YEAR IN A FIELD, A (12A)

A 4,000-year-old granite monolith in a West Cornwall field is the sole marker as BAFTA-winning documentarian Christopher Morris invites us to slow down, take a breath and reflect. Morris filmed for a year, beginning on the Winter Solstice 2020 as the effects of climate change around the globe become more pronounced than ever. Under the watchful gaze of the Longstone, the film gives us time to appreciate nature, the subtle shifts of the seasons, and the need to act to conserve these delicate ecosystems amid the man-made forces assailing our planet. Beautifully shot, with a richly layered sound design, but no human intrusion other than Morris’s presence behind the camera, this is a quiet vigil, a direct-action of stillness.