Resilience was filmed at Iceland’s largest hydroelectric dam, Kárahnjúkar. Its construction involved flooding Europe’s second largest wilderness area, destroying a unique ecosystem in order to provide cheap energy for foreign aluminum companies. The work experiments with the viewers’ sudden changes in heart rate and their ability to cope with change and sustain shocks while maintaining their integrity in the face of external forces.
1966, United States of America: Kennedy is unable to prevent the Cuban Missile crisis in 1962, creating a nuclear winter throughout the country that seems to have no end.
From award winning director Naeem Mahmood, comes Brash Young Turks, a bold debut feature telling a fast paced struggle of love, crime and power, against all odds.
