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The film was met with a largely positive response. [[The Guardian]] felt that "the film-makers chronicle the inner tensions at XR with fairness and sensitivity – this is a documentary that you feel you can trust.” <ref>https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/mar/15/rebellion-review-thoughtful-documentary-telling-the-real-story-behind-extinction-rebellion</ref> While [[Time Out London]] said "The real message [is not that the] planet is still fucked. It’s that this government [and the] police see these decent people as such a threat that they want to change the law to make what they do illegal. And if that doesn’t bother you, I doubt rising sea levels do."<ref>https://www.timeout.com/movies/rebellion-2022</ref> |
The film was met with a largely positive response. [[The Guardian]] felt that "''the film-makers chronicle the inner tensions at XR with fairness and sensitivity – this is a documentary that you feel you can trust.''” <ref>https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/mar/15/rebellion-review-thoughtful-documentary-telling-the-real-story-behind-extinction-rebellion</ref> While [[Time Out London]] said "''The real message [is not that the] planet is still fucked. It’s that this government [and the] police see these decent people as such a threat that they want to change the law to make what they do illegal. And if that doesn’t bother you, I doubt rising sea levels do.''"<ref>https://www.timeout.com/movies/rebellion-2022</ref> |
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| Directed by | Maia Kenworthy Elena Sánchez Bellot |
| Produced by | Maia Kenworthy Elena Sánchez Bellot Kat Mansoor Kevin Macdonald |
| Edited by | Michael Nollet |
| Music by | Wayne Roberts |
Production company | Halcyon Pictures |
| Distributed by | Tull Stories (UK) Hope Runs High (US) |
Release dates | March 18th, 2022 (UK) April 24, 2023 (US) |
Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Rebellion is a 2022 British documentary film directed by Maia Kenworthy & Elena Sánchez Bellot. It is the first feature length documentary to follow the founders of the Extinction Rebellion movement.[1] It was nominated for the 2023 BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer[2]
Production
The film was produced by BAFTA nominee Kat Mansoor with production beginning in 2019. It follows the journey of the Extinction Rebellion co-founders as well as Farhana Yamin, a lawyer and key figure in negotiating the Paris Climate Agreement[3][4], as she decides to break the law for the first time in her life.[5] Academy Award winning documentarian Kevin Macdonald served as executive producer. This is the first feature length work from directing duo Maia Kenworthy and Elena Sánchez Bellot.[6]
Release
The film premiered on March 10th, 2022 at the Glasgow Film Festival[7] before being released in UK theatres by Tull Stories.[8]. Subsequently it was announced by Deadline that the film had been acquired for American theatrical release by Hope Runs High[9]. Early in 2023 the film's directors were nominated for the BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer.[10].
Reception
The film was met with a largely positive response. The Guardian felt that "the film-makers chronicle the inner tensions at XR with fairness and sensitivity – this is a documentary that you feel you can trust.” [11] While Time Out London said "The real message [is not that the] planet is still fucked. It’s that this government [and the] police see these decent people as such a threat that they want to change the law to make what they do illegal. And if that doesn’t bother you, I doubt rising sea levels do."[12]
- ^ https://rebellion-documentary.com/about
- ^ https://www.bafta.org/film/awards/2023-nominations-winners
- ^ https://unfccc.int/climate-action/momentum-for-change/advisory-panel/farhana-yamin
- ^ https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/29/climate/farhana-yamin-climate.html
- ^ https://rebellion-documentary.com/about
- ^ https://glasgowfilm.org/glasgow-film-festival/latest/news/the-glasgow-film-festival-programme-launches
- ^ https://glasgowfilm.org/shows/rebellion-nc-15
- ^ https://tullstories.co.uk/films/rebellion/
- ^ https://deadline.com/2023/02/neal-mcdonough-sean-astin-join-the-shift-acidman-rebellion-acquisitions-1235248408/
- ^ https://variety.com/2023/film/global/bafta-2023-nominations-full-list-1235494500/
- ^ https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/mar/15/rebellion-review-thoughtful-documentary-telling-the-real-story-behind-extinction-rebellion
- ^ https://www.timeout.com/movies/rebellion-2022