A warm and attentive film capturing the lives of fishermen on an island in the US facing the threat of rising sea levels. The close-knit community, rooted in faith, navigates an uncertain future with the church at the center of their lives.
For generations, fishermen have made their home on Tangier Island, in the heart of the Chesapeake Bay on the east coast of the US. Two-thirds of the island has disappeared over the last 150 years, and local people are concerned about rising sea levels—and the lack of progress on reinforcing the sea wall—but the church remains the bedrock of this small, close-knit community.
While islanders acknowledge that the climate is changing, they resist attributing it to human activity. A young preacher introduces a different perspective, suggesting that “science is a gift from God”, and subtly shifting the conversation on climate. Amid this, children play, fishermen work, and sermons resound, all set against magnificent natural scenes in an ode to an imperiled world.
What is life? This film is a nuanced and playful philosophical reflection on that question. The narrative thread concerns Marius, a young giraffe in a Danish zoo whose planned euthanasia sparked global outrage a decade ago. A Danish zoo decided to kill a perfectly healthy, young giraffe and feed it to the lions in front
Survey interviewer Amber Kumar Gurung travels through the heart of Bhutan with a questionnaire, assessing the well-being of his compatriots. This tender portrait shows how it’s possible to be happy in times of adversity. The Kingdom of Bhutan set happiness of its people as one of its goals and sent out agents to measure it
Terrifying account of the rise and enormous political influence of evangelical fundamentalism in Brazil. TV evangelists and ultraconservative politicians seem to be leading the country toward a theocracy, with sometimes fatal consequences. Oscar nominated documentarist Petra Costa delivers an in-depth character study of the Brazil’s kingmaker. Through unprecedented approach to the leader of the Evangelist
