The Cut, May 10th/11th
My Neighbour Totoro was a new screening in our popular series of ‘Green Films’, (last year’s events sold-out at The Cut). This time the focus was on children and families. “Thinking about the state of the environment can be challenging for
children, but they also embrace opportunity feeling their future, and this film offers us this remarkable nature connection of nature and green spaces,” says Rachel Kellett, the founder of the Halesworth ASH
organising group. “This time our ‘Green Films’ engagement activity takes the form of a weekend of activities focused on children, young people and families.”
My Neighbour Totoro from Studio Ghibli enjoys a wide and committed following.
“Totoro celebrates the power of nature to engage, support, offer solace, build community resilience and take us out of
ourselves” explains Kim Hoare, one of the Green Films organisers.
We’re screening the film on the 80th anniversary of VE Day, we feel the themes of the film are those that Churchill himself would have smiled upon as we appreciate our Green and Pleasant land, look forward to a better future and engage our children in building that future.
We’ve created a series of
events around the film that enable children and families to enjoy and get directly involved.
Saturday 10 May – Repair Cafe, Mini Mouth, Halesworth Harmony, and THE FILM
Kids’ Repair Cafe at The Cut – reflecting a “Make-do and Mend” theme as the town marks the VE Day Anniversary.
Besides being able to make their own 3-D Totoro model, The Repair Café will include mini-workshops on fixing children’s clothes and toys, learning how to string necklaces, “special occasions” card-making, “having a go” on a hand-cranked sewing machine, as well as the opportunity to bring their broken toys and favourite clothes that need mending and understand more about the skills involved.
The afternoon’s events will be launched by the Mini Mouth Theatre Company performing two short pieces devised by the young people of the company in response to the themes of the film
Halesworth Community Choir will perform 3 nature-related songs (including one in Japanese about fireflies!)
Finally…..
£10 for a family of 4, or £3 for single tickets
Sunday – Millennium Green event
Halesworth’s very own natural space, managed by the community for the community.
Activities will include story-telling and visualisations in the “Willow Wherry”; time at the “sit spot” to contemplate and engage with nature; pond dipping; willow crafting and an embedding of the
themes of My Neighbour Totoro providing inspiration for children – and their parents – going forward.
A relief from the endless doom and gloom, a celebration of some of the amazing community spaces and activities we benefit from here in Halesworth.
The organisers hope we find this weekend a
better understanding of how we can collectively help support our natural environment. “We
expect this weekend of events to be very popular” says Rachel Kellett “so be sure to get it in your
diary”
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