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 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 will join virtually for an after-film Q&A session.
• April 17th, public screening (Germany): in Hamburg, organised by Plurale Ökonomik Hamburg, more details to come.
• April 22nd, public screening — Croatian Premiere: 11:30 am Matinee, organised by Eco Pan, in Karlovac. Details to come.
• April 29th 2025, public screening (Austria): 5:30 pm, organised by Umweltdachverband und Circular Economy Forum Austria, at Filmhaus Spittelberg in Vienna. Tickets are available here.

May 2025

• May 3rd 2025, public screening (Germany): in Heilbronn, organised by Linksjugend (on Instagram). Details to come.
• 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 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

• June 5th 2025, public screening (Germany): at Kino Sputnik, Berlin. We are hosting this screening ourselves, in collaboration with friends. Martin Oetting will be on the panel, further panelists tbd.
• June 10th 2025, public virtual screening (in German), in collaboration with Elita Wiegand & Zukunftsmacher. Details still to come.
• June 11th 2025, public screening (Austria): at 8 pm at Cinema Paradiso in Sankt Pölten. Organised by GWÖ and NÖN. Martin Oetting will join the panel.
• June 22nd 2025, public screening (Germany): in Nuremberg, as part of the “Agenda 2030 series” at Casablanca Kino.

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Past Screenings

• June 2024 — World Premiere: Wellbeing Economy Forum in Iceland, Reykjavik, on June 11th, 2024. Including a panel discussion with Katherine Trebeck (protagonist), Lorenzo Fioramonti (protagonist), Sandrine Dixson-Declève (Club of Rome), and Martin Oetting (director, producer); moderated by Michael Weatherhead. Here is a short film on YouTube (9:30 min.) about the making of ‘Purpose’ and the premiere in Reykjavik.

September 2024

• September 3rd, 2024, private screening (Australia): As part of the Future Leaders Program at Australian National University in Canberra, with Katherine Trebeck (participants only).
• September 19th 2024, UK premiere: At the Institute for Sustainability at the University of Surrey, with the Director of the Institute for Sustainability, Professor Lorenzo Fioramonti, and with Martin Oetting. The screening is part of Sustain Film Festival. Free tickets are available on Eventbrite.

October 2024

• October 10th 2024, private screening (Germany): English version of ‘Purpose’ at the Berlin offices of Everyone Energy, in collaboration with Quartiermeister (invitation only). There will be a discussion afterwards with Martin Oetting, and with Saamah Abdallah, wellbeing measurement and policy scholar at HotorCool.
• October 11th 2024, private screening (France).
• October 24th 2024, public screening (England): At the Crediton Arts Centre at 7.30 pm, hosted by Sustainable Crediton. Martin Oetting is joining by video conference. (No entrance fee but donations to the cost of the evening will be welcome.)

November 2024

• November 10th 2024, private screening (France): With the founding group of the French WEAll hub.
• November 13th 2024, Australian Premiere: Followed by a conversation with Katherine Trebeck — at the Gang Gang Café in Canberra (6 – 9 pm). This is where you can get your tickets.
• November 14th 2024, Swiss Premiere: “films for future” Festival (Zurich), at Zentrum Carl der Grosse, starting at 6 pm, with Till Kellerhoff (Club of Rome) joining the post-film panel for a discussion with the audience – you can find details about the screening here.
• November 14th 2024, private screening (England): At The Conduit (members only), organised by The Conduit’s B Corp and Inner Development Goals communities. Members can book seats here.
• November 15th 2024, private screening (England): At the London School of Economics (students & faculty only), organised by the Department of Social Policy.
• November 18th 2024, public screening (Australia): At the Picture Showman Cinema in Merimbula, New South Wales, starting at 6 pm. Organised by Bega Valley Data.
• November 25th, 2024, Premiere of the German language version in Berlin: At City Kino Wedding — with live guests Franziska Brantner, Maja Göpel and Lorenzo Fioramonti. Here are some German-language information. (S0ld out.)
• November 27th 2024, private screening (New Zealand): Hosted by WEAll Aotearoa New Zealand at the Embassy Theatre in Wellington. It is closed to conference participants (part of the conference taking place on the following day).

December 2024

• December 1st 2024, public screening (Germany): Cinema at E-Werk, Erlangen. You’ll find more details on this page, free entry. Martin Oetting will be on the panel after the film; additional participants still tbd.
• December 2nd 2024, public screening (Germany): At University Duisburg-Essen at 7 pm, lecture hall LX1203 (Lotharstraße), with Martin Oetting. We will be showing the English version. Free entry, just show up – here are the details.
• December 6th 2024, public screening (Australia): At the Theatre Royal Castlemaine, organised by the Mount Alexander Shire Council, with Katherine Trebeck participating. You can buy tickets here.
• December 6th 2024, private screening (Germany): In Hamburg, organised by www.komfortzonen.de.
• December 11th 2024, public screening (Australia): At the Windsor Cinema Nedlands (Perth), organised by Meri Fatin for WA Climate Leaders. You can buy tickets here. Katherine Trebeck will join remotely.
• December 12th 2024, public screening (Germany): At Kiel University, organised in collaboration with Rethinking Economics Kiel — 6 PM at Kiel University, CAP-2  Lecture Hall A. No tickets or registration required, just show up.
• December 12th 2024, public screening (Germany): In Bonn, in collaboration with the Pluralist Economics students group, at “Leerstand als Begegnungsraum“, Brüdergasse 11, starting at 8 pm. Martin Oetting will be attending. Free entry.

