Entry 24-672 | Belgium | 2024 | 80’ | Language: English Arabic Portuguese | Subtitles: English Estonian

Apple Cider Vinegar

Õunasiidriäädikas

Stones are at once the most foundational and the most overlooked parts of our lifeworld. When a retired nature documentary narrator passes a kidney stone, she decides to tell one more story about this forgotten world of stone . A hypnotic essay film asking urgent ecological questions, Apple Cider Vinegar takes the viewer on a journey meeting Palestinian quarry workers, passionate Britisch Geologist and People living on the lava fields of Fogo.

Details

Director
Sofie Benoot
Cinematography
Jonathan Wannyn
Editing
Sofie Benoot
Producer
Peter Kruger
Production Company
INTI Films
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Awards

Best Director
A film which stands out for its strongly unique and catchingly interesting author´s vision. From an extremely tiny yet disturbing detail in a human body begins a long intellectual-philosophical journey which starting from the Bible gives a close look into many important current problems leading up to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The experimental and eclectic visual language chosen by the author, using drones, webcam and a shaky handcam, serves the purpose of giving the viewer an idea about the human-nature relationship from the most unusual and fresh angles. Everything is connected to everything else but in the most unexpected way. The way the film is edited speaks volumes about a brave director's vision which does not let any common conventions of filmmaking stop its blooming.

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Supporters

Lihula Kultuurimaja · Lääneranna Noortekeskus · Lihula Raamatukogu