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 […]
A Clawsome Talettt
In this whimsical, entertaining short documentary, we dive into the wondrous world of The National Lobster Hatchery in Cornwall (UK). The National Lobster Hatchery opened in 2000, to help prevent a collapse in European Lobster populations in the region, following similar collapses in Scandinavia and the Mediterranean. Narrated by Lowenna (a European Lobster), the film […]
The new year
I believe in laughter and tears as antidotes to hatred and terror. Good films constitute an international language, responding to humanity’s need for joy, compassion, and understanding. They are a means of dissipating the wave of anguish and fear that pervades the world today… If we could at least exchange films between nations, in large […]
Terra de Pão, Terra de Luta
Produced by Cinequipa, with commentary by Vítor Matias Ferreira and narration by Joaquim Furtado, “Terra de Pão, Terra de Luta” is one of the militant film productions of the Portuguese “post-revolutionary” period. In the same year, José Nascimento also participated in Cinequipa’s collective production Against the Multinationals; here he filmed the process of Agrarian Reform. […]
Up to the last Drop
Carla Chambel, a Portuguese actress and mum, takes us on a journey about the relationship with water and action with our freshwater resources. From her childhood memories, she embarks on a journey to delve deeper and find answers to her social and ecological concerns. But as she investigates her doubts, listening to local communities, scientists […]
Linha Vermelha
The Killing Fields
Artist Willow Naomi Curry finds haunting connections between the chemical compounds found in Superfund and brownfield sites and those used by the US military, asking us to consider the cost of empire.
RAY THE RUG
A New Kind of Wilderness