Transition Town Tooting

Tag: Films

  • Film Showing of Tomorrow, Today

    This afternoon’s film showing of Tomorrow (Demain) provides a comprehensive look at ways in which activists, organisers and everyday citizens are trying to make the world a better, greener, more sustainable place.

    All welcome for 2.30 pm at All Saints Church Tooting, Brudenell Rd SW17 8DQ.

  • Tomorrow – the movie – comes to Tooting!

    We face a climate emergency – but all over the globe, solutions already exist! 

    Join Transition Town Tooting for TOMORROW, our first Film for Action 

    with All Saints Church Tooting, Brudenell Rd SW17 8DQ
    2.30 pm on 16th November 2019

     

    Tomorrow (Demain) provides a comprehensive look at ways in which activists, organisers and everyday citizens are trying to make the world a better, greener, more sustainable place.

    Check out the trailer for the film!

    ‘The overriding message? It takes a community to make change.’
    New York Times

  • ‘Even When I Fall’ film showing to celebrate Refugee Week 2018 in Tooting

    Join us to celebrate Refugee Week 2018 in Tooting!
    It’s the 20th annual Refugee Week, and in TTT’s 10th anniversary year we’re proud to be showing ‘Even When I Fall’ in partnership with CARAS and St. Mary Magdalene Church, Wandsworth Common.
     
     
    When: Sunday 17th June. Doors open 7:00 for tea and a samosa and the film starts at 7:30
    Where: St Mary Magdalene Church, in the Main Hall. 202 Trinity Road SW17 7HP – near Wandsworth Common
    Free showing: we’ll ask for voluntary donations to cover costs
    Queries: please contact us by email
    ‘Even When I Fall’ is an intimate, beautiful film that harnesses the visual power of circus to give a unique perspective into the complex world of human trafficking.
    ‘Even When I Fall’ traces the journey of Sheetal and Saraswoti, two girls from Nepal. 
     
    They met as teenagers in a Kathmandu refuge, survivors of child trafficking to corrupt Indian circuses and brought back to a country they could barely remember.
     
    Inadvertently these girls were left with a secret weapon by their captors – their breath-taking skills as circus artists. 
    With 11 other young trafficking survivors, the girls form Circus Kathmandu – Nepal’s first and only circus.
    The group continues to take circus skills and trafficking awareness workshops all over Nepal.

  • Refugee Week 2017: Tooting activities starting Sunday 18th June

    Refugee Week is a nationwide programme of arts, cultural and educational events that celebrate the contribution of refugees to the UK, and encourages a better understanding between communities. 

    Refugee Week 2017 starts in under a fortnight, and there are plenty of London activities to choose from.

    Plus here are two local events to share:

    1. Queens of Syria – free film Sunday 18th June

    We’re showing this thrilling and absorbing film about 50 Syrian refugee women joining together to prepare to perform an ancient Greek play about women and their families in war. It’s definitely NOT simply a ‘film of the play’ – it’s all about how the women explore telling their shared stories with passion and creativity. It’s a moving and positive film.
    Click here to see the flier, and save the date! Here’s the listing on the Refugee Week site.
    We’re showing the film in the Hall at Mushkil Aasaan, the local charity supporting families, young people and the elderly.

    • Date: Sunday 18th June
    • Timings: Doors open 4:00 pm for tea and samosas, film at 5:00.
    • Venue: Mushkil Aasaan, 220 Upper Tooting Road, SW17 7EW

    2. Midsummer Merriment with CARAS
    – Thursday 22nd June
    Book now for the comedy night in Tooting Market, put on by TTT’s partner CARAS. The host will be Arthur Smith – the Night Mayor of Balham. Many of the tickets have been sold already, here’s the link.

