Image still from the film RUSH directed by Lizzie Atherton

Rush – film screening and Q&A

Join Milton Keynes Arts Centre for a screening of RUSH a short film directed by Lizzie Atherton that follows artist Ella Merriman as she harvests rush in Somerset’s slow flowing rivers, working with the endangered craft of rush basketry.

Ella’s craft becomes an organic love letter to nature, a reminder that when we are reunited with the land, we find belonging and remember practices we didn’t know we’d forgotten. Ella reflects on our culture of abundance and overconsumption, identifying that her endangered craft offers a way to return to our innate knowledge of weaving, making and mending – finding a sense of belonging within a forgotten material.

The screening will be followed with a discussion and Q&A with both Lizzie and Ella.