The Garden in Motion
Accompanied by two botanical guides, a group of hikers embarks on a journey through the stunning landscapes of the Arrábida Natural Park. As they explore the diverse species of this ecosystem, they observe a disturbing transformation in this place, not due to the natural course of time, but due to the orchestrated appropriation of human […]
Where to Plant a Home
The search for a life in contact with nature led Martin and Annika, a young couple, to build a house with their own hands. On their ever-changing land, there is always work. We see them building a creative studio and maintaining their vegetable garden. In the evenings, they socialize with their friends in the area. […]
Conversations in the garden
For the second year and after the success of last year’s edition, the Conversations on Environmental Cinema return to the Seia Municipal Library Garden in the late afternoon. Directors, producers, technicians, actors, teachers, programmers and jurors are invited to talk about their experience and/or vision of cinema, and how artistic and cinematic value has an […]
Among the Wolves
Death of a mountain
“Death of a Mountain” é um testemunho da fronteira montanhosa contemporânea franco-italiana. Ao longo do filme, somos os olhos dos cineastas amadores que retrataram esta montanha desde a invenção da curta-metragem; apoiamo-nos nas palavras de uma mulher que nos fala sobre a sua montanha, a sua ligação a este território desde que nasceu até ao […]
Des Rives
Billie-Jazz is an environmental educator and mother of a four-year-old who happily shares her enthusiasm for all the magic that secretly happens in the Earth’s biosphere. Recent discoveries related to issues threatening the St. Lawrence River, a waterway to which she is deeply connected, lead her to question our relationship with the Earth’s biosphere. She […]
Rainy Days
Roberto is doing some repairs in his yard when the concrete floor breaks and he suddenly falls into a hole. His wife Graciela and their adult children Camila and Emanuel try to save him. Throughout the day they are unable to get help due to a water crisis in the city, and the incessant rain […]
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 […]
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, […]