IMAGES FROM TUVALU is one of the best films at DOC NYC and one of the most important films of 2025. Dylan Werkman‘s short look at global warming and how we view the situation is telling and quietly crippling. It is a film that says volumes not only about the threat to the environment but also our attitude towards it.
The film is a dual film. The film is nominally Werkman‘s footage
of the Pacific Island of Tuvalu which is slowly disappearing thanks to the
rising waters caused by global warming.
In it we see how the islanders deal with the crisis and try to remain in
their homes. At the same time Werkman shows
us a several groups of people as they sit and watch the film. We see the
audience’s reaction to the film. The
footage of the island is heartbreaking… as is some of the footage of the
audiences since it’s clear that some people don’t care.
I was rocked. There is so much to take in.
The most important thing about the film is that for the
first time that I’ve seen some one has made a piece of art that makes clear
just how dire the crisis is on every level. Not only do we see what is
happening to the world but we also see how
those not instantly affected by the rising waters are apathetic to the problem.
It’s a film that shows us painfully clearly that we are doomed.
IMAGES FROM TUVALU is a master piece and it demands to be
seen.
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