Rave On for the Avon Documentary Screening

A feature-length documentary film that follows a local community’s fight to save their bathing spot in unique, daring & distinctly Bristolian ways. There’s a wedding, drum’n’base, an inflatable turd, and a whole lot of cheesecake in this poignant reflection on innovative people’s fight for the natural world they cherish.

Too often, wild swimming is dismissed as a middle-class hobby. Rave On For The Avon cuts through that cliché with intimate, action-packed storytelling—complete with a killer soundtrack by local artists—and shows how creativity, humour and sheer stubbornness can turn muddy banks into stages for change. Through the lens of mental health, eco-feminism and drum’n’bass, the film reminds us of our need to connect with nature.

England is one of only two countries with a fully privatised water and sewage system—and just 14% of its rivers are deemed ecologically healthy. As raw-sewage pollution chokes the Avon, these swimmers prove that meaningful activism starts from the grassroots, and carries a lesson for us all.

Come and join us for a screening of this award winning documentary and a discussion about our own cherished wild swimming spots and how we can protect them. The bar and café will be open!

Watch the Trailer Here

Director: Charlotte Sawyer
Running Time: 86 mins
Rated 12A

https://www.eightysita.com/raveonfortheavondocumentary