Post-film Q&A panel (L-R): Dr Tony Cowling, Austin Jacobs, Prof. Chris Rhodes, Stuart Ward, Ramandeep Nijjar, Kathryn McCann, Guglielmo Miccolupi, Natalie Ganpatsingh.
The film premiere.
Transition Town Reading have made a film, entitled: “What If a Better World Were Possible?" showcasing some of the really great "community action" projects happening in our town of Reading (UK). The filmmaker was Liam Rooney.
The film was premiered at Reading University, Minghella Studios, this week (6-5-26), aimed particularly at students.
There will be further screenings, both for the local community and as part of the Reading Climate Festival: dates and venues to be confirmed, and more to come (watch this space!).
Our film celebrates and brings together 7 brilliant community led initiatives across energy, water, waste, nature connection and ecosystem restoration.
These include, pub dwellers rallying to restore their local marsh, a community owned hydro-power project, solar energy installed all across town, community tree planting, and Solar Punk stories of the future, writ large across public walkways.
The film is about the joy of possibility in the face of uncertainty, cultivating a deep collective sense of place, and the power of local community action.
From What is, to What If?
The Transition Town movement begins with a shared vision, and then works step by step, action by action, until that vision becomes real.
"It is members of the community who are the force of change. We hope the film lights the way for others to see what they might also do in their own town, village, or street. We're building the story of our future, and acting together to make it real."
Meanwhile, here is a synopsis of the film:
"In the heart of Reading, local changemakers are harnessing the power of nature and community to realise their vision of a better world.
While many of the World's problems are global – the climate emergency, resource scarcity, pollution, overconsumption and wealth inequality – the local scale is becoming an increasingly potent source of scalable, systemic change.
While many of the World's problems are global – the climate emergency, resource scarcity, pollution, overconsumption and wealth inequality – the local scale is becoming an increasingly potent source of scalable, systemic change.
Our film celebrates and brings together 7 brilliant community led initiatives across energy, water, waste, nature connection and ecosystem restoration.
These include, pub dwellers rallying to restore their local marsh, a community owned hydro-power project, solar energy installed all across town, community tree planting, and Solar Punk stories of the future, writ large across public walkways.
The film is about the joy of possibility in the face of uncertainty, cultivating a deep collective sense of place, and the power of local community action.
From What is, to What If?
The Transition Town movement begins with a shared vision, and then works step by step, action by action, until that vision becomes real.
"It is members of the community who are the force of change. We hope the film lights the way for others to see what they might also do in their own town, village, or street. We're building the story of our future, and acting together to make it real."
- Chris Rhodes, chair of Transition Town Reading.”
