Event postponed to 2021 (tba)
How do you save what you love?
Join us for two evenings with films and discussions on free rivers, clean water and freshwater life!
2021 is an important year for biodiversity and water policies, in Europe as well as on the UN level. Along with an international selection of short and feature length films, we'll bring together scientists and environmental activists to present new perspectives on river conservation and how to take action.
Discussions with:
Luigi Marmanillo Carteriano, Marañón Waterkeeper
Thilo Papacek, CounterCurrent (GegenStrömung)
Vera Knook, The River Collective
Ruben van Treeck, Thomas Fuß and Lukas Thuile Bistarelli, Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB Berlin)
Theresa Schiller, WWF Germany
Maureen Harris, International Rivers
Concept, curatorial work and moderation:
Tobias Schäfer and Michael Bender, flow : europe
Feature film on Friday, March 13:
“As the principle tributary of the Amazon, Río Marañón is environmentally significant on a global scale, and it will take an international effort to save it.” - Henry Worobec
Feature film on Saturday, March 14:
“I still believe it’s possible to save the things we love. Wild salmon will continue to show us how. If we let them.” - Mark Titus