ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETY AWARD - CinemAmbiente | FETHI KAYAALP GRAND AWARD - Bozcaada International Festival of Ecological Documentary (BIFED)
Global Patterns • Kleptocracy • Extractivism • Global Uprising • Shared Anger • Courageous Actions • Human Rights • Corruption • Hope
Date of Completion: 2023 | Run Time: 92 minutes | Languages: English & Spanish | Captions: Yes | Includes: Transcript | Director: Fredrik Gertten | Producer: Margarete Jangård | Editor: Benjamin Binderup | Cinematography: Janice D’avila | Production Company: WG Film AB | Produced in Co-Production with: SVT, Film i Skåne, VPRO, NRK, RTS and Yle
All societies are based on the idea of a social contract. We are told that if we work hard, if we treat others with respect, if we play by the rules, we will be rewarded. But then there’s the rule breakers. Those who make use of tax havens and reap profits without paying back to society. BREAKING SOCIAL looks at global patterns of kleptocracy and extractivism. An assassinated investigative journalist in Malta. A river without water in Chile. When people reach a tipping point, they start to organize and protest. We will see those already fighting at the frontlines of social uprisings across the world. BREAKING SOCIAL explores the possibilities of overcoming injustice and corruption. A film about reimagining the building blocks of our societies and igniting seeds of hope that live within each of us.
AWARDS
Environment and Society Award | CinemAmbiente
Fethi Kayaalp Grand Award | Bozcaada International Festival of Ecological Documentary (BIFED)
FILM FESTIVALS
DOK.fest München
Sheffield DocFest