LOWLAND KIDS + Q&A

Scottish Premiere. As rising seas swallow Isle de Jean Charles, Louisiana, two Indigenous teenagers - Howard and Juliette - and their uncle Chris face a heartbreaking decision: whether to leave the only home they’ve ever known. Dubbed America’s first climate refugees, they are part of the country’s first federally-funded mass relocation project, a programme thrust upon a people whose culture is woven into the marshes they leave behind. Filmed with striking intimacy and visual poetry, Lowland Kids follows the family as they navigate grief, resilience, and identity in the face of irreversible change. From the bayou’s haunting beauty to the sterile uncertainty of the New Isle, director Sandra Winther captures a deeply personal story that reflects a growing global crisis. This is a powerful meditation on place, belonging, family, and the human cost of climate collapse, told through the vibrant, defiant voices of youth growing up with one foot on land and the other already in the water. Followed by online Q&A with director Sandra Winther. Director: Sandra Winther | Country: USA/Denmark | Year: 2025 | Running Time: 94 min | Language: English | Rating: 15 | Content guidance: contains references to addiction and death. With short film IN THE FLAME WE REVEAL OURSELVES + live music performance World Premiere with live music performances! A haunting, wordless hymn to our burning, beautiful world. An audio-visual odyssey paired with Afterlands’ soundtrack.Through flickering landscapes and historical echoes, it reveals how destruction, complicity, and devotion burn together, inviting us to feel climate grief and spark the hope that emerges when we face the flames. Followed by live Q&A with director Virginia Heath and producer Grant Keir. Live music with Afterland’s Rick Anthony. Director: Virginia Heath | Country: UK | Year: 2025 | Running Time: 15 min | Language: English | Rating: PG This programme is part of the Montrose LandxSea Film Festival, a weekend filled with inspiring films and thought-provoking discussions about our planet. Learn more at landxsea.orgPT2H39MTBC - 152025-09-13
Online Q&A with director Sandra Winther
Live Q&A with director Virginia Heath and producer Grant Keir & Live music with Afterland’s Rick Anthony.
Sandra Winther & Virginia Heath
LOWLAND KIDS + Q&A"LOWLAND KIDS + Q&A"

Showtimes

September 13, 7:30 pm

Montrose Playhouse