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LOWLAND KIDS

( 2025 )
Official Selection Out of Competition, El Gouna Green Star |
 
United States
,
Denmark
,
United Kingdom
 |
 English |
 94 min

About the film

Lowland Kids follows siblings Howard and Juliette on Isle de Jean Charles, the first U.S. community displaced by climate change. Executive produced by Darren Aronofsky, Sandra Winther’s moving documentary offers young and general audiences a powerful entry into this global crisis.

Director

Sandra Winther

Sandra Winther is a Danish filmmaker based in New York whose work blends documentary and narrative to explore identity, youth, family, and the environment. She has directed award-winning shorts and branded films for Nike, Adidas, Disney, and Beats by Dre, with premieres at SXSW, Tribeca, and AFI Docs. Her short documentary Lowland Kids (2019) premiered at SXSW, won the Audience Award at Palm Springs ShortFest, and was nominated for a Cinema Eye Honor. She expanded the story into a feature with Darren Aronofsky’s Protozoa Pictures. Lowland Kids (2025), world-premiering at CPH:DOX,  marks her feature-length debut.

Producer

Darren Aronoofsky, Lauren Avinoam, Sigrid Jonsson Dyekjær, William Crouse, Lizzie Gillett, Brendan Naylor

Production Company

Screenplay

Sandra Winther

Cinematography

Andrea Gavazzi, Todd Martin

Editing

Eva Dubovoy, Per K. Kirkegaard

Sound

Hayley Livingston, Andrew Tracy

Cast

Contacts

International Sales: Together Films, United Kingdom, sales@togetherfilms.com

Producer

Darren Aronoofsky, Lauren Avinoam, Sigrid Jonsson Dyekjær, William Crouse, Lizzie Gillett, Brendan Naylor

Production Company

Screenplay

Sandra Winther

Cinematography

Andrea Gavazzi, Todd Martin

Editing

Eva Dubovoy, Per K. Kirkegaard

Sound

Hayley Livingston, Andrew Tracy

Cast

Contacts

International Sales: Together Films, United Kingdom, sales@togetherfilms.com

More About Film

In southern Louisiana, an island is slowly disappearing into the sea. For Howard and Juliette, two teenagers growing up on Isle de Jean Charles, this vanishing land isn’t just geography—it’s home. Their story is part of history: Isle de Jean Charles is recognized as the first U.S. community officially displaced by climate change. Director Sandra Winther brings us close to the lives of these remarkable siblings. We see their laughter, their routines, and their dreams, even as storms and rising water reshape their landscape. Rather than delivering statistics, the film makes climate change personal, showing what it feels like to watch your childhood home slip away.World premiering at CPH:DOX 2025, Lowland Kids has already drawn international attention. Backed by executive producer Darren Aronofsky alongside a strong producing team, Sandra Winther’s film combines beauty, urgency, and intimacy. The cinematography captures the lush wetlands and storm-scarred homes while always centering the people whose lives are at the heart of the story.This isn’t simply a story of loss, but also one of love: love for family, for community, and for the land that shapes who we are. Through Howard and Juliette’s candid, lively voices, the film speaks to both young and general audiences. Children may see their own hopes and worries reflected, while adults will be moved by its deeper reflections on memory, belonging, and change.Lowland Kids is tender, urgent, and unforgettable. It is a film that reminds us that climate change is not a distant idea but a lived reality, told through the eyes of two extraordinary young people. Nicole Guillemet

Producer

Darren Aronoofsky, Lauren Avinoam, Sigrid Jonsson Dyekjær, William Crouse, Lizzie Gillett, Brendan Naylor

Screenplay

Sandra Winther

Cinematography

Andrea Gavazzi, Todd Martin

Editing

Eva Dubovoy, Per K. Kirkegaard

Sound

Hayley Livingston, Andrew Tracy

Contact

International Sales: Together Films, United Kingdom, sales@togetherfilms.com

More About Film

In southern Louisiana, an island is slowly disappearing into the sea. For Howard and Juliette, two teenagers growing up on Isle de Jean Charles, this vanishing land isn’t just geography—it’s home. Their story is part of history: Isle de Jean Charles is recognized as the first U.S. community officially displaced by climate change. Director Sandra Winther brings us close to the lives of these remarkable siblings. We see their laughter, their routines, and their dreams, even as storms and rising water reshape their landscape. Rather than delivering statistics, the film makes climate change personal, showing what it feels like to watch your childhood home slip away.World premiering at CPH:DOX 2025, Lowland Kids has already drawn international attention. Backed by executive producer Darren Aronofsky alongside a strong producing team, Sandra Winther’s film combines beauty, urgency, and intimacy. The cinematography captures the lush wetlands and storm-scarred homes while always centering the people whose lives are at the heart of the story.This isn’t simply a story of loss, but also one of love: love for family, for community, and for the land that shapes who we are. Through Howard and Juliette’s candid, lively voices, the film speaks to both young and general audiences. Children may see their own hopes and worries reflected, while adults will be moved by its deeper reflections on memory, belonging, and change.Lowland Kids is tender, urgent, and unforgettable. It is a film that reminds us that climate change is not a distant idea but a lived reality, told through the eyes of two extraordinary young people. Nicole Guillemet