2024 Special Topic Film Programme

Image of the film Cobalt Rush
Image of the film Cobalt Rush
Image of the film Cobalt Rush
Image of the film Cobalt Rush

Cobalt Rush – The Future of Going Green
Friday 08.11.2024 | 18:00

Quentin Noirfalisse & Arnaud Zajtman (Belgium & France | 2022 | 85 mins)

Language: French, English, Lingala

Subtitles : English

Moderation Language: English

KoKi CINEMA ROOM


Note: Although no entrance fee is required, it is recommended to book in advance. Choose the film session you are interested in on our Filmfreeway platform (tickets are organised per film name and follow the chronological order of our festival). There are no assigned seats.  Please come half an hour before the session. We will give away the tickets that haven’t been collected 15 minutes before the session starts.




Cobalt, the blue gold, is essential for electric cars, which hold out the promise of a clean ecological transition. The global automotive market is concentrating its efforts on competitive production of this mineral, which is essential for batteries. It is found mainly in the Congo and in Finland. But at what human and environmental cost?




wheelchair access / Rollstuhlbefahrbar The cinema is accessible via a ramp.
need for assistance for toilets / hilfestellung There are also toilets accessible with a wheelchair. However assistance might be required since there are a few (heavy) doors to open to arrive to it.
hoeranlage Piktogramm The cinema room is equipped with an inductive sound system. We use two microphones for the discussion afterwards (one for the moderator and/ or speaker, one for the public).
Information about languages is provided above. We tend to provide live interpretation towards English or German when needed (it might be whispered). However live interpretation is harder to put into place when some speakers are taking part online.

€

 No entrance fee is required. We invite our public to support the festival through a donation at the end of the sessions. You decide how much you want to give.