An underwater robot equipped with a camera sinks ever deeper into the sea. When it reaches the seabed, a pile of rusted weapons is illuminated in the darkness: scrap dumped into the ocean decades ago, just after the second World War, which now contributes to severe pollution of the seawater. Filmmaker and archaeologist Katja Verheul (Red Dust, IFFR 2025) uses her medium to reflect on the impact of war remnants on both humans and nature. This artistic investigation makes a large, toxic problem tangible through imagery.
– Cas Hoekstra
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. -
Panorama Chemours – River reflections
A slow pan over the Chemours industrial plant and the Merwede river, beautiful and disturbing. -
She Cries (The Holy Water)
A cloudy day in the Netherlands occasions a Thai artist’s wistful reverie about her childhood. -
Film details
- Country of production
- Netherlands
- Year
- 2026
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2026
- Length
- 26'
- Medium/Format
- DCP
Shows of "What is left behind"
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LantarenVenster 5
This screening consists of the following films:
- Marsh Birds of the Upper Nile
- Panorama Chemours – River reflections
- She Cries (The Holy Water)
- De Albatros
- What is left behind
In-personwith Q&AEnglish subtitledSoon available -
LantarenVenster 2
This screening consists of the following films:
- Marsh Birds of the Upper Nile
- Panorama Chemours – River reflections
- She Cries (The Holy Water)
- De Albatros
- What is left behind
In-personwith Q&AEnglish subtitledSoon available -
Podium Islemunda – Theaterzaal
This screening consists of the following films:
- Marsh Birds of the Upper Nile
- Panorama Chemours – River reflections
- She Cries (The Holy Water)
- De Albatros
- What is left behind
In-personwith Q&AEnglish subtitledSoon available -
Pathé 3
This screening consists of the following films:
- Marsh Birds of the Upper Nile
- Panorama Chemours – River reflections
- She Cries (The Holy Water)
- De Albatros
- What is left behind
In-personwith Q&AEnglish subtitledSoon available