If the Pennines are the backbone of England, the Helm Wind is the shiver that runs down the spine.
An embodied investigation into Britain's only named wind - The Helm - WHEN THE CROWS WALKS HOME takes the viewer on an immersive journey with (and by) the Helm Wind.
Fairbourne’s residents were told that by 2054 their village will be decommissioned and left to the sea. As scientists test coastal defences in a lab, villagers on the frontline of the climate crisis confront an uncertain future. This is a story about the people labeled the UK’s first climate refugees.
Official Selection Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2023 - World premiere
The banana is the world's most eaten fruit but it is at risk of extinction. Composer and sound-artist-turned-director Matthew Herbert attaches a microphone to a banana in the Dominican Republic and records what it hears on the way to the UK.
Documentary following a young couple who bet on nature for the future of their failing, four-hundred-year-old estate. The pair battle entrenched tradition as they rip down fences and set the land back to its natural state, entrusting its recovery to a motley mix of animals both tame and wild. It is the beginning of a grand experiment that will become one of the most significant rewilding projects in Europe.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023 - World premiere
Athel and Edward enjoy visiting the wetlands. Edward likes watching the birds, whilst Athel seems to have a much deeper connection to the landscape. When Athel makes a discovery, she is forced to re-examine what the wetlands mean to her.
A meditation on nature, identity and wellington boots.
In an Irish peat bog, the inexplicable remains of a humpback whale are discovered by two rural women. Drawn into the mystery of how and why it has appeared, they soon realise the whale is exerting its own magnetic force.
Official Selection Cork International Film Festival 2023
In a city devastated by a climate disaster, we follow Elliot as he uses his last ever wheelchair battery to meet his boyfriend Aaron for their first and final dance… BATTERY is a climate change thriller – one night of love and loss against a background of eco-ableism.
A live cinema performance about a world where global cultures are nearing extinction. The protagonists are led by Meenakshi, a ‘cultural cyborg’ built to preserve Indian heritage and create harmony through Indian performative traditions. The immersive visuals consist of 3D video games, AI art and motion captured dance, while presenting an anthology of stories from India in 2079 AD, following a motley crew who playfully connect heritage, science and society through the lens of emergent Indian electro-classical dance music.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023
SHADOWTIME is an immersive VR work. "You are in two worlds at the same time. Your body is in the other world, but your heart is in this one."
To exist in the virtual world is to have two bodies, four hands, two hearts. Alma, a mysterious guide to this double world, leads you through questions around the climate crisis, irreconcilable realities, and the virtual as a place to take shelter.
Official Selection Venice Film Festival 2023 - World premiere
What does it take for us to act on the climate crisis – especially if we’re the kind of person who should already be acting? In this funny, relatable portrait, a concerned yet ineffectual dad finds the first step is letting those unbearable feelings of climate anxiety in, instead of pushing them aside. But as he meets others like him, he discovers how oil-backed propagandists funded our denial and paralysis. He sets out to unmask the vested interests responsible, helping raise a generation’s leading authors in a vibrant chorus.
MY EXTINCTION is a revealingly honest account of how to feel your feelings, act on your privilege, and get active when threatened with extinction.
