‘25. eco competition
[Dutch premiere]2024 | France | 90’
by Lucie Prost
FARIO
Sprouts Film Festival 2025 will kick off with an opening film that is both ecologically focused and a promising debut.
Farmer’s son turned city boy Léo (played by rising star Finnegan Oldfield) returns home to confront the aftermath of his father’s death. When he suspects that the trout in the local river are mutating due to mining activities in the area, he begins to unravel. Prost captures the environmental angst felt by a growing number of people. This introspective balancing act between reality and imagination is enriched with strong music and family dynamics. Fario sheds light on the issue of farmer suicides in France while leaving space for ecological resistance.
On Monday 14th from 18:00 Taste Before You Waste serve a soup, main dish and desert, on donation base. Taste Before You Waste is a foundation that aims to reduce consumer food waste and promote sustainable food practices in Amsterdam. TBYW aims to raise awareness of the impact of food waste on the environment and social environment and encourages individuals and companies to take action. That is why the foundation shows that leftover food from events does not have to be wasted at all, but is still perfectly edible! The mission of Taste Before You Waste is to create a more just and sustainable food system, for everyone by serving consciousness on a platters, one film festival at a time.
From 18:15 there will be a live dinner performance by Songs of the Horizon by Werner de Valk
The music is accompanied by colourful images generated by different devices. Songs of the Horizon is one of the works at the ECO EXPO, we will listen to the soundscapes inspired by the horizons of Amsterdam Oost.
April 30 | 20:00 | Movie W. + short film WOULD YOU STILL LOVE ME IF I WAS A STICKY FROG?
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