REWILDING FOR LIFE

The Bough Breaks has at its heart, the work of visionary conservationist and ecologist, Alan Watson Featherstone and his charity Trees For Life.  It also explores the wider Rewilding movement; how its model of large scale restoration, can mitigate some of the global conservation and climate crises, currently threatening life on Earth. Alan's journey illustrates the urgency for more individual responsibility in the stewardship of our planet and the enormous legacy one man can gift to the future, by staying true to his personal vision. Our Contributors include:-

George Monbiot (Orwell prize-winning journalist, activist and author of Feral and Regenesis) Roy Dennis MBE (pre-eminent conservationist and author of Restoring the Wild) Dr Duncan Halley (Norwegian Institute for Nature Research) Shaila Rao (Ma Lodge Ecologist from BBC Springwatch/Winterwatch) Dr David Hetherington (Ecologist and author of the Lynx and Us) Dr Louise Ross (University of Aberdeen's School of Biological Sciences) Paul, Sophie and Louise Ramsay (Bamff Wildland) Lynn Bowser (Argaty Red Kites) Molly Doubleday (RSPB Capercaillie Advisory Officer). The beautiful original score is by pianist and composer Alan Fowler, accompanied by New York based soloist Zosha Warpeha on Hardanger d'Amore. Co-Directed by Caroline Strong (BBC, ITV, CH4, Radio 3, 4 & The World Service) and Danny Strong (BWPA Highly Commended wildlife filmmaker). Co-Produced by Caroline Strong and Danny Strong with Gabriel Strong (BBC Forces of Nature) as Assistant Producer. It was selected and had it's premiere at LUMA Festival (University of York) June '23, with further screenings throughout Scotland and the UK, Summer/Autumn 2023. It was awarded Best Environmental Film and Best Editing at the Cinematography and Photography Awards (London) Aug '23; and it was  Runner-Up/Finalist for Best Scottish Production at the Close:Up Edinburgh Docufest Oct '23. It was Nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the Next Generation Indie Film Awards (USA) and an Official Selection in the same category at Ecocine Environmental & Human Rights Film Festival (Brazil) which streamed throughout November and December on Tao Play. It has been Nominated for Best Documentary Feature and SDG 15 - Life on land, at the upcoming Arctic Film Festival - April 2024 . It was also a Finalist at Denver Monthly Film Awards for Best Documentary July '23 and won an Honourable Mention for Directing and made Finalist in the Best Documentary category at AIMAFF (Athens) May 2023.

The company maintains a low-budget ethos to limit their environmental impact and carbon footprint.

The story of the tiny village of St Fillans, is a mix of history, folklore, natural history and modern day challenges; all told with warmth and humour by an engaging group of its residents. A beautiful testament to the enduring power of community; especially poignant now, in a post COVID world, where community has become so treasured.  Documentary feature 'The Village on the Loch' was directed, written, produced and narrated by Caroline Strong and filmed and edited by Danny Strong (AKA Bean) and Gabriel Strong (AKA Bean), with  stirring music from David Chappell. It has had an extremely successful Festival journey and has secured an American distributor, 7Palms  Entertainment. It was screened in September 2019 as part of the exciting festival line up at HIFF - The Hebrides International Film Festival, and also the same month at the B&H Tourism Film Festival in Sarajevo.  The film has  gone on to win a total of 14 awards and a further 3  Finalist Nominations, and 3 Semi Finalist placings  across 7 festivals; with  Official Selections/Screenings at a further 4 .  Link here to the IMDb page and Facebook. and link here to the Trailers on our Showreel page.

         "...a legacy left to us by ghosts"                                                  Narrated by Caroline Strong

Cultybraggan, is a timely message of endurance from the past; told for this new generation, woken by COVID, to an understanding of what confinement and loss of liberty, truly mean.

Also known as  Camp 21,  Cultybraggan lies close to the small Perthshire village of Comrie. This beautifully preserved WWII POW camp, holds the personal and uplifting stories of so many ex POW's, their families, friends and members of the local community. The camp had a profound impact on all their lives and the memories are still fresh, over seventy years on.

Major contributors include, Dr Iain Banks  -  Senior Lecturer in History/Battlefield Archaeology, University of Glasgow and

Prof. Suzie Thomas  -  Professor of Heritage Studies at the University of Antwerp. With the moving testimonies of the last few ex POW's and the local people they grew to know as friends, Cultybraggan is  a story of redemption and the triumph of compassion, during some of the darkest days in our human history.

The feature has been delayed due to unforeseen production set-backs, including COVID 19.

Mousehole Films look forward to entering it on to the festival circuit when it is completed.

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