Who are We
We are a non-profit making initiative set up to promote and encourage community, activist, social change orientated film making. This includes progressive, alternative and independent video makers and video activists. We strongly believe in the power of low and no budget film making and that all it really takes to make a film in determination. Our films span over a decade and have covered both local and global issues. In this time we have worked with may local community and activist groups. Although we are based in the UK (Bristol) we are keen to Co-operate and work with individuals and groups all over the world. Join us on facebook.
Monthly Meetings (Normally 3rd Thursday Miners Arms, during winder)
We meet at the Miners Arms in St Werburghs on the 3rd Thursday each month starting 8pm. We either meet in the back or upstairs room. All are welcome, regardless of experience.
Some of our Films
We publish our films to YouTube and Vimeo.
Bristol and the Rainforest
Just Take up Your Tools - Birth of Bristol Ecovillage
| Title | mins | Description |
| Bristol and the Rainforest | 7.5 | A short film made though a collaborative process for Bristol Ecoshow concentrating on the Links between The Rainforests and Bristol. The film visits Bristol Festival of Nature and Leight Woods where Cows have been re-intoduces by The National Trust and The Story Group. We also talk to St Werburghs City Farm and the award winning City Farm Cafe. Also contains interviews with Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace, The Soil Association, The Happy City Intuitive and i-Scoot UK. |
| Just Take up your Tools - Birth of Bristol Ecovillage | 7 | On 17th April 2010 around 45 people occupied a piece of unused land in Bristol, England to set up Bristol Ecovillage, a Center for Alternative Technology. By the end of the day they had established themselves and even had built raised planting beds. This film tells the story of this day. |
| Bristol Ecovillage call to action | 2.5 | Next Saturday (17/4/2010), an Urban Eco Village will be setup in Bristol |
| Tesco Demo Stokes Croft | 4 | Bristol Demo against another store on Stokes Croft |
| Merlinism | 4 | Bristol artist Merlin paints Crop Circles in oils and created a Board Game |
| Billboard | 3 | Bristol Subvertisers go in for some billboard improvement. |
| The Nuclear Family | 6 | This will make you laugh and weep at the same time. An encounter between anti-nuclear protesters and a local family who work in the dockyards highlights that sometimes trying to change peoples minds is really a wast of time. |
| Southmead Slamming | 12 | The story of how sport, organised mainly by volunteers was used in Southmead, Bristol to help solve drug problems. |
| Anti-Capitalist March London 2001 | 7 | Film covering the Anti-Capitalist march in 2001 where the police kettled in protesters for over 5 hours denying them access to water and toilet facilities |
| Genetix Snowball | 5 | Short film about 5 woman who pulled up Genetics crops in Oxfordshire and waited to get arrested |
| Pioneer Rapists | 18 | Ashton Court Quarry Campaign, a Campaign to stop quarry at Ashton Court, Bristol. |
Contact Us
We are currently working on various film projects, if you are a local filmmaker who would like to get involved please contact us.
