Phie Ambo (born 1973) is a Danish documentary director who graduated from the National Film School of Denmark in 2003, working in a poetic and personal cinematic tradition. Her debut film Family (2001), co-directed with Sami Saif, won the Joris Ivens Award at IDFA, and she has since built a body of work spanning artificial intelligence, consciousness and - increasingly - the climate crisis. Her latest film, ILDEN, VANDET, JORDEN, LUFTEN (2026), is a Nordic co-production with directors from Sweden, Norway and the Faroe Islands. She is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the initiator of the Center for New Global Narratives at the National Film School of Denmark.
ILDEN, VANDET, JORDEN, LUFTEN had its Danish cinema premiere on April 23, 2026 and ran simultaneously in Sweden, Norway and the Faroe Islands.
The film ILDEN, VANDET, JORDEN, LUFTEN was selected for CPH:DOX 2026 in March.
Phie Ambo participated in a public conversation about the film at Gloria Biograf in Copenhagen on May 20, 2026.
Dansk Arkitektur Center invited to a film screening with a subsequent conversation with Phie Ambo about climate preparedness in a Danish context.
The film was produced almost 100 percent sustainably, and each film crew shot in its own country to minimize the climate footprint of transport.
Documentary about climate events and nature's forces, followed by drinks and discussion with climate activists.
Author Nanna Storr-Hansen and filmmaker Phie Ambo discuss art's role in the climate crisis. A free conversation about what literature and film can offer that politics and facts cannot.
Documentary about climate change in Nordic communities, followed by a discussion with local experts and director Phie Ambo.
