Age of Stupid Comes To Leith

Described by the Guardian as "the most successful dramatisation of climate change to hit the Big Screen," the Age of Stupid is set to be premiered at 64 different cinemas throughout the UK simultaneously - and one of those venues is Leith!

The film stars Oscar-nominated Pete Postlethwaite (In The Name of the Father, Usual Suspects) as a man living alone in the devastated world of 2055, looking back at old footage from 2008 and asking: why didn’t we save ourselves when we had the chance? It was written and directed by Franny Armstrong (McLibel, Drowned Out) and exec-produced by John Battsek (Oscar-winning One Day in September).

The film has already won the documentary world’s most prestigious prize: a Grierson. You can read more reviews of the film here.

The launch event, scheduled for the 15th of March, will feature a live satellite link up to the main 'green carpet' event - a solar powered tent in Leceister Square no less - where Pete Posselthwaite will launch the 'Not Stupid' campaign - designed to put pressure on the politicians set to attend 'the most important meeting in history'.

More information on the premiere, which aims to enter the world record books by involving more than 16,000 people simultanously is available in the press release here. Tickets for the event in the Vue Cinema on Ocean Drive, cost £10 and can be bought on-line here.

If you miss the premiere don't worry. You can still see it later in the month as part of the Take One Action festival at the Edinburgh Filmhouse, where there is a whole programme of events scheduled around the film. We might even go and see it twice...