Something Beautiful for the World – Once Upon a Forest

Once Upon a Forest - Environmental Film

Autumn Film Series at Visual Carlow

County Carlow Environmental Network (CCEN) are delighted to be partnering with Visual Carlow once more, where we will be showing three environmental films for the Autumn and Winter of 2024. Thanks to Arts Council and Local Councillor Funding, our second screening will be on Wednesday, 6th November at 7pm where we are pleased to share ‘Something Beautiful for the World – Once Upon a Forest’. A facilitated discussion will take place after the film in the bar, along with a raffle.

Something Beautiful for the World – Once Upon a Forest

Maria was a romantic, animal-loving, dreamy child who, growing up, had a hard time conforming to the demands associated with the trajectory towards “a normal life”. As a young adult she became depressed, and was encouraged by her therapist to go for walks in the forest. The myriad of funny-looking twigs and sticks she found along the way immediately put her on a path to recovery. Now, 25 years later, she’s a celebrated “twig poet” whose art is shown in galleries throughout Sweden.

When a climate related crisis strikes the forest where she lives and works, she’s forced into a new type of creativity in order to save the place that once upon a time saved her.

This film is episode two of twelve of the series “Something Beautiful for the World”: a collaborative project that explores how small acts of love and kindness have the potential to ripple out and change the world, touching hearts and minds in ways that we could never begin to imagine. “Something Beautiful for the World” is a collaboration between Reflections of Life, Campfire Stories and Happen Films.

Produced, filmed and edited by: Mattias Olsson for Campfire Stories
18 mins | Sweden | 2024 | English

This screening will be followed by a talk (speaker TBA) and community discussion about how ideas from this film could be implemented in an Irish or local context.

Bookings

This is a free event but we urge you to book your tickets online, in person or over the phone at Visual Carlow Box Office. CCEN is a voluntary group. We will be holding a raffle on the night to help us with our overhead costs, and to allow us to bring our activities to all.


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