The Undercurrent  (2019, 50 min.)

This filmic collaboration with 10 young climate activists in Boise, Idaho, creates an intimate portrait of a generation often burdened with the expectation that they will save us all from ourselves. With tenderness and vulnerability, the activists share their struggles, highlighting how mental health, homelessness, grief and gender inequality intersect with the climate crisis. Featuring ethereal cinematography and music by Declan Rowe John, The Undercurrent shows us that the way forward is together, with the shared belief that we can exist far into the future.

The Undercurrent had its world premiere at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam in 2019, where it went on to win the Prix de Rome and subsequently exhibit in galleries across the globe before its American premiere at the Museum of Modern Art in 2022.

Cinematographers — Cody G. & Rory Pilgrim
Director — Rory Pilgrim

LINKS
Prix de Rome writeup
Listen to the soundtrack
MoMA archive

RECENT EXHIBITIONS
Centraal Museum, Utrecht, NL (2023)
WAMx, Turku City Museum, Turku, FIN (2022)
Museum of Modern Art, New York City, NY (2022)
Glasgow Film Festival, Glasgow, SCT (2020)
Prix de Rome 2019 — Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, NL (2019-20)