Co-funded by the
Creative Europe Programme
of the European Union
Creative Europe Programme
of the European Union
PLEASANT ISLAND is about the fate of the small island of Nauru in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, which was coined Pleasant Island by the first European explorers. The island was swept by colonization, capitalism, migration, overexploitation of natural resources and the resulting ecological catastrophe. Once an island paradise, the island became a synonym for post apocalypse – in addition to economic, humanitarian and ecological devastation, the island is threatened by rising sea levels. Silke Huysmans and Hannes Dereere managed to get permission to enter the island for a limited time, and are coming back with testimonies and, above all, questions. What kind of future awaits Nauru and what will be the fate of the world striving for endless growth and profit?