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"Sell out warning! Save our Avon! Vital grassroots doc focusing on a core group of activists, from the Avon Bride (!) to wild swimming mermaids, vowing to clean up the iconic river that’s fed our city for thousands of years. "
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A event held at The Tobacco Factory on Wednesday 18th June. The event starts at 19:30.
Tobacco Factory are hosting in their new outdoor cinema space a feature-length documentary that follows Bristol community's fight to save their river in unique and daring ways.
Rated ★★★★ by The Guardian
"Campaigning never looked so fun and friendly as it does in this joyous documentary about Bristol’s clean water campaigners"
About the film
https://www.eightysita.com/raveonfortheavondocumentary
https://www.instagram.com/raveonfortheavon/
https://linktr.ee/raveonfortheavon
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After a string of sold-out screenings in Bristol, we’ve added another show to celebrate the nationwide release of Rave On For The Avon! Don’t miss out.
Do humans have the right to nature? In "Rave On For The Avon", 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 marriage to the river, drum’n’bass, a mermaid who tows an inflatable turd, and a whole lot of cheesecake in this poignant reflection on people’s innovative battles for the natural world they cherish.
Followed by a Q&A with the Co-Producer Aggie Nyagari, Becca Blease of Conham Bathing, Poet Mrs Meg Avon and Rebecca Wetten, Co-Founder of Catch.
Doors: 7 PM
Screening will begin at 7:30 PM
Q&A: 9:15-9:45 PM
Entry requirements: 14+
Rated ★★★★ by The Guardian
"Campaigning never looked so fun and friendly as it does in this joyous documentary about Bristol’s clean water campaigners"
About the film
https://www.eightysita.com/raveonfortheavondocumentary
https://www.instagram.com/raveonfortheavon/
https://linktr.ee/raveonfortheavon
________________________________________________________
After a string of sold-out screenings in Bristol, we’ve added another show to celebrate the nationwide release of Rave On For The Avon! Don’t miss out.
Do humans have the right to nature? In "Rave On For The Avon", 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 marriage to the river, drum’n’bass, a mermaid who tows an inflatable turd, and a whole lot of cheesecake in this poignant reflection on people’s innovative battles for the natural world they cherish.
Followed by a Q&A with the Co-Producer Aggie Nyagari, Becca Blease of Conham Bathing, Poet Mrs Meg Avon and Rebecca Wetten, Co-Founder of Catch.
Doors: 7 PM
Screening will begin at 7:30 PM
Q&A: 9:15-9:45 PM
Entry requirements: 14+
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