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We Are Nature

England / 2022 / 9m / English

In-Person: Sat 24 June / 19:00 BST

Online: 23 - 29 June

Outdoor activists discuss their experiences of working with their communities to foster a sense of connection and belonging to the natural world.

When People of Colour make up only 1% of visitors to UK National Parks (according to The Campaign to Protect Rural England), is it true to say that the British outdoors are for everyone? In We Are Nature (2022), directors and producers Jaha Browne and Olivia Martin McGuire speak to those currently working to dispel myths of exclusivity associated with visiting rural landscapes. The film centres on the gentle activism that is involved in taking Communities of Colour into nature, to walk, exercise, exist within and find inspiration from. Following lockdown restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are reminded that a real relationship to our outside world is a pertinent issue in the struggle for liberation.

  • Directors & Producers

    Jaha Browne & Olivia Martin McGuire

    DOP Linda Wu

    Steadicam Toby Elwes

    Editor Suga Suppiah

    Composer Hollie Buhagiar

    Sound Recordists -

    Katie Fusillo, Thea Rickard, Astrid Winther

    Colourist & Supervising Sound Editor - Blue Fox Studio

    VFX Artist Guy Pearson

    Runner Hafsa Hassan

    Commissioned by Rab & Kendal Mountain Festival

    A special thanks to

    Claire Carter, Robert Macfarlane, Kwesia

    Richard Shannon Department of Media, Communications and Cultural Studies at Goldsmiths, Pho Lin Lee

  • Cherelle Harding

    Cherece Lucina

    Sabrina Pace-Humphreys

    Sabah Ahmed

    Mary-Ann Ochota

    Dancer Aisha Sanyang-Meek

  • Captions by Sarya Wu

    British Sign Language by Grace Buckle

    BSL Editing by Tao-Anas Le Thanh

    Audio Descriptions provided by the International Digital Centre

Listen to…

Filmmaker Jaha Browne talk about We Are Nature in our Audio Programme, Before the Applause - available wherever you get your podcasts.

Read Response

Golden hour fantasies

A Response to We Are Nature, written by Katie Goh