A documentary film depicting the fight to save Europe’s last wild rivers will be shown in Stroud.

Blue Heart, made by Patagonia, will be shown on Friday, July 27 at Atelier, Lower Street.

The film is being screened around the world as part of the Save the Blue Heart of Europe campaign to protect the Balkan region from 3,000 proposed hydropower projects.

The screening event is sponsored by invivo, a Stroud based health company, and the event is in support of Transition Stroud Action on Plastic Group.

Humphrey Bacchus, managing director of invivo, and Katharina Child, from Atelier, will introduce the evening.

A discussion after the film will be led by Fred Baker, senior researcher at The Schumacher Institute and member of the Transition Stroud Action Group on Community Energy.

All money made will be donated to Transition Stroud ‘Action on Plastic’, and invivo will match the ticket sales in their donation.

Humphrey Bacchus said: “It’s important for us as a company to understand our impact, both on the environment and our community. Screening this film in Stroud helps introduce this to the wider society.

“By focussing on an issue in another community, we can hold a mirror up to our own.”

The film was created by Patagonia in partnership with NGOs from across Europe, directed by Britton Caillouette and with music from Andrew Bird.

Ryan Gellert, general manager, EMEA, Patagonia, said: “With the deluge of proposed hydropower dams and diversions in the Balkan peninsula we are looking at what could be irreversible environmental destruction, but there is very little awareness of this issue in Europe or globally.

“We hope this film will bring international attention to the local communities fighting to protect the free-flowing rivers they rely on and educate people about why hydropower dams are an outdated, dirty technology.”