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Film Program NAAS, Series: “Green Reel: Films for a Sustainable Future”

Wed, 12.06.2024
7:00 PM Manarat Al Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi

Directed by Viviana Uriona
Documentary / Germany / Republic of the Marshall Islands / 2020 / 83 min

SYNOPSIS

This documentary tells of the effects of climate change on the Republic of the Marshall Islands and its people. The Marshall Islands spread out across 29 coral atolls, which comprise 1156 individual islands and islets. Most parts of the Marshall Islands are less than 5.9 feet above sea level. Even before the era of the Ancient Greeks, the Marshall Islands were inhabited. But now the greenhouse gas emissions of the industrial societies severely harm or might even destroy the ancient culture of the Marshall Islands. The rising sea erodes the low-lying land, salinizes the groundwater and kills the vegetation. Forecasts predict the destruction of the islands as early as 2050.
 

About Film Program NAAS, Series: “Green Reel: Films for a Sustainable Future”

The film program NAAS, a collaboration of several cultural institutions in the UAE: the Goethe-Institut Gulf Region, the Embassy of France in the United Arab Emirates, the Embassy of Canada to the United Arab Emirates, the Italian Cultural Institute of Abu Dhabi, the Austrian Embassy Abu Dhabi, the Embassy of Switzerland to the United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Bahrain and in partnership with Manarat Al Sadiyyat, features independent films that explore relevant social and cultural topics. The first edition "Green Reel: Films for a Sustainable Future" focuses on the themes of environment and sustainability. It presents multi-genre films that tackle the burning issues of our planet in entertaining and exciting ways. NAAS: “Green Reel” runs bi-weeky from January 10, 2024 to June 26th at Manarat Al Saadiyat.