Ċine’Ambjent: Malta’s Thought-Provoking Non-Profit Environmental Film Festival Is Back
Local environment NGO Friends of the Earth Malta has just announced the second edition of its Environmental Film Festival, Ċine’Ambjent.
Ċine’Ambjent is a non-profit film festival providing local communities with a wide range of new and thought-provoking environmental films over a two-day program.
This year, it will be happening on 4th and 5th February at the Valletta Design Cluster.
“Climate change is causing 20 million people to be forced out of their homes or countries every year, so this year the chosen films will delve into the theme of climate-induced migration,” the eNGO said in a statement.
“The documentaries powerfully show how climate activists and indigenous communities from different countries in the Global South are leading their fight against extreme weather events due to climate change, corporate exploitation of natural resources or to protect their water from diversion and contamination.”
“In doing so, they are fighting for their survival and right to exist.”
On Saturday, the doors will be open from 3.30pm, with the festival kicking off with a screening of Thank You for the Rain (Kenya) which covers five years of the life of Kisilu Musya, a Kenyan farmer who has made his way from a father to a climate activist on the global stage.
After the film, they will be joined by Stefano Moncada who will engage in a discussion on the topics of climate-induced migration.
The second screening will be Uma: A Water Crisis in Bolivia which combines the confrontation between the Andean indigenous communities and the government, women’s stories of displacement and resistance, and the struggle for the right to clear water.
On Saturday, the festival will continue with a cultural after-party with world music by DJ Nil Nisi Bonum and food provided by the Migrant Women’s Association at Maori, Valletta.
On Sunday, doors will be open from 1pm, starting with the documentary Anote’s Ark (Kiribati), Kiribati nation has become the first nation under the threat of entirely disappearing because of sustained sea level rise caused by climate change.
The film will be followed by a discussion with John Paul Cauchi.
Ċine’Ambjent will close with the film Delikado (Philippines) which tells the story of Bobby, Tata, and Nieves, three magnetic leaders who risk their lives in David versus Goliath-style struggles trying to stop politicians and businessmen from destroying the Philippines’ “last ecological frontier”.
All four documentaries are thus emblematic of the fight for climate justice because the devastating consequences of the climate crisis are already being felt everywhere.
More information on schedule, tickets, and registration can be found on the FoE Malta website: https://foemalta.org/event/cineambjent-2023/
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