IT is being billed as “a new documentary about Scotland and Brexit and what the hell happens next” – Beyond Brexit will premiere tonight in a special online event.
The 50-minute film examines the consequences for Scotland of withdrawing from the European Union, when it has such massive implications for our entire nation in terms of our rights, democracy and our place in the world.
Beyond Brexit will explore how we got to where we are now, the rise of English nationalism and the implications of Brexit for immigration, Scotland and the other UK nations.
You can get tickets and view the trailer at: hopin.com/events/beyond-brexit
The documentary will also examine how the European Union has changed us, the British media’s role in shaping attitudes to Europe and Scotland’s new relationship with the bloc.
Phantom Power Films, Totally Gallus Events and Independence Live are hosting the online screening, which will be followed by a Q&A session with a panel of special guests.
They are former BBC Scotland journalist Ken MacDonald, Ellen Hofer from New Scots for Indy, Mark Franklin, who runs First Base foodbank in Dumfries, and Alastair MacColl, who heads the EU+Me Campaign, a non-party push to highlight what we are losing by being taken out of the EU.
You can get tickets and view the trailer at: hopin.com/events/beyond-brexit
Attendees will be able to speak to and engage with each other across a one-to-one networking system, there will be themed discussion rooms and three “open bars” for which participants can bring their own refreshments and chat about whatever takes their fancy.
Panellists will each host a short “campfire” session with viewers. All funds raised will support the multi-media campaign for Scottish independence.
Entrepreneur and indy activist Ewan Hunter, who will present the event, said: “Scotland is a pro-European nation, in an increasingly anti-European Union.
“Scotland’s ancient links with Europe are under threat.”
You can get tickets and view the trailer at: hopin.com/events/beyond-brexit
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