Heal Rewilding
Deserves To Bloom | Directed by Robbie Sloan | Starring Safiya Kamaria Kinshasa
"We must rewild the world" - David Attenborough
Filmmaker Robbie Sloan created 'Deserves To Bloom' to highlight the current state of the climate and biodiversity crises and to mobilise people to protect the planet. All donations are going to support the work of the UK rewilding charity Heal.
In the film, Mother Nature has been woken by a forest fire and gives a message to humanity about the state of nature and the consequences of climate breakdown.
Watch 'The Making of Deserves To Bloom': https://youtu.be/8rOOc0Ky6P0
Deserves To Bloom is an emotive film featuring the amazing poet and dancer Safiya Kamaria Kinshasa. Safiya, British-born and Barbadian-raised, is the winner of the BBC Edinburgh Fringe Slam Championships and UK Nationals in 2019 alongside being a BBC Word’s First Finalist.
Heal Rewilding: https://www.healrewilding.org.uk
Robbie Sloan: https://www.robbiesloan.com/
Safiya Kamaria Kinshasa: https://www.safiyakamaria.com/
Heal has a variety of celebrity supporters including Olivia Colman, Caitlin Moran, Ceallach Spellman, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Ben Goldsmith.
Oscar-winning actress Olivia Colman said, “I’m thrilled to be supporting Deserves To Bloom. It has never been as important to care about our planet and for us all to do what we can to protect our natural world and to fight climate change. The team at Heal are at the forefront of this battle. The work of this amazing organisation will create new places for wild creatures to live safe from harm and help vulnerable species to recover. It will also allow future generations to experience a world full of beauty that may otherwise not be able to be enjoyed. I am excited for the future of Heal.”
Robbie Sloan, Director of Deserves To Bloom project, said “I wanted to bring Mother Nature to life in a human form and also I wanted to find a woman of colour to play the role. It was really important to make the conversation on the climate and nature crises more inclusive, and not just featuring the white middle class.”
Heal is an inclusive rewilding charity dedicated to nature recovery and reversing the effects of climate change by raising money, buying land and rewilding it. The charity inspires action through hope and optimism, motivated by the knowledge that a bright future for our planet and future generations is possible if we rewild at scale today, particularly through its network of 200+ dedicated volunteers across the UK. It empowers people to support direct action focused around shaping a better future for our vulnerable planet.
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Deserves To Bloom
by Safiya Kamaria Kinshasa
Your venom creeps
in the veins of my soil
my wealth
my land
you forgot your roots
together we snap
apart
brittle twigs
in a barren abyss
Your ancestors worshipped me
praised me like the sun
now you forget
there is a consequence
to your poison
Is it not I who brings stampedes of waves and monsoons of fire?
Perhaps if I were called ‘Father Nature’ you would show more tenderness
Do grasshoppers not deserve grass?
Do caterpillars not deserve wings?
Do bees not deserve their nectar?
Does the earth not deserve to be blessed with colour?
majestic
dazzling
spinning
across the galaxy
a spirit who knows no borders
and how I have stretched to bring you life to bring you life
If a distant land falls you are not immune
Every place deserves to bloom
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Safiya Kamaria Kinshasa: https://www.safiyakamaria.com/