Rave On for the Avon
Synopsis
Do humans have the right to nature? In this tender film, director Charlotte Sawyer tells a story of a community of wild swimmers in Bristol (UK) affected by raw sewage pollution of the river Avon. England is one of the only two countries in the world to have a fully privatised water and sewage disposal system, and with only 14% of English rivers in good ecological health, the mission to keep the rivers clean is not going well.
In a series of moving, exciting and thought-provoking scenes, the swimmers create a stunning, light-hearted yet fascinating tapestry, probing how activism starts from the grassroots, and carries a profound universal lesson for all of us. There’s a wedding, drum’n’bass, an inflatable turd, and a whole lot of cheesecake in this poignant reflection on people’s innovative battles for the natural world they cherish.
Details
- Year
- 2024
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 86 min
- Director
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Charlotte Sawyer 1st Feature
- Producer
- Sonia Wargacka
- Co-Producer
- Aggie Nyagari-Salt
- Executive Producer
- Mel Rodrigues
- Director of Photography
- Charlotte Sawyer
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Eighty Sita Ltd
3 Anchor CloseSt. George
Bristol
BS5 8DF
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