FILM SCREENINGS

Green Film Festival

The Green Film Festival aims to stimulate conversation about global environmental challenges and solutions – and everyone is welcome. Focused on an exciting programme of free film screenings, the Festival presents and brings together intersecting interests in the environment and film Thu 19 May – Sat 21 May In-person All events are open to the public and free to attend. Visit ueagreenfilmfestival.co.uk to view the full programme and book your place

Thu 19 May, 3.15pm–6pm

Expert talk + Screening: Filmmaking Without Borders

The 2022 Green Film Festival kicks off with the GRTA project showcasing selected short film screenings accompanied by talks from academic filmmakers, project investigators and international partners The Enterprise Centre Lecture Theatre, UEA

Thu 19 May, 7.30pm

Film: Silent Forests

This documentary film takes audiences into the heart of Africa’s Congo Basin to meet the men and women trying to save the forest elephant from extinction. It is an intimate, character-driven portrait of conservationists and activists who are struggling to stop forest elephant poaching in Africa’s Congo Basin region Town Close Auditorium, Norwich Castle Museum Fri 20 May, 7.30pm

Film: The Biggest Little Farm

This highly engaging and entertaining film is suitable for family-viewing, rated as PG. Featuring breath-taking cinematography, captivating animals and an urgent message to heed Mother Nature’s call, this documentary film provides us a vital blueprint for better living and a healthier planet. The film chronicles the eight-year quest of John and Molly Chester as they trade city living for 200 acres of barren farmland and a dream to harvest in harmony with nature Town Close Auditorium, Norwich Castle Museum

Sat 21 May, 12.00pm–7.30pm

Interactive Exhibition: A Plastic Journey: Science, Society & Solutions

A showcase of all things plastic; from captivating films, talks and exhibits, to Q&A sessions and workshops, hosted in one of the UK’s greenest buildings The Enterprise Centre, UEA

Sat 21 May, 12.30pm–2pm

Workshop: Ecofeminist Craftivism

Learn how crafts can help spread environmental messages and lead to social change by making something new out of something old in this interactive crafts workshop exploring the intersection between environmentalism and feminist activism, led by Dr Miriam Kent (University of Leeds) The Enterprise Centre, UEA

Sat 21 May, 2.15pm–3.45pm

Film: Drowning In Plastic

Trillions of pieces of plastic are choking the very lifeblood of the Earth and every marine animal, from the smallest plankton to the largest mammals, is being affected. In this documentary film, wildlife biologist Liz Bonnin visits scientists working at the cutting-edge of plastics research and joins some of the world’s leading marine biologists and campaigners to discover the true dangers of plastic in the oceans and what it means for the future of all life on the planet, including humans The Enterprise Centre Lecture Theatre, UEA Sat 21 May, 3.45pm–4.45pm

Expert Talk + Q&A: An Audience with Liz Bonin

Liz Bonnin is a science, wildlife and natural history presenter best known for presenting wildlife and science programmes on television in both Ireland and the United Kingdom. Since 2013, Liz has co-presented Countrywise for ITV and has starred in two hardhitting television documentary films, Drowning in Plastic (2018) and Meat: A Threat to our Planet? (2019). She is regarded as one of the most prominent natural world presenters in Britain The Enterprise Centre, UEA

Sat 21 May, 5pm–6pm

Expert Talk + Q&A: Addressing the Challenges of Microplastics

This talk from Dr Andrew Mayes (associate professor, UEA School of Chemistry) will take you on a journey through microplastics, from their origins, sources and characteristics to future questions and challenges. For the past decade Dr Mayes has focused increasingly on the problem of environmental microplastics The Enterprise Centre Lecture Theatre, UEA

Film Screenings

Film Screenings

Sat 21 May, 6.15pm–7.15pm

Workshop: Film and Environment in the Time of COVID

Learn about the world of environmental filmmaking including the positive and negative effects of Covid on filmmaking and the environment, and assess the potential impact of environmental films in contemporary society This workshop will consist of an illustrated presentation from award-winning producer Dr Iram Qureshi, about her experience of making a feature film during the Covid period. In addition, there will be a series of participant activities concerning film and the environment, including ‘props and pictures’, and ‘film clip reflection’ The Enterprise Centre, UEA Sat 21 May, 7.30pm

Film: The Green Lie

Environmentally friendly electric cars, sustainably produced food, fair production... Big corporations would have us believe that we can save the world just by buying the right stuff. In his latest documentary, Werner Boote joins forces with Katharina Hartmann, an expert in greenwashing, to uncover the fake promises and green lies designed to seduce consumers The Enterprise Centre Lecture Theatre, UEA

Highlights from the East Anglian Film Archive

The East Anglian Film Archive (EAFA) is the accredited regional archive for the East of England. EAFA is presenting lunchtime screenings showcasing highlights from the archive film collection The Archive Centre, Martineau Lane, Norwich NR1 2DQ Wed 27 Jul, 11.30am and 1.30pm Booking required Free Visit eafa.org.uk Follow @EAFilmArchive