Join us for a screening of Can I Live?, an important and thought provoking film conceived, written and performed by actor and climate advocate Fehinti Balogun. 

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Filmed production, Complicité’s Can I Live? with Fehinti Balogun

Photo by David Hewitt

The film explores the climate crisis through storytelling, spoken word and personal reflection. Bringing together Caribbean and Pacific perspectives on climate change, the screening will be followed by light refreshments and a vital kōrero on climate with Fehinti who will join the discussion digitally, alongside academic and climate resilience researcher Paora Tapsell (Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Raukawa), in person. 

Arrive early to explore the exhibition Our Ocean of Islands and gain deeper insight into ocean relationships, environmental change, and Indigenous ways of knowing. 

Film recommended for those aged 12+

Event timing:

  • 5pm-6pm – Our Ocean of Islands open for viewing
  • 6pm – Can I Live? film screening (1 hour)
  • 7.30pm – Climate conversation with Fehinti Balogun and Paora Tapsell

Can I Live? Trailer

The film is a Complicité production in association with the Barbican, London, supported by Doc Society and Oxford Playhouse. Supported by Arts Council England and Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.

 

This event is proudly supported by the British Council New Zealand and the Pacific.

Fehinti Balogun

Fehinti Balogun is a writer, performer, actor, theatre-maker, and climate advocate whose work connects storytelling with climate action and social justice. Alongside a successful career in theatre, film, and television, he has become a leading voice in communicating the climate crisis through creative practice. He is the creator and performer of Can I Live?, an acclaimed production that explores climate justice through personal storytelling, inviting audiences into a more inclusive and human conversation about our collective future.

Photo by David Hewitt

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Professor Paora Tapsell

Professor Paora Tapsell (Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Raukawa) is a Māori social scientist, researcher, and academic whose work focuses on Indigenous knowledge, climate resilience, heritage, and community wellbeing. Director of the Institute of Kāika Climate Resilience at Lincoln University, he works at the intersection of mātauranga Māori, environmental research, and community-led solutions to contemporary challenges. His research explores relationships between people, place, and identity, with a particular interest in how Indigenous knowledge can inform resilient futures in Aotearoa and across the Pacific.

Photo by David St George

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Complicité is an internationally renowned theatre company dedicated to creating innovative work that strengthens connections between people through storytelling and performance. Founded in 1983 and led by Artistic Director Simon McBurney, the company is known for pushing the boundaries of theatre through collaboration, imagination, and experimentation. Through productions such as Can I Live?, Complicité supports artists to explore urgent social and environmental issues, using theatre as a space for dialogue, reflection, and change.

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