Terril (2019) / Charleroi, Belgium / 13 minutes
The geography of the otherwise flat city of Charleroi is defined by slag heaps - hills formed from the waste material from coal mines. Filmed entirely from these terrils themselves, the film weaves large-scale industrial tragedy with the poeticism of ecological rebirth through a data-driven narration in which the terrils are the protagonists.
screenings
International Film Festival Rotterdam - Rotterdam, Netherlands - 26/27 Jan 2019
Alchemy Film and Arts - Hawick, Scotland - 3/4 May 2019
CinemAmbiente - Torino, Italy - 4 Jun 2019
Rhode Island International Film Festival - Rhode Island, USA - 8 Aug 2019 - International Competition for documentary short films
Uppsala International Short Film Festival - Uppsala, Sweden - 23/24 Oct 2019 - International Competition
Listapad Minsk International Film Festival - Minsk, Belarus - 3 Nov 2019 - National Film Schools Competition
Award for for the Film with the Most Creative Storytelling
CinemaForum - Warsaw, Poland - 7 Nov 2019
ZINEBI - International Festival of Documentary and Short Film Bilbao - Bilbao, Spain - 12 Nov 2019 - International Competition
Porto Post/Doc - Porto, Portugal - 24 Nov 2019 - Cinema Novo Competition
Cinema Novo Award
Pravo Ljudski Film Festival - Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina - 30 Nov 2019
International Short Film Festival Leuven - Leuven, Belgium - 1/2/4 Dec 2019 - Flemish Competition