Ann Arbor Film Festival 2010

Atlantropa is set in an imagined present centered on a bridge spanning the Straits of Gibraltar. Originally intended as a symbol of unity between Africa and Europe, following its closure, the bridge is acquisitioned by EU forces and takes on a whole different meaning.

A science fiction travelogue, Atlantropa mixes fact and fiction by relating the bridge to contemporary news reports and a modernist architect’s vision to dam the Straits and create a new continent from which the film takes its name. Having first been mentioned in science fiction by Arthur C. Clarke the Gibraltar Bridge has more recently been investigated as an actual possibility by the United Nations.

North American Premiere