    • Date: Thursday 22nd June
    • Timings: 7:30 to 10:30
    • Venue: Tooting Market, 21-23 Tooting High Street, SW17 0SN

    Images from past Refugee Week activities:

  • Three diverse events in Tooting celebrating refugees and migration

    We’re continuing our 2017 Gardens of Refuge project with local refugees and asylum-seekers with workshops during May and into June.
    Alongside that long-term project, we want to share three diverse and fascinating events in Tooting which celebrate refugees and migration:

    To celebrate Refugee Week in June:

    1. Queens of Syria – free film Sunday 18th June

    We’re showing this thrilling and absorbing film about 50 Syrian refugee women joining together to prepare to perform an ancient Greek play about women and their families in war. It’s definitely NOT simply a ‘film of the play’ – it’s all about how the women explore telling their shared stories with passion and creativity. It’s a moving and positive film. Click here to see the flier, and save the date!

    • Date: Sunday 18th June
    • Timings: Doors open 4:00 pm for tea and samosas, film at 5:00.
    • Venue: Mushkil Aasaan, 220 Upper Tooting Road, SW17 7EW

    2. Midsummer Merriment with CARAS on Thursday 22nd June 22nd
    Book now for CARAS’ comedy night in Tooting Market. The host will be Arthur Smith – the Night Mayor of Balham.
    A third of the tickets have been sold already, here’s the link.

    • Date: Thursday 22nd June
    • Timings: 7:30 to 10:30
    • Venue: Tooting Market, 21-23 Tooting High Street, SW17 0SN 


      Refugee Week is the annual festival which celebrates the contribution of refugees to the UK and encourages a better understanding between communities. We’ll share more & there’s online info here.

      Plus: this New Union Flag event has already happened but it worth looking up the project online 

      3. The New Union Flag project at Tooting Market
      Imagine what a British flag could look like if it reflected today’s multi-cultural society…
      Artist Gil Mualem-Doron brought this participative project to Tooting Market as part of the Wandsworth Fringe. Here is the link to the project on facebook.
      Gil is also took the project to Tara Arts on Sat May 20th.

    • Pop-up Cinema in Furzedown on Fri 27th January: Naomi Klein’s ‘This Changes Everything’

      Join the Furzedown Low Carbon Zone screening of Naomi Klein’s ‘This Changes Everything’ The film explores the global fight against climate change, the role of capitalism and what citizens can do.
      The film has been described as “purposely unsettling…ultimately encouraging”.
      When? Doors at 7:00 for film at 7:30 on Friday 27th January
      Where? The Furzedown Project, 93 Moyser Road SW16 6SJ
      Tickets cost £5 for waged and £2 for students / unemployed – including wine, soft drinks and our famous popcorn
        
      All welcome!
      Please reserve tickets by emailing us at furzedownlowcarbonzone@gmail.com 
      Your ticket entitles you to a 50% discount on the purchase of low-energy LED light bulbs for use in many parts of the home. 
      We’re making this LED offer available via our bulk purchase, to enable you to start saving money and reduce your home’s carbon footprint.

    • Pop-up Cinema in Furzedown Friday 10th July

      Pop-Up Cinema on the Green at the local bowling club in Furzedown, to enjoy a social evening, meet people and raise funds for the Furzedown Low Carbon Zone workshops we’re planning for this winter.  
      Free popcorn!
      At Streatham Park Bowling Club, Pringle Gardens, London SW16 1SH 
      Timings: 7:00pm to 9:30pm 

      We’re showing ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes’ by Michael Winterbottom with Russell Brand, plus a short film of Naomi Klein’s ‘This Changes Everything’.  The screen is in a marquee, Spanish street food stall Moyete Man will be serving his delicious dishes, and the bar is open before and after.
      Tickets are selling fast – there’s a handful left so do book now! Tickets cost £5, or £2 for students / unemployed. Reserve by emailing us or book online at eventbrite

      London | Lambeth | Streatham
      Streatham Park Bowling Club, Pringle Gardens, London SW16 1SH – See more at: http://www.projectdirt.com/apps/event/37051/#sthash.sJPmG3wS.dpuf

