See the elegant, dystopian thriller Vesper at Dear Future Film Festival

Dear Future Film Festival 2022: ecology, wonder and love

Featuring a collection of films and special events, hosted by Clare Whistler and Rebecca E Marshall, the second annual Dear Future Film Festival at The Electric Palace cinema celebrates ways of future thinking, fusing themes of ecology, wonder and love, says Annie Waite.

Events run from Thursday 3rd to Sunday 6th November 2022.

Co-curator of the festival, Clare Whistler says of the programme:

“We created the festival as a move towards thinking and feeling about the future, whatever it brings. This year there is more of a concentration on climate with two days that centre around water and bees. You’ll experience a quirky selection of films both short and feature length, live talks and performance, and conversations about ways to think of the future as a love letter for the imagination! Films you might never come across!” 

Book now for these awe-inspiring events and screenings during 3-6 November 2022:

• The Moon and Sledgehammer – Thursday 3rd November, 11am
  Rare screening of cult film about unique and magical West Sussex family.
• All that Breathes – Thursday 3rd November, 7.30pm
  Two brothers fall in love with a bird – the black kite. “A remarkable, vital work of cinema” – Sight & Sound.
• Dear Bees – Friday 4th November, 7.30pm
  An evening of bees. Includes film made by Hastings-based husband and wife documentary makers Dave & Nell Thomas, plus the founder of Bee Potion, and a reading from Laline Paull from her book The Bees.
• Vesper – Saturday 5th November, 7.30pm
  Set after the collapse of Earth’s ecosystem, this elegant, dystopian thriller envelops us in the world of a gifted girl fending for survival.
• The Cult of Water plus short films and live music – Sunday 6th November, 11am
  Combining music, animation and film, David Bramwell takes you on a candle-lit journey in search of the secrets of our water, featuring St Helen’s Woods. Plus Liz Pearson from Chalk Horse Music playing LIVE.

Book now for all the Dear Future Film Festival 2022 events on The Electric Palace cinema website.

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