Where Is Heaven?
A decade-spanning journey through North Devon reveals the intimate realities of people building lives beyond mains electricity.
Overview
Explore the hidden lives of those who thrive off the grid in rural Devon.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- intimate
- contemplative
- sincere
- quiet afternoon
- reflective evening
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Gerard Bryan and his collaborators film the lives and experiences of off-grid residents over ten years.
The central subjects live without mains electricity, making access to infrastructure a defining social and practical concern.
Ged and Dave travel through the winding lanes and hidden tracks of North Devon to meet residents.
The film records the lives and experiences of people living off-grid through direct personal accounts.
Films like Where Is Heaven?, and why
The Good Life
observational documentary form, rural communities, and attention to lives outside mainstream infrastructure
The Biggest Little Farm
empathetic portrait of unconventional rural living and self-sufficient communities
Gunda
patient documentary observation of people pursuing alternative relationships with land, work, and modern systems
Movie Details
- Directors
- Gerard Bryan, David Rafique
- Release Date
- 2025-10-24
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Rating
- 0.0 / 10
Cast
- Bill Blake
- Amy Brown
- Gerard Bryan
- Flo Cotten
- Steve Cotten
- Vashti Cotten
- Olivia Docherty
- Seamus Docherty
- Pamela Gott
- Sue Mcready
Common questions
- What is Where Is Heaven? about?
- A decade-spanning journey through North Devon reveals the intimate realities of people building lives beyond mains electricity.
- What is Where Is Heaven? like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Where Is Heaven? as measured, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Where Is Heaven? violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Where Is Heaven?.
- Which films are like Where Is Heaven??
- Films with a similar feel include The Good Life, The Biggest Little Farm, and Gunda.
- How long is Where Is Heaven??
- Where Is Heaven? runs 86 minutes.
