Michiel van Bakel, whose shorts have regularly featured in IFFR, combines scientific techniques of observation and recording with poetic treatments of image and sound. Here, a slow pan shot shows us the Chemours industrial plant next to the contaminated Merwede river, while photographic and digital processes reveal a hidden world of agitated, spectral colours and noises. It offers a paradoxical spectacle, combining lyrical beauty with disquieting horror.
– Adrian Martin
Also in this combined programme
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Marsh Birds of the Upper Nile
Although spectacular, the taxidermied birds in a natural history museum signify a history of colonial extraction. -
She Cries (The Holy Water)
A cloudy day in the Netherlands occasions a Thai artist’s wistful reverie about her childhood. -
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What is left behind
An artistic investigation into the impact of weapons and ammunition dumped into the sea after WWII.
Film details
- Country of production
- Netherlands
- Year
- 2026
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2026
- Length
- 9'
- Medium/Format
- DCP
