Community Climate Cinema brings people together across Argyll and the Isles through film, conversation and shared stories about the places we live and care about.

Working with community cinemas in Tiree, Mull, Bute, Coll, Eigg, Oban, Barra, Sanday and Dunoon, the project will host a series of inspiring film screenings exploring climate change, community resilience and hopes for the future.

After each screening, audiences will be invited to stay for relaxed, welcoming discussions where people can share ideas, experiences and local perspectives.

Alongside the screenings, filmmaking workshops will invite people of all ages to work together to create short films about environmental change in their communities and the actions already happening locally. Each community will produce its own film, platforming local voices and stories.

The project is about creating space for connection and conversation in island and coastal communities who are already experiencing the effects of climate change first-hand. Using cinema as a starting point, it encourages people to come together, reflect on what matters locally, and imagine positive futures collectively.

In each of the island and coastal communities, the project will deliver 4 screenings, creative workshops and community-made films, helping amplify rural and island voices within Scotland’s wider climate conversation.

Screenings

Summer 2026

Power Station

Inspired by lockdown mutual aid initiatives, artist-activists Hilary Powell and Dan Edelstyn decided to turn their street into an energy-generating powerhouse – a prototype for a new way of living, with the hope of galvanising a wider push towards sustainable alternatives.

Directed by the duo, Power Station charts their turbulent journey, from pitching the idea to their neighbours and sleeping on the roof of their home to raising finance and launching a bid for a Christmas number one single. Powell and Edelstyn’s film is a vibrant portrait of their local neighbourhood, and a charming testament to the power of art in changing minds about what could be possible.

Autumn 2026

All Rivers Spill Their Stories to the Sea

Set on the North-East coast of England, this documentary follows fisherman Stan Rennie, whose family has worked the same waters for generations. When thousands of dead crabs suddenly begin washing up along the shoreline following a major coastal development linked to post-Brexit industry, Stan’s livelihood and way of life is thrown into crisis.

As he struggles with the collapse of his business and declining health, Stan becomes an unexpected voice in a growing grassroots campaign seeking answers about the environmental disaster. Faced with uncertainty, political inaction and powerful interests, he responds with resilience, humour and a deep commitment to his community.

Both moving and darkly funny, the film is a powerful story about loss, environmental change and the strength communities can find when they come together to fight for the places they call home.

Filmmaking Workshops

Throughout the year, we will host animation workshops with Screen Argyll team Jim Parkyn & Jack Lockhart. Participants will be invited to make avatars of themselves with clay. These can then be animated and voiced by the individual, giving community members the option of being anonymous in their storytelling. These films will comprise stories, thoughts, hopes, fears and plans for the future.