Humans Build The Biggest Nests
What are “Nuisance Animals”? What are “Companion Species”? Alone and together, their stories are revealed through overlapping spotlights.
EX-Tract
“When I was a child, I didn’t know I was living in times of mass extinction.” Inspired by political short films from the 1960s and animated using water, Ex-tract is a reflection on our memory and the ongoing extinction.
The Sea Whispers Our Return
What happens to our essence when we are far from our land? Simón, a young Rapa Nui–Chilean marine biologist, returns to the island after years on the mainland, drawn by his dreams and the wisdom of his mother. Among wandering sea turtles and an ancestral ocean, he discovers the echo of his own search in […]
EEL
A young electrician turns to illegal eel fishing to make ends meet.
Close the tap
A man prepares a bath for his child.
Children of Your Love
An ode to the traditions of Melgaço and to the deep human connection with the land — its hardships, rituals, and generosity — Rui Pedro Lamy’s documentary captures the identity of a people rooted in a mountainous border region. Through evocative imagery and personal testimonies, the film preserves the memory of a time when subsistence economies shaped livelihoods and […]
Radical Neighbouring
What do humans who aren’t consumers look like? What happens when we find ways of feeding ourselves and each other without buying or selling food? Sand River Community Farm is an experiment in gift economy and community building. Ever since farmer Adam Wilson was offered $500K from a community member to take this piece of […]
Blue Lake Whispers
In an abandoned forest, a woman emerges from the depths of a lake. She wants to give birth to her child, but she keeps repeating that her child has told her it doesn’t want to be born. She encounters two women who tell her that in the world she has entered, no one is born […]
Blooming
Founded three hundred years ago as a refuge from slave traders, Ganvié, in Benin, has become the largest stilt village in Africa and now attracts thousands of tourists. But the people of the water, who once resisted colonization, are today colonized by a new invader: the water hyacinth. Said to have been introduced to decorate […]
A New Kind of Wilderness
On a small farm in a Norwegian forest, the Paynes live a purposefully isolated life, aiming to be wild and free. Maria and Nik, along with their four children Ulv, Falk, Freja, and Ronja are self-sufficient. They practice home-schooling and strive for a closely-knit family dynamic in harmony with nature. However, when tragedy strikes the […]