A still from Hope by Pétur Már Pétursson.

Short Hope by young filmmaker Pétur Már Pétursson won third prize at the REClimate film competition, held during the run up to the United Nations climate conference in Copenhagen. 125 films entered the competition, open to young people between the ages of 15-19. The 6:43 min. film can be seen here.

The jury’s verdict on the film is as follows:

”The power of cinema is revealed through this haunting film presenting time when the hope is finally gone. We build the pipelines today; we die by the side of them tomorrow. An extremely well executed film by a young multi-talented filmmaker….”