Join us this World Soil Day for a triple bill of short films!

ONE LAST FARM  / 2024 / 17 mins
by Nikki Dodd
Yew Tree Farm not only produces locally grown, organic food, but the farm’s rich grasslands and ancient hedgerows provide habitat for wildlife, including bats, dormice and otters. For third-generation farmer Catherine Withers, Yew Tree Farm means everything. It is her home, her livelihood, and where she’s creating a community that values nature. But the farm’s existence is threatened by a proposed cemetery expansion and housing development.

MY NAME IS SWALLOW  / 2024 / 24 mins
by Owen Brewster and Jackson Laybourn   
On her way to stand trial, Swallow, an accused climate activist, contemplates the sacrifices she has made and whether it was all worth it.

TREADING THE LINE / 2024 / 23 mins
by Owen Brewster and Jackson Laybourn   
Two friends cycle the length of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline. They discover the destruction total energies are causing to people, wildlife and environment.

In the desert lands of Western India, against the backdrop of a rapidly industrialising country, the charming and charismatic family of Ahmed, Sakina and their five children are forced to give up their traditional way of life as nomadic camel-herders and adapt to a ‘settled’ existence as daily labourers, spending their days loading carts of sand in the pursuit of a few hundred rupees. In a story that spans over five years, this film invites the viewer to breathe the same air as the camel-herders of Kutch, whose future is being suffocated by our rapidly modernising world.

The director Sonum Sumaria will join us virtually for our discussion after the screening.

Join us for a special festive screening that celebrates the power of silent storytelling – both classic and contemporary.

First on the screen is Detachable by Carver Joshua, the award-winning Best Film from this year's Nottingham Film Festival. This remarkable piece takes us into the world of a deaf protagonist, using silence as a powerful narrative tool.

After, we are bringing back the magic of early cinema with Charlie Chaplin's The Tramp, accompanied live by Anthony Claire who will create the soundtrack in real-time, just as audiences would have experienced over a century ago.

Whether you're drawn to film history, innovative local filmmaking, or simply want a unique evening out before Christmas, come along to warm your hearts with this double bill - and maybe even a glass of mulled wine!