Rome Climate Talks

“Rome Climate Talks” also arrives in Rome, the series dedicated to climate change launched by the German Foreign Ministry throughout the world and which, in the Italian capital, is the protagonist with a series of events including a film festival organized with the Goethe- Institut and in collaboration with ReteZeroWaste. The exhibition consists of five German feature films, including films and documentaries, all on the theme of the climate change crisis.

The exhibition will open on Tuesday 6 February, at 7.30 pm, with Marten Persiel’s film, “Everything will change”, a road movie set in the future, 2054, in which a group of young people try to trace the causes and responsibilities of extinction of wildlife. The director will be introduced by Cristiana Paternò.

On Tuesday 5 March at 7.30 pm the latest documentary by Volker Schlöndorff, “Der Waldmacher”, will be screened, which follows the story of the Australian agronomist Tony Rinaudo, who with his innovative reforestation technology has been demonstrating for decades on the African continent how the revitalization of trees can also promote the health of agricultural land. The director will be introduced by Miriam Mauti.

Tuesday 19 March at 7.30 pm will be the turn of the documentary “Plastic Fantastic”. In this film, director Isabella Willinger delves into the global plastic crisis that permeates our environment and even our own bodies. With shocking facts, such as that there are 500 times more plastic particles in the oceans than stars in our galaxy, the film shows the urgency and scale of the crisis. Moderated by Mauro Donzelli.

On Tuesday 26 March, at 7.30 pm, “Ökozid” by Andres Veiel takes you into the future, when in 2034 the climate catastrophe becomes the subject of legal proceedings. Two female lawyers represent 31 countries from the South of the world in a claim for damages against the Federal Republic of Germany. The legal proceedings address the economic and ecological responsibility of developed countries, as well as the right to the integrity of nature.

The exhibition closes on Tuesday 9 April, at 7.30 pm, “Eldorado”, a documentary by Markus Imhoof, embarked on an Italian military ship during the Mare Nostrum operation which saved tens of thousands of people in the Mediterranean. The film reveals current stories of escape, filmed on a military ship and on trains that cross borders illegally. Between personal stories and global contexts, Eldorado raises urgent questions about the migration crisis and reveals how it is connected to global economic flows.

Entrance to the exhibition is free while places last, by reservation: events-roma@goethe.de