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Copresented with the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital
A nature-inspired love story is our contribution to this year’s edition.
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In this “quietly overwhelming study of human connection and our relationship with the natural world” (Tim Grierson, Screen Daily), we follow a construction worker in Brussels named Stefan. In preparation for heading home for the summer holiday (and possibly longer), he uses all the leftover vegetables in his fridge to make a big pot of soup, which he portions out and gives to friends as parting gifts. Along the way he meets Shixiu, a Belgian Chinese woman working on a doctorate on mosses. Her close attention to the tiny details of these oft-ignored plants enchants him, and a bond forms. Using minimal dialogue and training his camera on the way nature can flourish even in an urban locale, Devos creates a gorgeous and moving city symphony. Cheri Linden of the Hollywood Reporter calls it a “movie of quiet magnificence, one that feels spun of gossamer summer light and rooted in unshakeable depths.” (Dir.: Bas Devos, Belgium, 2023, 85 min., DCP, Dutch, French, Romanian, and Mandarin with English subtitles)
Film admission policy: Films are shown in the 300-seat Meyer Auditorium. Preregistration (up to four tickets per person per film) is encouraged but not required. Seating is available on a first come, first served basis for patrons without tickets.
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