Synopsis
The Arctic plains
are an eminent example of nature’s untouched beauty: an endless nothing in
which only few know how to survive. But a silent assassin is destroying the
Inuit community. Chemical residues from all over the world accumulate here
invisibly, poisoning both humans and animals. By ocean currents and attached to
snow, pesticides like DDT are carried northbound into Inuit land, causing
illness and premature death. The Silent
Snow project aims to portray the people that are affected most,
by what turns out to be a structural pollution of the entire global
environmental system.
Festivals:
Hamburg IFF
2011, Dutch FF 2011, Pärnu IFF 2011, ARGUS
filmforum 2011, Movies
That Matter 2011.
Presented by:
Screenings
VILNIUS
Pasaka: October 27, 18:00 (small hall)
Q&A session with film director Jan van den Berg.
Museum of Energy and Technology: October 28, 18:00
Q&A session with film director Jan van den Berg.
