Metsän määritelmä
“Definition of forest” (2024) is a documentary and experimental short film in search of a forest behind the concept. Its unruly voice-overs draw the viewer down conflicting paths, never forming a single, compatible vision or an entire forest. The film delves into the shared life of humans and forests and suggests peculiar questions with no […]
Ndossi
“Ndossi” offers a fascinating glimpse into the depths of the Gabonese rainforest, where ancient wisdom intertwines with the natural world. Through a compelling mix of folklore, personal testimonies, music and immersive sound, viewers are transported to a dimension filled with medicinal plants and enigmatic secrets. Guided by the eyes of a young gorilla tracker, “Ndossi” […]
Prah.
A factory, mysterious dust and the wind that carries it.
Sumpah Serapah Sampah
“Waste Whispers tells the story of a huge garbage disaster in Yogyakarta. When the Piyungan landfill closed for two months due to excess garbage, the city faced a messy situation. As garbage collection services were interrupted, garbage started piling up everywhere. People didn’t know what to do, so they started dumping garbage in the streets, […]
Birth of Light
“Birth of Light” explores the clash between traditional nomadic life and the arrival of electricity and a 4G network in a remote community in Kenya’s northern desert. As the darkness fades, the film raises questions about the consequences of modernization on the community’s culture of self-sufficiency, emphasizing the themes of capitalism, globalization and climate change.
The Closing of a Refinery
An in-depth reflection with ChatGPT on sustainability, the green transition and the future of humanity, following the closure of the Matosinhos refinery, the largest in northern Portugal.
The First
In a desolate world, a lone survivor trapped in a silent house navigates the remains of life among the echoes of a destroyed Earth
The Keep
Sally Barnes is the last person in Ireland to smoke wild fish exclusively. Burdened by the consequences of climate change and intensive fishing, her invaluable know-how is in danger of disappearing forever.
The Soul of Jasmine
Between the newly built office towers in Fuzhou, China, lies a patch of marshland where delicate jasmine flowers grow in abundance. Here, farmers brave the hot weather to harvest jasmine from lush, fragrant fields. They talk about the ephemeral flowering of the flowers, because perfect flowering only occurs once a year. This film offers us […]
The True Price of Your Couch
We follow the life of a sofa, from materials to manufacture, to transportation and the end of its life cycle. The animation illustrates the shocking cost of the mass-produced furniture supply chain, calls on the industry to take more responsible measures and on consumers to make better choices.