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Reel to Real: Rave on the Avon
April 3 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
This month we are sharing the documentary film, Rave on for the Avon, a feature-length documentary film that follows a local community’s fight to save their bathing spot in unique, daring & distinctly Bristolian ways.
About the Film
Filmed over two years in Bristol, Rave On For The Avon is an intimate and action-packed documentary that explores the love for rivers shared by campaigners.
An immersive and cinematic film, it allows viewers to melt into the river, to see, hear and almost feel the tingling of the cold as swimmer dip their toes in. The film blends the cinematic and poetic with intimate, observational filmmaking and action- packed adventure scenes. It is a real mix to show the tapestry of ways we love our local patch of the Avon and why we want to protect it.
This film delivers a sense of urgency about the critical state of the River Avon and how much the locals rely on it for their health and wellbeing, hoping to galvanise audiences to campaign for policy change in the UK and abroad. Rave On For The Avon invites viewers to seek out swimming spots in their local area and fight to protect them. The situation is dire but there is hope and community to be found in protecting rivers.
Watch the trailer here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V84OmOUIoG4&t=1s
The Cafe is open from 5:30 with refreshments available
