In her masterful 16mm ethnographic essay, Julia Parks investigates the story of an early twentieth century botanist Ida Hayward, who discovered peculiar connections between sheep’s wool, migratory plant seeds and the River Tweed in Scotland. An extremely well made film about a surprising confluence of themes – the global wool industry, colonialism, the fraught interconnectedness of fauna and the region in which it is set.
– Ivan Ramljak
Also in this combined programme
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Silent Panorama
Meticulous animation about a search through the Ardennes, drawn on a single piece of paper. -
Schlafsand
Schlafsand uses pictorial beauty to address the political and social blindness surrounding climate change. -
The Silence of Iron
An exploration into the impact of the mining industry on the identity of Minas Gerais. -
lessons on flight
A hummingbird in flight rendered beautifully on 16mm film using hand colouring and processing.
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Film details
- Country of production
- United Kingdom
- Year
- 2023
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2024
- Length
- 28'
- Medium/Format
- DCP
