Screening of Wild Relatives (2018) by Jumana Manna

This film explores a withdrawal of seeds from the Svalbard Global Seed Vault deep – which lies deep in the earth beneath the Arctic permafrost – by an international agricultural centre affected by the Syrian revolution turned war. Between the Arctic and Lebanon a series of encounters unfold, teasing out tensions between state and individual, industrial and organic approaches to seed saving, climate change and biodiversity.

Followed by a Q&A session with the artist.

For more information and to join the event, click here.