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A translated excerpt from Director Charlotte Sawyer's interview with Conde Nast's Traveller Magazine for Another Way Film Festival in Madrid. You can read the blog about the screening on this link. Another Way Film Festival celebrates its 11th edition, heading towards another activism In Bristol, a group of "crazies" are defending their right to swim in the River Avon. This is the subject of "Rave on for the Avon," one of the key films of the 11th Another Way Film Festival, d

Charlotte Sawyer Director of Rave On For The Avon here. I can’t put into words how amazing it felt to end our UK film tour with a big party. I loved seeing my documentary film on a n IMAX cinema launch an art exhibit 'River Joy' that I curated and then dance the night away with a giant river puppet who is leading the next phase of our creative river advocacy work through The Avonas . A big thank you to the lovely team at   House and Co  for sponsoring the exhibit. This stor

Rave On For The Avon has landed in Colombia…and I brought some gifts with me! And good news - you can now order them online ! I have come to a stunning part of Colombia with the British Council and Wildscreen Festival to screen Rave On For The Avon and deliver workshops for emerging filmmakers. Rave On For The Avon is a universal story of love and connection to rivers and it was a joy to mentor filmmakers along the beautiful Qindío river. So pleased that I had a chance to dip

I blame it on the weak coffee…

The energy and creativity infused into our premiere event reflects the spirit of Bristol's community-driven activism featured in this film.

Two years ago, almost to the day, Green Screen, Alhambra in Penrith premiered Rosa Prosser’s short film of View from the River’s Big Swim: Eden, Source to Sea. So it was very special for us to be in that space again, watching the brilliant Rave on for the Avon , reflecting on all that’s happened in the year since. Confession – this was our second viewing of Charlotte Sawyer’s film, a ‘joyous documentary about Bristol’s clean water campaigners’. (Guardian film review, Wed 22 n

I hope to bring a perspective that’s often missing from environmental storytelling. One that captures the love and connection to nature that campaigners are fighting to protect, not just the fight itself.

Our Bristol Avon has been truly magical this autumn. Hues of reds and orange shift daily and swimmers delight in wading through the leaves as the water drops from nippy to cold. Our community has poured even more love into this swimming spot since I finished Rave On For The Avon. If you've seen my documentary you will remember Chris who has lovingly build swimming infrastructure around a 'no swimming sign' put up by the council...which we all ignore! Chris walks his dog every

“Gracias por venir aqui para experimentar juntos esta pelicula. Esta pelicula se trata de amor.” Thank you for coming here to experience this film together. This film is about love.  What a joy to screen Rave On For The Avon at Another Way Festival, Madrid’s premier sustainability festival. The sold out screening in their 65-seater venue was not just full of people but full of love for our rivers (yes so cheesy, sorry not sorry). A young woman from Colombia in the audience re

Fall in love with the River Avon and the people fighting to protect it, the Bristol way! Swimming in nature is not just a hobby for the people in our film, it’s a way of life for people from all walks of life. The Guardian  gave our film four stars; ‘Campaigning never looked so fun and friendly as it does in this joyous documentary about Bristol’s clean water campaigners’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐ . "Rave On For The Avon is a brilliant and important film that demonstrates the power of community a

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On Sunday 17th August 2025, at golden hour, Green Man festival witnessed a confluence of rivers as the celebrations drew to a finale. The...

Our last Bristol screening of the year and River Joy exhibit launch, will celebrate World Rivers Day this September. On Saturday, 27th...

Rave On For The Avon, Conham Bathing and new arts collective The Avonas are gathering to create a river spirit puppet to continue the...

Is a river alive? I tried out my own thought experiment by reading Rob McFarlane‘s incredible book out loud to the beautiful, rushing...

“I just realised this is our 70th screening!!!” Director Charlotte Sawyer's opening words to the loveliest crowd at our latest sold-out...

Screening at Bristol’s legendary Rockaway Park was a dream (can you tell by our grins?!). Our next Bristol screening is at The Tobacco...

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It's hard in this climate to make passion projects and with support from the lovely people at RED Equipment we had more capacity to spread the word.

After a sold-out screening in Oxford, Rave On For The Avon is coming to my hometown of Liverpool Sunday 18th May at FACT Picturehouse...