Passengerfilms presents HERITAGE FIGHT

Join Passengerfilms, the car-crash of cinema and geography, in our screening of HERITAGE FIGHT (2012). The event pairs film and discussion in an exploration of protest, conservation and environmental values led by the renowned geographer Prof. Jenny Pickerill (Sheffield). Directed by Eugénie Dumont, HERITAGE FIGHT follows the citizens and traditional owners (the Goolarabooloo) of lands in a small town in Australia's last great wilderness. The film documents their daily struggle against the imminent danger of a liquified natural gas plant.

HERITAGE FIGHT questions and listens. It draws on the perspectives of scientists, activists, politicians and businessmen, all determined to fight and protect what is priceless to them and all driven by a remarkable collective consciousness. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion between experts in environmental protest and the audience.

The film will be followed by a panel discussion with academic experts and those involved in environmental protest.

The event is led by Professor Jenny Pickerill, University of Sheffield and is affiliated with the Participatory Geographies Research Group of the Royal Geographical Society.