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Just Do It lifts the lid on climate activism and the daring troublemakers
who have crossed the line to become modern-day outlaws. Documented over a
year, Emily James’ film follows these activists as they blockade
factories, attack coal power stations and glue themselves to the trading
floors of international banks despite the very real threat of arrest.
For one eventful year, Emily James was allowed unprecedented access to
film the secretive world of environmental direct action. Two years later,
Just Do It – a tale of modern-day outlaws hit the big screen. This is how
it happened…
Emily James spent over a year embedded in activist groups such as Climate
Camp and Plane Stupid to document their clandestine activities. She went
over fence, through mud, in daylight and twilight, to capture over 300
hours of footage. That footage was lovingly crafted, moulded, pushed and
pulled by Emily and editor James for over a year before the film you see
today emerged.
The film is a story of people standing up for what they believe in and
making themselves heard. But it was a story that needed to be told without
the creative constraints of traditional production models or the editorial
control of big investors. And so it was that Just Do It – the totally
independent project – was born.
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