Present-I-Meant III

Cesare Pavese wrote: «Has anyone ever promised us anything? Then why are we waiting?» If a heart harbors anticipation, it must have once heard a promise whispered in silence. Does the human heart live with a promise? Does it remember giving one in silence?

The third part of the visual-poetic project Present-I-Meant is dedicated to the issue of poor governance, which generates both the worsening ecological crises and the state of «unfulfilled promises» in the human soul. 

A 2024 Science study found that 80% of biodiversity commitments remain unmet, accelerating mass extinction.
Over 40% of international environmental agreements fail due to weak enforcement and lack of political will.
More than 4.4 billion people lack access to safe drinking water due to decades of neglected infrastructure.
11 million hectares of tropical forests were lost in 2023, fueling climate breakdown.
In January 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump announced the country’s withdrawal from the Paris Agreemen. This reversal of U.S. climate commitments exposes decades of political deceit. As the largest historical polluter, the U.S. is now the only major nation abandoning global cooperation, legitimizing inaction, and deepening the crisis. This is not negligence—it is a calculated betrayal of future generations. But the failure is global. The EU subsidizes fossil fuels while outsourcing emissions. China, the world’s top emitter, expands coal production despite green pledges. Oil-rich nations like Saudi Arabia and Russia block climate action while ramping up fossil fuel output. 

Even so-called climate political leaders break promises as the planet burns.

If we exist — are we waiting or promising?

Concept & Direction: Liubou Mytskikh
Cinematography & Editing: Yana Kandratsyeva, Liubou Mytskikh
Poetic Texts: Liyana Kakhanouskaya 
Human: Symon Novikau