Programme
Wednesday 13rd 6pm
Opening reception with local activists
Breaking Social (2023) 7pm
Sweden / Netherlands / Norway / Switzerland / Finland. 93 minutes. Cert 15 TBC
All societies are based on the idea of a social contract. We are told that if we work hard, if we treat others with respect, if we play by the rules, we will be rewarded. But then there’s the rule breakers. Those who make use of tax havens and reap profits without paying back to society.
BREAKING SOCIAL looks at global patterns of kleptocracy and extractivism. An assassinated investigative journalist in Malta. A river without water in Chile. When people reach a tipping point, they start to organize and protest. We will see those already fighting at the frontlines of social uprisings across the world. £6/7.
Thursday 14th 6pm
Guilt Trip – 15 mins long
George Hibberd is the co-founder of Safe Landing will do a Q&A afterwards, approx 30 mins
Commercial pilots George Hibberd and Todd Smith grapple with the reality of their dream jobs, torn between childhood ambitions of flying and the impact of their industry on the world beneath them. From the cockpit, they witness first-hand the climate crisis unfolding below and decide to take drastic measures. As part of Safe Landing, a community of aviation workers who want the industry to do better for the climate, they begin to transform their eco-anxiety and guilt into action. With an estimated 1.2 million passengers in the sky at any time, they ask when will society confront the urgent need to reimagine aviation – before it’s too late.
Flight Free UK film – 20 mins long
Anna Hughes is the founder of Flight Free UK will do a presentation and Q&A afterwards, approx 1hr15
Why do we fly? Flight Free UK is all about encouraging people to try the alternatives, and addressing the culture that keeps us flying, by disrupting behavioural norms, exposing greenwash, and giving the public accurate information about the climate impact of flying. Hear Flight Free UK director Anna’s personal story about why she stopped flying, as well as some mind-bending facts about the true impact of flying on us, wildlife and the planet, and of course plenty of tips on how you can access low-carbon travel cheaply and easily.
Please note: optional donation boxes to support the event costs (George & Anna travel costs, Southsea Cinema running costs)
Friday 15th May
Power Station (2024) Cert 12 7pm 96min
Power Station, a 90 minute doc about a community energy project in a street in Walthamstow made by two artists last year.
Power Station is an important documentary because it offers a practical, inspiring, and creative blueprint for community-led climate action, moving beyond apathy to show how ordinary residents can transition to renewable energy together. It highlights a “people-powered” movement that transforms a London street into an energy-generating hub, providing a tangible model for sustainability and resilience.
Info and trailer here: https://power.film/ £6/7
Saturday May 16th.11.30 till 13.30 pm
Workshop: Fighting back: how to tackle the climate lies of Farage and Trump
This workshop will examine the climate myths spread by the populist right and provide information and methods to counter them. It will be very participatory and interactive, with lots of opportunities for discussion.
The workshop facilitator, Nick Sebley, has been the co-author of the Climate Positive Policy for the University of Portsmouth and delivered many carbon literacy courses to University staff, students, arts practitioners and the public.
Donation: £3
Saturday 16th May 6pm
The People’ s Emergency Briefing (2025) 50min
Welcome songs by Portsmouth Climate Choir.
A full documentary film building on the National Emergency Briefing is coming this April. It will feature footage from the event, with reactions from members of the public and some more familiar faces.
The film will present the national implications of climate and nature breakdown – along with positive actions – into a single, accessible account designed for screening in communities across the UK
We have 30 – 45min for panel discussion run by Portsmouth Climate Collective afterwards. This is a free screening but we will accept donations
Donation £3
Sunday 17th May 4pm
Greenpeace Arctic Sunrise: Black Ice (2022) 53min Follow by a discussion afterwards, approx 30min
Director: Maarten Van Rouveroy
Rating: Exempt from Classification
Donation: £3
In 2025, the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise is on a mission across Europe: exposing the dirty truths of fossil gas and fighting for a future without fossil fuels. When the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise set sail in 2013 to protest the first ever oil drilling in the Arctic Ocean, none of the people on board could have known what was coming. Seized at gunpoint by Russian special forces, the ‘Arctic 30’ were thrust into headlines all over the world, facing up to 15 years in prison and finding themselves at the centre of a bitter international dispute. A similar protest the previous year at the same oil platform had seen the Greenpeace activists walk away untouched. This time, the events that unfolded sent shockwaves across the world. ‘Black Ice’ tells the story of the Arctic 30 from the moment they set sail to protest at the controversial Prirazlomnaya oil platform, to their arrest, imprisonment…and what happened next.
