In Defense of Plants: Appalachia
In Defense of Plants: Appalachia
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In Defense of Plants: Appalachia
"Bakish Rao: Plants in Struggle" is a science fiction short film that speculates on plantations and the future of planet Earth from the perspective of plants. By decentering the human perspective, this collaborative exp
A man, depressed and tired of his 9 to 5 lifestyle, finds hope in cacti and succulents. A heartwarming tale of plants and the people that love them.
For the past 50 years, a man has been planting baobab trees every year in his village located in western Burkina Faso. At the age of 80 today, he has planted over 3,000 baobab trees that stretch as far as the eye can see
Within a banana plantation and a botanic garden, a panel of botanic experts are challenged to discuss contemporary trends in gardening, scientific classification, and monocultural crops by an astute interviewer. The hidd
An experimental short film about sensory seeking behaviour in childhood. Filmed on VHS.
A Plant’s Life is a short story set in a world where everyone is given a plant to protect and nurture. A young mother attempts to look after her plant in the hostile environment of a big city.
A short film about microphotography and photomicroscopy showing the life and reproduction of single cell organisms, plants, and lower animals.
A young woman discusses her spiritual connection with plants.
A young boy bicycling to his uncle's farm observes the plants around him and discovers that plants are helpful in many ways. Explains that people are dependent upon plants for food, clothing, wood, paper, rubber, and man
A short industrial documentary.
'Secrets of Nature' was a series of short films produced by the BBC in the 20s and 30s about animals, plants and our relationship to them. In 2021, and in tandem with the 'Cinema e Razão Ecológica' conference, Teresa Cas
“Small Wild Plants and Things I Don’t Know” is a short animated journey through the state of solitude (or rather, isolation). As the outside world becomes more strange than comprehensible, the inner structures of languag
Wildlife photographer Benny Rebel returns to his native Iran to document its little-known wilderness and extraordinary collection of plants and animals - from wild donkeys to cheetahs, leopards, striped hyenas, golden ea
If plants can influence each other….. what if they could dream, would they have their own sense of time and simultaneity?
Unemployed guests constantly pour into Jane's house, mistaking her for the previous tenant, a mystery man. Jane, though unemployed, lives her innocent life, with brief dreams and quiet hopes for her future. Her friend Su
Time lapse photography of roots growing underground. Part of the “Secrets of Nature” series.
"A study of how plants obtain the elements necessary for their existence."
A Secrets of Life short.
Inside a room full of plants, a woman finds shelter from the outside world. Submerged in delirium, Alba experiences her withering.