The Re/Action festival returned to Leicester in 2025 filling the city centre with bold ideas, playful adventures and fresh creativity celebrating nature, community and the environment.
My film explores the festival stating in Jubilee Square where we meet the giant Antman, Wasp and several giant butterflies of Urban Oasis by Neighbourhood Watch Stilts International.
Next up the premiere of Spill by Gayatri Munogee a storytelling og the 2020 Wakashio oil spill a real life environmental tragedy that ends in hope and rebuilding.
A look next at the creative corner where all sorts of amazing things are being created with a t-shirt swap and design area and more.
We move onto festival regulars Highly Sprung with their look at the energy crisis in Accelerate.
We end the film with the spectacular sign spinners of Mercurial Dance directing visitors to the various "hubs" of the festival.
I got “sent to Coventry”, home of Coventry Market all kinds of everything something for everyone etc. but as much as I’m sure the lady who sells rugs is very nice I’m not here for that lol. I visited the @nationaltrustcharity Charterhouse in Coventry to see artist @lukejerram7742 's Helios installation on display in the properties beautiful landscaped gardens. We begin our look at the work with a wide shot showing bees collecting pollen and visitors young and old enjoying the gardens, further along the garden path and two visitors are challenging themselves to complete a maze made from bricks in the lawns. Getting closer now we see the Charterhouse itself with it`s mishmash of styles people are picnicking and enjoying the good weather with Helios looming behind. Now up close to the art work we find a glass model of the earth made in scale to the sun, giving a true perspective of the size of the sun itself. Looming high above the fiery giant really is the...










