Presented by Cinetopia:DOC and Take One Action! (N/C 12A+) 88 mins Directors: Juan Palacios & Sofie Husum Johannesen In Danish with English subtitles. Tickets available on a sliding scale. See below for more info. The 27 residents on the tiny Danish Wadden Sea island of Mandø are used to severe weather and flooding. Climate change has only made things worse and now it poses a serious existential threat to the eight-square-kilometer island. However, its last farmer, Gregers, whose family has lived there for eight generations, hasn’t given up in the face of the impending catastrophe. He refuses to build a life elsewhere and instead hopes to find a wife to manage the farm with him. As a storm is slowly approaching, Gregers and his faithful dog inspect the obsolete dikes that protect his beloved island. In the meantime, Mie blows out the candles of her 100th-year birthday cake, Ellen and Ingeborg complain about the moon disease they suffer from, birdwatcher Niels laments about the rare birds that don’t visit the island anymore, and tourist guide Preben tells stories, about how Mandø’s entire community was almost completely wiped out during a storm surge in 1634, to summer visitors who come and go on a daily basis. Despite the new threats from the rising sea, today’s current generation holds on steadfastly to their little part of the world. The portrait of this microcosm is accompanied by masterfully crafted shots of the distinctive landscape, shifting skies, and seas that change with the wind and tide. In a sense, the grim fate of these islanders, presented in daily humorous situations, affects us all. “Directors Juan Palacios and Sofie Husum Johannesen find beauty and sadness in this visually exquisite documentary about a tiny island community menaced by climate change.” The Film Verdict “Impressively, the film walks that delicate line of both celebrating Mando as an entirely unique place, an island lost in time, and holding it up as a King Canute-esque symbol for humanity’s ongoing fight to hold back the tide.” Screen Daily 12A+: This film is not rated by the BBFC, but we recommend it is appropriate for all those aged 12 and above. To make their events more accessible, Take One Action’s tickets operate on a sliding scale policy. Choose what you pay based on your personal circumstances, from £0 – £10. When you pay a higher price, you help subsidise a ticket for somebody on a lower income. Prices* £0 – No income £2 – Low income £4 – Low income £6 – Concession £8 – Full price £10 – Pay it forward *When booked online, tickets priced £2 to £10 will be charged a booking fee. Screening at the Screen Machine About our Ullapool Location Car Park, Lochbroom Leisure Centre, Ullapool, IV26 2UE