Screenings

Below, you’ll find upcoming screenings and a list of those that already took place. If you want to organise your own screening, just go to “How to Watch“.

Upcoming Screenings

April 2025

  • April 29th 2025, public screening (Austria): 5:30 pm, organised by Umweltdachverband und Circular Economy Forum Austria, at Filmhaus Spittelberg in Vienna. Afterwards, Martin Oetting, Leonore Gewessler (former Minister for Climate Protection), Thomas Jakl (Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Climate and Environmental Protection, Regions and Water Management) and Kathy Wiese (European Environmental Bureau) will form a panel – moderated by Karin Huber-Heim (Circular Economy Forum Austria). Tickets are available here.

May 2025

  • May 3rd 2025, public screening (Germany): at 4:30 pm in Heilbronn, at Soziales Zentrum Käthe, organised by Linksjugend (on Instagram). You can book tickets here.
  • May 7th 2025, public screening (England): at Sheffield’s Festival of Debate, including a panel with Emma Woods and Deborah Harkins.
  • May 7th — May 12th 2025: The Nordic Tour — for all details and tickets, please go to our dedicated page for the Nordic Tour!
    • May 7th, at Cinema Empire Copenhagen.
    • May 8th, at Panora Cinema Malmø.
    • May 9th, in Stockholm, at Bacchi Syre.
    • May 11th, at Hagabion Cinema Gothenburg.
    • May 12th, at Sentralen Oslo.
  • May 15th 2025 — lecture & workshop session (Germany), at 4 pm, with Martin Oetting at Climate Week Leipzig.
  • May 16th 2025, public screening (Japan): Japan Premiere in Tokyo, 3:15 pm to 5:30 pm, at Media Hall, Environmental Studies Building of the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo Kashiwa Campus. Martin Oetting will join virtually.
  • May 16th 2025, Dutch Premiere (Netherlands): at 7:30 pm at TransitieCinema in Den Haag (The Hague). Free event, book your spots here.
  • May 16th 2025, private screening (England): at the Master’s course in Ecological Economics, Centre for Environment & Sustainability, University of Surrey.
  • May 19th 2025, public screening (Germany): at 6 pm at Thinkfarm Germany Eberswalde, organised by GWÖ Eberswalde. The event is free, book your spots here.
  • May 20th 2025, public screening (Germany): 7 pm at Oscar Kulturspielhaus, organised by Attac Osterholz. Martin Oetting will discuss with the audience afterwards.
  • May 21th 2025, public screening (Germany): at Hansa Kino Syke, organised by Attac (details to come). Martin Oetting will discuss with the audience afterwards.

June 2025

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Past Screenings

September 2024

October 2024

November 2024

December 2024

January 2025

February 2025

  • February 4th 2025, public screening (Germany): at Kultur Bahnhof Hersbruck, at 7:30 pm. Click here for details and tickets.
  • February 5th 2025, private virtual event (international): with the Education Outcomes Fund. Lorenzo Fioramonti and Martin Oetting will join a virtual panel after the screening.
  • February 6th 2025, private event (Wales): at the Centre for Alternative Technology.
  • February 9th 2025, Public Matinee (Germany): at Breitwand Kino in Gauting at 11 am, organised by Umweltnetzwerk Gauting; here you’ll find details and tickets. The film will be followed by a panel discussion on sustainable economic goals, with guests from economics and environmental sectors. Confirmed participation: Christoph Winkelkötter, GWT.
  • February 12th 2025, private event (Germany): organised by Hot or Cool at Spaceshack Co-working space. Martin Oetting will join the Hot or Cool team for a panel after the screening.
  • February 25th public virtual screening (German): 7 pm (CET). Martin Oetting will make a short introduction and a join a Q&A session after the screening. Details and booking.
  • February 26th, public virtual screening (English): 8 pm (CET). Martin Oetting will make a short introduction and a join a Q&A session after the screening. Details and booking.
  • February 26th, public screening (Australia): Bondi Pavilion Theatre, in collaboration with Regen Sydney 8pm AEDT. Katherine Trebeck will join a Q&A session via Zoom after the screening. Details and booking.
  • February 28th, public screening (Germany): at IGC Hochschule Bremen, organised by the International Graduate Center at Café International, room AB516, Campus Neustadtswall. Open doors at 17:00, film starts at 17:30. Opening and closing remarks and moderation after the film with members of the IGC Student Sustainability Club. You can buy tickets here.

March 2025

April 2025

  • April 1st 2025, public screening (Guernsey): at 6:30 pm, organised by Sustainable Business Conference, CISBC. You can buy tickets here. Martin Oetting will attend a discussion after the screening.
  • April 3rd 2025, public screening (Australia): at 6:30 pm, organised by the Planetary Health Equity Hothouse, at the Hedley Bull Centre, Lecture Theatre 1, ANU Acton campus. Click here for tickets and details. Katherine Trebeck will join the after film panel.
  • April 3rd 2025, private screening (Austria): in Vienna, organised by Gemeinwohl Akademie and Genossenschaft für Gemeinwohl.
  • April 6th 2025, public screening (Germany): organised by Parents for Future, Hamburg, at the Green Party Offices in Methfesselstrasse 38, Hamburg.
  • April 6th 2025, public screening (Austria): Matinee at 1 pm at Filmhaus Spittelberg in Vienna. More information and tickets are available here: https://www.filmcasino.at/film/purpose/
    The film will be introduced by Florian Wagner from EconGood.
  • April 16th, public screening (USA): at 2 pm, at the University of Maryland, College Park, Mckeldin Library RM 2105, as a part of Seeds of Change a film series on sustainability & alternatives. Dirk Philipsen and Amanda Janoo will join virtually for an after-film Q&A session.
  • April 17th, public screening (Germany): in Hamburg, organised by Plurale Ökonomik Hamburg.
  • April 22nd, public screening — Croatian Premiere: 11:30 am Matinee, organised by Eco Pan, in Karlovac. Details to come.
  • April 28th 2025, public screening (Germany): 8 pm at Kino Maxim in Munich, organised by Gemeinwohlökonomie / ECOnGOOD in Bavaria. Martin Oetting will join virtually.

We are talking to NGOs, universities, community groups, companies and individuals in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, the US and Canada who are all interested in showing the film. We have also submitted ‘Purpose’ to a number of environmentally-/social-justice themed film festivals.