Projects in genres: Climate / Environment

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Genre-busting tale of how unemployed amateur cyclist, Bryan Allen, and heavily in debt father-of-three, Paul MacCready, together with a rag-tag team of neuro-diverse outliers, set out on a death-defying and madcap quest to untangle the mystery of human powered flight and in doing so win the most coveted prize in aviation. Built from a remarkable trove of recently discovered 16mm footage along with an arsenal of innovative techniques, this uplifting story of ingenuity, courage and determination, challenges us to question the assumptions we make about about society’s outliers and reminds us of how the stories we tell can help us to understand and perhaps change the world.

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Surface Area Dance Theatre in partnership with Harewood House, presents ‘ANTHOS, a dance-for-camera, featuring multidisciplinary artist Chris Fonseca performing with the sculpture ‘Adam’ by Sir Jacob Epstein, 1938-9, in the breathtaking Himalayan Garden. This film includes subtitles and captions.

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The documentary follows Freddie Hunt, the son of legendary F1 champion James Hunt, as he navigates life away from racing on an isolated farm in Scotland's Isle of Bute. Raised without his father, Freddie faced a tough childhood, finding solace in polo before eventually pursuing motorsport. Despite showing natural talent, the pressures of his father’s legacy overwhelmed him, leading him to quit racing and seek a simpler life. The film explores Freddie’s emotional journey, his decision to embrace sustainable living, and his complex relationship with his father's fame, revealing his personal story through intimate interviews and stunning visuals of the Scottish landscape.

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Climate organiser Milly is preparing for her first live TV interview when her sort-of boyfriend drops a bombshell about why she's been chosen as the movement's spokesperson.

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A character-driven short film, that explores the power of dreams. Inspired by a conversation with his ill grandmother, 8 year old Jay embarks on his most exciting adventure yet - making a special gift for their estate.

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DIWATA is a performance for camera, exploring precolonial Philippine mythology from a contemporary, ecotransfeminist lens. Engaging with notions of gender and ecology through a spiritually anitist lens (anito being the locally specific nature spirits), DIWATA introduces three manifestations of the divine: Dalikmata, Magindara and Tara, who appear in three different ecologies of Mindanao.

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A woman at the end of her life wanders lost in the woods where her memories find her. Seamlessly blending historical archive footage with dramatizations, the narrative explores how nature connects us to our past.

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A film of myth, mask, and folklore inspired by the Carboniferous, imbued with folksong, and forged by the blacksmith, WAYS OF THE PLANT interweaves art and nature through hand-processed 16mm film and multidisciplinary artist practice that explores humanity's deep connection to ancient woods and the journey of coal. Hart of the Wood 'Ways of the Plant', is a bold multidisciplinary art and film project, led by artist and filmmaker Benjamin Wigley, which celebrates humanity's ingrained relationship with the woods that spans deep time; carbon, the Carboniferous and the journey of coal. Working collaboratively with the Hart of the Wood artist collective, Ben responded to the Lapworth’s extensive Carboniferous fossil collection to create a new multi-modal film and art exhibition at the Lapworth Museum of Geology; on display throughout 2023

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Facing pressure from developers, Catherine must fight to save her family’s farm. It is her home, her livelihood, and a haven for wildlife.

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At home in the north of England, an old woman tunes into the radio. As rain drips into the house, dark manifestations appear in her mind. Official Selection London Short Film Festival 2025 - Nomination - Best UK Short Film

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GREEN LUNG responds to the history of Derby Arboretum, Britain’s first public park, commissioned by mill owner Joseph Strutt, opened in 1840. Using screen-printed animation and found materials, the film makes connections between the nature of the park, and the industrial working lives of those it was intended to benefit. Official Selection Ottowa International Animation Festival 2025 - Official Competition

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Are scientists doing enough to sound the alarm about climate breakdown? When the UK government pledges to "max out" oil and gas extraction, the lives of psychology professor Colin, microbiologist Abi and ecologist Aaron collide outside the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), where they and six others are arrested for causing alleged criminal damage. But who are the real climate criminals? As restrictions on protest tighten, will scientists retreat to their laboratories or will more stand up than ever before? A window into the world of reluctant activism, PLAN Z explores the moral power of protest when established routes of influence fail.