Redbridge Green Fair

11.30 - Eco-Village Pioneers. 
For a decade Helen, and her young son went in search of a sustainable way of life. Along the way she recorded the UK's most high profile campaigners on low impact living (...more) 
 
12.30-3.30 Cartoon time for children.  Three hours of short animations.
 
3.30-4.50 - Sita Sings The Blues.
An animation feature suitable for all ages. “The Greatest Break-Up Story Ever Told” - Nina is an animator whose husband moves to India, then dumps her by e-mail (...more) 

4.50-7-00 - Eco- Documentaries in the following running order:

Bike to Oz (30mins) A couple determined to avoid flying, travel from the UK to Australia by bicycle. Pedaling through 16 countries over 485 days (...more) 
 
Water Aid a 15 minute documentary about the partnership between WaterAid and Ecover in the Hintalo Wajerat Region of Ethiopia. WaterAid works to enable people to gain access to water, sanitation and hygiene education.
 
On The Push - A Surfer's Guide To Climate Change (30 mins) Stunning surf photography, funky music and beautiful locations.  On the Push offers an approach to global warming which is enjoyable and accessible, but also inspiring.  It tells the story of how Anne, a surfer girl from Wales, becomes an eco-activist.  We follow her journey from Porthcawl to Cornwall, Spain and Switzerland as she learns about the threat of climate chnage and how a surfer can help protect the marine environment.
 
Baka (20 mins)   Deep in the rainforests of Camerron live the Baka tribe.  Their music has inspired world music group Baka Beyond.  The film - an inspiring tale of cultural exchange - shows how the band have helped to build a music house in the rainforest for the tribe.
Baka.
 
Out Of The Frying Pan (10 mins)  A tongue in cheek environmental road movie.  The Solar Cinema crew attempt to drive a huge motorcaravan from Portugal to the UK using only chip oil.
 
World Naked Bike Ride (25 mins) The story of a hilarious environmental protest involving 200 naked cyclists taking to the streets of London.  Narrated by Jon Snow (features occasional tasteful and non-gratuitous nudity).

Sita is a goddess separated from her beloved Lord and husband Rama. Nina is an animator whose husband moves to India, then dumps her by e-mail.

Three hilarious shadow puppets narrate both ancient tragedy and modern comedy in this beautifully animated interpretation of the Indian epic Ramayana. Set to the 1920’s jazz vocals of Annette Hanshaw, Sita Sings the Blues earns its tagline as “The Greatest Break-Up Story Ever Told.”

This is an animation feature suitable for all ages

For a decade Helen, and her young son went in search of a sustainable way of life. Along the way she recorded the UK's most high profile campaigners on low impact living. She charted how Tony Wrench and his partner challenged and radically changed a council's policy on rural housing. Their unique, inexpensive eco-home made from oak, cobwood and recycled window walls, straw-insulated turf roof, with solar power for electricity, compost toilet and reed beds for grey water is now a proven example of what the Government needs to be providing.

Her journey took her to Crystal Waters Permaculture village in Australia, Sunseed Desert Technology centre in Spain, Findhorn spiritual community in Scotland, and the low impact settlement, Tinkers Bubble in Somerset England. Her trip also includes the world renowned Centre of Alternative Technology in mid Wales. The main strand of the film follows the story of Britain's first eco-villages to be developed in England and Wales.

Check out the 4 minute trailer, available on YouTube. 

A video series about the young British couple who successfully cycled the 12,000Km from Oxford (UK) to Sydney (Australia). Kevin and Lowanna filmed their entire cycle adventure across the UK, Europe, Pakistan, India, Iran, Malaysia and Australia.

Bike2Oz is the epic adventure of a young school teacher and a train worker in Oxford. After teaching her pupils about global warming, Lowanna decided she couldn't risk damaging the climate by flying home to Australia. With her partner Kevin, the couple travel the 12,000km to Sydney using only sustainable transport- the train, bicycle and cargo ship.

Pedalling through 16 countries over 485 days, the couple joined in Car Free day in Italy,escaped arrest in Iran, got groped in Pakistan and fell ill in India. Their journey brought them through storm ravaged forests in France, torrential downpours in the Mediterranean and severe drought in Iran.  The effects of Climate Change could be seen everywhere they went.

Watch the series and find out if their relationship (and the planet) survived the epic trip