BRUCE Parry, award-winning documentary maker, indigenous rights advocate and BBC presenter of TRIBE came to Hawkwood’s Seed Festival: Planting Big Ideas this month.

Initially attracted to the festival to listen to Charles Eisenstein, author of Sacred Economics and The More Beautiful World our Hearts Know is Possible, he found much of interest. He was very touched on Sunday morning by Satish Kumar, former monk and long-term peace and environment activist; Jonathon Porritt, environmentalist and author of The World We Made and Scilla Elworthy, three times Nobel Peace Prize nominee and author of Pioneering the Possible, as she spoke about a new initiative Rising Women, Rising World.

“I’m returning from a decade abroad and deciding where it is I am going to land,” he said.

When asked if Britain has moved on in ten years, he responded positively: “There’s a sense of awakening and reconnection to the land, the self and community, and it’s definitely being talked about now.

"There are a lot of energetic, optimistic, inspiring things coming from all directions, not only grass roots, but seemingly some new laws are being passed. I’ve also just been reading about the Highland One World global learning programme in Scotland,” said Parry.

This initiative aims to embed an exploration of human rights across the curriculum and into the ethos of the school, developing global citizenship. These themes are close to the heart of Bruce Parry whose television programmes include: Extreme Lives, Tribe, Serious Jungle and Amazon. He also has a new film due for release in early 2016.

“I am very keen to get in touch with all of the organisatons (at Seed Festival) to see how our film could be of service to them,” he continued.

“You usually have a two-week period when a new film is centre stage and if it overlaps with other people’s work I would definitely want to reach out and help.”

He describes the film as similar to the work of Charles Eisenstein, in that it’s slightly philosophical and esoteric.

Hawkwood and the Seed Festival were thrilled that Parry was attracted to the festival's programme.

Interview by Katie Lloyd-Nunn, Hawkwood Programme and Communications Manager.