Know Your Stones

21’19’’ / DCP / colour  / Language - English & German / Completed - June 2023

Young climate activists, steelworkers, and a geologist come together in a dream-sharing, time-travelling space full of nightmares and aspirations. Europe's biggest steelmaking site, a lime-stone quarry, the proximity of Garzweiler open pit coal mine - the lives of protagonists are intimately intertwined with stone matters. Their special bonds with ores, fossil fuels, and machines act as the oracles for the future. As we face climate change, who else could speak on behalf of stones about the faith of humanity?

The film was produced for the Ruhr Ding: Schlaf 2023 on behalf of Urbane Künste Ruhr. The production stage was also supported by the Mondriaan Fonds.