DRIVE-IN / CYCLE-IN / WALK-IN OUTDOOR SCREENING -
BURNLAW CENTRE, NORTHUMBERLAND

GROUNDSWELL [HOME IS A SACRIFICE ZONE] - Johnny Gogan, Ireland, 2021, 120mins

★★★★ - A triumphant, transparent and aesthetically magnificent account of the loving relationship between people and their land. (The Upcoming)

Activist and filmmaker Johnny Gogan’s Groundswell provides a uniquely personal insight into how Ireland banned the practice of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) and how Northern Ireland still faces the prospect. Told through the eyes of grassroots activists in County Leitrim and across the border in Fermanagh, and filmed over ten years, Gogan’s camera follows a community who are opposing the work of the company Tamboran Resources as they begin operations on one side of the border before diverting to the other.

Encapsulating the anger and the alarm of the worldwide anti-fracking movement and featuring input from a number of International activists including Hollywood actor Mark Ruffalo and author Sandra Steingraber, Groundswell is an inspirational story of the people on the ground who stand up for their community and our environment.

In preparation for COP 26, let's watch a film together and discuss ways of communicating our collective strength of opinion regarding the climate emergency.

The Good Cave

Welcome to a new strand of screening events outside of the cinema called The Good Cave. This project is based on the idea of the cinema audience as a potential community, forging new rituals of spectatorship together.

It is an extention of Losing the Plot film retreat, programed by The Ignorant Curator - unwatched films shared with new friends. These screenings are outdoors and accessible. If you have any access needs you would like to check please do email dearchristo@gmail.com

Screening info:
The screening will take place in the event field at Burnlaw Centre. You can find Burnlaw here.
The screening will take place in the event field. You can come in a vehicle and enjoy the screening like a Drive-in or sit on a rug on the grass. Bring your own chair if you would like to. There may be midges so bring some midge repellant. there may be wind and rain showers so dress accordingly. There will be a fire after the screening for people to sit around and talk. 

There is a toilet accessible to audience members who use wheelchairs approximately 40m from the screening position. The ground is flat and slightly bumpy.

If you would like any other information, please contact Christo - dearchristo [at] gmail.com