Brave Love

Most film-makers avoid Climate Change because they are too busy with escapism. We give you the Climate Crisis AND escapism! Escape to the fantasy city of Lagado where Oil Barons rule and the locals only think they do.

Valerie is the mistress of Evershed, an oil billionaire who delights in attention-getting showmanship as a global warming skeptic. Valerie starts having Global Warming awareness thoughts. Oh no! Just the thing to upset the elite billionaire bubble! Valerie, what are you thinking? And don't fall in love with your new green activist friend!

"Brave Love" has a New Zealand "M" rating which means anyone can view but it is more suitable for mature viewers 16 Years and over.

  • Brave Love
    1h 35m — 2 text tracks

    Brave Love

    1h 35m — 2 text tracks

    Parody Feature Award at the 2025 New Zealand Independent Film Festival.

    "Brave Love" (movie) is the rare and wonderful thing of Climate Change storytelling. Other film-makers don't take on this challenge because they think audiences only want escapism. We give you Climate Change Awareness AND es...

  • Brave Love - with special sub-titles

    1h 35m — 1 text track

    "Brave Love" with sub-titles colour-coded for text origin. For anyone interested in film adaptation from classic literature.

    yellow italics - Katherine Mansfield exact or near-exact wording
    cyan (blue-green) italics - Katherine Mansfield wording edited including re-phrasing and small adaptations...