
The world of environmental direct action has remained a secretive one, until now. Emily James spent over a year embedded in activist groups such as Climate Camp and Plane Stupid to document their clandestine activities. With unprecedented access, Just do It takes you on an astonishing journey behind the scenes of a community of people who refuse to sit back and allow the destruction of their world. Torpedoing the tired clichés of the environmental movement, Just Do It introd... (Full plot summary below)
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The world of environmental direct action has remained a secretive one, until now. Emily James spent over a year embedded in activist groups such as Climate Camp and Plane Stupid to document their clandestine activities. With unprecedented access, Just do It takes you on an astonishing journey behind the scenes of a community of people who refuse to sit back and allow the destruction of their world. Torpedoing the tired clichés of the environmental movement, Just Do It introduces you to a powerful cast of mischievous and inspiring characters who put their bodies in the way; they super-glue themselves to bank trading floors, blockade factories and attack coal power stations en-masse, despite the very real threat of arrest. Their adventures will entertain, illuminate and inspire.
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| Little White LiesSophie BrownAn insightful portrait of action on film. |
| Radio TimesDavid ParkinsonJames captures the laudable commitment and quiet courage of those prepared to do more than just talk about society's ills, as they camp, march, break-in and barricade in a bid to make Britain a greener and more pleasant land. |
| Observer (UK)Philip FrenchThe film is informative about the way they operate, but a good many questions go unasked. |
| London Evening StandardCharlotte O'SullivanIt's always dramatically satisfying when film-makers become part of the story; in this case, it's also politically instructive. |
| ViewLondonMatthew TurnerEngaging and frequently eye-opening documentary that gives a valuable voice to a section of the protest movement that's often dismissed by the media, though the film loses focus in the second half and runs out of things to say. |
| Daily Telegraph (UK)Tim RobeyNot a film you'd seek out for real critical objectivity, but for the neo-hippie hurly-burly of being there at the barricades. |
| Time OutTrevor Johnston[Conveys] the frustrations of dissent when the only hope of change seemingly involves stepping over the bounds of legality, before closing with some surprisingly hopeful news by way of encouraging those contemplating this path. |
| ScotsmanAlistair HarknessDoesn't make for particularly scintillating viewing. |
| User ReviewPaul OA film made on a small budget but told the stories of people taking real action to protect our climate against the corporations. |
| User ReviewDaniel CA fun, decidedly one-sided look at environmental activism, that manages to be both frequently amusing and poignantly critical of contemporary establishment, without ever seeming pedestrian or unnecessary. Well directed and stylishly edited by Emily James, this memorable documentary calls to mind the thrilling excitement of last years environmental crime doc The Cove. |