Film Premiere! Unlocking the Severn documentary

Since the beginning of our project (way back in 2018!) we have been working with award-winning film-maker Nina Constable and consummate wild places broadcaster Monty Halls to document our progress as we have worked towards our ultimate goal of the return of the shad to the length of the River Severn.

As we enter the final year of our project, with 158 miles of river habitat finally unlocked, we are thrilled to present the completed documentary that tells our project’s story.

Join us with Monty Halls, Nina Constable and members of the Unlocking the Severn project team, for the online premiere of the film ‘Unlocking the Severn’ followed by Q&A afterwards.

The Premiere event on Wed 16 February, starting at 7.30pm with a welcome before the screening and live Q&A with film maker Nina Constable and presenter Monty Halls after the film, will be a ticketed online event hosted on Zoom – CLICK HERE to book your tickets for the online Premiere event with Q&A after the film.

Whilst the public film premiere will air to YouTube at 7.45pm on Wed 16 February – CLICK HERE to bookmark YouTube Premiere.

Monty Halls is a broadcaster, speaker, naturalist, marine biologist, former Royal Marine, and travel writer. His experience over the last two decades has involved presenting wildlife and adventure documentaries and pursuing his love of the natural world via leading expeditions in some of the most remote environments on earth.

He is best known for his three series of ‘Great Escapes’ for BBC2, where he lived on the west coast of Scotland and Ireland with his dog Reuben. He also presented the multi-award-winning series ‘Great Barrier Reef’. Monty’s other TV series include: ‘My Family and The Galapagos’, ‘WWII’s Great Escapes’ (both Channel 4), and the ground-breaking expedition series ‘Lost Worlds’ for the Discovery Channel. Monty has written several books, and is a regular contributor to magazines and newspapers, many of them communicating his enthusiasm for the natural world. He is also an ambassador for various conservation groups and was awarded an honorary Doctorate by Plymouth University.

MontyHalls.co.uk  @MontyHalls

Nina Constable is an award-winning conservation filmmaker based in Cornwall, UK. Her films have screened in festivals globally and her work broadcasts have included BBC Springwatch, BBC Countryfile, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, CNN, The Guardian Online & WWF UK. Her photography has also featured in BBC Wildlife Magazine, WWF Action Magazine.

Dedicated to capturing and exploring the world we live in Nina believes in the power of film and photography to educate and inspire and, ultimately, to protect. Her work includes ‘Journey to the Sea’, a 6-part series filmed and edited by Nina for WWF UK & North Devon Biosphere, in collaboration with Mindfully Wired, now sits on the Sky NATURE Channel.  ‘Beavers without Borders’, is a longer form documentary that she wrote, filmed and directed for the Beaver Trust in 2020, and it has gone onto win a number of awards and garner screenings at prestigious national and international film festivals.

NinaConstable.co.uk  @NinaConstableMedia