England is one of only two countries in the world with a fully privatised water and sewage system. With just 14% of its rivers in good ecological health, the effort to keep them clean is falling short. In this inspiring documentary, director Charlotte Sawyer follows a community of wild swimmers in Bristol as they grapple with the impact of raw sewage pollution in the River Avon. Determined to reclaim their waters, they take on water companies and local authorities in a fight for cleaner, healthier rivers.

One-off screening featuring a panel discussion and Q&A with director Charlotte Sawyer, ‘Big Oil’ whistleblower Caroline Dennett, and Martha Townend, President of Oxford Wild Swimming Society. 

Reviews

‘Campaigning never looked so fun and friendly as it does in this joyous documentary’
★★★★
Cath Clarke, The Guardian

Caroline Dennett
Caroline Dennett is an environmental activist and whistleblower committed to corporate accountability. After witnessing sewage dumping in her hometown of Weymouth, she launched the #DontPayForDirtyWater campaign in 2023, urging consumers to boycott water bills in protest. An Extinction Rebellion activist since 2019, she has secured media coverage in The Telegraph, The Observer, iNews, the BBC, and local press. As a Shell Oil whistleblower, Caroline publicly resigned in 2022 after 11 years as a safety consultant, exposing the company’s environmental harm and greenwashing, a move that went viral.