Description
Stones are at once the most foundational and the most overlooked parts of our lifeworld. When a retired nature documentary narrator passes a kidney stone, she decides to tell one more story about this forgotten world of stone. A hypnotic essay film asking urgent ecological questions, “Apple Cider Vinegar” takes the viewer on a journey meeting Palestinian quarry workers, passionate British Geologist and People living on the lava fields of Fogo.
About the director:
Sofie Benoot
Director. She was born in Bruges, in 1985. Her films Fronterismo (2007), Blue Meridian (2010) and Desert Haze (2014) played at Visions du Réel, Camden IFF, Torino FD , and BAFICI. Benoot teaches in the Film master’s programme at LUCA School of Arts in Brussels. She co-directed Victoria (2020), which premiered at the Berlin FF and won the CaligariPrize.
