I went to the People’s Emergency Briefing screening at Thomas Hardye School, Dorchester, a short time ago. It's an incredible film - scary, emotional, powerful, and a stark warning about the future. But it highlights that we can take action to address the climate and ecological emergencies, as long as we (including governments) act now! Here’s a little more about what you can expect when you attend a screening.
Some parts of the film were undeniably gloomy, but it ended on a much more positive note. I really liked how recordings of the National Emergency Briefing and additional chats with experts in the field were interspersed with Chris Packham watching the briefings with members of the public, plus a few more well-known people (such as Jennifer Saunders and Deborah Meaden).
On screen, Chris asked members of the public what they felt about what they’d seen across each of the seven themes throughout the film, so it helped us compare how other people were reacting to the information and how we were feeling ourselves, which worked well. As such, there was quite a lot to cover in addition to the seven themed National Emergency Briefing films, which made up the core of the event.
