Dir. Pip Piper
2025 | 90 mins | UK | English

This screening will be preceded by the short Salmon Run and followed by a Q&A with Jo Bateman, Dir. Pip Piper and Co Founder of the Salmon Run project Jo Salter.

Jo in the Water follows a passionate sea swimmer turned reluctant activist, Exmouth-based Jo Bateman, as she takes on one of the UK’s biggest water companies in a David-and-Goliath battle to protect our waters from devastating sewage pollution.

As Jo’s courage helps ignite a growing movement, this film exposes the dire state of our water system and asks: who will stand up for our right to swim in clean natural waters, for the species and communities that rely upon them?

Jo in the Water is a feature-length documentary being made by award-winning filmmakers with a strong track record of bringing powerful stories to our cinema screens. It is not just about water pollution; it is about connection—to nature, to our own sense of place, and to our responsibility for the world around us.

Featuring Jo Bateman, Jeremy Vine and Chris Packham.

“Jo inspires people… they realise that together we have a greater strength. In a shoal like this we become mighty.” – Chris Packham, Wildlife TV presenter & conservationist

+ Salmon Run

Dir. Pip Piper | 12mins | UK

Salmon Run is a relay from the mouth of the Exe running to the Atlantic salmon spawning grounds in the wooded valleys of Exmoor, a journey of 50 miles, connecting to and empathising with the migration of Atlantic Salmon in our river.

BBFC Rating
Rated 12A – implied strong language

Venue: Auditorium, Exeter Phoenix

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