From the Wild Sea
Dan Jarvis
From the Wild Sea by Robin Petré
DNK 2021, Generation
© Tanya Haurylchyk
From the Wild Sea by Robin Petré
DNK 2021, Generation
© Maria Grazia Goya
From the Wild Sea by Robin Petré
DNK 2021, Generation
© Tanya Haurylchyk
Film poster
From the Wild Sea by Robin Petré
DNK 2021, Generation
Storms unleash along Europe’s coastlines, taking their toll. Volunteers are preparing for winter. Injured seal pups are nurtured with liquid food and warmed with infra-red lamps. Oil-soiled swans are subjected to foam baths. One stares into the eye of a giant stranded whale. And the whale looks back. In poetic images, Robin Petré traces the gaze between humans and wild animals, narrates the close interweaving of habitats and closes the cycle from perpetrator to helper. Laying bare the ambivalent relationship between society and threatened eco-systems, the haunting imagery patiently and respectfully opens a space for deep reflection. A relentless gaze into the abyss of the Anthropocene.
With
- Dan Jarvis
- James Barnett
- Sydney Rachael Stone
- Sam Brittain
Crew
| Director | Robin Petré |
| Cinematography | María Grazia Goya, Robin Petré |
| Editing | Charlotte Munch Bengtsen |
| Music | Ismaël Colombani |
| Sound Design | Thomas Pape |
| Sound | Robin Petré |
| Casting | Robin Petré |
| Production Manager | Signe Skov Thomsen |
| Producer | Malene Flindt Pedersen |
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Robin Petré
The director at the Photo Call.
From the Wild Sea · Generation · Freiluftkino Rehberge · Jun 15, 2021
María Grazia Goya, Robin Petré
The cinematographer and the director on the Red Carpet.
From the Wild Sea · Generation · Freiluftkino Rehberge · Jun 15, 2021
María Grazia Goya, Maryanne Redpath, Robin Petré
The cinematographer, the section head and the director joking during the Photo Call.
From the Wild Sea · Generation · Freiluftkino Rehberge · Jun 15, 2021
María Grazia Goya
The cinematographer at the premiere.
From the Wild Sea · Generation · Freiluftkino Rehberge · Jun 15, 2021
Robin Petré
The director at the film talk.
From the Wild Sea · Generation · Freiluftkino Rehberge · Jun 15, 2021
Onlooker
From the wild forest.
From the Wild Sea · Generation · Freiluftkino Rehberge · Jun 15, 2021
In the open-air cinema
From the Wild Sea · Generation · Freiluftkino of Filmrauschpalast · Jun 17, 2021
Robin Petré
From the Wild Sea · Generation · Freiluftkino of Filmrauschpalast · Jun 17, 2021
Robin Petré
The director in conversation.
From the Wild Sea · Generation · Freiluftkino of Filmrauschpalast · Jun 17, 2021
Robin Petré, María Grazia Goya
The director and the cinematographer of the Danish film.
From the Wild Sea · Generation · Freiluftkino of Filmrauschpalast · Jun 17, 2021
Robin Petré
From the Wild Sea
Generation · Berlinale Meets | Interview · Feb 18, 2021
Robin Petré
The work of the Danish director and artist explores the coexistence of humans with animals and nature. She has a master’s degree in documentary film directing from Doc Nomads and is a Berlinale Talents and a Sundance Institute alumna. She has also participated in the Nordic Film Lab and the IDFAcademy. Her short film Pulse won a Silver Dove at DOK Leipzig. Her debut feature-length documentary From the Wild Sea premiered in the Berlinale Generation section in 2021 and won awards including the Grand Prix at the Global Science Film Festival.
Filmography
2016 Pulse; short documentary 2017 Stream; short documentary 2020 WILDLIFE • 2030; video installation 2021 From the Wild Sea; documentary 2025 Only on Earth; documentary
Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2025