Shorts: Human Nature

Human Nature reflects on the essence of humankind: the ways we act, think, and feel as a species. The program explores our often artificial relationship with the environment, our interactions with flora and fauna and the power structures that shape both the natural world and our own societies.

Spanning three continents, the shorts reveal the complex bond between humans and nature. From Congolese communities labouring in brutal conditions to extract coveted minerals, to the mapping of Colombia’s last centennial forests; from escapist fantasies staged in manmade “natural” environments to the extreme consequences of yet another failed farming project. The films invite us to reconsider the cost of ‘progress’and the fragile equilibrium between our natural surrounding and manmade realities.