FELICIDAD
A gardener works in a large resort on the island of La Palma. Every day he tends to swimming pools, hedges, flowerbeds, and ornamental plants, domesticated copies of the wild nature that surrounds him. Yet within himself he repeats, like a prayer: “This is my garden, here I will build my garden.” His true happiness […]
DAWN CHORUS
Dawn Chorus is a meditative and thought-provoking short documentary following interspecies musician and philosopher David Rothenberg as he ventures into the natural world with an unusual mission: to make music with birds. Blending art and science, the film explores the relationships between observer and participant, musician and animal, human and nature. Set in the liminal […]
ARTEFACTS OF ACCUMULATION
Artefacts of Accumulation voyages into the depths of the transformation process of discarded matter. The short documentary gazes at the operations that domestic and industrial waste undertake in the process of being recycled and deposited. Immersing in the technologies that define the procedures of dealing with refuse, the film reveals the architectures that orbit the […]
1.5 AND BEYOND (Beyond 1.5)
2033. Barcelona. Heatwave in December. Nana lives with her mother and is unemployed. Her luck finally seems to change when a powerful multinational takes an interest in her. However, she will soon discover that getting the job means sacrificing more than she ever imagined.
ONDE NASCEM OS PIRILAMPOS (Where Fireflies Sparkle)
A group of teenagers gathers for camping. While two of them try to define their romantic relationship, they are surprised by a swarm of fireflies that guides them into the heart of the forest.
MINHOCUÇU
Rhinodrilus alatus – literally “earthworm with a nose and wings,” popularly known as Minhocuçu, a term that combines the Portuguese word “minhoca” (earthworm) with the Tupi suffix “usu,” meaning “giant,” or “giant earthworm.” Found primarily in the central region of Minas Gerais, Brazil, this species is threatened by environmental changes caused by human activities. For […]
GUERREIROS PLANTADOS (Warriors Planted)
After their lands were flooded by the Itaparica Dam, the Pankará people saw part of their history disappear beneath the waters. Years later, moved by the memory and strength of their ancestors, the Pankará return to the caatinga of the Pernambuco hinterland to reclaim the land that has always belonged to them. Through stories, rituals, […]
DOCE AMANHÃ (Sweet Tomorrow)
On an island untouched by humankind, an orangutan is born and grows, witnessing the rise, transformation, and fall of its home. Now the leader of its family, it fights for survival and its legacy, defying the elements to secure a prosperous future for its own.
MATERIA PRIMA
The world’s largest lithium deposit is located in the Bolivian Andes. The Europeans want the raw material to save their automotive industry, the Bolivians want to use it to overcome poverty, and companies from all over the world are exploring their options. Lithium has triggered a new gold rush, for it is essential for the […]
LA FJELLA LEVE (Let Our Mountains Live)
Sámi reindeer herders Sissel Stormo Holtan, Elise Årbogen and Terje Haugen have spent two decades battling Europe’s largest wind power project, which sprawls across their vital grazing lands in the mountains of Fosen in Norway. Even before the case can fully proceed through the legal system, the Norwegian state grants preliminary access to the wind […]