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Apple cider vinegar / EPF Media ; Peter Krüger, Inti Films presents ; in co-production with Pieter van Huystee Film ; written & directed by Sofie Benoot.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- Arabic
- English
- Portuguese
- Subjects (All):
- Human ecology.
- Kidneys--Calculi.
- Kidneys.
- Human body.
- Geology.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 video file (84 min.)) : sound, color
- Place of Publication:
- [Beverly Hills, California] : EPF Media, [2024]
- Language Note:
- In English, Arabic, and Portuguese, with English subtitles.
- Summary:
- Beginning with the discovery of a kidney stone, Apple Cider Vinegar unfolds into a playful and philosophical inquiry into the deep connections between the human body and the Earth. Moving between volcanic landscapes in Cape Verde, conversations with geologists, and encounters with people whose lives are shaped by stone, the film constructs a puzzle-like exploration of how geological processes mirror those within ourselves. What begins as a medical curiosity becomes a global meditation on time, matter, and the forces that sculpt both bodies and planets. Through its essayistic structure and curious, wandering gaze, the film invites viewers to reconsider the boundaries between the personal and the planetary, revealing the hidden continuities that connect us to the world we inhabit.
- Participant:
- Narrator, Sian Phillips.
- Credits:
- Cinematography, Jonathan Wannyn ; editing, Sofie Benoot, Liyo Gong ; music, Guillaume Graux.
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed April 13, 2026).
- Publisher Number:
- em-16117 Docuseek2
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