      Pop-Up Cinema on the green at the local bowling club in Furzedown. The screen is in a marquee, bar is open all night and Spanish street food stall Moyete Man will be serving his delicious dishes. Tickets are selling already so remember to book. We’re raising funds for the workshops we’re planning for this winter.
      Details below –
      Pop-Up Cinema showing ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes’ by Michael Winterbottom with Russell Brand, plus short film of Naomi Klein’s ‘This Changes Everything’
      Book your Tickets: £5 or £2 for students / unemployed
      Reserve by emailing us: furzedownlowcarbonzone@gmail.com or online:
      eventbrite.co.uk/e/flcz-pop-up-cinema-tickets-17344991336
      Screen in Marquee on the lawn
      Bar open before and after
      Free popcorn
      – See more at: http://www.projectdirt.com/apps/event/37051/#sthash.sJPmG3wS.dpuf
      Pop-Up Cinema on the green at the local bowling club in Furzedown. The screen is in a marquee, bar is open all night and Spanish street food stall Moyete Man will be serving his delicious dishes. Tickets are selling already so remember to book. We’re raising funds for the workshops we’re planning for this winter.
      Details below –
      Pop-Up Cinema showing ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes’ by Michael Winterbottom with Russell Brand, plus short film of Naomi Klein’s ‘This Changes Everything’
      Book your Tickets: £5 or £2 for students / unemployed
      Reserve by emailing us: furzedownlowcarbonzone@gmail.com or online:
      eventbrite.co.uk/e/flcz-pop-up-cinema-tickets-17344991336
      Screen in Marquee on the lawn
      Bar open before and after
      Free popcorn
      – See more at: http://www.projectdirt.com/apps/event/37051/#sthash.sJPmG3wS.dpuf
      Pop-Up Cinema on the green at the local bowling club in Furzedown. The screen is in a marquee, bar is open all night and Spanish street food stall Moyete Man will be serving his delicious dishes. Tickets are selling already so remember to book. We’re raising funds for the workshops we’re planning for this winter.
      Details below –
      Pop-Up Cinema showing ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes’ by Michael Winterbottom with Russell Brand, plus short film of Naomi Klein’s ‘This Changes Everything’
      Book your Tickets: £5 or £2 for students / unemployed
      Reserve by emailing us: furzedownlowcarbonzone@gmail.com or online:
      eventbrite.co.uk/e/flcz-pop-up-cinema-tickets-17344991336
      Screen in Marquee on the lawn
      Bar open before and after
      Free popcorn
      – See more at: http://www.projectdirt.com/apps/event/37051/#sthash.sJPmG3wS.dpuf

    • WHY we’re offering our ‘Wild Afternoon in Tooting’ this Sunday 22nd Feb: Part 1

      All welcome to the two parts of our free half term Wild Afternoon in Tooting:
      at 1400: participative outdoor games for all the family
      at 1600: showing ‘Project Wild Thing’ film  

      All the details on our events calendar to the right of this blog page.
      It’s going to be a fun and engaging afternoon, even if it’s damp outdoors in the first part when we try out some games.
        
      Being outdoors in the city should be fun, available and accessible, and is valuable for us all. 

      For the next 3 days, we want to illustrate some different aspects of why we believe it’s important to offer ways to enjoy being outdoors – including the personal and informal as well as more formal examples.

      Why go outdoors in Tooting? Part 1 
      Rachel from fanSHEN Theatre will be helping run the games this Sunday. fanSHEN are also developing a 6-month series of free Tooting Field Days, which kick off in April in partnership with TTT.

      “As a warm-up to the Tooting Field Days, we’ll be helping out at Wild Afternoon, playing some games invented by the awesome San Francisco New Games Foundation. 

      Why? In August last year, our fanSHEN team spent almost every Saturday walking around Tooting, looking for good routes for the audio walks we were making. We had some ideas about what the routes might be, landmarks they might take in, how long they might take – but mostly we walked around to see where might be fun or interesting. 

