Just Do It

Synopsis: Emily James spent over a year embedded in environmental direct action groups such as Climate Camp and Plane Stupid to document their clandestine activities. She went over fence, through mud, in daylight and twilight, to capture over 300 hours of footage. After a year of editing this film emerged. The film is a story of people standing up for what they believe in and making themselves heard. But it was a story that needed to be told without the creative constraints of traditional production models or the editorial control of big investors. Staying true to its principles, this totally independent film was made possible thanks to the generosity of almost 500 crowd funders, an army of over 100 volunteers, a slate of indie film giants, and a handful of foundation grants.

25 minutes of DVD extras include deleted scenes that didn’t make it in to the final cut; video from behind the scenes of the "making-of" including the crowd-funding appeal; three secret short films from the world of Climate Camp.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of release: 2012
Year of production: 2012
Documentation: Further information on the film and its production at
http://justdoitfilm.com/about
Subjects: Environmental science; Media studies; Politics & government
Keywords: environmental campaigning; political campaigns; independent film; direct action - political

Name: Dogwoof Pictures
Email: oli@dogwoofpictures.com
Web: http://www.dogwoof.com External site opens in new window
Phone: 020 7395 1217
Fax: 020 7900 3270
Address: 2nd Floor, 1A Neal’s Yard
Covent Garden
London
WC2H 9DP
Notes: Dogwoof is an independent distributor specialising in quality films from around the world that raise awareness, trigger change, and get people involved. The main focus is socially conscious films including THE AGE OF STUPID, THE END OF THE LINE, BURMA VJ and BLACK GOLD. Sale on DVD. In Autumn 2011 Dogwoof launched Popup Cinema (http://popupcinema.net/) to allow non-theatric screenings of their just-released and classic titles.

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