premiere during the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs, Cannes 2019 | world premiere May 23, 2019
That which is to come is just a promise (22 mins)
a documentary essay by Flatform
In a long sequence through Funafuti island, the state of drought and flooding alternate fluidly, and without interruption. The places and the actions of their inhabitants, in the constant and smooth movement from one state to another, set-aside the two recurring situations of the island: the waiting and the suspension. Since some years, Funafuti, in the Tuvalu archipelago, is the scene of a unique phenomenon: due to the unnatural overheating of the sea, salt water rises from the ground, flows through the pores of the land and floods it, putting the future of life at risk on the island.
Stones Have Laws by filmmakers Lonnie van Brummelen, Siebren de Haan, and Tolin Alexander is screened at Plein Theater – Sajetplein 29 – 1091 DB, Amsterdam on: Thursday August 20, 2020 at 21:30hrs. The filmmakers are present for a Q&A. Tickets.
Lukk Bouwman’s Dick Verdult – It Is True But Not Here screens @ ‘Opgedoekt’ in Utrecht on Sunday August 2, more information is available here.
L’eaux Faux the experimental short by Serge Onnen and Sverre Fredriksen premieres at the (online) Oberhausen Short Film Festival 2020: premiere on Thursday May 14 @ 20:00hrs. Check the schedule of the festival here.
