The credit crunch did not really affect island nation Tuvalu, but climate change is bringing it down all too literally now. Yet online it might still have a future. Surrounded by thousands of miles of open water, much of Tuvalu’s revenue comes from its .TV country-code web extension. A found-footage essay film.
Also in this combined programme
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Résistance
The eternal quiet of a mountain ridge is but a deception. Melting glaciers constantly change the surface and uncover old traces of human presence. -
The Landscape Is Empty and Emptiness Is Landscape
The Chilean Atacama Desert provides the backdrop for a series of static shots that foreground emptiness. The natural setting becomes a mental space. -
Twenty Nine Minutes at Sea
A peaceful image transforms imperceptibly into a blood-red scene. Below the soothing waves of the sea, deep unrest simmers. Digital impressionism
Film details
- Countries of production
- France, New Zealand, Tuvalu, USA
- Year
- 2017
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2018
- Length
- 22'
- Medium/Format
- File