January 2025

• January 14th 2025, first virtual private screening (Germany): In collaboration with HTW Berlin and HNE Eberswalde, the screening takes place virtually, with a post-screening video conference discussion; Martin Oetting will join.
• January 14th 2025, public screening (Germany): at 7:30 pm at the Pilkentafel Theatre in Flensburg, as part of student conference “Zukunft(s)gestalten” (free admission, also see on Instagram) from a Master’s programme in Transformation Studies. Martin Oetting will join via video conference (in collaboration with Netzwerk Plurale Ökonomik e.V.).
• January 15th, 2025, public screening (Austria): followed by a discussion (via Zoom) with Martin Oetting, at 18:30 in the Bahnhofslokal Unterpurkersdorf. Organised by WandelWerk WienerWald. Tickets €10; revenue is split between the initiatives and the filmmakers, with half of the ticketing fee donated to a charity of your choice: https://tktp.as/ECLZEO
• January 17th 2025, public screening (Germany): at 7 pm at Brasserie Hermann in Greifswald. Free entry, the event is public. Organised by LEKA-MV / KlikKS. Martin Oetting will attend and talk to the audience after the screening.
• January 20th 2025, public screening (Germany): organised by Klimajournalismus AG & Students for Future at 6:15 pm at Universität Leipzig, Seminargebäude, Room 420. More information here.
• January 22nd 2025, public screening (Germany): organised by attac Regionalgruppe Erlangen, Weltladen Erlangen and Lesecafé Anständig essen, at 7 pm at Lesecafé, Hauptstraße 55, Erlangen. Free entry.
• January 22nd 2025, public screening (Germany): organised by Solare Zukunft e.V., at 7:30 pm, Wiesentalstrasse 25 in Freiburg. The German version will be shown; Martin Oetting will join for a discussion afterwards via video conference.
• January 23rd 2025, private screening (Germany): at Humboldt-Universität Berlin as part of the SLE Postgraduate Programme “International Cooperation for Sustainable Development”
• January 24th 2025, public screening (England): at Mammoth — A Climate Action Cinema, at 6 pm. Broad Street, Nottingham NG1 3APa. Here are details about the screening. Martin Oetting will virtually attend the discussion afterwards.
• January 28th 2025, public screening (Austria): at Golden Ape Yoga Studio in Vienna. Martin Oetting will virtually attend the discussion afterwards.

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

• March 4th 2025, private screening (Belgium): organised by Zoe Institut. Invitation only, the event starts at 6 pm, screening at 6:30 pm.
• March 10th 2025, private event (USA): organised by Workers’ Rights Student Coalition (WRSC) and the Columbia Law and Political Economy (LPE) Society at Columbia University. Dirk Philipsen, Ph.D., Associate Research Professor of Economic History at Duke University, will join the session virtually.
• March 11th 2025, public screening (Germany): at the GIZ Berlin Representative Office, Reichpietschufer 20, at 6:30 pm. RSVP for admission, please email beyondeconomism@gmail.com. The English version will be shown, followed by a discussion with the audience. (On LinkedIn.)
• The Scotland Purpose Tour, in collaboration with the Wellbeing Economy Alliance Scotland:
  • March 10th 2025, public screening: 1 pm (UK) organised by UWS Student Union in Paisley. Martin Oetting will join the panel after the screening. You can get tickets here.
  • March 12th 2025, public screening: at 6.30, organised by the Europa Institute at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. Tickets are available here. The panel after the screening will include Katherine Trebeck, Aileen McLeod (former MEP and MSP), current Director of WEAll Scotland, Gary Gillespie, Chief Economist of the Scottish Government, and Martin Oetting.
  • March 13th 2025, public screening: at Open Road, Aberdeen, at 7 pm. Martin Oetting will join the panel after the screening. UPDATED tickets page link.
  • March 14th 2025, public screening: at/with Sustaining Dunbar, at 7 pm. Martin Oetting will join the panel after the screening. You can get tickets here.
  • March 15th 2025, public screening (Glasgow, Scotland): 1 pm (UK) at GMACFilm, organised by Organised by SANE Collective. Martin Oetting will join the panel after the screening. You can get tickets here.
  • March 17th 2025, public screening: at Glasgow University’s Andrew Stewart Cinema, at 5 pm. Katherine Trebeck will join the panel after the screening. You can get tickets here.
• March 18th 2025, public screening (Germany): at 7:30 pm, organised by the Green party Unterschleißheim, at Capitol Cinema. Ticket are available on this page. Martin Oetting will join the after film discussion.
• March 21st 2025, public screening (Canada): Vancouver Premiere at 6 pm, at the Open Technologies office. Organised by BC Impact & Sustainability Collective. Reserve your ticket here.
• March 25th 2025, private screening (Germany): at 5 pm, at ESCP Berlin Business School, organised by GEA and the Art Society. Martin Oetting will join an after-film panel.
• March 26th 2025, public screening (France): at 6 pm, organised by the student collective Challenging Economics at the Paris School of Economics — tickets are available here.
• March 28th 2025, private/public screening (Germany), organised in Berlin on a boat (!), by Nicole Franke (you can reach out to her via LinkedIn, she may be able to offer a few more spots for people who want to come). After the film, Henri Schneider (ZOE Institute), Saamah Abdallah (Hot or Cool Institute), and Sarina Spiegel (Project Together) will join the discussion.
• March 29th and 30th, virtual public screenings (English), organised by the Permaculture Education Institute as part of the Permaculture Film Club — you can get your tickets here. The March 29th virtual screening is at 10 am CEST. On March 30th, it’s at 12 am CEST. Katherine Trebeck will join the discussions.
• March 31st 2025, public screening (Jersey): at 5 pm, organised by the Jersey Association of Sustainability Practitioners, JASP and Sustainable Business Conference, CISBC. You can buy tickets here. Martin Oetting will attend a discussion after the screening.

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 Akademi 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.

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.