Sunday 9 June

Green Screen Tour: Elephant Mother + live panel

One woman’s quest to help save Thailand’s iconic and once-sacred elephants.

A classic fable of good versus evil, David against Goliath and a timely exposé; we follow Lek Chailert, a tribal Thai woman, as she struggles to rescue abused elephants from the horrifically cruel but secretive and deceptive Thai tourist industry and give them a life free from cruelty and exploitation. Whilst she is globally renowned within the conservation world, the odds are all stacked against her as big business, political corruption, and a ‘mafia’ of traders and traffickers are ranged against her. But as the world hurtles into a global pandemic, Lek cleverly identifies this time of uncertainty and fear as an opportunity to out-manoeuvre her enemies and turn the tables.

The incredible Lek is touring with her film across Picturehouse cinemas and will be on the panel at each screening, accompanied by expert guests from the local community.

Green Screen is a community-led space to discuss environmental issues raised in the films we show. Everyone is welcome to continue the conversation after the film in your cinema’s meeting space.

Event Overview

Sunday 9 June

2:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Regal Picturehouse, Henley-on-Thames, UK

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Event type

  • •Family friendly
  • •Ticketed event
  • •Baby changing facilities
  • •Disabled toilet
  • •Toilets on site
  • •Wheelchair accessible
  • •Disabled Access

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More about Henley on Thames Great Big Green Week

A full week of environmentally green activities is programmed for Henley’s residents to enjoy during Henley’s Great Big Green Week this year from 8th – 16th June, with lots of different sectors of the community coming together to show how Henley is taking action to tackle climate change and protect nature. 

Full details of each event will appear on this site as separate posts. Events will include :

  • Nature Discovery Day, 10am – 2pm; Mill Meadows
  •  Plant vs Beef Taste Test: Which Burger’s Best? | From 12.00 – 2.00pm; outside Pavilion Foods
  • The Gardening Drawing Club | From 2.00 – 4.00pm; Henley Library
  • Henley Allotments Association: Plant swap |
  • Paddleboard River Clean | From 10.00am;
  • Green Screen: Elephant Mother, plus panel discussion | From 2.00 – 5.00pm; Henley’s Regal Picturehouse Cinema; Ticketed (£).
  • Our Moral Obligation? Faith, Climate & Displacement| From 7.00 – 9.00 pm; Henley Town Hall Council Chamber; Free.
  • In Our Hands: Our Climate Future talk on climate change with Q&A | From 7.00 – 9.00pm, Henley Town Hall Council Chamber; Free.
  • Poetry Readings from the ‘Tread Gently on the Earth’ poetry competition | From 6.00 – 7.30pm, Henley Library; Free.
  • Wilding, a special preview screening, plus expert panel | From 8.00 – 10.15pm; Henley’s Regal Picturehouse Cinema; Ticketed (£).
  • Greening Your Business seminar and networking event with speakers | From 5.30 – 7.30pm, Thames Room, River & Rowing Museum; Free. Refreshments are provided.
  • Badgemore open gardens | From 11.00am – 2.00pm, Badgemore School; Free.

 

Week-long events (8 – 16 June)

  • Scavenger Hunt | 8 – 16 June; Free. Find the mystery letters hidden in crafted flowers in 10 shop windows around Henley. Can you work out the hidden word?
  • Henley’s Big Green Read | From 1 – 30 June; Free. Choose from eight books that make for interesting reads and start the conversation!
  • Exhibitions in River & Rowing Museum | From 23 May to 17 June, check website for times;
    Kirkham Gallery. See Pollution, an exhibition of work by local students in response to Greener Henley’s Environmental Science Challenge, and The Beautiful Blue, exploring water and our human relationship with it.
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