Magician with Wood is screening in collaboration with Living Woods as part of National Tree Week. Living Woods will be accepting cash donations on the night, you can find out more about the work Living Woods do, that you can help support at living-woods.org.uk

Filmmaker Beatrix Wood will be joining us for a in person Q&A session following the film.

The battle to secure the future of one of Scotland’s most extraordinary homes is captured in this award-winning documentary. The Steading is a Grade A-listed work of art, sculpted from wood by late artist Tim Stead. His wife, Maggy, Is fighting to protect Tim's legacy and inspire future generations to create work with wood.

The film traces how Tim’s belief to put back in more than he took out of the environment led to pioneering the creation of the first community woodland in Britain which kickstarted the community land ownership movement in Scotland and internationally.   The action is punctuated by a selection of Tim’s eloquent poems.  

The film is an inspirational story about a family, the bonds of love and grief, loyalty and friendship, collaboration and community alongside our relationship with trees and Nature as a catalyst for our creativity and well-being in the face of climate change.

“If we didn’t have trees, our planet would be dead,” reflects Giles Sutherland.

Friends of the Forum can claim a £5 ticket to Magician With Wood by booking using their membership.