouth, PO5 3QQ