Join Sleaford Climate Action Network (Sleaford CAN) for a thought-provoking Winter Film Series, showcasing powerful documentaries that explore a range of climate-related topics. 

Films start promptly at 2pm, every event includes time for post-film discussion.

Sun 25 Jan: Why Not Scotland? (60 mins)

Sun 22 Feb: Balancing the Scales (57 mins) and Fools & Dreamers: Regenerating a Native Forest (30 mins)

Sun 29 Mar: The Last Repair Shop (40 mins) and From Devil’s Breath (40 mins)

About the Films

Why Not Scotland? is a feature-length documentary, which forms a central part of the Alliance’s Rewilding Nation campaign. The film accompanies Flo, a young Scot from Glasgow, on an intensely personal journey, as she seeks out examples of nature recovery around Europe. Like many of her generation, Flo is concerned by the state of nature and fearful about an uncertain future. However, during her travels, she discovers places where nature is making a spectacular comeback, breathing life back into the landscape and revitalising human communities. Encouraged by these stories of hope and renewal, she is prompted to wonder: Why Not Scotland? (

Balancing the Scales is a powerful, visually stunning documentary that captures hope amid environmental uncertainty. Through candid interviews with leading experts, this film unpacks the intricate relationship between beavers and migratory fish – revealing the opportunities beavers create and the unique challenges they introduce in our modern landscapes. 

Fools & Dreamers: Regenerating a Native Forest is a 30-minute documentary about Hinewai Nature Reserve, on New Zealand’s Banks Peninsula, and its kaitiaki/manager of 30 years, botanist Hugh Wilson. When, in 1987, Hugh let the local community know of his plans to allow the introduced ‘weed’ gorse to grow as a nurse canopy to regenerate farmland into native forest, people were not only sceptical but outright angry – the plan was the sort to be expected only of “fools and dreamers”.

The Last Repair Shop In a nondescript warehouse in the heart of Los Angeles, a dwindling handful of devoted craftspeople maintain over 80,000 student musical instruments, the largest remaining workshop in America of its kind. Meet four unforgettable characters whose broken-and-repaired lives have been dedicated to bringing so much more than music to the schoolchildren of the recording capital of the world.

From Devil’s Breath is a 2021 documentary film about the devastating 2017 wildfires in Portugal, which killed 120 people. Directed by Orlando von Einsiedel and produced by Chloe Leland, Harri Grace, and Leonardo DiCaprio, the film chronicles the community’s fight for survival, their efforts to ensure the tragedy doesn’t repeat, and the scientific and restoration-based solutions being developed to combat climate change. It features survivor testimonies and highlights the resilience of the community in the face of tragedy. 

What age are the films suitable for? 

All ages are welcome. Some of the themes may not be suitable for young children. 

About the Facilitator 

The Hub is proud to be working in partnership with Sleaford Climate Action Network (or Sleaford CAN) for this new Film Series. Sleaford CAN is a network of people and groups working together to keep the planet safe and habitable for all the children of the future. Their aim is to help people be the change that is needed.

Access Information - Studio

When you enter the Hub, head to the shop reception and a Visitor Experience Assistant will be able to show you to the room.

The workshop is on the ground floor, you can see a picture of the room below. Chairs will be set out for the films, which will be shown on the big TV screen on the wall.

The workshop is temperature controlled and well lit.

You are close to all toilet facilities, also on the ground floor. You will have access to two disabled toilets.

You are welcome to take drinks or snacks into the studio if required.

If you would like to talk to a member of staff about access, please email info@hub-sleaford.org.uk or call 01529 308710.