

Aroak is a documentary about the cycle of life through the passing of the seasons and the stories of 10 people from different generations, and the environment in which they live, closely connected to the land and animals. How they experience the passing of the seasons, how it was before and how they experience it now. They talk about their interaction with the environment, their feelings towards animals and plants. Aroak is also an audiovisual poem about nature and its magic, its sounds and its inhabitants.

Aroak is a documentary about the cycle of life through the passing of the seasons and the stories of 10 people from different generations, and the environment in which they live, closely connected to the land and animals. How they experience the passing of the seasons, how it was before and how they experience it now. They talk about their interaction with the environment, their feelings towards animals and plants. Aroak is also an audiovisual poem about nature and its magic, its sounds and its inhabitants.
2018-01-01
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