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Scotland’s Take One Action film festival gives a chance to ‘take a seat and take a stand’

Tags: doreen, film, Scotland
Published on September 03, 2019

WEAll Scotland is excited to be collaborating with the innovative Take One Action Film Festivals on one of their Edinburgh events this month.

On Monday 23 September, WEAll Scotland Chair Doreen Grove will be a panellist at the discussion following the screening of System Error at the Grassmarket Centre. Doreen will be joined by Claire Rampen of the 2050 Climate Group and Lisa Hough-Stewart of WEAll/Take One Action.

About the film

Director: Florian Opitz | Countries of production: Germany | Year: 2018 | Length: 95 min
Language: English, German with English subtitles | Age: 12+ years

As a central tenet of capitalism, the concept of growth dominates our politics, our economy, and our understanding of what makes the world go round. Yet the social fabric and nature itself are showing the strain of this constant drive for bigger and better at all costs.

Through candid conversations with staunch advocates of “business as usual” (finance journalists, multinational executives, lobbyists, traders and financiers such as former Trump communications officer Anthony Scaramucci, the self- proclaimed “artist of capital”), director Florian Opitz reveals the absurdities behind our current system – and asks if it may be time for a radical re-think.

Find out more – the event is free to attend

About Take One Action

This screening is just one of dozens taking place as part of the Take One Action Glasgow and Edinburgh Festivals between 18-28 September.

Take One Action nurtures communal exploration of the stories, ideas and questions at the heart of positive social change. Through film screenings, conversation and enquiry, we bring people together to inspire a fairer, more sustainable and more fulfilling world, in Scotland and beyond our borders.

Through debate and innovative presentation, our activities bring individuals, communities, campaigners, filmmakers, politicians, academics and artists together to explore the connections, systems and cultures underpinning social, cultural, environmental and economic inequality – and empowers them to envisage tangible action.

Their work is independent, values-driven, widely recognised for its artistic and social merits, and delivered through partnerships with a range of charities, grassroots groups and NGOs (including WEAll Scotland) who support local creativity, opportunity and action.

This year’s programme includes the latest film by acclaimed director Ken Loach ‘Sorry We Missed You;, screening in Glasgow and Edinburgh.

See the full programme and book tickets.

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