Festival Coordinators TRISH MEEHAN and DODIE WEPPLER introduce some of the highlights of Screen Cuba Film Festival 2025
Planet or profit?
GORDON PARSONS applauds a compelling dramatisation of the tortured process by which the 1997 conference failed to address global warming
STEVE JOHNSON recommends that you catch an unforgettable tribute to Woody Guthrie
MARJORIE MAYO recommends a punchy demonstration of the the way class politics are being fragmented by the right
The Star's critic MARIA DUARTE recommends a deliciously dark thriller that explores the complex loyalties within a marriage
JOHN GREEN surveys the remarkable career of screenwriter Malcolm Hulke and the essential part played by his membership of the Communist Party
The Star's critic MARIA DUARTE reviews Last Breath, Sister Midnight, Opus, and The Electric State
HENRY BELL is moved by the account of scientists under seige in Leningrad who preferred to starve rather than sacrifice their life-saving work
Kyoto
The Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon
ALTHOUGH they say they want the audience to feel hope, Joe Murphy and Joe Robertson’s docudrama revealing the machinations involved in the finally successful 1997 UN Cop3 (Conference of the Parties), a gathering of 192 countries struggling to agree on necessary actions to combat the menace of global warming, is both a celebration and a lamentation.
Cop29, due to take place in November, will have to face the fact that since that event, marking a rare moment of international accord, global emissions have soared. The major players, however, have apparently decided they can’t afford to do much about the potential Armageddon.
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