Coming Soon

 
 
 
York - Thursday 4th Sept + Live panel with Right to Roam 
Amy-Jane Beer - Right to Roam campaigner and author of The Flow: rivers, water and wildness
Rachael Bice - CEO of Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
Sarah Banks - author of Wild Swimming Walks Yorkshire
Charlotte Sawyer - Director, Rave on for the Avon
 
 
When the water company and local authorities fail the community, the wild swimmers of Bristol fight back through activism, swimming like a mermaid and getting married.
 
Do humans have the right to nature? In this tender film, 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 tapestry of light-hearted yet fascinating probe into how activism starts from the grassroots, and carries a profound universal lesson for all of us.
 
There’s a wedding, drum’n’base, an inflatable turd, and a whole lot of cheesecake in this poignant reflection on innovative people’s fight for the natural world they cherish.

Directed, shot and produced by women from the UK, Kenya, Poland. 

Green Screen is a community-led space to discuss environmentally-focused cinema, with expert panels and friendly post-screening discussions. Everyone is welcome to 'continue the conversation' after the film in your cinema's meeting space where you can enjoy a free tea or filter coffee when you bring a keep cup!

  • Director :
  • Charlotte Sawyer
  • Release Date :
  • 05 Jun 2025
  • Certificate :
  • 12A
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