Save as, directed by Dante Rustav (Tajikistan)

Stories from the Cryosphere Short Film Competition - Glaciers on the edge Organized by the Let’s Talk About Water initiative, this competition supported global engagement around the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation 2025 and the Decade of Action for Cryospheric Sciences. It invited filmmakers to highlight the importance of glaciers for ecosystems, water supply, and communities. The short film “Save as”, directed by Dante Rustav (Tajikistan), received an honorable mention in the competition. Synopsis Glaciers are treated as natural memory systems that accumulate, preserve, and slowly disappear. Through hand-colored archival imagery, digital layer removal, and sound design, the film observes disappearance as a quiet and irreversible process, leaving only traces behind. Site: https://letstalkaboutwater.org/ Instagram:   / lets.talk.about.water