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Thu 3 October 2013

Are You Listening!
A Bangladeshi family battle the surging front line of climate change in this critically acclaimed, mesmerising and paired-back testament to the hidden cost of high-carbon living.
Rakhi's son Rahul was only four in 2009, when a powerful tidal wave destroyed everything they owned. Her husband Soumen has had no work since, as every day remains a battle to defend the community’s land from typhoons and further flooding. Shot from immersive low camera angles which pull the viewer head first into scenes suggestive of science fiction, the film presents Rakhi and her family at an impasse, struggling to keep their home out of the mud, while governments, both national and international, sit on their hands. Will there be a future for Rahul on his ancestral land? Or will he - like millions of others - be forced to make a life in the impoverished slums, churning out poverty-wage garments to keep the West happy?
We are delighted to be welcoming to Scotland the film’s producer, Sara Afreen for a Q&A following the screening, alongside Jamie Livingstone (Oxfam).
Supported by Oxfam.