Planet Local film screening and panel at The Farm, Byron Bay

Planet Local: A Quiet Revolution film screening, panel and entertainment.

Panel discussion with Local Futures Director, Helena Norberg-Hodge, along with special guests filmmaker Damon Gameau and surfer/activist Pacha Light.

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About the film:

Across the world, a quiet revolution is emerging. 

Away from the screens of the mainstream media, the crude ‘bigger is better’ narrative that has dominated economic thinking for centuries is being challenged. As people work to protect and restore their local economies, their communities and the natural world, countless diverse initiatives are demonstrating a new path forward for humanity. It’s a path that localizes rather than globalizes, connects rather than separates, and shows us that human beings need not be the problem – we can be the solution. 

Featuring activists from every continent alongside figures like Russell Brand, Noam Chomsky, Vandana Shiva, Helena Norberg-Hodge, Naomi Klein, Jane Goodall and Gabor Maté, Planet Local: A Quiet Revolution is a timely and compelling call to action.

Produced and created by: Helena Norberg-Hodge 

Written and directed by: Helena Norberg-Hodge, Henry Coleman and John Page    

 Creative direction: Nara Peek-Silva

About the Speakers: 

HELENA NORBERG-HODGE, a pioneer of the new economy movement, is the founder and director of the international non-profit organisation, Local Futures, and the convenor of World Localization Day. She is author of the inspirational classic Ancient Futures, and Local is Our Future and producer of the award-winning documentary The Economics of Happiness. She is the founder of theInternational Alliance for Localisation, and a cofounder of the International Forum on Globalization and the Global Ecovillage Network. Helena is a recipient of the Alternative Nobel prize, the Arthur Morgan Award and the Goi Peace Prize for contributing to “the revitalization of cultural and biological diversity, and the strengthening of local communities and economies worldwide.” 

DAMON GAMEAU is an award-winning screen writer/director, author and activist.
In 2015, his debut feature documentary THAT SUGAR FILM broke Australian box office records, won the AACTA Award for best feature documentary and sold to 25 international territories. His accompanying campaign book, That Sugar Book, was a best seller in Australia, is published in 20 countries and translated into 8 languages. Damon’s most recent feature documentary 2040 is also one of the highest grossing Australian documentaries of all time and has been released all over the globe. His companion book 2040: A Handbook for the Regeneration is published by Pan Macmillan. His latest film REGENERATING AUSTRALIA will be released in early 2022. An in demand thought leader and keynote speaker, Damon has received numerous accolades for his work, including a nomination for NSW Australian of the Year in 2020.

PACHA LIGHT is free-surfer/activist/(somewhat reluctant) influencer who has recently turned away from corporate surf sponsorship to devote more time to healing the Earth. This year she has been lent her support to many causes while living a simple eco-life, including the Surfers For Climate 'Carpark Cinema' events on Australia's East Coast. She has been part of the Local Futures family since the 'Economics of Happiness' conference in Byron Bay in 2013.