Underland - with special guests Robert Macfarlane and Rob Petit
Wed 25 Mar
|Rheged
A Northern Premiere - The film will be introduced by director Rob Petit, and there will be a Q&A with Robert Macfarlane following the film via videolink.
Time & Location
25 Mar 2026, 19:00
Rheged, Penrith CA11 0DQ, UK
About the event
Robert Macfarlane's bestseller - now a cinematic voyage beneath the surface of the earth.
From the fine roots beneath an ancient ash tree, a group of modern-day underground explorers descend into worlds rarely seen: sacred cave systems, submerged tunnels, thawing glaciers, water-filled burial sites and a vast laboratory hidden deep below the Earth, built to probe the secrets of the cosmos.
Underland invites audiences beneath the surface, moving through landscapes shaped by deep time — from the Mendip Hills and the Catacombs of Paris to the Karst Plateau, a glacier’s moulin, and the depths of experimental science. These concealed spaces become places of memory, loss and revelation, offering a powerful perspective on humanity’s relationship with the planet in the Anthropocene.
Narrated by Oscar-nominated actor Sandra Hüller (Anatomy of a Fall), and told with a distinctly lyrical voice, the film is an immersive descent that ultimately asks how we might live…