The Age of Stupid

This new film is creating quite a buzz. It stars Pete Postlethwaite as a man living alone in the devastated world of 2055, looking back and wondering why we didn't stop climate change when we had the chance. By all accounts it's a cracking film, and in fact a great motivator for those who have seen it.

The story behind the film is just as compelling. A real word-of-mouth phenomenon, it is only making it to the big screen after winning a competition whose prize was conversion to the digital format needed for cinemas.

But it still needs help: it will be on limited release in its first week, and getting an extended run depends entirely on it doing well in that first week, so there is a campaign to encourage people to make a special effort to see it.

Happily, the Greenwich Odeon (but not, sadly, the Picturehouse) will be showing it. Tickets can be purchased by clicking here - but it might make a fun collective outing for all those interested in Transition Greenwich, so perhaps we could meet before and/or after the screening. Something to discuss at Transition Drinks tomorrow night.

It will have its big (solar-powered) premiere in a huge tent in Leicester Square, and live feed from that event will be beamed to the participating cinemas, including Greenwich, on Sunday 15 March. So if you want to take part but don't want to brave the crowds of central London, Greenwich looks like a good option. If you can't make it on the night of the premiere, you can catch in its first proper week, starting 20 March.