BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:22375@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:Sprouts: Hair\, Paper\, Water... (2025) DTSTAMP:20260514T020347Z DTSTART:20260604T190000Z DESCRIPTION:Amid the pressures of globalisation\, nature and minority langu ages are in steep\ndecline. In rural Vietnam\, an elderly woman from the R ục community teaches her\ngreat-grandson to value both. Directors Graux an d Trương capture this exchange\nin a tactile\, deeply immersive style\, ev oking a vivid sense of place and a world\nalready slipping from view. A me ditative 16mm gem\, recalling Samsara (2023).\n\nFor five editions now\, t he team behind Sprouts has developed a recurring\nplatform for fictional e cocinema and socially critical debut films. We have\nsteadily grown into a n interdisciplinary film festival\, now present across six\nvenues in thre e of Amsterdam’s city districts: Studio/K\, Kriterion\, De Uitkijk\,\nDroo g\, MidWest\, and QRU.\n\nWhile a five-year anniversary calls for celebrat ion\, each day we are reminded of\nwhy we felt the need for a festival lik e Sprouts in the first place. Autocrats\,\ntech bros\, and far-right facti ons continue to wreak havoc on our planet\,\ndisrupting ecosystems and und ermining international law and human dignity. This\nis why we cherish the brave filmmakers of our 2026 edition so deeply: they defy\nsystems to shar e bold\, uncompromising visions. We also support the shaping of a\nnew gen eration of green storytellers by hosting our very first Sprouts Eco\nShort s Pitch and Industry Day.\n\nFrom 1 - 7 June\, let us focus on bringing pe ople together and inspiring one\nanother to resist. Whether by visiting ou r free Eco Expo\, joining our community\ndinners\, attending outdoor scree nings\, supporting our fundraiser for Sudan\, or\nsimply watching a film t ogether. For more information on the festival and our\nfull programme\, vi sit https://sproutsfilmfestival.com/\n[https://sproutsfilmfestival.com/] a nd follow us on Instagram\n@sproutsfilmfestival.\n\n * Language: Vietnames e\n * Subtitles: English\n * Duration: 71 mins.\n * Director: Nicolas Grau x & Trương Minh Quý\n * Year: 2025\n * Country: Belgium\, France\, Vietnam URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/sprouts-hair-paper-water-2025 GEO:52.36476;4.8843948 LOCATION:De Uitkijk - Prinsengracht 452\, 1017 KE Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:amsterdam-centrum,community,dinner,exhibition,festivals,film,fun draiser,leidseplein,shorts X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Amid the pressures of globalisation , nature and minority languages are in steep decline. In rural Vietnam, an elderly woman from the Rục community teaches her great-grandson to value both. Directors Graux and Trương capture this exchange in a tactile, deepl y immersive style, evoking a vivid sense of place and a world already slip ping from view. A meditative 16mm gem, recalling Samsara (2023).< /p>

For five editions now, the team behind Sprouts has developed a recu rring platform for fictional ecocinema and socially critical debut films. We have steadily grown into an interdisciplinary film festival, now presen t across six venues in three of Amsterdam’s city districts: Studio/K, Krit erion, De Uitkijk, Droog, MidWest, and QRU.

While a five-year anniv ersary calls for celebration, each day we are reminded of why we felt the need for a festival like Sprouts in the first place. Autocrats, tech bros, and far-right factions continue to wreak havoc on our planet, disrupting ecosystems and undermining international law and human dignity. This is wh y we cherish the brave filmmakers of our 2026 edition so deeply: they defy systems to share bold, uncompromising visions. We also support the shapin g of a new generation of green storytellers by hosting our very first Spro uts Eco Shorts Pitch and Industry Day.

From 1 - 7 June, let us focu s on bringing people together and inspiring one another to resist. Whether by visiting our free Eco Expo, joining our community dinners, attending o utdoor screenings, supporting our fundraiser for Sudan, or simply watching a film together. For more information on the festival and our full progra mme, visit http s://sproutsfilmfestival.com/ and follow us on Instagram @sproutsfilmfe stival.

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