The film is screening as part of the festivals new climate section and will hopefully further amplify tongs message that climate change is not a political issue but a global humanitarian crisis. She generously shared her story over the course of the filming of anotes ark, raising awareness about the plight of her people, as well as the islanddwellers who will eventually be affected by climate change. The trailer and poster premiered for sundance 2018 doc anotes ark directed by matthieu rytz. Were continuing to raise money for an education fund for the children of one of the films main characters, sermary tiare. With sweeping cinematography, anotes ark interweaves two poignant stories. As anote tong, kiribatis president, races to find a way to protect his nations people and maintain their dignity, many kiribati are.
He recently produced, filmed and directed his first feature film, anotes ark, a documentary dealing with the realities of climate justice and migration. Have a first look at matthieu rytz s film which will have its world premiere in official competition at the sundance film festival. When i travelled back to kiribati in december 2017 to show the completed film to the community, the current government. This guide has been designed to help teachers and students enrich their experience of anotes ark by providing support in the form of. Anotes ark follows kiribatis thenpresident, anote tong on his mission to find a way to protect his nations people and bring international attention to the countrys existential dilemma. Matthieu rytz anotes ark is this years gala premiere film. Trained as a visual anthropologist, photographer matthieu rytz makes his stunning debut as a filmmaker with anotes ark, a thoughtprovoking documentary about the plight of the roughly 100,000 people living on and now regretfully leaving kiribati, a remote pacific island nation that is on the frontline of a global environmental crisis. The film what if your country was swallowed by the sea.
Apr 27, 2018 in this companion piece to the film anote s ark, take a deeper look into the sinking pacific island nation of kiribati and the fate of a population whose entire country may disappear in less than a generation due to climate change. With two small uninhabited islets having already disappeared underwater, the. A photographic still from the film signed by director matthieu rytz. By interweaving stories of survival and resilience, anotes ark explores what. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. Visually arresting due to its exotic locale, anote s ark is an uneven film that feels more like two shorts cobbled together than one cohesive documentary experience. Anotes struggle to save his nation is intertwined with the extraordinary fate of sermary, a young mother of six, who fights to migrate her family to new zealand. The idyllic pacific nation of kiribati will be submerged within decades due to climate change. Anotes ark official trailer sundance 2018 on vimeo. Eyesteelfilm as distr theatrical, tv, dvdvideo, vod, airline, canada prod. Completed in january 2018 and premiered at the 2018 sundance film festival. As president anote tong passionately embarks upon a race against time to save his people and 4,000 years of kiribati culture, islanders are already feeling the. People matter the most in a conference, president tong asks his peers, what is the most important thing in the world.
Docx is an interdisciplinary section of the festival celebrating. Salem progressive film series, october 16th ma, usa innsbruck nature film festival, october 9 12 2018 austria cineeco 24th serra da estrela international environmental film festival, october 21portugal vermont international film festival, october 18 28 2018 usa. While kiribatis president anote tong races to find a way to protect his nations. The outgoing president, 63, is now the subject of a forthcoming film anotes ark by canadian director, matthieu rytz, to bring the islands plight in a warming planet to a wider audience. As anote tong, kiribatis president, races to find a way to protect his nations people and maintain their dignity, many in kiribati are already seeking. World premiere at the 2018 sundance film festival what if your country was swallowed by the sea. Hawai film festival, november 8 16th 2018 usa philadelphia asian american film festival, november 8 18 2018 usa science museum london, november 16 2018 england. The person behind the movie anotes ark says the kiribati governments criticism of his climate change documentary is based on political. A vital forum for cinema that tackles important global issues, hrwff annually showcases an international selection of acclaimed films that bring human rights struggles to life through storytellingchallenging, provocative movies that call for justice and social change.
Matthieu was born in switzerland and is now a digital nomad and can be followed at link above. Yet it is one of the first countries that must confront the main existential dilemma of our time. The film anotes ark examines the challenges facing kiribati islanders, through the eyes of two main characters one of whom is the islands former. Kiribati is a remote place on earth and yet one of the 1st countries facing the annihilation from sealevel rise. Matthieu rytzs awardwinning documentary anotes ark profiles the climate change crisis confronting the pacific. A specialedition dvd of anotes ark packed with extras. Screenings eyesteelfilm the adventures of montreals. A specialedition dvd of anote s ark packed with extras. Anote tong appears in anotes ark by matthieu rytz, an official selection of the world cinema documentary competition at the 2018 sundance film festival.
On a more intimate level, the film tells the story of sermary, a young mother of three, seeking a new life for her family in new zealand. Profiling the impact of climate change on the island nation of kiribati, which will be. All photos are ed and may be used by press only for the purpose of news or editorial coverage of sundance institute programs. Courtesy of sundance institute photo by matthieu rytz. Completed eyesteelfilm the adventures of montreals. Kiribati president calls for moratorium on coal mines. Anotes ark is the first feature doc to be shot in the republic of kiribati, an island nation in the pacific ocean that will gradually disappear with rising sea levels, which may grant its citizens the unfortunate title of first climate refugees in history. Anotes ark larche danote by eyesteelfilm kickstarter. Paul international film festival rss, opens a new window. Anotes ark succeeds by its ability to send a meaningful message without a preaching tone. Docx is an interdisciplinary section of the festival. This blog post originally appeared on the ocean leaders blog, which highlights the work of ocean leaders fellows. What happens when your nation is swallowed by the sea.
