Anote's Ark

Anote Tong born 11 June 1952 served as President of Kiribati from 2003 to 2016. Tong has been at the forefront of raising global awareness about catastrophic risks caused by climate change. With his atoll nation of Kiribati rising an average height of two meters above sea level, rising sea levels due to climate change pose an existential threat to... Kiribati and other small island states in the Pacific. Tong directed Kiribatis purchase of approximately 20 square kilometers of land in Fiji in 2014 as an contingency refuge for his people. President Tong has been awarded leadership and environmental prizes for his work both in environmental protection and his advocacy on climate change and its effects. Anote Tong, dubbed as a climate warrior, pioneered the notion of migration with dignity to avoid the people of Kiribati from becoming climate refugees. FORMER PRESIDENT OF KIRIBATI - Anote Tong born 11 June 1952 served as President of Kiribati from 2003 to 2016. Tong has been at the forefront of raising global awareness about catastrophic risks caused by climate change. Read More Matthieu Rytz is a producer, curator, photographer and director. A visual anthropologist by training, his passion for photography and ethnology has led him across the globe to photograph cultural and human diversity over the past ten years. His photographs, as well as those he has commissioned, have been exhibited internationally. He strives to bear witness to complex human stories and focus especially on the relationship between Man and Nature. He specializes in photographic installation and is currently working on a multidisciplinary project using film, still images and virtual reality - whatever best serves the story. He recently produced, filmed and directed his first feature film, Anotes Ark, a documentary dealing with the realities of climate justice and migration. It premiered at Sundance 2018. WRITER, DIRECTOR & PRODUCER - Matthieu is a producer, curator, photographer and director. A visual anthropologist by training, for ten years ...Read More