Eco Shorts Program | SproutsFF23
This program consists of the five following shorts:
Chords / Cuerdas by Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren
Amsterdam Premiere | 2022 | Spain | 31 minutes
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Culture and industry clash in this sharp reflection on the lived reality of pollution. Its central dilemma speaks volumes about the hardening debate on corporate responsibility. Greenwashing through the eyes of the elderly that refuse to remain on the sidelines.
La chute by Sebastian Schaevers
Dutch Premiere | 2022 | Switzerland, Belgium | 22 minutes
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Glaciers are melting at an accelerating rate. It is a paralyzing reality that makes it easy to lose oneself in climate change indifference. Walking a fine line between documentary and fiction director Sebastian Schaevers offers a confrontationally cynical wake-up call.
Ice Merchants by João Gonzalez
2022 | Portugal, United Kingdom, France | 15 minutes
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Few films have made global warming tangible in such profoundly emotional ways than this deafeningly mute animation, made all the more impressive by its short running time. Every minute holds meaning. It was rightfully nominated for an Oscar this year.
7h15 – Merle noir by Judith Auffray
Dutch Premiere | 2022 | France | 30 minutes
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A fascinating docufiction shining a light on our conflicted relationship with the more-than-human world. Guided by an intriguing soundscape Jean and Mana venture into a dreamlike natural environment in pursuit of a mysterious creature. Bird watching at its most exhilarating.
Mulika by Maisha Maene
Dutch Premiere | 2022 | The Democratic Republic of Congo | 14 minutes
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Afrofuturist protest against the continuing dominance of former colonial powers through the mining of rare-earth minerals by big corporations for the technological benefits of people in the Global North. A self-willed, thought-provoking and eclectic appendix to last edition’s Neptune Frost.
After the Eco Shorts program on May 12th, we are going to talk with Janna Lenders from WECF International, Pieter Sellies from Fossielvrij NL, and a representative of Extinction Rebellion about the different ways in which climate activist groups enforce their activism.
Following the program on May 14th, we will host a Q&A-session with the director of ‘La Chute’, Sebastian Schaevers.