Supporting Films to Amplify Our Message

Beavers in Paradise is a heart-warming film documenting the UK’s most urban Beaver reintroduction. The Ealing Beaver Project took restorative action to rewild London and address social justice in this progressive, boundary-pushing project. In 2023 volunteers and conservationists, and Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, released a family of once-native beavers into Paradise Fields, Greenford, Ealing, London. This vibrant film charts the project from conception, through Beaver relocation, to present-day habitat transformation, thanks to the Beavers. It is a story of hope during a planetary crisis. By celebrating Ealing’s flagship Beavers, this film prepares the UK for new beneficial future neighbours. Beavers In Paradise shows positive interrelationships between humans and nature. Beavers thrive in suburbia but are symbolic of wilderness, lending them an amazing superpower; to rewild hearts and minds. In Ealing a diverse community has been galvanised into positive action. Produced by Matt Brierley (BBC Wild Isles, Springwatch & Planet Earth II). Commissioned by NGO Citizen Zoo. Supported by the Mayor of London, Beaver Trust, Ealing Wildlife Group and Friends of Horsenden. Funded by Consano Earth.

"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. +++ 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 - Safiya Kamaria Kinshasa: https://www.safiyakamaria.com/

We need solutions that will help restore health and nature to our rivers. Most rivers are not in a good way, but imagine if they became the clean veins of the countryside again - connected corridors for nature’s recovery and a foundation to rebuild climate-resilient lives. We’ve teamed up with artist Lauren Cook to illustrate one way to help achieve this! This animation explains how making space for water can pave our way to a wilder future. With thanks to @consanoearth for their support. Animation by @laurens_colours for Beaver Trust, created with stop-motion animated illustrations. Narrated by Maddie Moate. Script by Lauren Cook, Eva Bishop and Sophie Pavelle. Sounds from ZapSplat.com and xeno-canto.org. For more information on Beaver Trust, visit beavertrust.org Why not subscribe to our free podcast for more beaver facts and fun? Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3BDbocy Apple: https://apple.co/3t0ZWDC