A feature length documentary focusing on mutual aid and community responses during COVID-19 in England. Featuring interviews with volunteers, organisers, activists, faith leaders and charity workers, talking about the work they did, the challenges they faced, and how they’re moving forward in a post-COVID, and into the cost-of-living crisis. The film will be followed by a discussion of the issues raised with Dr Jennifer Cole of Royal Holloway, one of the Co-Investigators of the project, and Samantha Watts, a PhD Student at Royal Holloway working on food inequalities.
Thursday 12th June
19:00-21:30
Talking Tree
Free Event
From Below is part of a broader research project, funded by the Arts & Humanities Research Council. The film focuses on specific towns and cities across England and speaks to how community action can be supported in order to help people in future crises, both of the climate and of the economy. The film arose from research led by Dr Oli Mould from Royal Holloway.
Thrive Festival 