London Breeze Film Festival is delighted to be screening in ActOne cinema for the first time and proud to once again be supporting Refugee Week with a film that reflects this year’s theme: courage.
Surviving Earth is the recently released debut feature from an exciting new voice in British cinema, Thea Gajić. We are thrilled that Thea will be joining us in person for a Q&A after the screening to discuss her brave, personal and impactful first feature .
Based on a true story, Surviving Earth follows Vlad (Slavko Sobin), a Yugoslav refugee and gifted musician who fled to the UK in the 90s. Now rebuilding his life in Bristol, he longs to be the father his daughter Maria (Olive Gray) deserves, but the shadows of his past refuse to fade.
When he forms a band to reconnect with his roots, music becomes his lifeline – a fragile bridge between who he was and who he wants to be. But as difficulties arise, old habits begin to resurface and Vlad risks losing it all. Can he find redemption through love and music, or will the past drag him down once more?
‘Slavko Sobin is a beguiling presence in this well-crafted debut’- Sight and Sound
‘Understated, at times painstakingly patient, and deeply affecting’- UK Film Review
‘… a grownup debut from first-time London film-maker Thea Gajić.’- The Guardian
‘Stunningly shot, touching & earnest’- Film Carnage
‘What stands out in Surviving Earth is humankind’s capacity for kindness.’- The Reviews Hub
‘Joyful, loving, complex’- Screen Anarchy
‘Vividly Tender’- Loud and Clear
Distributor: Metis Films
Date: 17/06/26
Time: 7:30pm
Location: ActOne Cinema, 119-121 High Street, Acton, London W3 6NA
Runtime: 96 minutes
Rating: 15