Synopsis:
The plains are populated with beds. Growing Plains is a sensory snapshot of an uncanny landscape where humans have an alternative biology. There is a system, refined over generations, an exchange between human and bird. The relationship between birds and humans are crucial for both of their survival.
- Director:
- Jessica Wheeler
- Year:
- 2021
- Country:
- United Kingdom
- Running time:
- 3 min.
- Technique:
- Stop Motion Animation, Mixed media, Claymation
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producer:
- Jessica Wheeler
- Animators:
- Jessica Wheeler, Olga Solyar
- Script writer:
- Jessica Wheeler
- Music composer:
- Jessica Wheeler
- Sound designers:
- Jessica Wheeler, Miles R. Stacey, Lewis Johnson-Kellett
- Editors:
- Jessica Wheeler, Nick Bryan
- Productions:
- New Creatives, Tyneside Cinema, BBC Arts
- Distribution:
- Vimeo
- Genres:
- Experimental, Non-narrative
- Tags:
- Nature, Time, Transformation, Surreal, Poetic, Climate crisis
- Audience:
- 16+
- Festival selections:
- Encounters Film Festival
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