C Fylm is once again joining in with The Great Big Green Week, screening films about the environment, sustainability and the natural world to celebrate action on climate change.
Pedal powered cinema at Bedruthan Hotel
Wednesday 28th September, 7.30pm (doors 7pm)
Pedal-powered cinema comes to Goodfest! C Fylm and Screen Cornwall are delighted to be partnering with Goodfest and Great Big Green Week on a programme of short films reflecting on sustainability and aimed to provoke creative conversations about the changes we can all make. And you the audience will need to get involved as we take turns cycling to generate the power needed for the screening!
The first hour will be curated by Adventure Uncovered Film Festival and the second short programme by Screen Cornwall, drawn from local filmmakers, many of whom will be there on the night.
Tickets are Pay What You Can, from free to £8.
Pedal Powered Programme
Adventure Uncovered Film Festival
A series of film festival events celebrate adventures that matter through the power of film, and highlight the grit, diversity, challenges and triumphs of adventure’s lesser-known tales.
The Bristol Bike Bard
by Dave MacFarlane
Caroline Burrows is the self-named Bristol Bike Bard, using the journeys on her bicycle to inspire verses from the light hearted and comical to social commentary, in turn attempting to address the stigma around conversations about mental health
(10 mins)
A Meangingful Journey: Connection
by Sim Warren
Sat on top of two wheels, James Lucas, and his bike, are a vehicle for change. Born from a fragment of an idea James had on a cycle trip through Norway, the Bristol Bike Project (thebristolbikeproject.org) is the beating heart for mobilising local people on bikes. Through the people James meets and connects to everyday, a life in motion can have a powerful transformation for yourself and a community. At Millican we celebrate the meaning in every journey. In our series ‘Meaningful Journeys’ we explore creative mavericks and independent spirits who travel their own path through life. We follow James Lucas founder of Bristol Bike Project.
(4 mins)
Soul Deep
by Dominic Gill
Soul Deep is a look inside a burgeoning rock climbing movement of inner-city African Americans taking up the sport and making it their own. At 14-minutes it explores non-profit gym Memphis Rox and three of its customers who are finding their own ways to identify with the sport.
(14 mins)
The Forgiving Path
by David Mathias
Since forever we have walked paths into existence. Now we choose to follow them at our leisure. Re-awaken to the possibilities that await us all just beyond our front door. Be touched by three people who remind us how just a thimbleful of nature can fill our souls. And consider how crossing paths could bring a new best friend. Then reach for your coat and take a breath… The Forgiving Path is a series of short vignettes giving an intimate insight into three personal stories and connection with the surrounding landscape. Inspired by Slow Ways, a grassroots initiative to create a network of walking routes that connect all of Great Britain’s towns and cities.
(13 mins)
The UK in 100 Seconds
by Daniel Raven-Ellison
What does the United Kingdom really look like? To get a better sense of proportion, let’s go on a 100 second walk across our nation. Each second of the walk reveals one percent of our lands and how they look from above. Are you ready for the UK in 100 seconds? Do we need to re-think this mix of the lands we have, and how we use them?
(2 mins)
Nature Partnership
by Ed Smith
From mass paddle-outs with @surfersagainstsewage to online ocean-focused festivals with @finisterreuk the G7 certainly triggered a wave of local activism and sparked serious dialogue about the direction of our humble human race. As world leaders came to town, we wanted to explore whether Cornwall itself faced the same global issues that world leaders were here to discuss. We can’t be more pleased with the response to this film! We were honored to have it premiered at Cornwall Chamber of Commerce’s Sustainable Growth Conference to an audience of concerned citizens, community champions, and business leaders. With the leaders now firmly back in their home countries it will be up to the individuals that call THIS county and country their home to act upon this coming together; whether a project, initiative or collaboration… there hasn’t been a better time to come together and share unshakable optimism and solutions to fix the place we love
(8 mins)
The Shepherdess
by Katie Falkenberg
A Navajo shepherdess perseveres in a rapidly vanishing way of life, despite extreme drought on the reservation. “We didn’t even go up the mountain because there’s no water,” she recounts. “Hardships are just lessons and challenges in life and you just can’t dwell on it, you have to live through it.”
(6 mins)
Forest to Ocean
by Jack Flynn
‘Forest to Ocean’ tells the story behind a special surfboard collaboration between Alan Stokes and Otter Surfboards. The high-performance twin fin board is shaped with locally sourced timber using traditional methods. Filmed in Cornwall where Alan and James call home, the film explores the importance of sustainability and local communities, both sharing their thoughts and visions for the future of surfing and surfboard construction.
(4 mins)
Woolly Maggott
by Rhys Thwaites-Jones
Wales’s upland landscape has been shaped by sheep and human, but with ecological significance that runs far beyond its boundaries Miranda Whall tries gain perspective by dressing up as a sheep and embarks on a journey crawling on all fours.
(8 mins)
Screen Cornwall
KELP!
By Caylon La Mantia & Anna Roberts
Under the looming shadow of ecological breakdown, a young aspiring filmmaker goes in search of a surprising super-solution that can help build a better future for humans and the planet… Join her and the crew on an epic visual journey aboard the good ship Gleaner through Britain’s rugged wild coastline, from beneath the waves to under the microscope, as they discover the power of Kelp to regenerate our coasts, empower communities and capture a whole load of Carbon.
32 mins
Tide To Nature
By Oli Riley
After struggling to fit in the standard educational system, 15-years old Oliver Riley decides to leave school to be homeschooled. With more time to develop his interests outside of studying, such as photography and surfing, Oli starts growing his confidence and developing a strong sense of self. As he grows older he nurtures a deeper connection with the nature surrounding his home, in the stunning coastal town of St. Ives, situated at the edge of the UK on the Atlantic Ocean. This bond empowers him to start shaping his life for the better and making positive changes to try and protect our shared home: Earth.
9 mins
Generation Bullshit: Why We Love a Lie – Cornwall premiere
by Don’t Cry Wolf
Why do we love a lie? From US Presidents to flat earthers, climate change deniers and conspiracy theorists, what is it about human psychology that means lies spread like wildfire and how has technology impacted how much we’re influenced by a lie? Don’t Cry Wolf Productions is proud to present Generation Bullshit: Why We Love a Lie, which pulls on experts, professors and journalists to give us a unique insight into why the human race is at a tipping point where we either get serious about critical thought or get consumed by our own lies.
14 mins