About

A woman marrying a river and a swimming-costume-clad mini- rave outside County Hall are just two of the bold and brilliant ways the wild swimming community have campaigned to protect their natural bathing spaces.

This film by Eighty Sita Productions captures those vibrant characters and their colourful grassroots activism, highlighting this emotive local issue with humour, conviction and charm. Part of the Wild Waters Festival.

Schedule

7.30pm – Pre-screening talk. Before the film, Professor Amanda Bayley introduces Hear Water, a creative research project exploring how listening closely to the sounds of water can strengthen our connection to nature and improve wellbeing. Featuring extracts from a beautiful soundscape film by Kathy Hinde and Matthew Olden, this short talk offers a fresh, immersive way to experience the natural world. Included in ticket price.

8pm – Interval

8.20pm – Rave on for the Avon Screening