We Are Nature
England / 2022 / 9m / English
In-Person: Sat 24 June / 19:00 BST
Online: 23 - 29 June
Outdoor activists discuss their experiences of working with their communities to foster a sense of connection and belonging to the natural world.
When People of Colour make up only 1% of visitors to UK National Parks (according to The Campaign to Protect Rural England), is it true to say that the British outdoors are for everyone? In We Are Nature (2022), directors and producers Jaha Browne and Olivia Martin McGuire speak to those currently working to dispel myths of exclusivity associated with visiting rural landscapes. The film centres on the gentle activism that is involved in taking Communities of Colour into nature, to walk, exercise, exist within and find inspiration from. Following lockdown restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are reminded that a real relationship to our outside world is a pertinent issue in the struggle for liberation.
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Directors & Producers
Jaha Browne & Olivia Martin McGuire
DOP Linda Wu
Steadicam Toby Elwes
Editor Suga Suppiah
Composer Hollie Buhagiar
Sound Recordists -
Katie Fusillo, Thea Rickard, Astrid Winther
Colourist & Supervising Sound Editor - Blue Fox Studio
VFX Artist Guy Pearson
Runner Hafsa Hassan
Commissioned by Rab & Kendal Mountain Festival
A special thanks to
Claire Carter, Robert Macfarlane, Kwesia
Richard Shannon Department of Media, Communications and Cultural Studies at Goldsmiths, Pho Lin Lee
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Cherelle Harding
Cherece Lucina
Sabrina Pace-Humphreys
Sabah Ahmed
Mary-Ann Ochota
Dancer Aisha Sanyang-Meek
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Captions by Sarya Wu
British Sign Language by Grace Buckle
BSL Editing by Tao-Anas Le Thanh
Audio Descriptions provided by the International Digital Centre
Listen to…
Filmmaker Jaha Browne talk about We Are Nature in our Audio Programme, Before the Applause - available wherever you get your podcasts.
Read Response
Golden hour fantasies
A Response to We Are Nature, written by Katie Goh