Detail

In Montreal, the rivers have disappeared. Hunting for them, we follow old maps and distant murmurs.

Makeshift oil production facilities and post-apocalyptic landscapes in war-scarred Northern Syria: against this backdrop, Mohammad must manoeuvre his way through rough working conditions and local power structures.

On 25 July 2020, the freighter MV Wakashio ran aground on a reef off the eastern coast of Mauritius. Twelve days later, oil began to leak from the hull – the largest ecological disaster in the history of the region.

In 2023, the government of Jiujiang launched a project to clean up Gan Tang Lake. Within a brief period of time, this ancient body of water, over two millennia old, had been drained. Nearby, a young man awakes. 

The way home from work proceeds from busy city streets to an abandoned industrial zone. Thick fog prods us to reflect on life, death and reverence for nature. 

In the village of Anhovo on the Soča River, there lies an old asbestos factory that has managed to outlive wars, regimes and borders. It provided employment and stole life. Even today it continues to exhale smoke.

Finally, you arrive at your favourite spot for snorkelling – alas, suddenly everything goes terribly awry. A short story in three acts.