Welcome to attend the fifth edition of Stockholm’s environmental humanities festival for film and text, Crosscuts. This second night of Crosscuts we will screen the Swedish premiere of the documentary Overburden, followed by conversation with producer and cast of the documentary.
For the 2026 edition of Crosscuts the theme is colonialism. We will explore how colonial systems, both historic and contemporary, have shaped and been shaped by relations between the human and more-than-human.
Our centerpiece film for this year will be the Swedish premier of Overburden, a feature length documentary that explores the past and present of the East Nimba Nature Reserve in Liberia. Home to some of West Africa’s most endangered species, the reserve is built on the grounds of an iron ore mine originally developed by the Liberian American Swedish Mining Company (LAMCO). Although that mine closed in 1990, the reserve faces new efforts to exploit the region’s rich iron ore deposits.
We will also show Nimba, a documentary sent by SVT in 1958, made by the Swedish film director Gösta Werner, that got attention as it showed how LAMCO mined and exploited Nimba.
Followed by a conversation with the documentary's creative producer Gregg Mitman and cast and doctoral student Shadrach Kerwillain, with more. Followed by a mingle
