Aralkum (2022) Daniel Asadi Faezi, Mila Zhluktenko

The Aral Sea powerfully reveals the deadly impact of human activitiesin this case, the intensive cultivation of cotton in the USSRon an ecosystem. Daniel Asadi Faezi (The Absence of Apricots, VdR 2018) and Mila Zhluktenko (Find Fix Finish, VdR 2017) film the shores last inhabitants, who have lost their way of life to the desertification of their environment. A beautiful and poignant work about our probable future.