The planet is giving us alert signals, one after another, as the battle between nature and human beings goes on. We offer you to consider the possible paths that might be taken, either catastrophic or amicable.
And please remember that every single choice matters. Big things start small.
Curated by Sasha Prokopenko
WHERE WE USED TO SWIM
Daniel Asadi Faezi
Germany / 2019, 8 min
Lake Urmia in Northern Iran was once the largest lake in the Middle East. But human influence set its course, and brought upon a devastating drought that the lake could not withstand. Today, just 5% of the original lake remains. The majority of the land is now barren and covered by salt. Lake Urmia’s ruin has become a political symbol all over the country. This cinematic essay observes the places of present and past and weaves a new narration with fragments of identity and memory.
CRACKING SOUND
Hanna Kaihlanen
Finland / 2019, 11 min
A dreamlike ride through an apocalyptic northern landscape. A man is tracking an elk by the side of a field. In the distance, a harvester is gliding among the trees like a great "iron beast". The landscape awakens as we ride through it half asleep. CRACKING SOUND is a frenzied journey to the heart of the end of times, through the struggle between Man and Nature.
MAKE OUR PLANET GREAT AGAIN
Paul-Louis Léger
France / 2019, 7 min
In an infinite cluster of inanimate bodies floating aimlessly, a woman and a man evoke the time when the Earth was still beautiful. What did they do to prevent the disaster?
SUNDAY
Gaël Kyriakidis, Fanny Dreyer
Switzerland / 2017, 10 min
Expelled from the machine-week for incompetence, Sunday meets a mysterious alter ego that takes him on a contemplative stroll. At the end of a dreamlike inner journey, Sunday returns to the machine to reinvent it.
ETERNITY
Anastasia Melikhova
Denmark / 2018, 3 min
Abstractions transform into nature, creating a new world.
TIME AND TIDE
Marleen van der Werf
Netherlands / 2018, 29 min
This unconventional nature documentary is a personal statement against the 'pornofication' of nature in film.