PRESS RELEASE: ANOTE'S ARK on VOD & DVD 4/16

Anote's Ark
A film by Matthieu Rytz

What if your country was swallowed
by the sea?

The Pacific island nation of Kiribati is one of the most remote places on the planet, far-removed from the pressures of modern life. Yet it is one of the first countries that must confront imminent annihilation from sea-level rise.

Kiribati president Anote Tong races to find options, from mass migration to building underwater cities. But the water grows higher, and citizens are fleeing the island, leaving behind 4000 years of Kirabati culture.

With sweeping cinematography, Anote’s Ark captures the shifting dynamics of climate change while crafting a portrait of the Kiribati people that reveals their strength as they face the looming waters head on.

On iTunes & DVD April 16

"In his directorial debut, renowned Canadian photographer Matthieu Rytz brings an observant visual style to scenes of President Anote Tong's island home and the frequent devastation it suffers."
-THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

"The scope of Anote's Ark is sweeping yet intimate. Director Matthieu Rytz captures the struggle for Kiribati on scales both personal and political...expressing the urgency of the situation by capturing the scale of Kiribati and its plight with awesome power. Striking cinematography."
-POV MAGAZINE

"Global indifference to climate change becomes personal in Matthieu Rytz's doc."
-NOW TORONTO