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The Felling

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The Felling film is a first-hand account of an extraordinary and shocking tale, where Sheffield citizens from 18-90 years old rise up and become modern day hero's by putting their bodies on the line to stop the destruction of their city's healthy street trees and help save the Planet from climate Armageddon. A true David-and-Goliath story about how a community of determined residents in one of Europe's greenest cities, battled peacefully with a powerful city council, a giant multinational corporation and the police that come to chop down their beloved street trees in the middle of the night, as part of a massive £2.2 billion private contract to maintain their city's highways. When an injunction threatens peaceful protesters with bankruptcy and imprisonment, ordinary citizens are forced to ask themselves the crucial question: How far am I prepared to go to save a tree?

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Cath Clarke Guardian 12/06/2022
3/5
[A] blood-boiling documentary, assembled from footage shot by local photographer Jacqui Bellamy. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Eve Wood

Director

Richard H. Wood

Screenwriter

Eve Wood

Screenwriter

Jacqui Bellamy

Producer

Richard H. Wood

Producer

Gary Stimson

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Synopsis The Felling film is a first-hand account of an extraordinary and shocking tale, where Sheffield citizens from 18-90 years old rise up and become modern day hero's by putting their bodies on the line to stop the destruction of their city's healthy street trees and help save the Planet from climate Armageddon. A true David-and-Goliath story about how a community of determined residents in one of Europe's greenest cities, battled peacefully with a powerful city council, a giant multinational corporation and the police that come to chop down their beloved street trees in the middle of the night, as part of a massive £2.2 billion private contract to maintain their city's highways. When an injunction threatens peaceful protesters with bankruptcy and imprisonment, ordinary citizens are forced to ask themselves the crucial question: How far am I prepared to go to save a tree?
Director
Eve Wood
Producer
Jacqui Bellamy, Richard H. Wood
Screenwriter
Richard H. Wood, Eve Wood
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 57m