Welcome to Roots & Reels, Nottingham ecology film festival!  

We have set out a call for Nottinghamshire-based people and projects using film as a medium to celebrate ecology, raise awareness and inspire climate action… and people have answered!  

Enjoy a programme of a diverse selection of local short films, from the quirky and poetic, to the documentaries and narrative in style, interspersed with moments to share, chat and reflect.  

Doors will open from 6:45pm, please arrive early for a prompt start at 7pm.

Section 1
1 – Plastic Parley by Penny Arnold 
2 – Machine for Food by Jonathan Hamilton
3 – Forest and Frequency by Georgianna Scurfield with Caroline Locke

Section 2
4 – Bin on Trial by Penny Arnold
5 – Digitalis by Rebecca Beinart, Usha Mahenthiralingam and Freddy Griffiths
6 – Shelf Life by INSTAR
7 – Sun, wind, shadow, tree, dance by Saintly Amok
8 – Common is the land by River Butterworth

Section 3
9 – Handy Bin by Penny Arnold 
10 – Our Beautiful Wild by Young Voices for Nature 
11 – In the studio by Beam Editions
12 – An I away from Science by Karla Jones
13 – Drastic Plastic by Children from Ilkeston Cotmanhay Junior School
14 – Land of Aprons by Usha Mahenthiralingam

This is a small voluntary-based festival organised by Usha, Nottingham-based mixed media and movement artist, and Raffa of Mammoth – A Climate Action Cinema. This is our first run, and we are curious to see what is growing in our backyard!

Supported by Fabric