A weekend of regional films that explore the climate crisis, cureated for 421 by Cinema Akil. As well as . This expansive program includes film screenings, talks, workshops, activations, and family-friendly screenings too. The mini festival includes screening of feature-length and short films across narrative, documentary, and experimental genres; there will also be panel discussions and Q&As on topics inspired by the films screened.<\/p>\n
For adults the films are screened outside; for kids the screenings take place indoors (and include snacks and drinks).<\/p>\n
The films:<\/strong><\/p>\n 23 Feb <\/span><\/strong>4pm<\/span> Children of the Sea<\/strong> (dir Ayumu Watanabe, 2019) Manga animation sold out<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n 23 Feb <\/span><\/strong>7pm<\/span>\u00a0The Golden Wings of Watercocks<\/strong> (dir Muhammad Quayum, 2022) Trapped in poverty by social exploitation and climate injustice, the rice farmers of the marshland regions of Bangladesh struggle to survive<\/p>\n 23 Feb <\/span><\/strong>9.45pm<\/span> Wild Relatives<\/strong> (dir Jumana Manna, 2018) Fascinating documentary on the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, which stores seeds deep beneath the Arctic permafrost as a backup should disaster strike<\/p>\n 24 Feb <\/span><\/strong>4pm<\/span> Ainbo<\/strong> (dir Richard Claus & Jose Zelada, 2021) Animated story of the epic journey of a young hero and her Spirit Guides, a cute armadillo and a goofy oversized tapir, on a quest to save their home in the Amazon rainforest<\/p>\n 24 Feb <\/strong>6pm<\/span> Short Film Program: Earth Presses against Us<\/strong><\/p>\n 24 Feb <\/span><\/strong>7pm<\/span> Costa Brava, Lebanon<\/strong> (dir Mounia Akl, 2021) A family leave the polluted environment of Beirut, hoping to build a utopian existence in the mountains<\/p>\n 24 Feb <\/span><\/strong>9.15pm<\/span> Honey, Rain and Dust<\/strong> (dir Nujoom Alghanem, 2016) The Emirati director’s much-lauded study of honey-harvesting traditions in the mountains of the UAE<\/p>\n 25 Feb <\/span><\/strong>6pm<\/span> Short Film Program: Earth Presses against Us<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n 25 Feb <\/span><\/strong>7pm<\/span> Ay<\/strong>a (dir Simon Coulibaly Gillard, 2021) Documentary-style study of a young woman\u2019s love for her birthplace, a fictional island off the Ivory Coast<\/p>\n 25 Feb <\/span><\/strong>9.15pm<\/span> Taming the Garden<\/strong> (dir Salom\u00e9 Jashi, 2021) Documentary following trees transported from the coast of the Republic of Georgia to a politician’s private garde at great expense and inconvenience<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"