Anote s ark succeeds by its ability to send a meaningful message without a preaching tone. I personally am looking forward to diving deeper into these topics. Through these two stories, anote s ark balances the personal with the political and presents us with an ambitious and layered film about an undeniable climate change calamity. Kiribati criticism of anotes ark political film director rnz news. Shannon grew up in rural michigan and studied at uc boulder and the national holistic institute, berkeley. Lost in the pacific ocean, the kiribati islands are composed of 32 atolls and the solitary coral island of banaba. Netherlands 6 june 2018 tv premiere germany 3 october 2018 hamburg film festival. Anotes ark captures the next evolution in the shifting dynamics of climate changeone where borders, technology, and global treaties are urgent and can change daily life as we know it. The sundance institute has unveiled the latest round of documentary fund and stories of change grantees including a. While some still cast doubt on the role human activity played in tragedies such as the philippines historic typhoon, pakistans monster floods, severe droughts in the amazon or hurricane sandy, which swept through north americas east coast, the. Our fundraising goal following the completion of the documentary film anotes ark by matthieu rytz, premiering at the 2018 sundance film festival, were aiming to raise money to create an education fund for the seven. Opinions expressed in our articles are those of the authors and not of the film inquiry magazine.
Visually arresting due to its exotic locale, anotes ark is an uneven film that feels more like two shorts cobbled together than one cohesive documentary experience. A look at the devastating effects that climate change has on the people living on kiribati, a lowlying atoll in the pacific. Anotes ark offers an indepth look at the harsh reality of the gradual submersion of kiribati due to climate change. All copies in use view details view details for anotes ark, dvd, all copies in use holds. Also be sure to visit the accompanying photo exhibit, only on display at brookfield place.
An advance hd digital download of the complete film as soon as its finished. Join us on zoom at 6 pm est for a screening and discussion of anotes ark, a film documenting the struggle of the island nation of kiribati, one of the first to face being wiped off the map by rising seas. This portrait of the kiribati people exudes strength of character and grace as they confront the inevitable change they are facing headon. The republic of kiribati and the marshall islands are our 21st century canaries, standing on the front lines of global climate change. Have students use a graphic organizer to summarize the film as they watch it. Anotes ark matthieu rytz intimately chronicles the consequences of climate change on a disappearing island nation. An advance hd digital download of the complete film as soon as it s finished. Anotes ark featured a scene from the cop23 meeting in bonn, germany, in which a group of pacific climate warriors led the peoples march on november 4, 2017, a gathering of 20,000 people demanding action from the international community on climate change. Anotes ark is a 2018 canadian documentary film directed by matthieu rytz. The pacific island nation of kiribati, population of 100,000, is one of the most remote places on the planet, seemingly farremoved from the pressures of modern life. Anotes ark cleveland international film festival april.
Anotes ark is an astonishingly beautiful, awardwinning documentary which follows the president of kiribati, anote tong, in his tireless fight to warn world leaders that kiribati is just the beginning of a global catastrophe, and to find a solution for his people. Sermary in kiribati with one of her children, before relocating to new zealand. May 02, 2018 on a more intimate level, the film tells the story of sermary, a young mother of three, seeking a new life for her family in new zealand. Anote tong, endearing president of the island, races to find optionsadvocating in international climate negotiations and even investigating building underwater cities. President tong isnt just a politician that is just doing his job. Anotes ark, an entry in the sundance film festival world documentary competition, is set to screen at the following locations and times. The film anotes ark examines the challenges facing kiribati islanders, through the eyes of two main characters one of whom is the islands former president. Movies that matter film festival usa 10 april 2018 cleveland international film festival poland may 2018 docs against gravity film festival canada 1 june 2018. Anotes ark follows the people of kiribati as they struggle to retain their culture, tradition, and dignity, while preparing for an uncertain future. As anote s ark demonstrates, his efforts met with mixed success, but they did manage to focus international concern for kiribati s future, as depicted in matthieu rytz s probing documentary.
Have students jot down five ideas for discussion, or questions that the film raised in their minds. When i travelled back to kiribati in december 2017 to show the completed film to the community, the current government confiscated my projector and laptop. The last animals, a documentary by kate brooks, follows conservationists, scientists and activists battling poachers and criminal networks to protect elephants and rhinos. A beautiful and heartbreaking account of president anote, of low lying pacific country, kiribati and his moves to save his sinking island. In this companion piece to the film anotes ark, take a deeper look into the sinking pacific island nation of kiribati and the fate of a population whose entire country may disappear in less than a generation due to climate change. Have students consider the following questions while watching the film.
Visually arresting due to its exotic locale, anotes ark is an uneven film that feels. More than 55 sundance films, series and projects created. Anotes ark 2018 rising sea levels threaten to destroy the pacific island nation of kiribati. As a small cluster of islands located at the equator line above the australian continent, it stands both isolated and center stage to impending doom forecasted by environmental research. The films focus is on the nations president anote tong, as he travels around the world advocating for support from the international community. Our fundraising goal following the completion of the documentary film anotes ark by matthieu rytz, premiering at the 2018 sundance film festival, were aiming to. Blackmagic design congratulates the many films, episodic series and projects at the 2018 sundance film festival that were shot and completed. Completed eyesteelfilm the adventures of montreals award. Sundance film festival 2018, hot docs canadian intl documentary festival, visions du reel. As anote tong, kiribatis president, races to find a way to protect his nations people and maintain their dignity, many kiribati are already seeking safe harbor overseas. Anotes ark the lowlying pacific nation of kiribati faces a daunting challenge. Interweaving two stories of survival and resilience, anotes ark explores what it takes to migrate an entire nation with. Documentary anotes ark immerses audience in climate crisis. The scope of anotes ark is sweeping yet intimate as rytz focuses on the fate of the nation through two sets of eyes.
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