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Taking place at The Green Room in The Grand, The Leas, Folkestone CT20 2XL.
How can the connections made by people of colour with the outdoors transform our relationships with the land and, in a time of anthropogenic climate crisis, help us redefine nature itself?
With a particular focus on people of the African and Caribbean diasporas, Jaha Browne’s We Are Nature and two short films from Folkestone filmmaker Rhiana Bonterre trace the personal, communal and ancestral experiences of people of colour with the land and natural surroundings of the UK and the Caribbean, uncovering affective histories of separation, alienation, longing and reconciliation.
Co-programmed with Origins Untold, black outside situates the film screenings in the context of the outdoors of Folkestone, incorporating a discussion, a walk and the festival’s customary community meal. Join us as we consider how the connections made by people of colour with the outdoors can transform our relationships with the land and, in a time of anthropogenic climate crisis, help us redefine nature itself.
Tickets for this event are free for Festival Pass holders, or £12 for non-pass holders. Tickets include films, a group walk and communal meal.
Directed by
Jaha Browne
Genre
Documentary
Details
UK • 2022 • 9 mins
Certificate
PG
We Are Nature is an immersive audio-driven film that asks you to listen. Why is it that BPoC communities in the UK do not feel like they belong in the outdoors? At a time when reconnecting with nature has never seemed so important, this film asks the question – is the British outdoors for everyone?
Meet BPoC women outdoor activists who are changing the story. It is an emotional response, a poetic and hybrid film consciously working to break stereotypes, acknowledge trauma without retraumatising the audience and inspire a new lens on the British outdoors.
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Directed by
Rhiana Bonterre
Genre
Documentary
Details
UK • 2023 • 9 mins
A new film, exploring black embodiments in the landscape of Folkestone and Dover through interviews with members of the local black community.
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Directed by
Rhiana Bonterre
Genre
Documentary
Details
UK • 2023 • 9 mins
Certificate
PG
A film merging experimental film and documentary techniques and aesthetics, discussing land and inheritance in the context of the Caribbean, specifically Trinidad.
Welcome to the third edition of the Folkestone Documentary Festival. Come to the Kent seaside for a weekend of documentary films, discussions, walks and parties. The festival celebrates documentary filmmaking in all its forms, from social issues to culture to the environment and nature, or just great real stories, with community collaborations at the heart of programming.
For more information, visit folkestonedocumentaryfestival.co.uk.
