Our sustainability themed film club ran successfully for several years, showing a variety of inspiring and concerning documentaries (scroll down for list and links). We enjoyed round-circle discussions after each screening, to reflect on the film’s content and consider ways forward. Now our time and energy is focused on new ventures which HUG’s directors feel can have a greater tangible impact on sustainability in our local community. We're still planning to show films in the future when this fits with the work we're doing, and Green Screen's webpage will be updated from time to time with free films to watch from the comfort of your own home. Thank you for your support over the years.
Featured clips and films
Rooftop farming in Paris (3 minutes):
'The Story of Solutions' mini-film (9 minutes):
'Burned' documentary about the biofuels industry (75 minutes):
History of Green Screen
Green Screen was a non-political film group, open to all. Our film screenings aimed to inform and inspire - a different way of looking at our lives and the world around us. We showed films on a wide range of topics, including environmental issues (human health, wildlife, carbon footprint, resources), governance, corporations, individual choices/actions, architecture and urban planning.
Green Screen was started in January 2014 by two Ham residents who approached HUG to help support their idea. We were delighted to do so. Ewa and Michal have since returned to Poland with their two girls, but left us the richer and a good legacy. Their work was continued by Danielle Coleman, Jean Loveland and Jill Lamb. At the end of 2015 and throughout 2016 local resident Sufiyo Andersson kindly organised everything single-handedly! For the last couple of years, Simon Bailey and Daija Angeli, who both live in the borough and share a passion for environmental issues, organised screenings.
Past community screenings
Divide in Concord
shown September 2019
The Sequel: what will follow our troubled civilsation?
shown July 2019, joint screening with Transition Town Kingston
Racing Extinction
shown June 2019
Living the Change
shown March 2019
Banking Nature
shown December 2018
A Quest for Meaning
shown September 2018
The Nature of Cities & Richmond Park National Nature Reserve
shown June 2018
wetheuncivilised: A Life Story
shown March 2018
Love Thy Nature
shown December 2017
GrowthBusters
shown September 2017
A Simpler Way, Crisis as Opportunity
shown June 2017
Sense & Sustainability
shown March 2017
Disobedience
shown November 2016
The Human Scale
shown October 2016
Zero Waste to Landfill
illustrated presentation by West London Waste
shown September 2016
This Changes Everything
shown June 2016
Biodiversity (medley of short films)
shown May 2016
Fair Trade
shown April 2016
Plastic Planet
shown March 2016
Internet's Own Boy
shown February 2016
Mindfulness (short films)
shown January 2016
Future of Hope
shown December 2015
Cowspiracy
shown October 2015
Unchain My Heart
shown Septebmer 2015
The Economics of Happiness
shown June 2015
Seeds of Permaculture
shown May 2015
Aluna, a Journey to Save the World
shown April 2015
The Corporation
shown March 2015
Paradise or Oblivion
shown February 2015
Switch
shown late January 2015
Hungry for Change
shown early January 2015, hosted by Food for Thought (health food shop, Kingston)
The Yes Men
shown December 2014
Project Wild Thing
shown October 2014
Education (medley of short films)
shown September 2014
No Impact Man
shown June 2014
More than Honey
shown May 2014
Home
shown April 2014
The Light Bulb Conspiracy
shown March 2014
Hungry for Change
shown February 2014
Plastic Shores
shown January 2014 (launch screening)
