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APPLE CIDER VINEGAR

Beginning with the discovery of a kidney stone, Apple Cider Vinegar unfolds into a playful and philosophical inquiry into the deep connections between the human body and the Earth. Moving between volcanic landscapes in Cape Verde, conversations with geologists, and encounters with people whose lives are shaped by stone, the film constructs a puzzle-like exploration of how geological processes mirror those within ourselves. What begins as a medical curiosity becomes a global meditation on time, matter, and the forces that sculpt both bodies and planets. Through its essayistic structure and curious, wandering gaze, the film invites viewers to reconsider the boundaries between the personal and the planetary, revealing the hidden continuities that connect us to the world we inhabit.

THE FILMMAKER

Sofie Benoot (Bruges, 1985) lives and works in Brussels. Her films are patchworks of different stories, carefully assembled to reveal hidden connections. Fronterismo (2007), Blue Meridian (2010) and Desert Haze (2014) played at Visions du Réel (Switzerland), Camden IFF (USA), Torino FD (Italy), and BAFICI (Argentina). Benoot teaches in the Film master’s programme at LUCA School of Arts in Brussels. She co-directed Victoria (2020), which premiered at the Berlin FF and won the Caligari Prize.

AWARDS AND FESTIVALS

Visionary Film Award — Portland EcoFilm Festival, United States
Best Director — Matsalu Nature Film Festival, Estonia
Special Mention (Jury) — Another Way Film Festival (Madrid), Spain
Special Mention (Jury) — L’Alternativa – Barcelona Independent Film Festival, Spain
Visions du Réel – International Film Festival Nyon, Switzerland
Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival, Czech Republic
Green Film Festival of San Francisco, United States
DOCVILLE – International Documentary Film Festival Leuven, Belgium
Viennale – Vienna International Film Festival, Austria
Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM), Canada
Science New Wave Film Festival (presented by Imagine Science Films), United States
DocPoint – Helsinki Documentary Film Festival, Finland

APPLE CIDER VINEGAR

Catalog # EPF16117 ● ISBN: 978-1-963201-57-4 ● UPC: 6-82086-16117-4 ● NTSC

80 Minutes ● Copyright 2024 ● English, Arabic, Portuguese, English Subtitles

For purchase orders, to book screenings and for other inquiries, please contact:
Larry Rattner - larry@epfmedia.com

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