FIRE, WATER, EARTH, AIR
A Tambo Film, Sant & Usant, Mantaray og Kykmyndir prodution
Four stories from the Nordic region paint a picture of a changing natural world, where the elements rage and where being prepared proves to be much more than sandbags and fire extinguishers. Forest fires are spreading, sea levels are rising, storms are becoming more violent, and landscapes are changing. Climate change is no longer something that happens far away. It is here now, also in the North. Nature is giving us clear signs. The question is whether – and how – we listen.
‘Fire, Water, Earth, Air’ takes us to four Nordic communities in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and the Faroe Islands. The film explores what happens when the crisis draws near and the most important resource turns out to be our neighbors: those who live right next door and the community we share across the Nordic region.
Through the everyday lives of ordinary people, set in dialogue with science, we experience how we can get through crises when we choose to stand together. It is a hopeful story about how old ties to nature and to each other can help us find new common answers in a changing world.
“Is it possible to produce in a climate-friendly way, ensure that the stories are locally rooted – and at the same time create a coherent artistic expression?”
Main director Phie Ambo
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the film is supported by; The Danish Film Institute, FilmFyn, the Swedish Film Institute, the Norwegian Film Institute, the Fritt Ord Foundation, Creative Europe, Doc Society, CliCNord, NordForsk, the Faroese Ministry of Culture, SVT, NRK, DR2, KVF, and the Nordic Film & TV Fund.