Stunning documentary examines kiribatis unrelenting sea. Login to access free tickets or stop by the box office with your member card. With two uninhabited atolls already submerged, the people of kiribati not only face losing their nation state, but also their culture. Somewhere in the middle of the pacific, the republic of kiribati will be swallowed by the sea within decades. Anote tong, the president of kiribati, and the main character of anotes ark. The pacific island nation of kiribati is one of the most remote places on the planet, seemingly farremoved from the pressures of modern life. With sweeping cinematography, anotes ark captures a world in which borders, technology, and global treaties are urgent matters of daily life to a people who confront inevitable change headon. Interweaving two stories of survival and resilience, anotes ark explores what it takes to migrate an entire nation with dignity. Profiling the impact of climate change on the island nation of kiribati, which will be. Sermary in kiribati with one of her children, before relocating to new zealand. Anotes ark follows the endeavours of kiribatis thenpresident, anote tong, to bring international attention to the pacific nations impending submersion due to rising sea levels. Anotes ark, a film by canadian matthieu rytz, explores the plight of the. Yet it is one of the first countries that must confront the main existential dilemma of our time. The film anotes ark, showing at the human rights watch film festival in new york, tells kiribatis story.
When it comes to this weekends vod options, everything is awesome. Were continuing to raise money for an education fund for the children of one of the films main characters, sermary tiare. What, so now you want to know what the movie s about. Anotes ark was written and directed by matthieu rytz. 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. By interweaving stories of survival and resilience, anotes ark explores what happens when a people are faced with losing their homeland. I am so honored and i feel like i need to tell the story of this nation before it completely drown out. He recently produced, filmed and directed his first feature film, anotes ark, a documentary. Set against the backdrop of international climate negotiations and the fight to recognize climate displacement as an urgent human rights issue, anotes ark presents personal stories.
He specializes in photographic installation and is currently working on a multidisciplinary project using film, still images and virtual reality whatever best serves the story. The film s focus is on the nations president anote tong, as he travels around the world advocating for support from the international community. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing anotes ark near you. He recently produced, filmed and directed his first feature film, anotes ark, a documentary dealing with the realities of climate justice and migration. Matthieu was born in switzerland and is now a digital nomad and can be followed at link above. By interweaving stories of survival and resilience, anotes ark explores what. For those seeking a happy conclusion, rytz, anote and sermary leave. This exploration of how to migrate an entire nation with dignity interweaves personal stories of survival and resilience. 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. The scope of anotes ark is sweeping yet intimate as rytz focuses on the fate of the nation through two sets of eyes. At the conclusion, anotes ark notes that the new government in kiribati has. Anotes ark ocanfilmfest ottawa canadian film festival. 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 documentary was originally released on january 19. Anotes ark began its festival tour at sundance, please find screening dates on their website. 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. The second day of the climate crisis film festival opens with anotes ark matthieu rytz, 2018, a documentary following kiribatis president, anote tong, attempting to find a way to protect his nations people as the ocean gets closer and closer to swallowing up the entire country. Completed in january 2018 and premiered at the 2018 sundance 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. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. A new documentary about climate change and kiribati screened at film festivals in new zealand and colorado. The island republic could become one of the first countries to disappear from sea level rise, as director matthieu rytz shows in his feature documentary, anotes ark, a stunning film ecowatch is honored to sponsor at the 42nd cleveland international film festival. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. If youre in trouble, you might just want an action film actor nearby.
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. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Anote tong, former president of kiribati and sermary tiare, a mother of 6 who made the choice to move to newzealand. Yet it is one of the first countries that must confront the main existent. After scenes of climate struggle, we have a fitting. Opinions expressed in our articles are those of the authors and not of the film inquiry magazine. This portrait of the kiribati people exudes strength of character and grace as they confront the inevitable change they are facing headon. Best friends milo and danny embark on a series of bizarre adventures across multiple, parallel universes. Kiribati is a remote place on earth and yet one of the 1st countries facing the annihilation from sealevel rise. Find out where anotes ark is streaming, if anotes ark is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider.
Anotes ark larche danote by eyesteelfilm kickstarter. A photographic still from the film signed by director matthieu rytz. Rising sea levels threaten to destroy the pacific island nation of kiribati. The film enjoys its world premiere at the 2018 sundance film festival this week. The biblical story of noah and the great flood, with a parallel story of soldiers in the first world war. The idyllic pacific nation of kiribati will be submerged within decades due to climate change. The republic of kiribati, a group of 33 pacific islands home to 100,000 people, sits. In the biblical story from genesis, god floods the world as noah rescues his family and the animals in a gigantic ark.
Directed by montrealbased photographer and filmmaker matthieu rytz, anotes ark premiered at the 2018 sundance film festival in the world cinema documentary competition. It does indeed tackle the subject of climate change, but instead of throwing endless facts and figures at the audience, it. 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. At first glance, matthieu rytzs documentary anotes ark seems like its going to be yet another climatechange film, created in hopes that the right people see it and start to set us on the right path before we damn future generations to an inhabitable world. The film was nominated for the grand jury prize at the sundance film festival. The lowlying pacific nation of kiribati faces a daunting challenge.
Anotes ark follows the people of kiribati as they struggle to retain their culture, tradition, and dignity, while preparing for an uncertain future. What do you do when your nation is being swallowed by the sea. Anotes ark premiered at the 2018 sundance film festival in the world. Anotes ark official trailer sundance 2018 on vimeo.
Anotes ark eyesteelfilm the adventures of montreals. By interweaving stories of survival and resilience, anotes ark explores what happens when a people is faced with losing their homeland forever. How does a nation survive being swallowed by the sea. Kiribati pronounced kiribas, is a lowlying pacific atoll near the equator, consisting of 33 atolls that span about the same width as the united states, and is just.
Set against the backdrop of international climate negotiations and the fight to recognise climate displacement as an urgent human rights issue, anotes ark presents personal stories that serve as cautionary tales for the entire world. Join us as part of the citizens climate lobbys great lakes regional conference for a free screening of the sundance film anotes ark, a documentary dealing with the realities of climate justice and migration the pacific island nation of kirbati is one of the most remote places on the planet, yet it is one of the first to confront the greatest challenge of out time. Kiribati, on a lowlying pacific atoll, will disappear within decades due to rising sea levels, population growth, and climate change. A specialedition dvd of anotes ark packed with extras. Montreal filmmaker at sundance explores plight of tiny nation. The films focus is on the nations president anote tong, as he travels around the world advocating for support from the international community. Anotes ark the lowlying pacific nation of kiribati faces a daunting challenge. 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. Kiribati is made of 33 coral atolls with most of the land only a few feet above. Anotes ark climate crisis film festival extinction. An advance hd digital download of the complete film as soon as its finished.