CSE 2024

Low-Tech – Les Bâtisseurs du Monde d'Après

, Adrien Bellay //Gabi was trying to debug
In contrast to high-tech, low-tech promotes an ecological and local approach, favoring techniques that are simple, sustainable and accessible to all. A citizens' collective is campaigning to popularize this approach, using accessible tools to produce energy, repair machines and create means of production in various sectors such as agriculture and industry.
CSE 2024

Malartic

, Nicolas Paquet //Gabi was trying to debug
Ten years after the opening of the gigantic Malartic open-pit gold mine, the hoped-for economic miracle is a mirage. Main Street is not prospering, with no demographic gain. Director Nicolas Paquet exposes an opaque decision-making system that excludes citizens.
CSE 2024

Deep Rising

, Matthieu Rytz //Gabi was trying to debug
Punctuated by breathtaking images of deep-sea organisms, Deep Rising traces several decades of manipulations benefiting companies aiming for deep-sea mining extraction.
CSE 2024

A Golden Life

, Boubacar Sangare //Gabi was trying to debug
In Burkina Faso, young men look under the earth for gold – and a better future. As a result, 16-year-old Rasmané barely seems like a teenager any more. This mainly observational film follows him into the 100-metre abyss of small-scale mining.
CSE 2024

Silvicola

, Jean-Philippe Marquis //Gabi was trying to debug
In the vast forests of the Canadian West Coast, nature meets industry. Silvicola presents a gallery of captivating characters, revealing the challenges of commodifying this scarce natural resource.