Escape from Extinction: Rewilding | World Earth Day at Picturehouse

To mark World Earth Day on Tuesday April 22nd, join us for screenings of Escape from Extinction: Rewilding.

The Picturehouse Team

16 Apr 25

 

EPSOM PICTUREHOUSE
Join us for a celebration of creativity, nature, and sustainability!

From 11am – All Day: Discover inspiring local environmental group exhibits

6pm – The Nettle Dress + Q&A
Hosted by The Woodland Trust
Special live Q&A with director Dylan Howitt

8pm – Escape from Extinction
Narrated by Meryl Streep
Followed by a pre-recorded Q&A with director Matthew Brady

 

PICTUREHOUSE CENTRAL

Ecologi will be hosting a live expert panel at our Picturehouse Central location, featuring:

Panel Chair - Sam Jackson, Ecologi Director of Climate Science & Impact

Nicky O'Malley: Impact Entrepreneur and Co-Founder of 30x30.
Nicky is a regenerative partnerships strategist, speaker, and founder of We-Flourish — a platform championing nature-connected leadership and future-fit systems change. She co-founded 30x30 UK, is a Global Fellow (Voice of Nature) with the Earth Law Center & Nature Governance Agency, and speaks widely on reimagining leadership for a flourishing planet.

Other speakers TBA.

 

 

REGAL PICTUREHOUSE, HENLEY

Our Regal Picturehouse Henley panel, hosted by Greener Henley, includes:
Phil Bruss - a local conservationist, volunteer with Wild Marlow and a land management expert specializing in creating more wildlife friendly spaces for nature. Phil is an active member of Henley Toad Patrol and a keen wildlife photographer.  

Dr. Chris Furley, specialist in zoological medicine, has spent more than 30 years working in international conservation and with wild animal parks in the UK, Singapore, Indonesia and Thailand. Chris has experience with breeding centre programmes for rare and endangered animals working with the Aspinall Foundation's efforts to re-establish the Western lowland gorilla in the Congo, the Sumatran rhino in Indonesia, the South China Tiger in China, and gibbons in Thailand to name just a few. Chris is now a local Henley vet. 

Sally Rankin, leader of the Greener Henley Wildlife Group, has dedicated over 30 years to protecting and restoring nature in and around Henley. Sally's interest is in habitat restoration and small scale rewilding, with the aim of creating a mosaic of habitats for wildlife at various locations around Henley. She is also the flora guardian for a couple of rare plants in Oxfordshire.

 

ALL OTHER SITES
All other sites will screen an exclusive, pre-recorded Q&A with director Matthew Brady.


 

ABOUT ESCAPE FROM EXTINCTION: REWILDING


Can the world be saved when so much has already been lost? Narrated by Academy Award winner Meryl Streep, this fascinating, inspiring, and timely documentary follows the scientific experts on the frontlines of conservation as they seek to answer this question. 

The earth is rapidly approaching a sixth mass extinction event, with a quarter of all species under threat. However, there is still hope. Armed with a radical new vision known as 'rewilding', follow the world's top environmental leaders on a spectacular journey across six continents as they work to rebuild ecosystems, restore biodiversity, and even transform lives. 

From the cloud forests of Rwanda to the California coast, this bold new approach to wildlife conservation is not without its challenges. However, it may just be the solution to finding a sustainable balance between our delicate natural world and the demands of a growing human population.

 


 

Green Screen is a community-led space to discuss environmentally-focused cinema, with expert panels and friendly post-screening discussions. Everyone is welcome to 'continue the conversation' after the film in your cinema's meeting space where you can enjoy a free tea or filter coffee when you bring a keep cup!