Join us for the 3rd Annual Montrose LandxSea Film Fest (12–15 September 2025), Scotland's environmental film festival. Our Schools Programme invites young people across Montrose and Angus to engage with big ideas through bold films, guest Q&As, and creative discussions — all free to attend with advance registration.
Programme Details
🗓 Date: Friday, 12 September 2025
📍 Location: Montrose Playhouse
🕙 Time: 10:00 AM (separate sessions for Primary and Secondary students)
🎟 Admission: Free (registration required — see below)
This is a fantastic opportunity for pupils to explore real-world environmental issues, meet inspiring changemakers, and experience the power of film as a tool for learning and action.
Questions? Contact us at [email protected]
Primary Schools (Age 9+)
Future Council
Scottish Premiere. Filmmaker Damon Gameau invites eight bright, determined pupils—including CC from Edinburgh—on a biofuel-powered road trip across Europe to confront the giants behind the climate crisis. From boardroom challenges to grassroots innovation tours, they form the ‘Future Council’ to hold powerful companies accountable and shape environmental policy. A vibrant portrait of collective youth action.
🎤 Followed by live Q&A with film's star and youth activist Clemence "CC" Currie (in person) and director Damon Gameau (online from Sydney).
Director: Damon Gameau | Country: Australia | Year: 2024 | Running Time: 81 min | Language: English | Rating: PG
Why Bring Your Class?
Future Council empowers young people aged 9–16 to move beyond eco-anxiety and into action. Pupils can engage with:
- Monthly virtual meetups with global experts
- Earth Oracle: an AI tool for ecological solutions
- Real-world projects with ethical businesses
- The Future Council Fund, supporting grassroots regeneration
Reserve Tickets
To book spaces for your class or youth group, please complete this short form. Our team will confirm availability and register your group.
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Secondary Schools, Colleges & Universities (Age 15+)
Lowland Kids
Scottish Premiere. As rising seas swallow Isle de Jean Charles, Louisiana, two Indigenous teenagers—Howard and Juliette—and their uncle Chris face a heartbreaking decision: whether to leave the only home they’ve ever known. Dubbed America’s first climate refugees, they are part of the country’s first federally-funded mass relocation project. Lowland Kids is a powerful meditation on place, belonging, family, and the human cost of climate collapse, told through the vibrant, defiant voices of youth growing up with one foot on land and the other already in the water.
🎤 Followed by live Q&A with Kelly Ann Dempsey - Restoration Ecologist, Environment and Climate Change Team Leader at Angus Council
Director: Sandra Winther | Country: USA/Denmark | Year: 2025 | Running Time: 94 min | Language: English | Rating: 15
Why Bring Your Class?
Lowland Kids explores climate justice, intergenerational care, and the emotional toll of environmental loss—critical topics for coastal youth. It encourages reflection on resilience, home, and how young people can adapt, support one another, and lead with courage in uncertain times.
Reserve Tickets
To book spaces for your class or youth group, please complete this short form. Our team will confirm availability and register your group.