      Flourishing in February
       When we got tired, we stopped at one of Tooting’s brilliant restaurants or cafes and refueled on egg kothu or samosas or 
      coffee while we pored over a map to see where we hadn’t tried yet. 
      We stumbled on places and met people 
      we wouldn’t normally. 
      Maybe because it was August and 
      everyone else was away, it felt a bit like a holiday, exploring a place without the pressure of needing to be in a 
      certain place at a particular time.

      These days weren’t particularly sunny – if you remember, a lovely sunny June gave way to a pretty mediocre July and August last year. They weren’t days when I would have sat outside; I’d have looked out of my window and seen it being overcast and blowy and decided not to make a big effort to leave the flat. But doing this project meant that I spent over 4 hours a day walking around outside. And it was brilliant.

      I think I probably spend most of my life in front of a screen. I don’t think as a kid I ever thought my life as a grown up would be like this. I don’t even think there was a point as a young adult I decided that I was happy to be this screen person because it was worth it for career success or something like that. Somehow I slid into this screen-based existence. Of course, on my desktop I have a picture taken on a real holiday, of a beautiful sunset.
      Flowering in February (hazel)

      So at some point while we were making these walks, I made a promise to myself to spend more time outside. 
      It’s a promise I’ve broken over the last six months. Yeah, it’s been winter, and yeah, I’ve been busy, but the bottom line is that I’ve opted for screen over surroundings, even though I know how much happier I’d be being outside. 
      (And I’m not the only one – there’s a body of evidence to suggest that well-being is improved by getting outside).

      But things are going to change. So we’re making the Tooting Field Day project about being outside, allowing yourself to be surprised and having fun with a bunch of people you might not meet in your daily life. There’ll be walks and games and craftiness and samosas and coffee and maybe even egg kothu! More details to come.
      Hopefully you can make it to the Wild Afternoon on Sunday 22nd and then monthly from April – bet you a samosa it’ll make you happier than spending the afternoon in front of the computer”

      Rachel Briscoe fanshen.org.uk  @fanshentheatre 
      Thank you, Rachel! 
      And all welcome on Sunday…and from April-Sept for the Field Days.
      – Charles

    • Furzedown Low Carbon Zone: Film Night 22nd Oct

      All welcome to a Film Night hosted by our sister project, Furzedown Low Carbon Zone.

      Date: Wednesday October 22nd
      Venue: The Furzedown Project, 93 Moyser Road, SW16 6SJ
      Timings: Doors open at 7:30pm, and the showing starts at 8:00
      Booking: Please book a ticket on our booking page here. Tickets are £5.00. Under-16s and over-60s are free (please book in all the same)

      We’ll finish by 9:30, but conversation can always move to the pub! 
      Film is better with tea, coffee and cake – and if you came to the Tooting Foodival you know we make some great cakes.

      We’re showing ‘Disruption’:
      a brand new film about climate change and community 
      organisation in the face of apparent poltical apathy 


      The film also covers the background to the New York City Climate March last month.

      As well as fundraising for our activities, we’ll be sharing the proceeds of the evening with Furzedown FACE, a group that supports the local community. 


      The ‘FLCZ’ has been active for three years now
      Furzedown Low Carbon Zone is a community association dedicated to reducing the carbon emissions of Furzedown and surrounding areas. You may have seen us at Furzedown Big Day Out, at Tooting Foodival or on the Climate March.

      Two earlier FLCZ projects were carried out with many local partners including South Thames College, Eardley School, Furzedown enterprises and Transition Town Tooting. Do watch the project videos:

      1 ‘The Greener Jobs Alliance’ – watch it here

      2 ‘Better Choices for a Better Tomorrow’ – watch it here

      We’re proud that our first project won the Green Gown Awards ‘Best Newcomer’ category  in 2012 from The Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges.


      If you’d like to find out about FLCZ activities, including our current focus on setting up a community renewable energy scheme, please contact us here.
      We look forward to seeing you.

    • Foodival 2012 Memories

      Courtesy of our very own award-winning film maker Garry Samett, TTT is proud to release this awesome short film of Foodival 2012. Enjoy!