Vesper | Film programme Slieker

In a post-apocalyptic world where ecosystems have collapsed and the earth seems to have lost its natural power, thirteen-year-old Vesper fights for survival, but above all for hope. She lives with her paralyzed father on the edge of a society where power, technology and food production are monopolized. With self-built experiments, she tries to do something revolutionary: create life in a dying world. Vesper is a visually stunning and deeply human film that shows how resilience, innovation and youthful imagination can set a new cycle in motion. The film is a powerful ode to young talent, circular values ​​and the courage to start over from the ground. One seed can change everything!

Directors: Kristina Buozyte, Bruno Samper
Countries: Lithuania/France/Belgium/United Kingdom
Languages: English spoken, Dutch subtitles
Duration: 114 min
Target audience: 16+

This film is part of a series of nine inspiring films, selected in collaboration with film house Slieker. All these films touch on the theme of Arcadia, Grûn. Grûn is where everything begins. It nourishes us, protects us and connects us. But how do we deal with this?

In a world that is constantly changing, the need for solid ground under our feet grows. Whether it is coming home, as in Sigur Ros: Heima, or starting over as in The Old Oak. When the solid ground under your feet disappears, as figuratively in En Fanfare and literally in No Other Land, uncertainty arises, while Wilde Mossels is about the courage to escape from your roots. Where documentary Onder het Maaiveld shows how essential the smallest life under our feet is, in the special sci-fi Vesper, Tim Burton's Big Fish and animated film Wolfwalkers you can escape from reality with fantastic stories about people and nature and the natural nature of man. Come and watch all the films in Bouwurk and be touched, surprised and perhaps even made to think!

This event takes place in the White Box in Bouwurk on the Oldehoofsterkerkhof in Leeuwarden, Friesland.