Camden Film Festival

‘Green Films’ in the Park - The Solar Cinema Experience

The Camden Film Office and Camden Green Fair presents a day of films focusing on the environmental and sustainable issues facing the world today.

The films will be screened in a solar powered cinema tent at the Camden Green Fair and Bike Fest 2008 in Regents Park, London, on the 1 June 2008 from 12:30-7:00pm

A selection of films will be shown highlighting a range of issues that are affecting our environment, what we humans are doing to exacerbate the situation and more importantly, what people can and are doing to reverse the trends.

The programme includes short films made by young people, artist films, animation and documentaries.

The programme

12:30-13:30
Green Shorts Programme A
Selection of shorts linked to green issues around the world.

13:30-14:15
Climate Trackers
Animals from all the corners of the world tell us about the effects of climate change on biodiversity and how it affects them.

14:15-15:15
Short Films made by Young People
Munchatreeaforest
The Enchanted Gourd
The Amazing Adventures of the Plastic Bag
Meltdown: the Factz
Dehydration
The Adventures of Superboy
The Environmentalist
The Bully Birds
The Carbon Cycle
City Farm
London tigers
Camley Street

15:15-16:15
Green shorts Programme B
Selection of shorts linked to green issues around the world.

16:15-16:30
Terra 2050
By 2050 UK record temperatures of 101.3 degrees will be the norm. Meanwhile the Amazon Rainforest could suddenly die from lack of rain, along with 1 million land species and millions of people worldwide. With oil prices at record highs and energy demands ever increasing, how will we adapt to these changes and what can tomorrow's technology offer?

16:30-17:00
Crabs on the road
Made in San Andres and Providence a Colombian island, about the journey of thousands of crabs form the mountain to the sea to spawn and their difficulties when crossing the roads.

17:00-18:00
Green Shorts Programme A
Selection of shorts linked to green issues around the world.

18:00-18:30
Artists Films
Guilty By Nature
Set on a militant horticultural nursery, Guilty By Nature follows the life cycle of a wild and vigorous shrub; exploring ideas of individuality & persecution.

Kaff Mariam
A journey to find the home a rare plant associated with numerous medicinal, spiritual and superstitious beliefs. Kaff Mariam can be found in the deserts of the Middle East and is thought to bring new life.

Contact

For more information please contact the Film Office