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Reciprocal
Documentary Film
June 2024
Kiruna, Sweden
Product of Polis - TU Delft Platform for Urbanism and Landscape Architecture
Funding / Eesteren-Fluck & Van Lohuizen Stichting, FAST and Philip Spangenberg TU Delft.
Production Team / Anmol Bhargava, Bas Kramer, Evgenia Vamvakousi, Jan Osusky, Jiheng Li, Kirthan Shekar, Nancy Nguyen, Preksha Rautela, Vera Vince, Willemijn Hoogland and Yi-an Lu
The documentary explores the complex relationships that are sometimes obscured by economic growth between the production of steel, harm to the environment, and indigenous rights. Beginning wiht the shots of Tata Steel Plant, the film is mainly set with the idea of going one step deeper to explore Kiruna as a hinterland of Ijmuiden. As the story shifts to Kiruna in the Arctic, where indigenous Sámi populations have lived, paractically forever, it explores the history and cultural landscape of the area. The film confronts viewers with the harsh realities hidden by technology growth as it moves through the layers of intricacy present in our modern society through the narrative. As the story develops, it reveals the hidden costs associated with the production of iron by Swedish state owned company LKAB, exposing the negative effects industrialisation has had on society and the environment. The conflict between tradition and modernity is brought to light by the encroachment of mining activities into areas that are surrounded by pristine landscapes and ancestral traditions. The documentary explores the ethical ramifications of switching to renewable energy sources while challenging the concept of sustainability in the context of the worldwide push for green technologies. The movie asks viewers to reconsider our relationship with nature and the true cost of progress through imagery and interviews. The intention is to remind of our shared responsibility to protect the environment, respect the rights of indigenous people. The calls for action confronting environmental issues, urging us to rethink our objectives and work towards harmony and critically reflect on 'What is truly green?'