EcoDocs at Castlehaven Presents: The Cost of Growth Screening & Discussion

Join us for a free community screening of THE COST OF GROWTH (2026), a new documentary by climate activists Anuna De Wever and Lena Hartog, who document grassroots resistance to extractivism in Italy, Serbia, and Sápmi.

After the screening, we will have a faciliated group discussion about the themes of the film.

Doors open at 6pm. Film starts at 6:30pm.

Tea and biscuits provided, you are welcome to bring your own food and drink to our venue.

This screenings is entirely free, but donations are gratefully accepted to cover our venue and film licensing costs.

Synopsis

The Cost of Growth follows climate activists Anuna De Wever and Lena Hartog as they travel through Italy, Serbia, and Sápmi, documenting grassroots resistance to extractivism. The film connects these local struggles with broader debates on war, justice, and democracy - showing how extractive violence is a form of structural warfare on communities and ecosystems.

Through intimate encounters with grassroots movements, the film weaves together voices from affected communities and leading thinkers - such as Fati N'Zi-Hassane, Vijay Prashad, Greta Thunberg and Jason Hickel - to interrogate who truly pays for growth, how growth is defended and how we move beyond.

This is a 100 % nonprofit project: funding raised through screenings is channelled back to campaigns on democratizing the economy and to support the communities and movements featured in the film.

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