The climate activist Edda is frustrated by politics, society and her ignorant siblings. Solastalgia has overtaken her, that burdening feeling of loss that arises when someone witnesses the destruction of the earth. Edda retreats to the small island Pellworm and breaks off all contact. She meets the pragmatic Sophie Backsen, a young farmer who is suing the government for her right to a future. Edda has to realise that Pellworm is severely threatened by climate change. How can she succeed in making other people understand this threat? Is private retreat an option? In this hybrid film, the fictional Edda meets the real life Sophie; solastalgia meets the reality of people who are already suffering from the consequences of climate change. We often hear and see stories of people from the global south and do not really listen because they seem too far away. So I looked for a narrative from our own culture and came across Sophie. I quickly realised that what I missed about the pragmatic Sophie were my own feelings of despair, resignation, and anger. So I wrote the fictional character Edda. For me, the two young women form the field of tension in the film. How do we talk about the climate crisis with those around us? Do private individuals or politicians have to move? And how do we manage not to despair?
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