Public and Community Screenings, Education & Libraries

This inspiring, informative series of documentaries explores low impact projects in the UK and around the world, covering issues such as sustainable living, natural building and permaculture. These films are perfect for screening in educational settings and cover many different environmental, social and academic issues.

All our films are independently produced and available for rental, download or on DVD / USB.

  • For personal use, please go to our shop.
  • For educational or library use, or for public screenings, please use the drop-down menu above. You can view detailed licencing conditions here, but please feel free to if in doubt.
  • For streaming or intranet access in your institution, for multiple screening events, or for a high quality download, please .
  • Contact us about affiliate and discount rates for hosting our player on your website or for selling our DVDs through your shop.

Relevant discussion themes include:
- Sustainability and Environment
- Community
- Decision-making and Conflict Resolution
- Food Security
- Architecture
- Citizenship, Society and Utopias
- Urban Planning
- Activism
- International Development
- Media and Communications
- Rural Development
- Human Geography

Screening Licence Conditions

Public Screening Licence - from £34.99

A Public Screening Licence allows you to:

  • Include the film in your library
  • Hold a public screening
  • Make the film available to students, staff and faculty members for the purposes of research, education, and any other non-commercial use

NB: This licence does not allow you to sublicense, digitize or duplicate the film in any way.
Please note that our standard mode of delivery is via a DVD or a USB card. If you would prefer to receive a digital copy of the film, please .

Digital Site Licence - £300 per film, plus purchase of Public Screening License copy

A Digital Site Licence allows you to:

  • Host the film file on your digital server
  • Allow your members to watch the film via a private, password-protected connection
  • Make the film available to students, staff and faculty members for the purposes of research, education, and any other non-commercial use
  • Allow your users to access the film via your on-campus IP or off-campus via proxy-IP authentication

NB: This licence does not allow you to charge for digital viewings, or to sublicence or duplicate the film in any way. Our standard Digital Site Licence term is 3 years. To discuss specific licensing needs, please .
Please note that our standard mode of delivery is via USB card. If you would prefer to receive a digital copy of the film, please .

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I watch Living in the Future films in other languages?

Yes, you can. We have worked hard with a translation team from Swansea University to create subtitles in several languages.

  • Ecovillage Pioneers is available in English, Spanish, Italian and German.
  • Lammas is available in English, Spanish, Italian, German, Chinese, Arabic and Russian.
  • Deep Listening will be available in German and Spanish from April 2016.

You can watch the films with subtitles in our Vimeo player, or download the films and enable the subtitles in the player of your choice (e.g. VLC). Our USB card contains most of our available subtitles and some of the more popular episodes are subtitled too. You can also download the subtitles for Ecovillage Pioneers and Lammas from this website.

To join our translation team, please .

Can I host a screening?

Yes please! Hosting a screening in your community has never been easier. Download a copy of our screening guidelines to give you some ideas.

How can I get involved?

We’re currently looking to feature some people on our blog who are living a sustainable lifestyle, or in an ecovillage. If you’re interested to be interviewed for this, please !

Can I have a review copy of the Films?

Yes you can. Please with details of your publication.

How else can I help?

Reviews are always welcome, as are links to the series on your blog, Facebook page or website. Help us build our worldwide family :)

How is this project funded?

Living in the Future has received support from various sponsors, including the Welsh Government. Currently, we rely on DVD and online sales to maintain this project so please help us out and buy a DVD or download, or get your local or university library to buy a copy for their archive.